Q1 IPOs ‘Forge’ Ahead as OpenAI, SpaceX Look to Debuts

The US IPO market raised almost twice as much for companies in Q1 2026 as Q1 2025. Although market uncertainty could cause a slowdown in deal activity, large AI companies contemplating IPOs could have enormous impacts later this year.

Antitrust-Proofed MLB Could Provide Game Plan for NCAA

With college sports being seen more as a business, especially in the NIL era, the NCAA may need Congressional help to maintain its operational status. It could look to Major League Baseball for guidance as to how it get that help.

Receiver as Chapter 11 Gatekeeper in Distillery Case

Receivership can decide whether Chapter 11 happens at all. A recent dismissal shows how secured creditors can control filing timing, avoid bankruptcy constraints, and shape inevitable valuation battles. The key question, especially in asset-heavy, brand-driven industries like spirits, is when it does and on whose terms?

Will Public Information Suits Clean Up Standing Mess?

A 2021 Supreme Court decision determined when a plaintiff’s “informational injury” is sufficiently concrete to permit suit in federal court. Five years later, the case’s impact on suits based on public disclosure laws remains unclear. Litigation surrounding federal agency removal of information from websites may help provide clarity.

Chancery Gets Curveball in Novel Caremark Trial

The first Caremark trial, which concluded last week, was supposed to be a guaranteed win for corporate fiduciaries. But testimony for Blue Bell left the court skeptical, upending predictions about its upcoming ruling.

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ANALYSIS: Will Public Information Suits Clean Up Standing Mess?

A 2021 Supreme Court decision determined when a plaintiff’s “informational injury” is sufficiently concrete to permit suit in federal court. Five years later, the case’s impact on suits based on public disclosure laws remains unclear. Litigation surrounding federal agency removal of information from websites may help provide clarity.

ANALYSIS: Receiver as Chapter 11 Gatekeeper in Distillery Case

Receivership can decide whether Chapter 11 happens at all. A recent dismissal shows how secured creditors can control filing timing, avoid bankruptcy constraints, and shape inevitable valuation battles. The key question, especially in asset-heavy, brand-driven industries like spirits, is when it does and on whose terms?

ANALYSIS: Military Activity May Renew Focus on USERRA Leave

As US military activity grows at home and abroad, employers should remember that amendments to the federal military‑leave law have broadened employee protections. Courts are also moving toward treating short‑term military leave like paid civilian absences—a trend that may make non‑comparability arguments harder to defend.

ANALYSIS: New Texas AI Law Seeks to Balance Safety, Innovation

Texas’s new AI safety law prohibits the intentional development of AI systems designed to harm individuals. The law aims to strengthen AI safety protections while still encouraging technological development. Through its regulatory mechanisms, this framework seeks to balance preventing harmful AI uses with preserving an innovative environment.

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