Federal actions in August 2025 restored the Department of Labor’s 2020, principles-based view on alternatives in 401(k)s, which means defined-contribution plans can now hold DC-wrapped private credit that looks a lot like bank paper—so lenders should start originating, documenting, and servicing loans in a way plan fiduciaries can actually buy.

New generic listing standards and in-kind mechanics may move crypto ETFs from one-off approvals to a predictable framework—potentially accelerating launches—while leaving substantive investor-protection guardrails intact.

Lozano v. Sappo clarifies that Tennessee’s twenty-year tax-payment statute (§ 28-2-110(a)) rarely defeats a prescriptive-easement claim at the pleadings stage and, even if it might apply, it functions as an affirmative defense that must plainly appear on the face of the complaint.

MidSouth Construction, LLC v. Burstiner underscores that in Tennessee, an arbitration award is virtually unassailable - unless a challenger proves one of the five defects enumerated in the Tennessee Uniform Arbitration Act, courts must confirm the award and will ignore every other objection, however compelling.

In a 2024 decision, the Tennessee Court of Appeals held that a factory-built CrossMod home is NOT a “mobile home” under a 1978 deed restriction, reinforcing the rule that only truly movable dwellings fall within such bans and offering fresh guidance for drafters, lenders, and homeowner associations.