As part of Seyfarth’s 2026 Trade Secrets Webinar Series, our panel presented Digital Exfiltration & Departing Employees: Protecting Trade Secrets in a Modern Risk Environment, examining the growing risks organizations face as employee mobility increases and technology creates new avenues for information transfer.
Jay Carle, Marcus Mintz, and Joe Greenfield of Maryman led
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, an old friend reappears, the White House shares its thoughts with Congress, rescheduling hearings start, and finally, there’s info about weed at the New York state fair.
By: Linda C. Schoonmaker, Elizabeth L. Humphrey, Julia M. Tape, and Nikki Nobile*
On April 10, 2026, the Texas Supreme Court issued a closely watched decision in Texas Department of Public Safety v. Callaway, No. 24-0966, addressing when a disability is—and is not—protected under Chapter 21 of the Texas Labor Code. The Court
By: Dawn M. Lurie, John W. Mazzeo, Alexander J. Madrak, and Selene Malench*
Decision Allows DHS to Move Forward with TPS Terminations while Litigation Proceeds.
On June 25, the Supreme Court ruled that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) could move forward with the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian and
In this episode of Claims & Sustains, we break down the Executive Order pushing agencies toward greater use of fixed-price contracts—and what that means for contractors. We explore the government’s rationale, the practical challenges of shifting risk to industry, and how this policy may reshape pricing, performance, and dispute dynamics. The bottom line: fixed-price
Seyfarth had the honor of participating in and sponsoring the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) VIA Intellectual Property Law Institute (IPLI), a weeklong program held in Washington, DC.
The annual IPLI program offers law students the opportunity to participate in an engaging week of programming with practitioners across the field. Students met with lawyers, judges,
Seyfarth Synopsis: Federal OSHA has proposed new rulemakings seek to minimize respiratory protection requirements for employers which may require employers to update practices in 2026.
In June 2026, OSHA has advanced a proposal to amend the Respiratory Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134) and scheduled virtual public hearings on this and other proposed rulemakings.
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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we have a look at who’s invited to the DEA’s rescheduling hearings. We note that the Supreme Court has opined on guns and cannabis. There are new regulations as a result of this opinion.
By: Phillip J. Ebsworth and Natalie C. Kreeger
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Fourth Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s broad discretion to reduce PAGA civil penalties, holding that courts may use “any reasonable method” to reduce penalties and are not bound by any single calculation method — whether per pay period, per employee, or otherwise —
Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology is facing increasing legal scrutiny as courts, regulators and individuals attempt to examine and expose the various ways in which license plate data is captured, collected, shared and used. Recent disputes over ALPR technology have shifted away from issues of public safety and toward whether the private sector businesses and