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The Week in Weed: July 31, 2026
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see Congress working on both a new hemp bill and legislation to protect insurers. Rhode Island is getting its act together and setting up a...
What a Franchise Default Notice Really Means and What to Do Next
Few letters create more anxiety for a franchise owner than a Notice of Default.For many franchisees, it feels like the beginning of the end. They assume the franchisor has already decided to terminate the franchise and there is nothing they can do to stop it.In many...
Fast-attack submarine completes first deployment since shifting its homeport to Guam
The USS Minnesota, commissioned in 2013, was assigned to Submarine Squadron 15 at Polaris Point, Guam, in November 2024 amid concern over China’s rapid military buildup and threats to American allies in the region.
Massive RIMPAC exercise tallies thousands of flight sorties and maritime drills
The biennial Rim of the Pacific maritime exercise in Hawaii wrapped up, with personnel from the 30 participating nations completing more than 500 drills, flying 2,400 sorties and sinking two decommissioned warships.
Japanese destroyer fires Tomahawk missile in ‘historic test launch’
The guided-missile destroyer JS Chokai successfully fired the missile with support from the U.S. Navy, Japan’s Defense Ministry said in a news release
702 Exclusion in the Zimmer Taper Hip MDL
Today’s post is from the Zimmer hip prothesis MDL, which appears to be winding down and which we’ve blogged about here. It’s a Rule 702 decision that excluded a treating surgeon who offered unsupported expert opinions about an alleged product defect....
ASIC announces changes to net tangible assets requirement for responsible entities
On 30 July 2026, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) set out its approach to increasing the net tangible assets (NTA) requirement for responsible entities of registered managed investment schemes following Consultation Paper 388 Net tangible...
ASIC paves the way for greater transparency of listed entity ownership and control
On 30 July 2026, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) published rule changes that are designed to simplify compliance and enhance corporate transparency by increasing investor visibility of who ultimately owns, controls or has significant...
PSR publishes consultation on Specific Direction 17: Confirmation of Payee
On 30 July 2026, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) published a consultation paper in relation to Specific Direction 17: Confirmation of Payee (CoP), in relation to removing the expiry date and expanding the scope of directed firms.BackgroundThe PSR sets out that CoP...