June 10, 2025 Foley Viewpoints EPA to Approve Texas use of CO2 Sequestration Wells Today, the EPA took an important step in allowing Texas to issue permits for Class VI wells within the state. Class VI wells are used for...
June 10, 2025 Foley Viewpoints Supreme Court Rejects Minimum Contacts Requirement to Subject Foreign States to Suits in the U.S. Under FSIA On June 5, 2025, in a unanimous decision authored by Justice Alito, the United States Supreme Court held that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA), 28 U.S.C. §§1330, 1602 et seq., does not require a plaintiff to prove a foreign state has made “minimum contacts” with the United States sufficient to satisfy the personal jurisdiction test set forth in International Shoe Co. v. Washington, 326 U.S. 310, 316 (1945).
June 10, 2025 Foley Ignite Investor Insights: An Overview of PitchBook’s H1 2025 VC Tech Survey Having done a deep dive into PitchBook’s H1 2025 VC Tech Survey, not to mention living and breathing the state of venture with my clients who are in market for capital, I wanted to share my thoughts about how investors appear to be recalibrating their approach to technology startups.
June 10, 2025 Energy Current Nuclear Power in 2025 – DOE Loan Programs Office (LPO) at the Forefront As the U.S. faces surging electricity demand from AI data centers, infrastructure upgrades and decarbonization goals, nuclear energy is...
June 9, 2025 Labor & Employment Law Perspectives Supreme Court Clarifies Discrimination Test in Unanimous Decision On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services unanimously ruled that a plaintiff bringing an...
June 9, 2025 Labor & Employment Law Perspectives Pride and Prejudice: Federal Court in Texas Vacates Portions of the EEOC’s Workplace Guidance Protecting LGBTQ+ Employees On May 15, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a significant ruling in State of Texas v. Equal...
June 9, 2025 Foley Viewpoints New Disclosure Requirements for Florida Resorts and Food Establishments Described as a law to make it easier to remove hotel guests who have not paid their bills, Florida Bill SB 606 (“the Bill”) includes...
June 9, 2025 Foley Viewpoints Franchise Agreement Requiring Out of State Mediation Is Unenforceable in California Background Dispute resolution provisions in franchise agreements often address how, when, and where parties will mediate. However, the...
June 9, 2025 Health Care Law Today HIPAA Compliance Risks with AI Scribes in Health Care: What Digital Health Leaders Need to Know AI scribes are quickly becoming the digital sidekick of modern health care. They promise to reduce clinician burnout, streamline...