Announcing the HKM Employment Attorneys Scholarship 2026

Building on the success of 2025, the 2026 program has expanded to reach students near all 39 HKM office locations nationwide.

Childhood Adversity Linked to Young Adult Health

Researchers link loneliness and social isolation to fewer years of healthy living.

Experimental Drug Shows Nerve Repair in Mice

Experimental treatment restored movement and vision in mice with MS-like disease.

Casepoint Launches Casepoint IQ, the Intelligence Foundation Powering Agentic and Assistive AI Across Its Unified Platform

Full agentic, predictive, and assistive AI capabilities now available in one secure, scaled, and governed intelligence layer with human control built in.

Vanderbilt Law School Partners with AltaClaro to Become First Law School to Offer AI-Powered Deposition Simulator DepoSim to Students

Partnership expands Vanderbilt’s AI Law Lab Initiative and brings DepoSim to the classroom and law library, preparing future lawyers with practical experience and exposure to emerging legal technologies.

Coffey Modica Welcomes Two New Partners in Tarrytown Office

“Coffey Modica is continuously building out our talented legal roster by finding forward thinking attorneys who share our commitment to delivering the best results for our clients,” said New York Managing Partner Patricia Mooney.

DOJ Finds Federal Handgun Sales Ban Unconstitutional

The DOJ declares federal handgun sales restrictions for lawful adults ages 18–20 unconstitutional.

FDA Jalapeño Peppers Recall Expands to 27 States

FDA classifies 23 Taylor Farms products as highest-risk recall over Salmonella-contaminated jalapeños.

BMPR2 Variant Linked to Childhood Developmental Disorder

Researchers link a rare BMPR2 change to childhood developmental disorders.

Starbucks Settles Anti-DEI Lawsuit with Florida Attorney General

Uthmeier’s original lawsuit, filed at the end of 2025, accused Starbucks of intentionally discriminating against applicants and workers from “non-favored races,” defined as white, Asian, or multiracial. The attorney general’s office claimed that the company had spent about five years enforcing race-based quotas and hiring goals.

Women Sue Epstein Estate Over Child Porn Claims

“One of Epstein’s most horrific but often overlooked crimes was his possession, transportation, production, and distribution of child pornography and/or child sex abuse material (together ‘CSAM’) of countless children,” the lawsuit alleges.

Meta Faces Lawsuit After Images, Videos from Smart Glasses Allegedly Sent Overseas

“Every activation of the AI features, intentional or accidental, captures video and audio that is transmitted to Meta’s servers, routed overseas, and reviewed by low-paid human workers who watch, label, and embed these moments into Meta’s AI models,” the lawsuit alleges.

Federal Judge Won’t Listen to Trump Administration on $1.8b “Anti-Weaponization” Fund

U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema didn’t rule on the government’s request to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the fund’s formation and operation, but she explicitly rejected the argument that the case cannot proceed because its claims are moot.

Tennessee Woman Sues ND Cops After Faulty Facial Recognition Software Leads to Arrest

“She struggled with the fear of not knowing when she would be released or whether she would end up wrong convicted and imprisoned for years,” the lawsuit alleges. “She missed family birthdays. She spent her own birthday incarcerated, separated from her family. She missed holidays with her loved ones, including Thanksgiving and Christmas. While in custody, she was denied basic care, such as her medications and her dentures.”

The Patent Industry Is Moving from AI-Based to AI-Native, and Why It Should Matter to You

This approach does not remove the attorney from the process. Instead, it changes where their involvement is concentrated, moving some of the work away from sentence construction and toward reviewing the strategy, scope, and substance of the application.

Who Pays a Nursing Home Bill After the Resident Dies?

None of this eliminates every risk, and state law varies enough that families dealing with a specific bill should confirm the rules where the resident lived.

Gambling Debt and Bankruptcy: What Are Your Options?

A discharge clears the balance but not the behavior that created it. Clinicians who work with compulsive gamblers in the digital age note that the financial wreckage is usually the last stage of the problem rather than the first.

When Should You Contact a Personal Injury Lawyer After an Accident?

A lot of injury firms do free consultations and work on contingency, meaning they take a cut of whatever you recover instead of billing you hourly.

How Many VA Disability Ratings Does It Take to Hit 100%

Stop counting conditions. Go after your biggest ones, keep your medical evidence current, and quit expecting the math to behave the way your gut says it should. It won’t. It never has.

What Can an Accident Lawyer Do About an Unfair Settlement Offer?

A fair settlement covers your medical costs. It covers your lost income. It accounts for how the injury changed your day to day, not just your bank account.

A Step-by-Step Guide to Protecting Your Rights After a Car Crash

Protecting yourself after a crash isn’t complicated once you know the order of operations.