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6.26.26
Dykema Advises Automotive Manufacturer on Sale of Specialty Vehicle Business
Strategic deals are shaping the future of the automotive industry. Dykema’s Automotive M&A team is helping clients execute them. Dykema advises automakers, suppliers, and mobility companies on…
6.25.26
Takeaways The Supreme Court declined to create a bright-line rule that automatically exempts transportation workers from the Federal Arbitration Act. The decision leaves several important questions…
6.17.26
2026 Automotive Trends Report: Intellectual Property
Intellectual property risks continue to evolve alongside rapid advances in automotive technology, particularly as software-defined vehicles and AI reshape how innovation is developed, protected, and…
6.10.26
New Jersey Supreme Court Holds Capacity Exclusion Applicable to Dual Capacity Claims
A D&O policy’s capacity exclusion bars coverage for claims alleging that an insured director or officer acted in a dual capacity for insured and uninsured entities, according to the Supreme Court of…
6.01.26
Dykema Advises Electreon on its Acquisition of InductEV
Strategic deals are defining the next generation of mobility. Dykema’s Automotive M&A team is at the center. Dykema advises automakers, suppliers, and technology companies on complex transactions…
5.27.26
2026 Automotive Trends Report: Cybersecurity and Data Privacy
Cybersecurity and data privacy continue to rank among the most significant challenges facing the automotive industry in 2026 and will be among the topics explored at the Dykema Drives: Automotive…
5.20.26
AI in the Workplace: Legal Risks and Practical Realities
The Current Landscape Generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) tools are now widely used across the workforce, and the use is dual track, meaning employees are using AI to perform work, while…
5.15.26
Takeaways On April 26, 2024, the Department of Labor issued a final rule raising the earnings thresholds for entitlement to overtime under the FLSA in the Code of Federal Regulations, 29 C.F.R. Part…
5.15.26
Hey, Michigan Growers! Legislators Want More Taxes!
Paraphrasing Whitesnake, “Here we go again on our own!” Michigan cannabis growers need no reminding that by this time last year, the Michigan House of Representatives had passed a road funding plan,…
5.14.26
“Final” Draft CRA Rules Are Published
It’s hard to believe, but it’s been nearly three years since the Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency announced that it was seeking stakeholder feedback on proposed changes to its administrative rule…
5.13.26
2026 Automotive Trends Report: Supply Chain
Geopolitical tensions emerged as one of the fastest-growing supply-chain concerns in this year’s report, jumping 23 percentage points from last year to 52% among respondents. Combined with ongoing…
5.06.26
Northern District of California Allows Trademark Claims Against AI To Proceed
Takeaways Trademark owners cleared an important procedural hurdle against AI companies after a Northern District of California court ruled that Getty Images adequately stated claims for trademark…
4.29.26
As summarized in Dykema’s December 2025 edition, the Supreme Court heard oral argument this fall in two consolidated cases (Learning Resources v. Trump and Trump v. VOS Selections) that presented the…
4.29.26
In a unanimous judgment, the Supreme Court affirmed the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals’ holding that an order prohibiting a criminal defendant and his attorney from discussing the defendant’s…
4.29.26
Decision Alert: Supreme Court Limits Colorado’s Conversion Therapy Ban
On March 31, the Supreme Court released its 8-1 decision in Chiles v. Salazar, holding that Colorado’s Minor Conversion Therapy Law (MCTL), C.R.S. §§ 12-245-101, 12-245-202, unconstitutionally…
4.29.26
On February 24, the Supreme Court released its unanimous decision in Hain Celestial Group, Inc. v. Palmquist, affirming the Fifth Circuit’s decision to vacate the post-trial final judgment because the…
4.29.26
Supreme Court Set To Clarify Whether “Last-Mile” Delivery Drivers Are Engaged in Interstate Commerce
On March 25, the Supreme Court heard argument in Flowers Foods, Inc v. Brock, a case presenting a key issue regarding interstate commerce: whether “last-mile” delivery drivers are classified as…
4.29.26
Supreme Court to Elucidate Federal Court Jurisdiction in Enforcing Arbitration Awards
The Supreme Court will utilize the case of Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties (No. 25-83) to clarify an important jurisdictional question in the enforcement of domestic arbitration awards: whether a…
4.29.26
The Supreme Court Reaches the Merits of Birthright Citizenship in Trump v. Barbara
The Supreme Court recently held oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara, a case pitting President Trump’s Executive Order barring persons born in the United States from receiving citizenship if their…
4.24.26
Breaking Down the Groundbreaking Rescheduling Of Medical Marijuana To Schedule III
On April 23, 2026, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced that the Justice Department ordered the rescheduling of marijuana products that are FDA-approved or regulated by a state medical…
