9+ hour, 25+ min ago   (505+ words) Key point: With a new governor taking office in New Jersey later this month, the fate of rules proposed last year to implement the New Jersey Data Privacy Act (NJDPA) will be decided by the incoming administration. On January 20, 2026, New…...

12+ hour, 30+ min ago   (165+ words) However, while the Court's finding that these specific laws are unconstitutional is important,[3] its recognition that the constitutional right to make healthcare decisions is a fundamental right is even more significant. This right is subject to the highest level of…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago   (422+ words) Key point: Courts are split over whether use of the Meta Pixel to share URLs of videos users watch qualifies as disclosure of PII under the VPPA, even when they apply the same "ordinary person" test to nearly identical allegations....

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (276+ words) The new consent to jurisdiction statute for toxic torts, SB 328, is raising the stakes for life sciences, chemical, and other companies. SB 328 loosens the jurisdictional requirements in Illinois and paves the way for other states to enact similar laws in…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (224+ words) The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in First Choice Women's Resource Centers v. Platkin, Docket No. 24-781, on December 2, 2025, concerning the administrative subpoena sent by the New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin to First Choice Women's Resource Centers, a pro-life crisis pregnancy…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (128+ words) According to Attorney General Enforcement Guidance, issued on September 12, 2025, abortion is prohibited when the pregnant woman's life is not endangered. The guidance relies on 21 Okla. Stat. 861, which the Attorney General states is the appropriate enforceable abortion statute. It provides: According…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (703+ words) In recent years, ethylene oxide (EtO) has emerged as a focal point in environmental and regulatory discussions due to its dual role as a critical sterilizing agent and a human carcinogen. Widely used in commercial sterilization " particularly for medical devices…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (687+ words) On August 15, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit overturned a federal district court's decision to block the enforcement of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) against the State of Texas....By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, Fifth Circuit…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (594+ words) In another departure from regulations and guidance issued during the Biden administration, in May, a federal judge in Louisiana found that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) had exceeded its statutory authority by requiring employers to reasonably accommodate elective abortions.......

6+ mon, 2+ day ago   (180+ words) On June 18, 2025, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of the Northern District of Texas vacated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (the Rule). The court found that the Rule exceeded HHS's authority on…...