On April 29, 2025, the Supreme Court heard argument on an issue that has divided the circuits: “Whether a federal court may certify a class action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3) ...

In this podcast, Karen Tynan (shareholder, Sacramento) sits down with Stefan Borovina (of counsel, New York) to discuss the ...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced the creation of the Patent Fraud Detection and Mitigation ...

In this podcast, Sacramento shareholders and co-chairs of the Workplace Violence Prevention Practice Group, Karen Tynan and ...

As provided by statute at 35 U.S.C. § 311(b), a petitioner in an inter partes review (IPR) may challenge the claims of a ...

As reported in our April 25, 2025, blog item, the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) announced on April 8, 2025, the availability of its final report and action plan, “ur ...

President Trump issued an Executive Order instructing federal agencies to implement a variety of drug pricing reforms. The Executive Order addresses drug pricing from several different angles, ...

President Trump issued an executive order entitled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy.” The order aims to “eliminate the use of disparate-impact liability in all contexts to the ...

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced “ major EPA actions to combat PFAS contamination .” Few details have been provided yet, but in emphasizing EPA’s goals in ...

On February 3, 2025, Trump appointed Cowen as the new NLRB general counsel. Cowen had worked internally for the NLRB as a ...

The first months of 2025 have brought a number of notable developments in TCPA litigation and compliance, kicking off with ...

A California Court of Appeal recently held that an employee bringing a claim under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ...