In a high-stakes decision on expert exclusion authored late last month, the District Court for the Northern District of California granted defendants’ motion to exclude plaintiffs’ general causation expert witnesses in In re Baby Food Products Liability Litigation—a consolidated mass tort of over 100 pending cases regarding the alleged presence of toxic heavy metals in baby food.

Although the March 18, 2026 deadline for directors and officers of foreign private issuers (FPIs) to file their initial Form 3 and other required Section 16(a) reports with the SEC under the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act (HFIAA) has now passed, the SEC staff has provided additional no-action relief with respect to compliance with the filing requirements for insiders of FPIs that are headquartered or organized in Israel or any other jurisdiction in the region directly impacted by the ongoing military conflict with Iran.

The annual False Claims Act (FCA) recovery statistics issued by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for Fiscal Year 2025 represent the highest single-year recovery in FCA history, underscoring that the FCA remains one of the government’s most effective tools for combating frauds involving federal funds. Winston attorneys outline expectations for FCA enforcement in 2026 and beyond based on an analysis of FY 2025 FCA activity and the priorities and goals of the current administration.