Fatal Two-Vehicle Collision in Marysville Claims Three Lives, Injures Infant and Others

Editor’s Note: HaystackID’s latest move to elevate its legal technology strategy in Europe underscores a growing industry need: legal and compliance teams are navigating increasingly fragmented data protection laws, surging data volumes, and the operational complexities of cross-border investigations. With the rollout of Core Intelligence AI Case Insight and CoreFlex, HaystackID is addressing both technological and jurisdictional gaps that often stall global legal workflows. For cybersecurity and data governance professionals, the ability to trace risk, map relationships, and maintain defensibility in multijurisdictional contexts is no longer a luxury—it’s a necessity. GenAI is being integrated not just as a novelty but as a functional engine for legal triage, insight generation, and response strategy. Meanwhile, platforms like CoreFlex offer modular coordination that can reduce friction across legal, IT, and regulatory teams. This announcement and the…

What's an employer supposed to do when immigration policy shifts overnight? That's the question employers across the country are now facing. More than 500,000 immigrant workers—who entered the U.S. legally under a humanitarian parole program—were recently told to leave their jobs and “self-deport” after the Department of Homeland Security abruptly ended the program. The headlines are emotional. The legal issues are complex. Generally, if an employee has a properly completed I-9 form, the employer is not liable for hiring someone who later turns out to be unauthorized. As long as the documents provided at the time of hire reasonably appear genuine and relate to the employee, you're in the clear. That's exactly how the system is meant to work. This situation, however, is different. In this case, the government is notifying employers that certain employees' immigration status has changed—and that they are no longer…

Car accidents involving commercial vehicles can result in serious, even catastrophic consequences. Unlike standard passenger car accidents, crashes with large trucks, delivery vans, or other commercial vehicles introduce a more complex legal landscape. And it is not always easy to determine who is liable- and more than one party can be at fault. Understanding who […] The post CAR ACCIDENTS INVOLVING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES: WHO CAN BE HELD LIABLE? appeared first on Maus Law Firm.

The DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) recently announced a temporary enforcement policy under ERISA that makes it easier to unload small retirement benefit payments owed to missing participants or beneficiaries. Provided the participant's or beneficiary's nonforfeitable account/accrued benefit is $1,000 or less (without counting any outstanding plan loan), a responsible plan fiduciary can pay the amount to a state unclaimed property fund, whether from an ongoing defined contribution or a defined benefit plan. Field Assistance Bulletin 2025-01 . Read now » Related Content Locating Missing Participants in Qualified Retirement Plans Take advantage of EBSA’s temporary enforcement policy to eliminate small accounts owed to missing participants and beneficiaries in your retirement plans. The plan fiduciary first must have applied a prudent program to find missing participants consistent with DOL’s best practices for pension plans…

The grief of putting my dog down got me wondering about how animals process grief and how much harder it may be for them since they lack the ability to put their feelings into words the way that humans can. Thus, the idea for this blog focusing on options for pets upon the death of their owners was born. The post In Loving Memory of All the Pets Who Have Crossed the Rainbow Bridge appeared first on German Law.

In a recent article, we explore the curious case of how regulators in the EU, UK, and United States treat two forms of insider trading — what we call “traditional insider trading” and “shadow trading.” The former, familiar to all, involves corporate insiders trading in the shares of their own firm. The latter, less familiar and often legally overlooked, involves trading in the shares of “economically connected firms,” such as competitors and suppliers. Both forms of insider trading involve exploiting material non-public information. Both harm uninformed investors. Both affect price accuracy and corporate governance. And yet, only one is pursued with regulatory zeal. Traditional insider trading is the poster child of securities law enforcement. Shadow trading, by contrast, is formally prohibited in Europe and the UK but never prosecuted, and contractually negotiable in the U.S. A legal system that bans one and ignores the other is like…

On 6 April 2025, the consumer protection provisions of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCC Act) came into force. The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) can now directly pursue enforcement action without going through the courts (as with competition law investigations), including issuing fines, ordering businesses to improve their practices, and making them pay redress to affected consumers. This marks a further increase in the CMA’s already extensive powers. The DMCC Act had already established an ex ante regime for the regulation of digital firms whose activities have ‘strategic market status’ and made it easier for the CMA to assert jurisdiction to review cross-border mergers. However, following the UK Government’s May 2025 ‘strategic steer’ to the CMA to focus on economic growth, an increased focus on consumer protection (relative to less investment-friendly and more resource-intensive…

Donald Trump has been President, for the second time, for less than five months. That has been enough time for him to issue numerous executive orders, see some of them challenged successfully in federal court, launch a rhetorical war on the judges who ruled against his administration, and engage in brinksmanship over whether the executive branch would comply with adverse federal court orders, only to reverse course and follow them. Amid this flurry of activity, it is easy to overlook the administration’s recent success on the Supreme Court’s emergency docket, which has facilitated the implementation of Trump’s initiatives.John Roberts has been Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for twenty years, including four during which Trump previously was President. During the past five months, Roberts has spoken publicly twice in defense of the judiciary and voted both for and against the Trump administration in orders issued by the Court on its emergency docket.This set…

Arléne Amarante has posted Caste Aside: Legal Non-Existence and Apartheid in Palestine (29 UC Davis Social Justice Law Review (forthcoming 2025)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This article identifies structural and psychic gaps in the international legal order that obfuscate the humanity of people from the Global South, and Palestinians specifically. After the Second World War, when the world was still grappling with the horrors of the Holocaust, the United Nations set the stage for a Jewish homeland by proposing that the Ottoman territories that had been conquered after the First World War be divided into separate Jewish and Arab states. However, the Israeli military waged and won a war against the Arab population, conquered a larger share of the land than what had been proposed, and then legislated Jewish self-segregation and supremacy. Given that the state of Israel was established in contravention of international law and it has remained in defiance of…

A devastating DUI crash in Fresno County has claimed one life and left four others injured after a suspected drunk driver failed to navigate a curve on Trimmer Springs Road. The California Highway Patrol reports that excessive speed and alcohol consumption were primary factors in the tragic incident that occurred Saturday evening near Pine Flat Lake. Details of the Trimmer Springs Road Accident The collision occurred on Saturday around 7:15 p.m. on Trimmer Springs Road, north of Lakeview Avenue, in an area overlooking Pine Flat Lake. According to CHP investigators, a 40-year-old Fresno man was driving a white full-sized GMC pickup truck southbound at a high rate of speed with four passengers aboard. The driver failed to safely negotiate a sweeping right curve in the roadway, causing the vehicle to veer off the road and plummet down a steep embankment estimated at approximately 200 feet. The pickup truck rolled multiple times during its descent before finally coming to rest…

A rollover crash in San Francisco’s Bayview District on Sunday afternoon sent one person to the hospital, highlighting the ongoing safety concerns at busy city intersections. The incident occurred at Third Street and Paul Avenue, prompting a swift emergency response from multiple city agencies. Details of the Bayview Rollover Accident The San Francisco Fire Department responded to reports of an overturned vehicle at the Third Street and Paul Avenue intersection shortly after 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 15, 2025. Emergency responders arrived quickly at the scene and confirmed within 10 minutes that all occupants had successfully exited the vehicle without requiring rescue assistance. One person sustained injuries described as “non-life-threatening” and was transported to a local hospital for medical evaluation and treatment. The prompt response time likely prevented more serious outcomes from this potentially dangerous situation. The Third Street and Paul Avenue…

[Brief argues that no “militaristic” arm exception exists.] The United States has filed an amicus brief in Barnett v. Raoul, the challenge to Illinois' ban on semiautomatic rifles and standard magazines pending in the Seventh Circuit.  This is the first time the Department of Justice has ever argued against such a ban.  It defended the federal ban that was enacted in 1994 and expired in 2004. As the brief recalls, in Bruen (2022) the Supreme Court emphatically reinforced the Heller rule that the Second Amendment protects firearms in common use by law-abiding persons for lawful purposes.  "Regrettably, not every State got the message. Just a few months after Bruen, Illinois outlawed some of the most commonly used rifles and magazines in America via a so-called 'assault weapons' ban."  And after that, in Bevis v. City of Naperville, the Seventh Circuit overturned the district court's preliminary injunction against…

Are you a skilled professional without publications, a PhD, or a US employer willing to sponsor you for a green card? You may still qualify for permanent residence in the US through a National Interest Waiver (NIW) even if you’re in a field that isn’t traditionally associated with scientific research or academia. Many believe that the NIW category is only available to scientists with published work and dozens of citations. But that’s no longer the case. The immigration system has evolved, and so have the types of professionals who qualify. We have successfully helped clients in industries like cybersecurity, financial technology, education reform, and engineering obtain green cards without employer sponsorship. What Is the National Interest Waiver (NIW)? The NIW falls under the EB-2 immigrant visa category. It allows certain foreign nationals to self-petition for a green card without a job offer or labor certification if they can show that their work…

Call For Applications: Visiting Fellows 2026 The Institute for Interdisciplinary Legal Studies at the University of Lucerne invites applications for our Visiting Fellows Programme 2026.   The fellowship programme supports junior scholars who wish to spend a period of time in Lucerne pursuing work that overlaps with or otherwise complements scholarly activities currently being pursued at the institute. During their stay, fellows enjoy access to our specialist resources, and are invited to share and develop their ideas with our community of faculty, researchers and students.     Tailored to PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers, the programme is open to all working on interdisciplinary topics at the intersections between law, the humanities and the social sciences. Focusing on critical and theoretical approaches, the institute aims to bring together a diverse group of scholars who read and think widely across fields, contexts and disciplines. …

A traffic collision occurred on the afternoon of June 16, 2025, near the intersection of Petrified Forest Road and Franz Valley School Road in Calistoga. A white Chevrolet Tahoe veered off the road and plunged 100 feet down an embankment, resulting in injuries to four individuals. Emergency services, including Cal Fire and medical personnel, responded promptly to the scene. The incident was reported at approximately 2:29 PM, with fire crews arriving shortly thereafter to assess the situation. All four occupants of the vehicle sustained minor injuries, and one individual required extrication from the vehicle. The injured parties received medical attention on-site, and the vehicle was subsequently cleared from the scene by Calistoga Towing Service. Authorities have not released further details regarding the cause of the accident. Motorists are advised to exercise caution when traveling through the area, as emergency response teams continue to manage the aftermath of the…

Dentons has advised a syndicate of banks on ČEZ's €750 million sustainability-linked bond issue. Banking and Finance, Debt Capital Markets, English law Debt Capital Markets, Energy Practice, United Kingdom

Katharine Harle, Head of the UK Regulatory & Investigations team and Co-Head of the Global Compliance and Investigations group for Dentons UK, Ireland and Middle East (UKIME), has been recognised as one of the world’s top 100 female investigations experts in Global Investigation Review’s (GIR) Women in Investigations 2025. Banking and Finance, Banking, Finance, Financial Regulation, United Kingdom

Kristy Rogers recently joined Dentons Davis Brown as a shareholder in the Litigation Division. Kristy’s practice focuses primarily on guiding energy sector clients through trial and appellate litigation and complex state and local permitting processes, including those required to develop and construct large-scale renewable energy projects. Litigation and Dispute Resolution, United States, Ames, Des Moines, West Des Moines