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10.02.26
Dykema Drives Webinars Return This Fall
Dykema Drives webinars are back this fall with a program focused on an issue that cuts across automotive operations: talent, workforce, and supply chain risk. On October 20, Dykema attorneys James…
9.24.26
Rising Bankruptcies Put Automotive Supply Chains Under Pressure
Earlier this summer, Dykema’s Danielle Behrends shared her perspective with Law360 on elevated financial distress across several industries and the importance of addressing liquidity, restructuring…
9.10.26
China Auto: Beyond the Headlines
There’s no shortage of news coming out of China’s automotive market. Here, we highlight two articles worth a read and offer our take on why the developments matter for the industry, beginning with…
9.09.26
Federal Intoxicating Hemp Ban Changes Pushed Back Until December 11, 2026
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…
9.04.26
Two Conversations. Two Different Views.
The Dykema Drives Podcast is underway, bringing together perspectives from across the industry on the issues and developments affecting automotive, mobility, and transportation today. Episode 1 | A…
9.02.26
What’s Ahead for M&A in 2027? We Want the Automotive Perspective
What will drive dealmaking in 2027, and what could stand in its way? Dykema is gathering input for its annual M&A Outlook, and early responses point to growing optimism, but some persistent…
8.21.26
A D&O policy’s insured v. insured exclusion applies to a derivative action where the shareholder plaintiff was briefly a director of the insured company, according to the United States District Court…
8.12.26
Delaware Superior Court Holds Bump-Up Clause Bars Coverage for Merger Settlement
A D&O policy’s bump-up clause bars coverage for a shareholder class settlement that effectively increased merger consideration, according to the Delaware Superior Court’s ruling in MSG Networks Inc.…
8.11.26
The Dykema Drives Automotive Legal Summit Is Just Around the Corner
Legal departments today are navigating an increasingly varied set of challenges, often at the intersection of law, technology, business, and risk. This year’s Summit will take on four timely areas:…
8.11.26
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…
7.27.26
On July 1, 2024, the Sixth Circuit released its opinion in J.M. Smucker Co. v. ACE American Ins. Co., No. 25-3799, ___ F.4th___, holding that thousands of claims due to exposure to 225 lots of…
7.17.26
On July 14, 2026, the Seventh Circuit became the first federal appellate court to hold that text messages are not “telephone calls” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (“TCPA”) private right…
7.16.26
Dykema Advises Specialty Vehicle Equipment Manufacturer on Strategic Acquisition
Sustained growth often comes from making the right acquisition at the right time. Our latest Mergers & Acquisitions Outlook Survey found that 62% of respondents expect M&A activity across the…
7.10.26
On June 18, 2026, the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision in T.M. v. University of Maryland Medical Systems, concluding that the long-maligned Rooker-Feldman doctrine strictly bars a federal court…
7.10.26
On June 29, 2026, the Supreme Court held 6–3 in Chatrie v. United States (No. 25-112) that law enforcement’s acquisition of Google Location History through a geofence warrant constitutes a Fourth…
7.10.26
On May 14, 2026, the Supreme Court held in Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties (No. 25-83) that a federal court that stays a case pending arbitration under § 3 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)…
7.10.26
On June 29, 2026, the Supreme Court held in Trump v. Cook (No. 25A312) that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook may remain in office pending litigation challenging her removal proceedings. By a 5–4…
7.10.26
Decision Alert: Supreme Court Holds the Fourteenth Amendment Guarantees Birthright Citizenship
On June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court held in Trump v. Barbara (No. 25-365) that children born in the United States to parents who are unlawfully or temporarily present are citizens at birth under the…
7.10.26
On June 29, 2026, the Supreme Court held in Trump v. Slaughter (No. 25-332) that statutory restrictions limiting the President’s authority to remove members of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”)…
7.10.26
The Supreme Court recently decided Enbridge Energy, LP v. Nessel (No. 24-783), holding that the equitable tolling doctrine cannot be invoked to extend the 30-day deadline for removing a case from…
