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3 weeks ago | 
natlawreview.com | Lawrence Buckfire |Jacob H. Hupart |Aron C. Beezley |Nathaniel J. Greeson
Suffering an injury because of someone else’s negligence can be a life-altering experience. Beyond the physical pain and emotional stress, many people become overwhelmed with medical bills, time away from work, and uncertainty about the future. When pursuing a personal injury claim, it is important to understand the factors that can affect how much compensation you may receive. While every case is unique, certain key elements consistently play a significant role in determining the value of a claim.
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1 month ago | 
natlawreview.com | Jacob H. Hupart |Michael Ruck |Rosie Naylor |Conor Duffy
The Trump administration remains focused on countering Mexican cartels and other Latin American transnational criminal organizations (TCOs). Since designating eight TCOs as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and Department of Justice (DOJ) have issued alerts and prosecutorial guidance respectively reinforcing the administration’s whole-of-government approach to countering this threat.
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2 months ago | 
natlawreview.com | Jacob H. Hupart |Whitt Steineker |Slates Veazey |Mary Costigan
Skip to main content April 28, 2025 Volume XV, Number 118 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
mondaq.com | Jacob H. Hupart
Following a bench trial, Judge O'Connor (N.D. Tex.) heldthat "that Defendants breached their fiduciary duty by failingto loyally act solely in the retirement plan's best financialinterests by allowing their corporate interests, as well asBlackRock's ESG interests, to influence management of theplan." In other words, investing a 401(k) retirement plan toreflect ESG interests--rather than strictly financialones--constitutes a breach of the fiduciary duty of loyalty.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
jdsupra.com | Jacob H. Hupart
Following a bench trial, Judge O'Connor (N.D. Tex.) held that “that Defendants breached their fiduciary duty by failing to loyally act solely in the retirement plan's best financial interests by allowing their corporate interests, as well as BlackRock's ESG interests, to influence management of the plan.” In other words, investing a 401(k) retirement plan to reflect ESG interests--rather than strictly financial ones--constitutes a breach of the fiduciary duty of loyalty.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
natlawreview.com | Jacob H. Hupart
Following a bench trial, Judge O'Connor (N.D. Tex.) held that “that Defendants breached their fiduciary duty by failing to loyally act solely in the retirement plan's best financial interests by allowing their corporate interests, as well as BlackRock's ESG interests, to influence management of the plan.” In other words, investing a 401(k) retirement plan to reflect ESG interests--rather than strictly financial ones--constitutes a breach of the fiduciary duty of loyalty.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
mondaq.com | Jacob H. Hupart
There have been a couple of noteworthy developments in recentweeks concerning the mandatory climate disclosure regime enacted byCalifornia. These developments relate to SB 253 and SB 261, whichmandate that companies doing business in California and exceedingcertain revenue thresholds disclose climate-related financial riskinformation and Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 greenhouse gasemissions.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
jdsupra.com | Jacob H. Hupart
There have been a couple of noteworthy developments in recent weeks concerning the mandatory climate disclosure regime enacted by California. These developments relate to SB 253 and SB 261, which mandate that companies doing business in California and exceeding certain revenue thresholds disclose climate-related financial risk information and Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
natlawreview.com | Jacob H. Hupart
There have been a couple of noteworthy developments in recent weeks concerning the mandatory climate disclosure regime enacted by California. These developments relate to SB 253 and SB 261, which mandate that companies doing business in California and exceeding certain revenue thresholds disclose climate-related financial risk information and Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions.
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Dec 23, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Jacob H. Hupart
On December 18, 2024, the Montana Supreme Court issued a ruling upholding a lower state court's decision that, under Montana's constitution, there is a “fundamental constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment [that] includes climate as part of the environmental life support system.” This decision also upheld the lower court's determination that a Montana law at issue violated the state constitution by “prohibit[ing] environmental reviews from evaluating GHG [i.e., greenhouse...
