Legal Resources
What to Do when a Fact Witness Is Asked Expert Questions at a Deposition?
The purpose of a deposition is often straightforward. Ordinarily, a deponent is either a fact witness or an expert witness. If the former, the witness cannot be required to express opinions other than non-expert opinions allowed pursuant to Mass. Guide to Evidence...
A New Threat to a Fair Trial: Artificial Intelligence and Juror Deliberations
In 2026, 50% of Americans reported that they had utilized AI chatbots, a dramatic increase from the 33% of chatbot usage reported in 2024. That shift is already being felt inside courtrooms nationwide. A Mississippi federal judge recently found herself sorting through...
AI Forensic Tools: What Happens When My Trial Expert Is a Machine?
Those involved in civil litigation or trial work within the past couple of years, have likely seen something play out like this: an AI-enhanced image, a machine-generated damages model, or an algorithmic authenticity check offered as if it were self-evidently...
PFAS Greenwashing: Company On Company Litigation Strikes
By John Gardella · Published Mar 24, 2026 · Last Updated Apr 27, 2026 · 6 min read · Environmental, PFAS KEY TAKEAWAYS • First example of a company filing a PFAS greenwashing claim against another company • The case will need to directly address...
Florida Just Pulled the Pin on AI Liability. Now Everyone Is Holding the Grenade.
On June 1, 2026, Florida took a bold step we cannot ignore. Attorney General James Uthmeier filed what he called the “first-in-the-nation state-led lawsuit” against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, claiming the company knowingly released and aggressively marketed ChatGPT...
The AI Reckoning Has Arrived: The Case that Will Rewrite AI Laws in Products Liability
In the quiet shadows of the corners of the San Francisco Superior Courthouse, a consequential legal development in AI products liability litigation is rapidly unfolding. This unraveling situation is something every AI developer, deployer, and corporate counsel needs...
EPA Proposes Changes to PFAS Drinking Water Rules
On May 18, 2026, EPA proposed two significant changes to the federal drinking water regulations for PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), commonly known as “forever chemicals.” The first would rescind the Biden-era standards for four categories of PFAS. The...
Workplace Technology: Smart Glasses and Workplace Privacy Concerns
As technology advances, private consumers now have access to devices that were once limited to specialized business or government use. Modern technology used by employers for work purposes and employees bringing their own technology to the job poses potential issues...
AI, eDiscovery, and Privilege: The Train Tracks That Are Now Colliding
The Privilege Problem: How AI is Reformulating eDiscovery’s Most Sensitive Issue AI has arrived in the legal technology space with It brings with it the prospect of cost cutting in discovery, acceleration of document production timelines, and pattern recognition...
NEPA in the News: March 2026 NEPA Round Up
March 2026 has brought the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) to the forefront of many disputes and political issues across the U.S. Notable NEPA challenges include challenges to the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) expedited approval of coal mine...
EPA Announces Draft Contaminant Candidate List, Which Includes PFAS, Microplastics, and Pharmaceuticals
On April 02, 2026, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its draft Sixth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 6). The CCL is a list of contaminants that are currently not subject to any proposed or promulgated national primary drinking water regulations...
PFAS Legislative Developments (March 2025)
March 2026 PFAS Legislative Developments March Legislation Tracking (March 1 – March 31)Current Trends in Legislation – March 2026Federal Legislature One new bill was introduced. State Legislature 30 bills were introduced across 11 states. Topics include comprehensive...