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A Florida federal judge has found architectural firm HKS liable for providing defective structural designs from its engineering subconsultant on a hospital project in Florida. The case involves expansion of an existing hospital in Lake Mary, Florida. The owner, Orlando Health, hired HKS as its architect, who in turn hired BBM Structural Engineers for the structural design.... Continue Reading… John Mark Goodman

The application of AI to medical diagnosis is attracting growing interest from an industrial property perspective. In Europe, these inventions need to overcome two separate hurdles: the exclusion of certain diagnostic methods and the requirements applicable to computer-implemented inventions. This gives rise to particular challenges when they are examined following the criteria of the European […] La entrada The patentability of AI-assisted diagnostic methods: traditional challenges in a new context apareció primero en Intellectual and Industrial Property Blog - Garrigues.

The regulations that will come into force on January 2, 2027 develop the basic conditions of cognitive accessibility by establishing specific minimum obligations. In this post, we explain those related to access to employment. Article 40 of the Consolidated Text of the General Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and their Social Inclusion […] La entrada Cognitive accessibility in employment: changes that companies must implement before January 2027 apareció primero en Labor and Employment Law - Garrigues.

Takeaways Congress has delayed many of the new federal restrictions on hemp-derived THC products from November 12 to December 11, 2026, following enactment of H.R. 6500. The delay does not appear to apply uniformly, meaning some cannabinoid products could face changes in federal treatment beginning November 12, 2026. The new definition also targets hemp-derived cannabinoid products involving cannabinoids synthesized or manufactured outside the cannabis plant, potentially affecting many products currently sold nationwide. Last week, as part of a continuing resolution to extend the federal bu...

On July 22, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Administrator issued two Opinion Letters. The letters focus on a common issue facing employers today: when travel involving nonexempt remote or hybrid employees must count as hours worked and thereby are compensable under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Although Opinion Letters are not binding law, they explain how the Department of Labor construes the FLSA and therefore provide valuable guidance to employers. Importantly, when employers rely on opinion letters, in lawsuits asserting FLSA violations on the issues covered...

Last week the European Commission published long awaited draft guidance on classifying high-risk AI systems under Article 6 of the EU AI Act (the Guidance). The draft Guidance is currently open for public consultation until 23 June 2026.  The Guidance is aimed at providers, deployers and market surveillance authorities. It focuses exclusively on classification (i.e. whether a system is high‑risk), with further guidance on compliance obligations to follow. The guidelines were originally due to be published by 2 February 2026 and, as such, their arrival has been eagerly anticipated.&n...

On June 26, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) hosted a roundtable to discuss whether executive compensation disclosure rules produce information material to investors and, if not, how they should be amended. The roundtable consisted of representatives from public companies and investors, as well as other experts in this field.Continue Reading ›

Two years ago, in Johnson v. NPAS Solutions, LLC, the Eleventh Circuit upended decades’ worth of precedent by categorically forbidding incentive payments to class representatives in class action settlements. In the past month, however, the Second and Ninth Circuits have rejected the Eleventh Circuit’s NPAS decision, concluding that there is no automatic bar of incentive... Continue Reading