Texas Rising: Texas’ Rise as a Premier Domicile
While Delaware has long been regarded as the gold standard for corporate domiciles, boasting a well-established body of corporate law and a highly specialized Court of Chancery, the State of Texas has rapidly been working to close the gap.[1] This momentum has been sustained by the State’s statutory framework, practiced judicial restraint, and numerous socioeconomic incentives that come with operating in Texas. (more…)
Congress Eliminates Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Penalties for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks
In one of its many changes, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, enacted on July 4, 2025, eliminated civil penalties for noncompliance with federal fuel economy standards. Specifically, Section 40006 of the Act amends the language of the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) statute to reset the maximum civil penalty to $0.00. Although the statute and its implementing regulations otherwise remain in place, this amendment removes any civil penalties for producing passenger cars and light trucks that do not meet fuel economy requirements.
New York Passes Second-in-the-Nation Climate Change Superfund Act
On Thursday, December 26, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the second-in-the-nation Climate Change Superfund Act (the “Act”). The Act had first passed the New York legislature in June 2024, shortly after Vermont’s Climate Superfund Act became law. See, Sidley Update.
