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Who’s Best at Nuanced Reasoning?
As the title of the article states, “AI Outperforms Law Professors in Stamford Law Study.” And how was that?Sixteen law professors from highly regarded law schools were asked to evaluate 3000 answers to 40 reasonably complex contract questions. And 75% of...
Friday Frivolity: Update on Tulsa Soccer
Last January, we posted about The Tulsa Athletic, an amateur soccer team member of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) since 2013. Although The Athletic was league champion in 2023, in 2024, the NPSL booted The Athletic from the league because its stadium did...
ESMA confirms go-live for weekly commodity derivatives position reporting
On 14 August 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority announced that the new weekly commodity derivatives position reporting framework will go live on 3 September 2026.From this date, market participants will be required to submit weekly position reports in...
The Week in Weed: August 14, 2026
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, you guessed it, there’s more hemp news! We’ve got both a vote in the Senate and a new bill in the House. But that’s not all...
US military ‘digging in’ along first island chain, Pentagon policy chief says
The Pentagon’s emphasis on the first island chain was a key factor in reverting U.S. Indo-Pacific Command to its former name, U.S. Pacific Command, or PACOM, Elbridge Colby said.
Personal Jurisdiction, Arbitration, and Class II Device Preemption in Michigan
Today’s case, Schmidt v. Dexcom, Inc., 2026 WL 2244106 (E.D. Mich. Aug 2, 2026), involves a glucose monitoring device (the “G6”) and a pretty bad day for the plaintiff—both in terms of how he somehow managed to get a needle stuck in his arm...
OFAC Settlement Highlights Iran Sanctions Risks for Non-U.S. Subsidiaries of U.S. Companies
Key Takeaways U.S. sanctions on Iran apply to non-U.S. companies that are owned 50% or more by one or more U.S. persons, so a non-U.S. subsidiary’s sales can create liability for its U.S. parent company. Under U.S. sanctions, indirect sales to...
Navy awards $309 million contract for facility to clean fuel-contaminated water in Hawaii
Hensel Phelps, a Colorado firm, contracted with the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Hawaii to construct a facility for the Red Hill water shaft capable of treating 10 million gallons of water per day, according to a Navy news release.
Coalition wants Congress to rescind delay of food traceability rule
Referencing the current Cyclospora outbreak, the Safe Food Coalition has asked Congress the take the produce traceability rule off the back burner so companies like Taylor Farms will be forced to initiate programs to reveal where their products are distributed.The...