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Private Student Loan Market Prepared for Federal Loan Changes

Las Vegas, NV – July 15, 2026 – Enterval Analytics, LLC, a prominent student loan analytics firm, has published the 26th edition of its semi-annual Private Student Loan Report. This report provides an in-depth analysis of private student lending trends across the United States. The latest findings reaffirm a decade-long trend of students and families successfully managing their private student loans.

Private student loans are fully underwritten to assess creditworthiness and ability to repay, and 100% are certified by school. As of Q1 2026, early-stage delinquencies, late-stage delinquencies, and gross charge-offs stand at 3.31%, 1.62%, and 2.92%; while the three-year rolling averages stand at 3.26%, 1.64% and 2.67%, respectively.

“Consistent private student loan market performance confirms lenders are well positioned to respond to the needs of families and students as they navigate changes to federal student loan programs,” said John Falb, CEO at Enterval. “Lenders continue to develop new products tailored to the evolving needs of undergraduate and graduate students, leveraging innovation to deliver flexible, student-centered options that expand access while preserving the strong credit discipline that has characterized the private student loan market.”

Based on the latest federal student loan data, approximately 92.55% of student loans are made and managed by the federal government, while the remaining 7.45% of the student loan market as of Q1 2026 are private student loans. Private student loan originations for the first three quarters of AY 2025-2026 are up about 3.61% to a total of $10.04B. Graduate level programs make up 10.72% of the private student loans made during this same period.

This report reflects approximately 78% of the active in-school private student loan lender market in the United States including contributions from Citizens Bank, N.A., Navient, Sallie Mae Bank, and College Ave, as well as, SoFi, Granite Edvance, Higher Education Servicing Corporation, InvestEd, KHELSC, Oklahoma Higher Education Loan Program, PHEAA, RISLA, South Carolina Student Loan, and VSAC.

For a detailed analysis, the full report is available at https://www.enterval.com/#reports.

About Enterval

Enterval Analytics was formed to provide industry leading research, tools, and insights for the private student loan market. With a dedicated team of seasoned professionals, with specialized experience in data analysis, finance, student loan portfolio management, higher education policy, public and government relations – Enterval is uniquely positioned to deliver reporting and software tool solutions focused on the higher education space. For more information about Enterval, visit www.enterval.com

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New York, NY – July 14, 2026 – In a Fast-Track SWIFT challenge brought by Project Applecart LLC, BBB National Programs’ National Advertising Division recommended that Rational 360, Inc. subsidiary, Pinpoint Targeting, modify or discontinue challenged claims that Pinpoint Targeting’s technology “found” individuals on LinkedIn.

Fast-Track SWIFT is an expedited process designed for single-issue advertising cases before the National Advertising Division (NAD).

Applecart and Pinpoint Targeting offer competing marketing technology and services to those who wish to reach business and policy decision makers. At issue for NAD were whether claims in a LinkedIn advertising campaign, including “We Told You Pinpoint Targeting Could Find You. It Just Did. It Can Find Your Decisionmakers Too,” convey that Pinpoint Targeting’s proprietary technology was used to identify and reach specific individuals versus routine behavioral advertising reliant on LinkedIn’s features.

NAD determined that one reasonable takeaway from the advertisement is that Pinpoint Targeting’s proprietary technology played a primary role in placing the ad before the recipient. The ad directly addresses the recipient and presents its appearance as a demonstration of Pinpoint Targeting’s capabilities. NAD further noted that the shift in phrasing from “we” to “it” reinforces the message that a specific technology was responsible for locating the individual.

In the context of an ad presented as a demonstration of Pinpoint Targeting’s capabilities, NAD concluded that reasonable consumers may take away that Pinpoint Targeting’s technology was more involved in placing the ad than supported by the record.

Accordingly, NAD recommended that Pinpoint Targeting modify or discontinue the challenged advertising to avoid conveying a message that overstates the extent to which Pinpoint Targeting’s proprietary technology was used to target and find specific individuals on LinkedIn.

In its advertiser statement, Pinpoint Technology stated that although it disagrees with NAD’s decision, it “will comply with NAD’s recommendations.”

All BBB National Programs case decision summaries can be found in the case decision library. For the full text of NAD, NARB, and CARU decisions, subscribe to the online archive. Per NAD/NARB Procedures, this release may not be used for promotional purposes.

About BBB National Programs: BBB National Programs, a non-profit organization, is the home of U.S. independent industry self-regulation, currently operating more than 20 globally recognized programs that have been helping enhance consumer trust in business for more than 50 years. These programs provide third-party accountability and dispute resolution services that address existing and emerging industry issues, create fair competition for businesses, and a better experience for consumers. BBB National Programs continues to evolve its work and grow its impact by providing business guidance and fostering best practices in advertising, child-and-teen-directed marketing, data privacy, dispute resolution, automobile warranty, technology, and emerging areas. To learn more, visit bbbprograms.org.

About the National Advertising Division: The National Advertising Division (NAD) of BBB National Programs provides independent self-regulation and dispute resolution services, guiding the truthfulness of advertising across the U.S. NAD reviews national advertising in all media and its decisions set consistent standards for advertising truth and accuracy, delivering meaningful protection to consumers and creating fair competition for business.

New York, NY – July 8, 2026 – Following a challenge brought by Professional Disposables International, Inc. (PDI), BBB National Programs’ National Advertising Division recommended that AceJan Capital LLC discontinue certain express and implied claims regarding the efficacy of its hypochlorous acid (HOCl) on-site generator and modify its advertising to avoid conveying unsupported efficacy messages.

PDI and AceJan compete in the market for disinfection products sold to hospitals and healthcare facilities. PDI markets EPA-registered surface disinfectants and AceJan markets an on-site HOCl generator sold under names including the Medama HOCl Generator and AceJan Capital HOCl. The generator uses water, salt, and electricity to produce HOCl on-site for use in healthcare facilities, and AceJan places and supports the generator in hospitals.

PDI challenged claims that AceJan’s HOCl solution kills C. diff., a serious healthcare-associated pathogen, in five minutes, including label claims such as “5 Minute C. diff contact Time” and “For Clostridium difficile (C. diff.), a 5-minute contact time on a pre-cleaned surface is required.”

In support of its claims, AceJan relied on a laboratory study that it argued demonstrated the efficacy of HOCl generated by its system against C. diff. spores on hard, non-porous surfaces and submitted generator monitoring data intended to demonstrate consistency in the HOCl solution produced by its system.

Although the National Advertising Division (NAD) recognized that the submitted study included several indicia of reliability, NAD determined that AceJan did not provide competent and reliable scientific evidence sufficient to support claims that the HOCl Generator produces a solution that kills C. diff. spores in five minutes. NAD found that the record did not demonstrate that the spore preparation and qualification were sufficiently rigorous or that the laboratory results and generator monitoring data adequately supported the challenged five-minute efficacy claim under ordinary use conditions.

Accordingly, NAD recommended that AceJan discontinue the challenged five-minute C. diff. claims and modify its advertising to avoid conveying the unsupported message that the HOCl Generator produces a hypochlorous acid solution that kills C. diff. in five minutes.

During the proceeding, AceJan voluntarily agreed to permanently discontinue certain challenged express claims related to its EPA registration and EPA-related disinfectant efficacy. NAD will treat the discontinued claims, for compliance purposes, as though NAD recommended they be discontinued.

In its advertiser statement, AceJan stated that “although AceJan respectfully disagrees with NAD’s conclusion,” it will “comply with NAD’s decision.”

All BBB National Programs case decision summaries can be found in the case decision library. For the full text of NAD, NARB, and CARU decisions, subscribe to the online archive. Per NAD/NARB Procedures, this release may not be used for promotional purposes.

About BBB National Programs: BBB National Programs, a non-profit organization, is the home of U.S. independent industry self-regulation, currently operating more than 20 globally recognized programs that have been helping enhance consumer trust in business for more than 50 years. These programs provide third-party accountability and dispute resolution services that address existing and emerging industry issues, create fair competition for businesses, and a better experience for consumers. BBB National Programs continues to evolve its work and grow its impact by providing business guidance and fostering best practices in advertising, child-and-teen-directed marketing, data privacy, dispute resolution, automobile warranty, technology, and emerging areas. To learn more, visit bbbprograms.org.

About the National Advertising Division: The National Advertising Division (NAD) of BBB National Programs provides independent self-regulation and dispute resolution services, guiding the truthfulness of advertising across the U.S. NAD reviews national advertising in all media and its decisions set consistent standards for advertising truth and accuracy, delivering meaningful protection to consumers and creating fair competition for

New AI capabilities automate routine legal work and enable in-house teams to focus on strategic advisory, risk mitigation, and business collaboration

NEW YORK, July 8, 2026 — LexisNexis^® Legal & Professional today announced private, secure, authoritative legal AI designed specifically for in-house legal and compliance teams, available in Lexis+^® with Protégé. The fully integrated platform powers the use of AI in the day-to-day experiences for in-house attorneys, paralegals, legal operations professionals, and compliance officers – freeing them to focus their time on higher-value activities such as advising the business, proactively mitigating risk, and collaborating more effectively across the organization.

“In-house teams operate under unique pressures that cut across legal and business demands – they need to move at pace with evolving market factors, drive legal results that stay ahead of their businesses, and manage risk across an entire organization,” said Sean Fitzpatrick, CEO, LexisNexis Legal. “Lexis+ with Protégé is now enhanced in direct response to what our in-house customers told us they needed, and this is just the beginning. We’re continuously adding capabilities as our proprietary AI technology unlocks next-level legal work quality and value gains for customers.”

The platform is designed for flexibility, allowing customers to configure it around their core use cases – whether drafting, contracting, compliance monitoring, or workflow automation. It also includes more than 100 pre-built workflows and over 50 skills developed by LexisNexis, including integration of Anthropic’s Claude legal plugin suite, all grounded in the company’s essential content repository of more than 200 billion documents and records. When applicable, outputs remain Shepardized and source-cited, and users can add premium services such as StateNet^® for compliance coverage and Lex Machina^® for litigation intelligence.

“In-house legal teams have historically been underserved by legal technology built to the lowest common denominator or with law firms in mind, which often left in-house teams wanting more,” said Robb Hern, GM of Corporate Legal at LexisNexis. “Those days are over. By combining our content depth with purpose-built AI workflows, we can help in-house teams work smarter, reduce risk, and demonstrate greater value to their internal business partners.”

New in-house capabilities in Lexis+ with Protégé are available immediately. To learn more, visit: https://legal.lexisnexis.com/Protege_In-House

About LexisNexis^® Legal & Professional

LexisNexis^® Legal & Professional provides AI-powered legal, regulatory, business information, analytics, and workflows that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis^® and Nexis^® services. LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,900 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers.

Milestone reflects LexisNexis’s leadership in delivering secure, compliant, cloud-based legal technology to U.S. government agencies

NEW YORK, July 7, 2026 — LexisNexis^® Legal & Professional today announced that Lexis+^® for Government has become the first legal research solution to achieve FedRAMP^® Certified status, providing government legal professionals with a trusted platform that meets the highest standards of security for sensitive legal work.

Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) provides the U.S. government’s standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services. It has become the gold standard for evaluating and authorizing cloud services that process unclassified federal information. FedRAMP compliance is particularly important for government legal departments, which routinely manage sensitive information, confidential legal matters, and personally identifiable information.

“Lexis+ for Government is the only legal research solution to achieve FedRAMP Certified status and reflects our commitment to delivering trusted legal technology solutions that meet the federal government’s rigorous security, assessment, and continuous monitoring requirements,” said Sean Fitzpatrick, CEO, LexisNexis Legal. “We are grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of General Counsel, for its sponsorship and support on this important milestone and value the opportunity to partner with them to help government legal professionals access authoritative legal intelligence and work efficiently, maintaining confidence that sensitive information is protected.”

LexisNexis provides a broad portfolio of legal technology solutions that support federal government agencies. As part of its initial FedRAMP scope, Lexis+ for Government includes a comprehensive research experience with access to primary and secondary law, Shepard’s® citation validation, document analysis, and folders capabilities, enabling attorneys to securely upload documents, organize work product, and collaborate within a trusted environment. LexisNexis plans to expand the FedRAMP-certified capabilities of Lexis+ for Government over the coming months, including AI-powered functionality.

Lexis+ for Government is listed in the FedRAMP Marketplace, the federal government’s official repository of cloud service offerings that have achieved FedRAMP designations.

To learn more about Lexis+ for Government, visit: www.lexisnexis.com/lexisplusgov.

About LexisNexis^® Legal & Professional

LexisNexis^® Legal & Professional provides AI-powered legal, regulatory, business information, analytics, and workflows that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis^® and Nexis^® services. LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,900 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers.

New York, NY – July 7, 2026 – In a challenge brought by The Gillette Company, BBB National Programs’ National Advertising Division found that Mammoth Brands, Inc. (Harry’s) provided a reasonable basis for certain claims for its Harry’s Plus razors.

Gillette and Harry’s compete in the refillable five-blade cartridge razor market. At issue for the National Advertising Division (NAD) were express and implied claims made by Harry’s in advertising for its Harry’s Plus razors, including claims related to a consumer survey, pricing comparisons, and patents.

NAD concluded that the challenged claims, including “70% of Gillette users said they would shave with Harry’s Plus,” “80% of Gillette users like the feeling of Harry’s Plus,” and “4 out of 5 Gillette users like the feeling of Harry’s Plus,” did not reasonably convey the implied comparative message that the great majority of Gillette users like Harry’s Plus as much as Gillette Fusion5 or Gillette more generally. NAD also determined that Harry’s evidence was sufficiently reliable to support the challenged claims.

NAD also examined Harry’s pricing claims, including claims comparing Harry’s Original and Harry’s Plus 8-count refills to Gillette Fusion5 ProGlide refills, as well as related “Stop Getting Ripped Off” claims. NAD found the pricing comparison claims supported and determined that the related challenged language, while somewhat hyperbolic, was not false or misleading.

During the proceeding, Harry’s agreed to modify certain other pricing claims to include a disclosure of shipping fees. NAD will treat the modified claims, for compliance purposes, as though NAD recommended the modifications and Harry’s agreed to comply.

In addition, NAD determined Harry’s supported its patent-related claim that “Big Razor has taken out countless patents on razor designs to limit customers’ choices. The good news is that patents expire. And they did. [Harry’s founders] could finally achieve the holy grail of shaving.” NAD concluded that the challenged video did not reasonably convey the implied message that Harry’s can—and has—copied all of Gillette’s razor technology to produce a razor of equal caliber.

During the inquiry, Harry’s informed NAD that it had permanently discontinued the claim “81% of guys liked [Harry’s Plus] more than Fusion5”/“81% of guys prefer Harry’s Plus to Gillette.” NAD will treat the discontinued claim, for compliance purposes, as though NAD recommended it be discontinued.

In its advertiser statement, Harry’s stated that it “supports the self-regulatory process and thanks NAD for its time and careful consideration.”

All BBB National Programs case decision summaries can be found in the case decision library. For the full text of NAD, NARB, and CARU decisions, subscribe to the online archive. Pursuant to NAD/NARB Procedures, this release may not be used for promotional purposes.

About BBB National Programs: BBB National Programs, a non-profit organization, is the home of U.S. independent industry self-regulation, currently operating more than 20 globally recognized programs that have been helping enhance consumer trust in business for more than 50 years. These programs provide third-party accountability and dispute resolution services that address existing and emerging industry issues, create fair competition for businesses, and a better experience for consumers. BBB National Programs continues to evolve its work and grow its impact by providing business guidance and fostering best practices in advertising, child-and-teen-directed marketing, data privacy, dispute resolution, automobile warranty, technology, and emerging areas. To learn more, visit bbbprograms.org.

About the National Advertising Division: The National Advertising Division (NAD) of BBB National Programs provides independent self-regulation and dispute resolution services, guiding the truthfulness of advertising across the U.S. NAD reviews national advertising in all media and its decisions set consistent standards for advertising truth and accuracy, delivering meaningful protection to consumers and creating fair competition for business.

Fondé sur des sources faisant autorité pouvant être citées en référence, Lexis+ avec Protégé offre la plateforme d’IA juridique la plus intégrée et la plus intuitive pour soutenir les travaux juridiques complexes, la conception de démarches personnalisées et un éventail plus large de tâches liées à l’intelligence artificielle.

TORONTO, LE 17 JUIN 2026 – LexisNexis^® Legal & Professional, chef de file mondial en information juridique, en analytique et en solutions de démarches juridiques alimentées par l’intelligence artificielle, a annoncé aujourd’hui la disponibilité générale de Lexis+^® avec Protégé, qui offre des démarches juridiques complètes alimentées par l’intelligence artificielle et spécialement conçues pour le secteur juridique, grâce à une nouvelle interface utilisateur conçue pour permettre la réalisation d’un travail juridique fiable à partir d’une seule requête.

S’appuyant sur les capacités d’IA agentive faisant autorité déjà offertes par Lexis+ AI – notamment la recherche conversationnelle, la rédaction juridique personnalisée, l’importation de documents, le résumé et l’analyse – les professionnels du droit peuvent désormais automatiser une plus grande partie de leur travail grâce à Lexis+ avec Protégé, notre nouvelle plateforme phare intégrée qui remplace Lexis+ AI.

Les utilisateurs peuvent poser toute question juridique à l’aide d’une seule boîte de requête conversationnelle et accéder en toute fluidité à plusieurs fonctionnalités de démarches préconfigurées.

Comme auparavant avec Lexis+ AI, Lexis+ avec Protégé permet aux utilisateurs de travailler de façon sécurisée avec leurs propres documents, le contenu canadien de LexisNexis faisant autorité ainsi que les principaux modèles d’IA générale, tout en réduisant les risques associés au passage d’un outil d’intelligence artificielle à un autre.

« Les professionnels du droit au Canada subissent une pression réelle pour en faire davantage avec moins de ressources, et ils ont besoin d’outils qui reflètent réellement la façon dont le travail juridique est effectué », a déclaré Sam Puchala, président et directeur général de LexisNexis Canada. « Lexis+ avec Protégé réunit un contenu juridique exhaustif et des sources vérifiables pouvant être citées en référence dans un environnement sécurisé. La plateforme a été conçue spécifiquement pour la pratique du droit et non adaptée à partir d’une IA à usage général, ce qui permet aux équipes de gérer leurs dossiers du début à la fin tout en ayant l’assurance que leur travail est uniforme et défendable. »

Les nouvelles fonctionnalités de démarches offertes dans Lexis+ avec Protégé aident les professionnels du droit à réaliser des travaux complexes plus rapidement, à améliorer l’uniformité entre les dossiers et à fournir des résultats de grande qualité à grande échelle. Dès sa disponibilité générale, Lexis+ avec Protégé prend en charge une vaste gamme de démarches juridiques prêtes à l’emploi, appuyées par le contenu canadien de LexisNexis.

Au sein de la nouvelle plateforme, les professionnels du droit peuvent simplifier et automatiser un travail de grande qualité grâce à :

• Des démarches préconfigurées pour les litiges, le travail transactionnel et les tâches juridiques courantes, alimentées par des modèles d’IA générale sécurisés et enrichis par LexisNexis provenant d’Anthropic et d’OpenAI. Parmi les exemples figurent la rédaction d’une demande à la cour, la génération de conventions de location, la création de documents ou de clauses transactionnels et le résumé d’entrevues.

Par ailleurs, l’entreprise déploie un service d’accompagnement personnalisé qui aide les organisations à tirer pleinement parti de Lexis+ avec Protégé grâce à un programme à forte valeur ajoutée combinant l’expertise-conseil et un soutien pratique. Des équipes spécialisées en démarches travaillent directement avec les clients afin de repérer les possibilités d’automatisation des démarches et d’offrir de la formation personnalisée ainsi qu’un soutien à l’adoption adapté aux priorités, aux processus et aux cas d’utilisation propres à chaque cabinet.

Pour en savoir plus sur Lexis+ avec Protégé, visitez :
www.lexisnexis.com/fr-ca/lexis-plus-protege

Pour en savoir plus sur l’assistant IA juridique Protégé :
https://www.lexisnexis.com/fr-ca/produits/protege

À propos de LexisNexis^® Legal & Professional

LexisNexis^® Legal & Professional fournit de l’information juridique, réglementaire et commerciale, de l’analytique ainsi que des démarches alimentées par l’intelligence artificielle qui aident les clients à accroître leur productivité, à améliorer leur prise de décision, à obtenir de meilleurs résultats et à faire progresser la primauté du droit partout dans le monde.

À titre de pionnière du numérique, l’entreprise a été la première à rendre accessibles en ligne l’information juridique et commerciale grâce à ses services Lexis^® et Nexis^®.

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, qui sert des clients dans plus de 150 pays et compte 11 900 employés à l’échelle mondiale, fait partie de RELX, un fournisseur mondial d’outils d’analytique et d’aide à la décision fondés sur l’information destinés aux professionnels et aux entreprises.

Grounded in citable authority, Lexis+ with Protégé delivers the most integrated and intuitive legal AI platform to support complex legal work, custom workflow design, and broader AI tasks

TORONTO, JUNE 17, 2026 – LexisNexis^® Legal & Professional, a global leader in legal information, analytics, and AI-powered legal workflow solutions, today announced the general availability of Lexis+^® with Protégé, delivering purpose-built, end-to-end legal AI workflows with a new user interface designed to make trusted legal work possible with one prompt. Building on the authoritative agentic AI capabilities already available via Lexis+ AI – including conversational research, personalized legal drafting, document upload, summarization, and analysis – legal professionals can now automate more of their work using Lexis+ with Protégé, our new, integrated flagship platform that replaces Lexis+ AI. Customers can ask any legal question using a single, conversational prompt box, and seamlessly access several pre-built workflow capabilities. As with Lexis+ AI before it, Lexis+ with Protégé lets users securely work with their own documents, authoritative LexisNexis Canada content, and leading general AI models while reducing the risks associated with switching between multiple AI tools.

“Canadian legal professionals are under real pressure to do more with less, and they need tools that actually reflect how legal work gets done,” said Sam Puchala, President and General Manager of LexisNexis Canada. “Lexis+ with Protégé brings together comprehensive legal content and verifiable, citable sources in a secure environment. It is designed specifically for legal practice, not adapted from general-purpose AI, which means teams can work through matters from start to finish and trust that what they are producing is consistent and defensible.”

New workflow capabilities within Lexis+ with Protégé help legal professionals complete complex work faster, improve consistency across matters, and deliver high-quality results at scale. At general availability, Lexis+ with Protégé supports a broad range of ready-to-run legal workflows backed by LexisNexis Canada content.

Within the new platform, legal professionals can streamline and automate high-quality work by using:

• Pre-built workflows for litigation, transactional work, and everyday legal tasks, powered by LexisNexis-enhanced and secure general AI models from Anthropic and OpenAI. Examples include drafting a motion; generating lease agreements; creating transactional documents or clauses; and summarizing interviews.

Additionally, the company is rolling out a white glove service that helps organizations get the most out of Lexis+ with Protégé through a high-touch program combining expert guidance with practical support. Specialized workflow teams work directly with customers to identify opportunities for workflow automation and deliver customized training and adoption support based on each firm’s priorities, processes, and use cases.

To learn more about Lexis+ with Protégé visit: www.lexisnexis.com/en-ca/lexis-plus-protege and the AI legal assistant Protégé: www.lexisnexis.com/en-ca/protege.

About LexisNexis^® Legal & Professional  

LexisNexis^® Legal & Professional provides AI-powered legal, regulatory, business information, analytics, and workflows that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis^® and Nexis^® services. LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,900 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers.

New report analyzes counsel performance in major civil litigation outcomes from 2023 to 2025, highlighting trends in high-value trials and damage awards across U.S. federal courts and select state courts.

San Jose, CA — June 16, 2026 — LexisNexis^® Legal & Professional today released the Lex Machina^® 2026 Law Firms Activity Report, a data-driven analysis designed to help corporate legal departments and law firms evaluate outside counsel experience, benchmark litigation teams, and plan strategy for high-stakes civil matters. Using litigation data analytics from Lex Machina, the LexisNexis^® Legal Analytics^® platform, the report analyzes major damage awards, trials, and appeals from 2023 to 2025 across U.S. federal courts and select state courts.

Key findings from the report include:

• Government entities dominated contested judicial outcomes in federal district and appellate courts: From 2023 through 2025, federal government agencies secured the largest damages awards through contested judicial rulings, including summary judgment and bench trial outcomes. During the same period, government attorneys also led in terms of civil appellate victories in the federal circuit courts, both for appellants and appellees, even excluding prisoner rights and Social Security appeals.

• Private law firms led for jury trial awards in federal courts: For jury-awarded damages, private law firms dominate the list of top earning law offices from 2023 to 2025, with ten law firms each directly responsible for achieving more than $1 billion in principal damages via plaintiffs’ jury verdicts in federal courts from 2023 to 2025.

• Massive jury verdict awards in Los Angeles Superior Court: From 2023 through 2025, plaintiffs secured more than $2.4 billion in principal damages through jury verdicts in Los Angeles Superior Court alone, underscoring the scale of high-exposure civil litigation in one of the nation’s busiest trial courts.

“No doubt, the Lex Machina 2026 Law Firms Activity Report is a great tool for corporate legal departments when looking for experienced civil legal counsel, and it is also a great source of information for students and researchers, as it allows them to learn who the top civil law firm litigators are in some of the most active courts in the US, the amounts awarded in their lawsuits, and the issues that are the subject of litigation,” said Juan-Andrés Fuentes, research librarian at Harvard Law School.

“High-stakes litigation decisions are too important to rely on anecdote alone,” said Eric Wright, senior vice president for Lex Machina at LexisNexis. “The Law Firms Activity Report helps general counsel, corporate legal teams, and law firms evaluate demonstrated experience in trials, damages awards, contested rulings, and appeals. With Lex Machina, legal teams can make more data-informed decisions about outside counsel selection, matter staffing, litigation strategy, and business development.”

To request a copy of the report, visit LexisNexis.com/LexMachina.  

The Lex Machina platform equips litigation professionals to develop stronger case strategies and generate business. From precise timing metrics that inform legal budgeting to trend data on top law firms and leading judges, Lex Machina supplements traditional legal research and experience with customized, data-backed insights. These insights help lawyers identify and pursue new matters, navigate motion and trial strategies, and negotiate smarter settlements, ultimately giving firms a competitive edge in litigation.

About LexisNexis^® Legal & Professional 

LexisNexis^® Legal & Professional provides AI-powered legal, regulatory, business information, analytics and workflows that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis^® and Nexis^® services. LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,900 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers.

About Lex Machina 

Lex Machina^® fundamentally changes how companies and law firms compete in the business and practice of law. The company provides strategic insights on judges, lawyers, law firms, parties, and other critical information across 22 federal practice areas and a rapidly growing number of state courts. Lex Machina allows law firms and companies to anticipate the behaviors and outcomes that different legal strategies will produce, supporting more effective case strategy and business development efforts.

Lex Machina was named Winner of the “Overall LegalTech Data Solution Provider of the Year” LegalTech Breakthrough Award 2025, “Best Data Analytics & Insight Solution” 2025 CODiE Award, and Winner of the “Media Excellence Award” for Analytics/Big Data 2024. Based in Silicon Valley, Lex Machina is part of LexisNexis^®, a leading global provider of legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics. For more information, please visit https://www.lexisnexis.com/en-us/products/lex-machina.page.

Juan-Andrés Fuentes is a customer of Lex Machina.

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Four cat-inspired designs bring the work of Edie McKee Harper into handcrafted ceramic tile

ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 13, 2026 — Motawi Tileworks is introducing four new ceramic art tiles based on the work of Edie McKee Harper (1922–2010), marking the first time the artist’s work has been translated into tile by the Ann Arbor studio.

Developed in partnership with the Charley Harper Art Studio, the collection features four feline-themed designs: 6×8 Sleepy Time Tom, 6×8 Crazy Quilt Cat, 4×8 Baskit, and 4×4 Magnificat. The tiles are available beginning immediately through Motawi Tileworks and its network of retailers nationwide.

Known for her modernist paintings, photography, enamels, textiles, and illustrations, Edie McKee Harper created a body of work that was both playful and disciplined. While her husband, Charley Harper, became famous for his “minimal realism” wildlife illustrations, Edie developed a distinct artistic voice of her own, often returning to themes of cats, children, childhood memories, and faith.

“These designs felt immediately at home in tile,” said Nawal Motawi, founder and artistic director of Motawi Tileworks. “Edie’s work shares the clarity and economy of form that make a design successful in our medium, but her cats bring a warmth, humor, and personality all their own.”

The release expands a creative partnership that has connected Motawi Tileworks and the Charley Harper Art Studio for nearly two decades. Since the introduction of the first Charley Harper tile, Upside Downside, Motawi has adapted dozens of Harper designs into handcrafted ceramic art tiles collected throughout North America.

For Brett Harper, director of the Charley Harper Art Studio, the new collection represents an opportunity to introduce audiences to another important voice in American modernism.

“A lot of people know Charley’s work, but my mother was an accomplished artist in her own right,” Harper said. “I’m excited to see her cats come to life in tile and to see collectors discover her work.”

Each tile is handcrafted in Ann Arbor using Motawi’s signature Cuenca technique, in which raised clay lines separate pools of hand-applied glaze. The process allows Harper’s bold forms, geometric compositions, and carefully balanced colors to translate naturally from paper to clay.

The launch comes as interest in Edie McKee Harper’s work continues to grow. On October 17, the Taft Museum of Art in Cincinnati will open Edie McKee Harper: Modernist at Play, a major retrospective featuring more than 100 works spanning photography, painting, enamel, weaving, illustration, and printmaking.

About Motawi Tileworks

Founded in 1992, Motawi Tileworks creates handcrafted ceramic art tiles in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The studio is known for adapting the work of influential artists, architects, and designers—including Charley Harper, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Dard Hunter—into ceramic art using traditional tilemaking techniques. Motawi tiles are sold through galleries, museum stores, specialty retailers, and directly through Motawi.com.