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UK · EWHCCourt order

High Court spares 5,000 late-served Dieselgate claims but makes claimants share costs

Mr Justice Constable refused to strike out claims by about 5,000 Dieselgate claimants whose solicitors, Bingham Long, served the claim form after the cut-off in the Peugeot, Citroën and DS group litigation order. He gave them 21 days to serve particulars of claim and stayed the claims outside the group litigation, but ordered them to pay their share, nearly £1 million, of the adverse costs order that followed July's liability ruling.

Order (Legal Futures) →
N.Y.Regulation

Hochul signs New York law banning unsafe AI chatbot features for minors

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed S.9051-B/A.10379-C, which bars chatbot developers from offering minors features that pretend to be human, encourage self-harm or engage in sexual conversations. Providers must verify users' ages with multiple methods and delete age data afterward. The attorney general can seek civil penalties of up to $25,000 per violation. The law takes effect on January 1, 2027.

Text (Bloomberg Government) → · IAPP
N.Y.Regulation

New York S.9341A sets civil penalties for lodging facilities that omit trafficking-victim information

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed A.8939A, the same as S.9341A, on October 27, 2026, as Chapter 365 of the Laws of 2026. The act adds subdivision 3 to General Business Law section 206-f: a lodging facility that fails to provide the required information on services for human trafficking victims is liable for a civil penalty of $500 for a first offense and $1,000 for each later offense, after notice and a 30-day cure period. It takes effect November 26.

Enrolled text (New York State Senate) →
TEX.Litigation

Texas attorney general sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over ChatGPT safety

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman in Collin County district court on October 23, 2026, alleging the company misled consumers about ChatGPT's safety and reliability and failed to protect minors. The 67-page petition invokes the state's Deceptive Trade Practices Act and its SCOPE Act and seeks an injunction blocking minors' access and requiring a court-appointed evaluator to approve new models.

Filing (The Texas Tribune) → · Courthouse News Service
N.M.Litigation

New Mexico judge orders Meta to pay $25 billion over Facebook privacy deception

A New Mexico state judge on October 21, 2026, ordered Meta Platforms to pay $25 billion after a Santa Fe jury found the company violated the state's Unfair Practices Act more than 43 million times. The attorney general's 2021 suit arose from the Cambridge Analytica data harvest and Meta's statements about user privacy and content moderation.

Filing (CNBC) → · NBC News (Reuters), TechCrunch
N.Y.Regulation

New York City proposes rule requiring human option and disclosure for automated customer service

New York City's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection on October 20, 2026, proposed a rule targeting chatbot and voice-response customer service "doom loops." Businesses serving New Yorkers would have to disclose automated systems, provide timely and reasonable help, and offer an easy way to reach a human representative. A public hearing is set for November 19, 2026, which is also the comment deadline.

Text (NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection) → · Gothamist, Bloomberg Law, New York Law Journal
U.S. FEDRegulation

United States requires dating services to send fraud ban notices within 24 hours

The president signed H.R. 2481, the Romance Scam Prevention Act, on October 20, 2026. The Act requires an online dating service provider to notify a member who received a message from a member subject to a fraud ban. Section 2 takes effect one year after enactment, on October 20, 2027, and the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general enforce it.

Enrolled text (U.S. Government Publishing Office) → · The White House

Rulings this week

All court orders

BANKR. E.D. MO.Litigation

California reaches $6 million settlement with former 23andMe over 2023 data breach

California Attorney General Rob Bonta on October 19, 2026, announced a $6 million settlement with Chrome Holding Co., formerly 23andMe, resolving state claims that the genetic testing company failed to protect customers' personal and genetic data before a 2023 breach affecting nearly 7 million people, including more than 855,000 Californians. The settlement was filed in federal bankruptcy court in Missouri and awaits approval.

Filing (California Department of Justice) → · CTV News (Reuters), Bloomberg Law
MASS.People moves

Womble Bond Dickinson adds five-lawyer K&L Gates financial services litigation team

Womble Bond Dickinson on October 15, 2026 added a five-lawyer financial services litigation team from K&L Gates, Bloomberg Law and Law.com reported. Partners Jeffrey Patterson, Ryan Tosi and Phoebe Winder joined the Boston office, with associates Keith McCarthy in Boston and Reymond Yammine in New York. The firm said the hire accelerates its firmwide financial services platform in New England.

Announcement (Bloomberg Law) → · Law.com, Womble Bond Dickinson
N.Y.Funding

Mass claims startup Chariot Claims raises $10 million Series A led by Silverton Partners

New York-based Chariot Claims, formerly ClaimClam, raised $10 million in a Series A round led by Silverton Partners, Crunchbase News and Legaltech News reported October 15, 2026. The startup works with law firms to find consumer cases over privacy violations, hidden fees and hard-to-cancel subscriptions, sign up affected consumers and gather evidence for mass arbitration and similar claims. Total funding is now $15.7 million.

Announcement (Crunchbase News) → · Legaltech News
U.S. FEDCourt order

Eleventh Circuit lets Florida enforce social media limits for children under 14

A three-judge Eleventh Circuit panel on October 14, 2026 reversed and vacated a preliminary injunction against Florida's HB 3, holding the law likely constitutional as applied to members of the Computer & Communications Industry Association. The panel said HB 3 is likely content-neutral and survives intermediate scrutiny. HB 3 bars children under 14 from opening accounts on platforms with certain addictive features and requires parental consent for 14- and 15-year-olds.

Order (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit) → · Florida Phoenix, NetChoice
UK · UKUT (TCC)Litigation

Upper Tribunal sets February 2027 hearing on challenges to FCA motor finance redress scheme

The Upper Tribunal will hear challenges to the Financial Conduct Authority's motor finance compensation scheme from February 16 to 26, 2027, the FCA said October 13, 2026. Three lenders and consumer group Consumer Voice are challenging the scheme, which remains partially suspended. The FCA told lenders to prepare for the scheme being quashed, while a claimant firm said drivers are turning to litigation.

Filing (Financial Conduct Authority) → · Law Society Gazette, Legal Futures
M.D. FLA.Litigation

FTC sues Greenway Automotive over hidden dealer fees and fake prize mailers, files stipulated order requiring total-price disclosure

The Federal Trade Commission sued Greenway Automotive, its management company and five Florida Kia and Hyundai dealerships in the Middle District of Florida on October 8, alleging deceptive pricing and fake prize mailers, and filed a stipulated order settling the case. The FTC alleged more than 92% of consumers at the Kia dealerships paid on average over $3,350 above advertised prices. The proposed order requires total-price disclosure and includes no monetary payment.

Filing (Federal Trade Commission) → · Hudson Cook, The Dealership Guy
U.S. FEDRegulation

Trump signs law giving identity-theft victims a single Social Security contact

President Donald Trump signed H.R. 5345, the Improving Social Security's Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act, on Oct. 7. The law requires the Social Security Administration to provide individuals whose Social Security number is misused or card is lost with a single point of contact — trained employees — that tracks the case through resolution and coordinates with other SSA units. The bill passed Ways and Means 39-1, the House by voice vote, and the Senate unanimously.

Enrolled text (GovInfo) → · The White House, FedScoop, House Ways and Means Committee +1
AUSTRALIARegulation

Australian privacy regulator opens investigation into maker of HeyCyan smart glasses app

Australia's Office of the Australian Information Commissioner said on October 7, 2026, that it has opened an investigation into Shenzhen Qingcheng Future Technology, maker of the HeyCyan app used in Anko smart glasses sold by Kmart. The company did not respond to the regulator's preliminary inquiries, and Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind urged retailers to consider whether to keep selling devices that use the app.

Text (OAIC) → · ABC News, Nine.com.au
MICH.Regulation

Michigan adds gift card fraud to its organized retail crime felony, effective January 3, 2027

Michigan enacted Public Act 109 of 2026 (HB 4598), amending MCL 752.1084 of the Organized Retail Crime Act. Starting January 3, 2027, it is a crime to knowingly, and with intent to defraud, acquire gift cards or redemption information, alter or tamper with them, exploit holders, issuers or sellers, or use such cards to obtain value. Organized retail crime is a felony punishable by up to 5 years in prison, a $5,000 fine, or both.

Enrolled text (Michigan Legislature) → · MI House Republicans (gophouse.org), Governor Whitmer (michigan.gov)
CAL.Roundup

State and local law roundup, week ending October 2, 2026: 23 developments

Twenty-three state and local measures dated September 25 to 29, 2026. California enacted laws on prescribed fire, children's meals, added-sugar menu warnings, diaper ingredients, disposable vapes, supplement sales to minors and disability-form fees. North Dakota, Texas, Arkansas and Georgia issued fuel emergency orders. New Jersey and New York signed school, reentry, Rutgers and climate bills, Massachusetts set emergency adult foster care rates, and San Jose paused detention-facility applications.

Entries (California Legislative Information) → · North Dakota Office of the Governor, City of San Jose, Office of the City Clerk (Legistar), Office of the Texas Governor +6
CAL.Regulation

California requires mobilehome parks to specify rule violations in tenancy-termination notices

Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1817 (Chapter 793, Statutes of 2026) on September 29, 2026, amending Civil Code section 798.56. Mobilehome park management seeking to end a tenancy for a rule violation must serve written notice reciting each rule allegedly violated, specific facts on the date, place or circumstances of the violation, and the action required to comply. The homeowner has seven days to comply, and management keeps the burden of proving the violation.

Enrolled text (California Legislative Information) → · Office of the Governor
CAL.Regulation

California requires HOAs to fund reserves at levels keeping 30-year balances non-negative

Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2050 on September 29, 2026. Beginning January 1, 2032, common interest development reserve studies must state the minimum reserve contribution that keeps the projected reserve balance from falling below zero over 30 years, and associations must fund at least that level each year. If the balance is projected to fall below zero, the association must transfer 15% of its gross annual budget to reserves or levy a special assessment.

Enrolled text (California Legislative Information) → · Office of the Governor
CAL.Regulation

California lets buyers choose private inspectors for factory-built housing and caps local fees

Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2058 (Chapter 783, Statutes of 2026) on September 29, 2026. Once the Department of Housing and Community Development adopts regulations, due by January 1, 2029, a first user of factory-built housing may choose a department-supervised quality assurance agency to inspect installation. Local inspection and permitting fees are capped at 50% of nonfactory-built equivalents absent a substantial-evidence cost finding, and inspectors may not disassemble or damage the housing.

Enrolled text (California Legislative Information) → · Office of the Governor
CAL.Regulation

California requires extra density bonus for mixed-income student housing

Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2480 (Chapter 801, Statutes of 2026) on September 29, 2026, amending Government Code section 65915. Cities and counties must grant an additional density bonus to a student housing development that gives 24% of its units to lower income students and adds units affordable to moderate-income students, if no more than 50% of total units are income-restricted. A moderate-income student is an independent student earning up to 120% of area median income.

Enrolled text (California Legislative Information) → · Office of the Governor
CAL.Regulation

California lets for-sale density-bonus affordability be met through nonprofit homebuyer loans

Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 939 (Chapter 790, Statutes of 2026) on September 29, 2026, adding Government Code section 65915.4. A developer may instead meet Density Bonus Law affordability for a for-sale unit by ensuring it is bought by a 501(c)(3) nonprofit housing corporation with a welfare exemption that sells to extremely low, very low or lower income families in a below-market interest rate loan program with a repurchase option. Cities and counties must ensure that purchase.

Enrolled text (California Legislative Information) → · Office of the Governor
CAL.Regulation

California creates Community Anti-Displacement and Preservation Program

Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1091 (Chapter 807, Statutes of 2026) on September 29, 2026. It creates the Community Anti-Displacement and Preservation Program, under which the Department of Housing and Community Development, through a nonprofit-lender program manager and regional housing entities, funds acquisition and rehabilitation of unrestricted housing with affordability restrictions of 55 years for rentals and at least 45 years for ownership. HCD must adopt program regulations by July 1, 2028.

Enrolled text (California Legislative Information) → · Office of the Governor
CAL.Regulation

California sets mobilehome park duties after disasters

Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1093 on September 29, 2026. After a disaster, mobilehome park management must make good faith efforts to give displaced residents weekly then monthly status updates, let them retrieve belongings and inspect damage starting seven days after evacuation orders are lifted, and evaluate rebuilding costs before a closure or change of use. Residents may sue management for willful violations.

Enrolled text (California Legislative Information) → · Office of the Governor
CAL.Regulation

California voids HOA bans on energy-code-compliant window replacements

Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 908 on September 29, 2026. New Civil Code section 4754 voids common interest development restrictions that effectively prohibit owners from replacing windows with California Energy Code-compliant windows. Associations may impose only reasonable installation restrictions and, in multifamily buildings of more than 20 units, limited aesthetic restrictions. Applications not decided in writing within 45 days are deemed approved.

Enrolled text (California Legislative Information) → · Office of the Governor
CAL.Regulation

California requires pornographic websites to keep nonconsensual and underage content off their sites

Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1705 on September 30, 2026. From January 1, 2027, operators of pornographic websites must exercise ordinary care and take reasonable steps to ensure displayed and uploaded sexually explicit content does not include anyone who did not consent, was a minor when it was made, or did not consent to its upload. Uploaders must certify the depicted individuals' status under penalty of perjury.

Enrolled text (California Legislative Information) → · Office of Governor Gavin Newsom
CAL.Regulation

California lets child influencers make family vloggers delete paid content featuring them as minors

Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1247 on September 30, 2026. From January 1, 2027, social media platforms must offer a clear and conspicuous way for a child influencer to ask a vlogger to delete or edit paid content featuring them as a minor. The vlogger, a parent, guardian or family member who was paid for such content, must remove the child within 10 business days, and may be sued for failing to.

Enrolled text (California Legislative Information) → · Office of Governor Gavin Newsom
CAL.Regulation

California extends emergency rent-gouging limits to all rental housing and narrows landlord exemptions

Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1365 on September 30, 2026, amending Penal Code section 396. From January 1, 2027, the emergency price-gouging ban covers rental housing regardless of initial lease length, and existing exemptions become affirmative defenses. Rent increases above 10% are defensible for repair costs only if incurred within a year before the emergency, while the unit was rented or offered for rent or intended for rent within six months.

Enrolled text (California Legislative Information) → · Office of Governor Gavin Newsom
CAL.Regulation

California requires assignees to name the original party in case titles

Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 932 on September 30, 2026, adding Code of Civil Procedure section 369.6. From January 1, 2027, an assignee who has been assigned rights in a proceeding by the original real party in interest must identify that assignor and original real party in interest in the title of the case on the first document the assignee files in the proceeding.

Enrolled text (California Legislative Information) → · Office of Governor Gavin Newsom
CAL.Regulation

California requires human fallback for customer-service chatbots at large businesses

Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1609 on September 28, 2026. Large businesses with over $500 million in annual national revenue may not present a customer-service chatbot as human and must disclose that it is AI-generated when misdirection is likely. During business hours they must offer a simple way to reach a human agent and make a good-faith effort to connect within 15 minutes or schedule a callback within one business day.

Enrolled text (California Legislative Information) → · Office of the Governor
CAL.Regulation

California extends ad-loudness rule to music and podcast streaming

Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 96 on September 28, 2026. Effective January 1, 2027, music streaming, podcast streaming, and video streaming services serving California consumers may not transmit commercial advertisements louder than the content they accompany, consistent with FCC regulations under the federal Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act. The bill also clarifies that "video streaming service" includes user-generated video platforms.

Enrolled text (California Legislative Information) → · Office of the Governor
CAL.Regulation

California creates 'Non-Ultraprocessed Certified' food label standard

Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2244 on September 28, 2026 (Chapter 721). It creates a state "Non-Ultraprocessed Certified" food standard: the Department of Public Health must accredit certification agents and create an official seal by June 1, 2029, and qualifying large grocery stores must identify certified products for shoppers.

Enrolled text (California Legislative Information) → · Office of the Governor
CAL.Regulation

California requires tobacco retailers to post lung-cancer screening signage

Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1124 on September 28, 2026, adding Section 22974.6 to the Business and Professions Code. The State Department of Public Health must make lung-cancer screening awareness signage available free on its website by July 1, 2027, and every tobacco retailer must conspicuously display it at each retail location beginning January 1, 2028. A retailer that fails to display the sign is liable for a $500 civil penalty per offense per location.

Enrolled text (California Legislative Information) → · Office of the Governor
FLA.Litigation

Florida sues Lilly, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi and three PBMs, alleging an insulin pricing scheme

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sued insulin makers Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi, pharmacy benefit managers CVS Caremark, Express Scripts and OptumRx, and rebate aggregators Zinc, Ascent and Emisar in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, his office announced September 22. The complaint alleges the manufacturers inflated list prices for insulin and related diabetes drugs while paying the PBMs rebates and fees for preferred formulary placement.

Filing (Florida Office of the Attorney General) → · WUSF, Bloomberg Law, Fierce Healthcare +1
FLA. 20TH CIR. CT.Litigation

Florida Attorney General sues Evolve Construction over alleged post-hurricane roofing fraud

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sued Evolve Construction LLC, Evolve Construction & Restoration Inc. and six of their principals on September 25, 2026 in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court in Lee County. The complaint alleges the defendants ran an unlicensed roofing operation that solicited homeowners after Hurricane Ian, took insurance proceeds, abandoned repairs and recorded unlawful liens. The Attorney General’s office said at least 80 consumers reported paying more than $1 million for work they did not receive.

Filing (Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida) → · Office of the Attorney General of Florida, Florida Phoenix, FOX 13 Tampa Bay
D. OR.Court order

Oregon federal judge vacates CFPB defunding decisions, declaring Vought funding cutoff unlawful

U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken granted partial summary judgment on Friday to twenty-two state attorneys general challenging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's refusal to request operating funds from the Federal Reserve. The court held that former Acting Director Russell Vought's decision to defund the agency violated the Dodd-Frank Act and the separation of powers. Judge Aiken vacated the defunding decisions and declared the Federal Reserve must transfer the funds the director deems necessary, declining injunctive relief for fiscal 2026.

Opinion (U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon) → · Courthouse News Service, State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General, Law360
MONTGOMERY CNTY. CIR. CT.Litigation

Alabama settles youth safety suit against TikTok for at least $100 million and platform limits

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall finalized an agreement with TikTok Inc. on Friday to resolve state court consumer protection litigation days before scheduled trial. TikTok agreed to pay Alabama an initial $100 million within 45 days, with total payments reaching up to $300 million depending on other state resolutions. The settlement imposes operational restrictions across Alabama, including a two-hour daily use limit for teens, parental controls, and a ban on teen cosmetic filters.

Filing (Office of the Alabama Attorney General) → · Reuters, Associated Press
CAL.People moves

Alston & Bird adds California commercial litigators Donohue and Hutchison

Alston & Bird announced on September 24, 2026 that Devin Donohue and Andy Hutchison joined as partners in its Litigation & Trial Practice Group, Bloomberg Law reported. Donohue joined the Century City office and Hutchison joined San Francisco, expanding the firm’s West Coast commercial litigation bench for complex business disputes, investigations, and consumer-related class actions.

Announcement (Bloomberg Law) → · Alston & Bird
CONN.Litigation

Forty-four state attorneys general reach $2.29 million settlement with Labcorp over AMCA data breach

A bipartisan coalition of forty-four state attorneys general led by Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, with Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Texas as co-leads, finalized an assurance of voluntary compliance with Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings on Thursday. The settlement resolved a multistate investigation into the 2019 data breach at Labcorp's debt collection vendor, American Medical Collection Agency, which exposed records of 27.5 million people. Labcorp agreed to pay $2,287,455 and implement vendor risk management and incident response safeguards.

Filing (Connecticut Office of the Attorney General) → · Office of the Attorney General of Connecticut, Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, GovTech
N.Y. SUP. CT.Litigation

New York sues Polymarket alleging unlicensed gambling while company countersues in federal court

New York Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Kathy Hochul filed an enforcement petition in Manhattan state court on Thursday against QCX LLC, operating as Polymarket US, alleging the prediction market ran an unlicensed gambling business that offered sports event wagers to individuals under twenty-one. Polymarket countersued James and state gaming officials in Manhattan federal court several hours later, asserting that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission holds exclusive regulatory jurisdiction over federally registered event contracts and derivatives exchanges.

Filing (Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York) → · Office of the New York State Attorney General, Reuters, CNBC
U.S. FEDBreaches and incidents

Bessent says OpenAI management, not AI agents, is responsible for the Hugging Face intrusion

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on CNBC on September 21, 2026 that the Hugging Face intrusion is "the responsibility of the OpenAI management, not a bunch of agents," and that the administration will not take liability off AI labs' hands. OpenAI already faces an Alabama subpoena under the state's Deceptive Trade Practices Act, a 15-state preservation demand, and congressional inquiries, with documents due to Senator Josh Hawley by October 1.

Report (CNBC) → · OpenAI, Hugging Face, Alabama Attorney General +4
N.D. CAL.Litigation

British Columbia and school board sue OpenAI over failure to report school-shooting threats

The Province of British Columbia and School District 59 sued OpenAI and Chief Executive Sam Altman in California federal court on Monday, alleging the company failed to alert police to ChatGPT conversations planning a February 2026 school shooting. The complaint asserts OpenAI identified the user as an imminent threat in June 2025 but deactivated the account without notifying Canadian authorities. British Columbia seeks reimbursement for reconstructing Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, psychiatric services, punitive damages, and injunctive safety mandates.

Filing (BC Gov News) → · CityNews Kitchener, Reuters, BBC News
CAL.Regulation

California requires traction-battery labeling, registration, and fees

Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 615 (Chapter 351, Statutes of 2026) on September 20, 2026, adding Part 11 to Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code. Battery suppliers and remanufacturers must register with the Air Resources Board within 90 days of chaptering and update annually. From July 1, 2028, new vehicle traction batteries need a permanent label and remanufacturers must relabel. From July 1, 2029, suppliers pay annual tiered cost-recovery fees; board regulations are due by July 1, 2031.

Enrolled text (California Legislative Information) → · Governor of California
CAL.Regulation

California restricts "reef safe" marketing claims on sunscreen products

Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1744 (Chapter 272, Statutes of 2026) on September 18, 2026, adding Business and Professions Code section 17580.7. From January 1, 2027, no one may represent in advertising or on the label or container of a sunscreen product sold in California that it is “reef safe,” “reef friendly,” “ocean safe” or similar unless the product contains no chemical ultraviolet filters such as oxybenzone or octinoxate. Violations are misdemeanors; the rule covers FDA-regulated over-the-counter sunscreens.

Enrolled text (California Legislative Information) →
CAL.Regulation

California regulates sequential repayment of retirement-community entrance fees

Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1983 (Chapter 281, Statutes of 2026) on September 18, 2026, amending Health and Safety Code sections 1771, 1788 and 1788.4. From January 1, 2027, a continuing care retirement community offering repayable in sequential order contracts must keep a repayment account, number each terminated contract and repay them in that order from later entrance fees. Contracts must disclose the average and longest wait between termination and repayment over the past five years.

Enrolled text (California Legislative Information) →
CAL.People moves

Gibson Dunn hires Paul Weiss products-liability lead Kimberly Branscome and two partners

Gibson Dunn hired a three-partner mass-torts and product-liability trial team from Paul Weiss on September 18, 2026. Kimberly Branscome joins as co-chair of the practice; Yahonnes Cleary and Jonathan Tam join as partners. Branscome and Tam are based in Los Angeles and Cleary in New York, adding first-chair trial depth in pharmaceutical, medical-device, consumer, and industrial matters.

Announcement (Bloomberg Law) → · Gibson Dunn