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  • October 28, 2026

    Right-To-Repair Laws Create Manufacturer Compliance Maze

    Without existing precedent to help interpret new right-to-repair laws, original equipment manufacturers must make careful judgments about how best to comply with conflicting state statutes — but several principles related to documentation, replacement products and more emerge from the patchwork, say attorneys at Faegre Drinker.

  • October 28, 2026

    Wood Smith Beats Suit Over Nixed Atty Defamation Claims

    Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP has escaped a malpractice suit stemming from an allegedly improperly drafted settlement agreement in an employment dispute, with a California appeals court finding that the agreement did not shield an opposing attorney from an ex-Wood Smith client's defamation claims.

  • October 28, 2026

    LA's Top Federal Prosecutor 'Unlawfully Serving,' Judge Finds

    A federal judge has ruled that Los Angeles' top federal prosecutor isn't legally serving in the role and that he is disqualified from participating in or supervising two criminal prosecutions.

  • October 27, 2026

    Feds Face Uphill Climb To Set Aside 20K Ballots In Calif.

    A California federal judge indicated Tuesday he'll deny the Trump administration's request for an order requiring California to set aside mail-in ballots for some 20,000 voters the federal government says are "likely" noncitizens, noting that the government can prosecute any illegal voters before California's Dec. 3 ballot cure deadline.

  • October 27, 2026

    Anthropic's 'Existential Risks' Warning Sets Stage For AI IPOs

    Anthropic PBC's registration statement includes more than 90 pages of risk disclosures for prospective investors ahead of the Claude developer's planned public offering, including "existential risks to humanity" posed by advanced artificial intelligence and a corporate governance structure the company warns may make it difficult for voting shareholders to replace directors and managers.

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