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  • July 24, 2026

    Cushman & Wakefield 401(k) Climate Risk Suit Shipped To Ill.

    A proposed class action accusing commercial real estate services giant Cushman & Wakefield of mismanaging its 401(k) plan by including a fund that ignores climate change-related financial risks has been transferred to Illinois federal court by a Washington federal judge, according to a recently filed order.

  • July 24, 2026

    Ensuring Eligibility For Data Center Sales Tax Breaks

    As states compete to lure data centers, sales tax exemptions are an important component of many incentive packages — but companies must ensure that projects not only qualify for exemptions on paper, but also can preserve and prove their eligibility through the planning, construction and operation phases, says Peter Lowy at Nelson Mullins.

  • July 23, 2026

    Trump Touts Pledge As Ratepayer Protection From AI Boom

    President Donald Trump during a Thursday event urged utilities, data center developers and states to sign a voluntary pledge to prevent average ratepayers from shouldering the cost of artificial intelligence infrastructure.

  • July 23, 2026

    11th Circ. Argues Legality Of Fishery Council Over Catch Limits

    An Eleventh Circuit panel appeared wary Thursday as it weighed whether members of a regional fishery management council were lawfully appointed, in challenge to a National Marine Fisheries Service regulation that sharply reduced how many gag grouper fish could be caught in the Gulf of Mexico.

  • July 23, 2026

    Panel Says Interest Must Wait Until Drilling Costs Are Repaid

    A Colorado appellate panel unanimously held Thursday in a first impression ruling that the holder of an overriding royalty interest carved out of a nonconsenting oil and gas owner's stake can't collect payments until consenting owners who fronted development costs have recovered those costs and a statutory penalty.

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