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  • July 28, 2026

    NRC Proposal May Reshape Radiation Protection Framework

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s proposal to drop the long-standing requirement to keep radiation exposure "as low as reasonably achievable," alongside the U.S. Department of Energy's removal of ALARA from its own rules, suggests a broader federal reassessment of radiation protection policy, say attorneys at Womble Bond.

  • July 28, 2026

    Discovery Ruling Shows How Extant Rules Mesh With AI Tools

    A California federal court’s recent ruling in Schulte v. LinkedIn reinforces that existing discovery rules can and should accommodate emerging artificial intelligence technologies, providing litigants with confidence that well-designed AI-enabled workflows can satisfy reasonableness and proportionality standards, say attorneys at WilmerHale.

  • July 28, 2026

    3 Firms Steer $1.5B Apollo Investment In Keppel Fund

    Apollo Global Management has agreed to invest $1.5 billion into an offshore energy fund managed by Singapore-based Keppel Ltd., with Latham & Watkins LLP advising Apollo-managed funds, Milbank LLP serving as investor counsel, and Clifford Chance LLP representing Keppel. 

  • July 28, 2026

    Indian Nonprofit Says Feds Wrongly Denied Washeteria Funds

    An Indigenous Alaskan corporation is suing the United States and Health and Human Services officials after it says they unlawfully rejected a funding agreement that would allow it to help provide access to clean drinking water, personal hygiene and healthcare services to rural villages and the city of Wales.

  • July 27, 2026

    Speech Concerns Could Sink Maine Lobster Fishers' Suit

    A panel of First Circuit judges Monday closely scrutinized the Maine lobster industry's lawsuit over a sustainable seafood report that told consumers to avoid lobster, raising doubts that the lobster fishers can overcome a bar on group defamation claims. 

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