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Court Enters Partial Summary Judgment on Copyright, Lanham Act, and DMCA Claims Arising from Breakdown of Art Licensing Relationship
Art Akiane, LLC v. Art & SoulWorks LLC et al., No. 1:19-CV-02952, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Mar. 31, 2026) (Chang, J.).Judge Chang resolved numerous claims and defenses arising from the breakdown of a nearly two-decade-long licensing relationship between artist Akiane...
Water Systems cyberattacks in 12 states and growing as “low hanging fruit”!
The WashingtonPost.com reported that “The number of states affected has expanded to at least a dozen, say officials familiar with the matter, with at least 30 systems affected in Minnesota alone.” The August 10, 2026 article entitled ” Water...
First Prohibition Under Belgium’s FDI Regime: A Milestone, Not a Revolution
IntroductionOn August 5, 2026, NHV Group announced that its proposed acquisition by GD Helicopter Finance (“GDHF”), ultimately controlled by China-based GDAT Group, would not proceed after Belgian authorities blocked the transaction under Belgium’s...
US, South Korea search seabed for Korean War aircraft and missing troops
U.S. and South Korean recovery teams are searching waters off the Korean Peninsula for wreckage from three U.S. military aircraft that crashed during the Korean War.
US military airlifts bottled water to earthquake-stricken island in southern Japan
U.S. forces have begun flying emergency supplies to earthquake-stricken Japanese island, delivering bottled water to communities with damaged infrastructure, prolonged outages and extreme summer heat.
Federal Appeals Court Says Trump Can’t Build Ballroom Without Congressional Approval
“Whether or not a massive ballroom should be constructed is for Congress to decide and is not a matter for Executive self-help,” the court said, adding that its decision has little to do with policy and politics. “This holding has nothing at all to do with whether the...
Former Federal Prosecutor Fired for Criticizing Trump Sues Justice Department
Rosenzweig’s blog, which had caused such a firestorm in conservative media, had been defunct for over six years at the time of his firing. Most of its content was broadly apolitical, dealing more with travel, sports, and other “anodyne topics,” though Rosenzweig did...
Maryland Conservatives Push Back on Redistricting
“Annapolis Democrats spent taxpayer dollars on a special mission for one reason: To rewrite the Maryland Constitution and eliminate the last remaining Republican congressional seat,” state Del. Matt Morgan (R-St. Mary’s) said in a press release announcing the lawsuit....
Serving notice to appoint an administrator to a qualifying floating charge holder outside the jurisdiction: the tension in the Insolvency Rules and the CPR (UK)
The court’s finding in Vybra Solutions Ltd, Re [2026] EWHC 1125 (CH) (“Re Vybra”) highlights a conflict between the Insolvency Rules 2016 (the “Rules”) and the CPR. The decision that permission to serve outside the jurisdiction was not...