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Thompson Hine said it published an update on USTR’s request for comments concerning a further suspension of Section 301 maritime countermeasures involving China. The firm said its briefing addressed proposed service fees affecting vessel operators and owners and the opportunity to comment on extending the suspension.
Thompson Hine said it announced that Christopher K. Larus was named to the 2027 IAM Global Leaders list for the seventh consecutive year. The firm said he chaired its Intellectual Property & Technology Litigation practice and served as partner in charge of its Minneapolis office.
Thompson Hine said it published an analysis of California SB 690 and its implications for website privacy litigation. The firm’s bulletin examined the law’s limits on private pen-register and trap-and-trace claims, its treatment of pending cases and the other privacy theories that businesses may still face.
Thompson Hine said it published its October 2026 Employment Legislation Outlook, a digest of upcoming state and local workplace law changes. The firm’s update organized developments by effective date and addressed pay transparency, paid leave, restrictive covenants, accommodations and the use of artificial intelligence in employment.
Thompson Hine said it represented Husqvarna Group in obtaining conditional FCC approval for foreign-produced robotic mowing devices in the United States. The firm described the authorization as the first under the agency’s new process and said it provided an exemption from the Covered List.