Administrative

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ADR

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Appellate

Oral Argument Preview: G4S Technology LLC v. Mass. Technology Park Corp.Appeals Court: No Bad Faith For An Insurer’s Legitimate Exercise Of A Contractual Right Or Its Settlement Within The Policy Limit Without The Insured’s ConsentU.S. Supreme Court to Appellant - Time Is On Your Side

Class Action & Mass Torts

Ninth Circuit Says Class Members Must Demonstrate Standing at Summary Judgment for Certified Damages ClassesConsumer Deception and Price Inflation Case: Eighth Circuit Reverses Class Certification Based on Individualized IssuesNinth Circuit Says Post-Removal Amendment Deleting Class Allegations Destroys Federal Jurisdiction Under CAFA

Communications, Media & Entertainment

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Corporate & Commercial

Reminder – Managing Leave During Flu SeasonEnvironmental Developments Manufacturers Should Monitor in 20262026 Corporate Compliance & Litigation Outlook for Manufacturers

Employment & Labor

Ninth and Second Circuit Courts of Appeals Rule that Preauthorization Process Does Not Impose Independent Contractual Liability on Issues of First Impression in Both CircuitsSixth Circuit Rejects Arbitration Of Certain ERISA § 502(a)(2) Claims, Ruling That Employee Consent To Arbitration May Not Bind Plan In Putative Class ActionU.S. Supreme Court Denies Review Of Significant Second Circuit Ruling On The Scope Of California’s Anti-Discretion Statute And The Meaning Of A “Full and Fair Review” Under ERISA

Environmental

The Release Report #10: The RBCRs Are Here!Federal Courts Unswayed by Administration Stop Work OrdersThe Release Report #9: Closure Documentation and DEEP Review

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

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Health Care

Massachusetts HPC Proposes to Update Material Change Reporting Requirements to Align with Newly Expanded Oversight AuthorityHospitals Face New Attestation and NPI Requirements for Off-Campus Outpatient Locations by January 1, 2028HRSA Requests Comments on Second Iteration of 340B Rebates

Insurance

Ninth Circuit Says Class Members Must Demonstrate Standing at Summary Judgment for Certified Damages ClassesConsumer Deception and Price Inflation Case: Eighth Circuit Reverses Class Certification Based on Individualized IssuesNinth Circuit Says Post-Removal Amendment Deleting Class Allegations Destroys Federal Jurisdiction Under CAFA

Privacy & Data Security

Privacy Tip #483 - Whistleblower Alleges DOGE Employee Stole Social Security Data on a Thumb DriveNorth Korean Threat Groups Using AI in Remote Technical Employee SchemesSoft Selling Text Messages Could Count as Solicitations Under the TCPA

Real Estate & Construction

CA Civil Code § 8850: What Private Multi-state Owners and Developers Building in California in 2026 Need to KnowFixed Price, Fluid Quantities: The Hidden Risks in Lump Sum Agreements with Variable UnitsThe Long-Standing Waiver for Manufactured Products from FHWA’s Buy America Requirements is Phasing Out

Tax

Ninth and Second Circuit Courts of Appeals Rule that Preauthorization Process Does Not Impose Independent Contractual Liability on Issues of First Impression in Both CircuitsSixth Circuit Rejects Arbitration Of Certain ERISA § 502(a)(2) Claims, Ruling That Employee Consent To Arbitration May Not Bind Plan In Putative Class ActionU.S. Supreme Court Denies Review Of Significant Second Circuit Ruling On The Scope Of California’s Anti-Discretion Statute And The Meaning Of A “Full and Fair Review” Under ERISA