Updates from the CFPB and SEC in litigation challenging rules concerning credit-card late fees and climate disclosures are among key March catalysts that BI’s litigation and policy analysts are watching. The team also discusses Nexstar and broadcasters in court March 19 over FCC limits on TV- and radio-station ownership. We’re also watching a March 24 hearing to bar experts in suits alleging Abbott and Reckitt’s Mead Johnson infant formula caused necrotizing enterocolitis. Apple may face sanctions in Epic v. Apple for violating an injunction. We expect a ruling on Elon Musk and xAI’s bid for a preliminary injunction against Sam Altman and others seeking to halt OpenAI’s conversion to for-profit status. We also discussed bank capital rules and the impact of budget talks to the health-care sector and the Inflation Reduction Act.

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What are the biggest security risks facing companies in the US and around the world? What can companies do to prepare against cyberattacks? How should they balance the benefits and risks of AI? How should companies navigate operating in China? How should they approach policy shifts from one presidential administration to the next? On the latest edition of the Votes and Verdicts podcast, former FBI Chief of Staff and current Fenwick & West partner Jon Lenzner joins BI analysts Elliott Stein and Nathan Dean to discuss these issues and more.

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The political shift in Washington DC is rippling through to states and may bring additional challenges to officials trying to navigate the changes. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes joins Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Justin Teresi and Holly Froum to discuss a wide range of litigation and policy issues on which her office is leading the states. On the antitrust front, we delve into recent cases against RealPage and landlords, like Camden Property Trust, around alleged use of artificial-intelligence algorithms to fix rent prices, and Mayes’ involvement in blocking the Kroger-Albertson’s merger. We also examine the role of Arizona and other states in litigation against manufacturers of forever chemicals, including 3M, DuPont and Chemours, seeking compensation for cleanup efforts across the state.

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