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  • March 27, 2026

    BMW Facing ITC Trade Secrets Probe Of Infotainment Screens

    The U.S. International Trade Commission has opened an investigation into BMW's imports of what are known as infotainment screens, acting on a California technology company's allegations that the German vehicle manufacturer misappropriated its trade secrets to develop a cheaper option.

  • March 27, 2026

    State Carbon Cost Disparities Are Pivotal In Data Center Siting

    When choosing U.S. data center locations, developers must carefully consider the patchwork of state and regional carbon emission pricing regimes that are layered on top of the federal permitting framework, creating compliance cost differentials that could add up to billions of dollars, say attorneys at Davis Graham.

  • March 27, 2026

    Biopharma's Brass Hid Anxiety Drug Trial Risks, Investor Says

    Vistagen Therapeutics' current and former top brass have been hit with a derivative shareholder suit in California federal court alleging they overstated its clinical trial for a novel, anti-anxiety drug while hiding unpredictable placebo responses and other known risks, before the phase ultimately failed, causing a stock price collapse. 

  • March 27, 2026

    States Suspect ICE Obtained Medicaid Data Despite Order

    A coalition of states told a federal judge that the Trump administration appears to have ignored an order limiting the types of Medicaid data that can be shared with immigration officials, potentially handing over reams of "off limits" data on citizens and green card holders.

  • March 27, 2026

    Grammarly Suit Flags Right Of Publicity As Key AI Issue

    Angwin v. Superhuman Platform, filed recently in New York federal court against the parent company of Grammarly, highlights an overlooked question for any company using artificial intelligence — whether someone's identity has been used for commercial purposes without consent, possibly violating rapidly shifting state right-of-publicity laws, says Nicholas Schneider at Eckert Seamans.

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