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By: Lilah Wylde and Alison Silveira
On April 23, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a significant order in House v. NCAA and two related antitrust class actions (collectively known as In re College Athlete NIL Litigation), tentatively approving portions of the NCAA’s proposed settlement—but stopping short of granting…
By: Annette Tyman, Rachel V. See, Andrew L. Scroggins, and Christopher J. DeGroff
Seyfarth Synopsis: On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy.” The Order declares a sweeping new federal policy: “It is the policy of the United States to eliminate the…
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see two federal bills involving legalization. A lawsuit against the DEA has been dropped. Nebraska’s medical marijuana legislation is stalled. And finally, we have a cautionary tale about using drones to deliver marijuana…
Seyfarth Synopsis: Arkansas has become the first state in the national to enact legislation, effective starting in 2026, prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers (PBM’s) from owning or operating actual pharmacies within the state. We take a look at what that may mean for employers sponsoring health plans with pharmacy benefits in the state.
Background on PBMs Role…
Seyfarth Synopsis: PAGA claims brought under pre-reform PAGA must be brought within one year of a Labor Code violation experienced by the plaintiff and because a PAGA claim necessarily has both an individual and a non-individual component, failure to do so warrants dismissal.
The Second District affirmed the Superior Court’s dismissal of a PAGA claim…
On Thursday, April 24, Seyfarth IP associate and International Trademark Association (INTA) Digital Event Committee member, JC Zwisler, will be a featured panelist in the International Trademark Association (INTA)’s virtual program: “INTA FOMO – How to Get to, and Make the Most of, The Annual Meeting”
Hosted by INTA’s Digital Events Committee, this practical and…
By Kristina M. Launey & Minh N. Vu
Seyfarth Synopsis: Plaintiffs filed 2,452 website accessibility lawsuits in federal court in 2024 – a 13% decrease from 2023.
Website accessibility lawsuits filed in federal court fell for the second consecutive year in 2024, with a significant decrease from 2023 filings. The total number of lawsuits filed…
By: Dawn Lurie, Owen Wolfe, and Alex Madrak
Last week, a federal district court in Massachusetts temporarily blocked the mass termination of parole and employment authorization for beneficiaries of the Humanitarian Parole program for Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV).
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Over the past several months, international students in F-1 status have experienced heightened scrutiny. Increasing numbers of reports indicate that students are facing visa revocations and the termination of their records in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS)—actions that carry significant immigration and employment consequences.
According to public statements by Secretary of State…
By: Tatiana Sterling, Ashley Casey, Marlin Duro-Martinez, and William Perkins
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Second Circuit”) recently decided Tudor v. Whitehall Central School District, which changes the landscape of reasonable accommodations, within the Circuit, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). The Second Circuit followed the trend set by…
