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8.02.23

2023 Automotive Trends Check-In: Trending Up or Trending Down? Spotlight: Autonomous Vehicles

It’s been several months since we surveyed top automotive executives and insiders on the major legal issues facing the industry for our 2023 Automotive Trends Report. As the automotive world continues…

7.18.23

2023 Automotive Trends Check-In: Trending Up or Trending Down? Spotlight: Electric Vehicles

It’s been several months since we surveyed top automotive executives and insiders on the major legal issues facing the industry for our 2023 Automotive Trends Report. As the automotive world continues…

6.15.23

Texas Passes One of the Strongest Data Privacy Laws in the Nation

Technologies like built-in navigation, driver-assistance systems and integral telematics, and mobile device synchronization increasingly bring data privacy to the forefront in the auto industry. While…

9.19.24

Dykema’s 2024 Automotive Trends Webinar Series: Electric and Autonomous Vehicles

During this webinar we will discuss EV and AV driver liability and litigation, new laws governing AVs and EVs and evolving safety regulations, NHTSA reporting requirements, and environmental law…

2.23.23

Dykema’s 2023 Automotive Trends Report Webinar Series: E/AV, IP, Government Regulations

Many respondents expressed an industry-wide focus on legal benefits and risks tied to new electric and autonomous vehicle technologies, including increased government regulation and incentives and…

8.23.22

ADAS/ADS Update: What’s Trending in Regulatory, Litigation and Legislation

Join Dykema attorney Clay Cossé and Dynamic Analysis Group expert Jeff Dinges for a discussion of trends and emerging issues in ADAS/ADS litigation.

8.16.24

One Minute Matters [Video]: Is NHTSA About to Update Seatback Standards for the First Time in 60 Years? (with Clay Cossé)

In response to safety concerns regarding rear seat occupants, NHTSA just issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to gather feedback on potential updates to FMVSS 207—the first potential change…

7.16.24

One Minute Matters [Video]: Breaking Down NHTSA's Ambitious New Plan to Reduce Vehicle and Pedestrian Crashes (with Clay Cossé)

A bold new regulation from NHTSA aims to put Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) in every new passenger car and light truck by Sept. 2029. What does this mean for automakers? Clay Cossé shares key…

8.15.24

216 Dykema Lawyers Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 and Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch”

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that 216 of its attorneys, in multiple practice areas and markets, have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 guide and the Best…

6.12.24

Legal 500 U.S. 2024 Ranks Dykema Among Nation’s Best in Automotive, Cannabis, and Native American Law

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that the firm’s Automotive Product Liability and Class Action Litigation; Automotive and Transportation; Cannabis; Gaming and Native American Law,…

3.13.24

Dykema Successfully Defends Nissan North America, Inc. in Product Liability Case in Houston

The Dykema team of Michael Carey, Daniela Gonzales Aldape, Clay Cossé, Melanie Fry, and Mickey Stevens successfully defended Nissan North America, Inc. in a three-week jury trial in Houston, Texas. 

2.14.24

2024 Automotive Trends

Dykema’s 2nd Annual Automotive Trends Report has taken the pulse of industry leaders—from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and suppliers to seasoned executives and key decision-makers—to…