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Fourth Circuit Expands Statutory Penalty Scope
Kelly v. Altria Client Services, LLC, Nos. 25-1350, 25-2080, __ F.4th __, 2026 WL 2293854 (4th Cir. Aug. 10, 2026) (Before Circuit Judges Quattlebaum, Benjamin, and Berner)This week’s notable decision primarily addresses whether a delay in the timing of a...
North Carolina Statute of Limitations Ends Medical Device Case
2026 has been a festive year, marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, which was adopted in our home town of Philadelphia. But did you know that the first formal call by any colony for independence from perfidious Albion was the Halifax...
OLC Opinion Would Extend Executive Privilege to Include Private Advisers, Inviting Future Disputes with Congress and New Considerations for Private Parties
The Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel (“OLC”) has issued a new legal opinion that may offer the administration new tools to withhold from disclosure the President’s communications with certain private parties. In an opinion...
41 countries urge 24-hour notice before long-range ballistic missile launches
A joint statement issued at the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva came hours before North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its eastern coast and about a month after China tested a nuclear-capable submarine-launched ballistic missile in the South Pacific.
IG report details mold, failing pipes and deteriorating facilities at US bases in Japan
Inspection teams visited 11 U.S. installations in the Pacific in May 2025 and documented issues at Air Force and Marine Corps facilities on Okinawa and at Yokota in western Tokyo, according to a heavily redacted, 48-page report.
South Korean police say Chinese military veterans gathered intel at US bases
South Korean police have arrested two former Chinese service members on suspicion they illegally gathered information on military activities at a U.S. Army base.
Latest Updates on Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS) – July update
EUROPEAN UNIONEU – EFSA lowers acceptable daily intake of trifluoroacetic acid (‘TFA’). The European Food Safety Agency (‘EFSA’) has lowered the acceptable daily intake of down to 0.014 milligrams per kilogram of bodyweight per day...
AI Data Centres in the UK: Environmental Permitting and Consenting Risks
Our firm has published an article on the environmental consenting landscape for artificial intelligence data centres in the UK, a sector that is developing quickly and being actively encouraged by the UK Government. The article looks at how the consenting position is...
In or out? Navigating Legal Privilege in EU Competition Investigations post-Broadcom
I. IntroductionOn 3 August 2026, the President of the EU General Court issued an order addressing the scope of legal privilege under EU law. The order dismissed Broadcom’s application to suspend a decision by the European Commission requiring the production...