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Join International Trade & Investment Associate James Kim and Director of North American Manufacturing Birgit Matthiesen at the Canadian Transportation Equipment Association (CTEA)’s Annual Manufacturers’ Conference 2025.

More than two years after the Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces (INFORM) for Consumers Act took effect on June 27, 2023, the United States, on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), brought the first enforcement action under the Act.

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The plaintiff, John Snyder, worked for a life insurance company from December 2006 to August 2016.

As the federal funding deadline of September 30, 2025, approaches, this alert highlights four possible scenarios and their potential implications.

Last month, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it would begin daily publication of adverse event data for drugs and biologics via the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS).

On September 8, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the withdrawal of dozens of pending rulemaking actions, including two related to the cannabis industry.

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Following nearly two years of litigation, Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company and the named plaintiffs in Hecht v. Cigna Health and Life Insurance Co., Case No. 1:24-cv-05926 (N.D. Ill.) have announced a class action settlement in principle.

FDA Practice Leader and Agriculture & AgTech Industry Leader Karen Carr will participate in a panel at the 2025 CERSA Genome-Edited Microbial Workshop.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce the addition of partner Lauren Wolven to its growing Private Clients, Trusts & Estates practice in the firm’s Chicago office. Lauren brings over two and a half decades of experience in estate, tax, and succession planning. Her clients include high-net-worth individuals, corporate fiduciaries, and middle market business owners.

On September 15, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) updated its guidance to implement President Trump’s September 4 Executive Order (EO) laying out terms of the US-Japan trade agreement and the phased reduction of selected US tariffs on Japanese goods.

Gayland Hethcoat was featured in a Law360 Healthcare Authority Q&A on how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) legislation is expected to significantly reduce state-directed payments in Medicaid managed care programs and impact hospitals, nursing facilities, and patients.

On September 12, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released guidance detailing its approach to using alternative tools, such as remote regulatory assessments (RRAs), information sharing with foreign regulators, and virtual inspections, to evaluate drug manufacturing facilities identified in pending marketing applications.

Investigations Partners Hillary Stemple and Nadia Patel will host a CLE webinar on how health care organizations’ compliance officers and general counsel can bolster compliance mechanisms in light of the re-launch of the Department of Justice and Department of Health and Human Services’ False Claims Act (FCA) Working Group.

ArentFox Schiff represented BMG in the Berlin-headquartered global music company’s single largest catalog acquisition in the company’s history.

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In episode three of “Tax Stuff You Should Know,” hosts Bob Pluth and Gene Magidenko delve into the intricate world of S corporations, tracing their historical development, examining the qualifications for electing S status, and identifying the missteps that can inadvertently revoke that designation.

A proposed settlement in a Pennsylvania case and a citizen suit letter in South Carolina signal that discharging plastic into rivers and streams may trigger liability under the Clean Water Act (CWA) and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Manufacturers who use plastics in their products or processes should evaluate if any plastic releases exceed their current permit conditions.

In this episode of Baker Tilly’s “Up to Speed” podcast, our partner Mike McMahan shares his insight on the legal considerations dealerships must address as they integrate AI solutions into their operations.

On August 22, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) issued a proposed rule establishing a new Proposition 65 no-significant-risk level (NSRL) for diethanolamine (DEA), first listed for cancer in 2012.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that San Francisco Managing Partner and Sports Practice Co-Leader Richard Brand has been named among Daily Journal’s “Top 100 Lawyers” for the fourth year in a row and fifth time overall for his continuing impact on the legal profession.

On August 28, President Trump directed federal agencies to investigate the use of federal grant funds where taxpayer funds are being spent on “grants with highly political overtones,” noting that “possible use of Federal grants as slush funds for political and legislative advocacy raises serious legal concerns.”

Anthropic PBC entered into a proposed class-wide settlement that would resolve Bartz et al. v. Anthropic PBC, No. 3:24-cv-05417 (N.D. Cal.), a high-profile copyright infringement action challenging the company’s use of millions of books to train its Claude large language models.

The Federal Circuit’s decision in PowerBlock Holdings, Inc. v. iFit, Inc., No. 24-1177 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 11, 2025) offers new subject matter eligibility guidance under 35 U.S.C. § 101 for mechanical-automation patents reciting physical components as opposed to purely software-based automation patents.