In a potential watershed decision issued on February 26, 2025, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled, in U.S. ex rel. Taylor v. Healthcare Associates of Texas, that the civil penalties under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) are subject to the U.S.

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 use of disparate-impact liability in all contexts to the maximum deg

The reforms called for could have a significant impact on how federal contractors and their subcontractors conduct business with the federal government....
By: Latham & Watkins LLP

In the latest edition of the PFAS Primer Quarterly Update, our roundup of regulatory, litigation, and scientific actions involving PFAS, states exempt PFAS products – except the states that don’t, defendants can remove PFAS cases to federal court, and courts stay challenges to the EPA’s PFAS regu