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Alston & Bird

NYDFS Issues Final Circular Letter Guidance on Use of AI in Insurance Underwriting and Pricing

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On July 11, 2024, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) released Insurance Circular Letter No. 7, which establishes guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence systems (“AIS”) and external consumer data...more

Pillsbury - Global Sourcing Practice

Old Tricks for the New Dog: Why Traditional Technology Sourcing Best Practice Is Relevant for Cutting-Edge AI

Since the release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, the intense hype around large language models (LLMs) and complex AI systems has exploded. Organizations have rushed to both try and buy these new tools. Along with it, a flood of...more

Pillsbury - Global Sourcing Practice

Drafting Limitation of Liability Clauses: Practical Tips from the UK High Court

A decision of the High Court of the United Kingdom earlier this year is an important reminder that the limitation of liability clause remains a crucial piece of any high value or complex contractual arrangement. The...more

Snell & Wilmer

Preparing for SEC’s New Cybersecurity Rules

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On July 26, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted final rules relating to enhanced cybersecurity disclosures, which became effective on September 5, 2023 (the “Final Rules”). Beginning in December...more

Cooley LLP

[Webinar] AI + Commercial Considerations - December 6th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PST

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Cooley’s AI Talks series highlights multidisciplinary perspectives on artificial intelligence and showcases the firm’s subject matter knowledge on the intricacies – and complexities – of large language models, machine...more

Fisher Phillips

This One Simple Change to Your HR Vendor Contracts Can Help You Avoid Additional CCPA Burdens

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For employers, complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) can be quite burdensome. So if you can identify a simple way to reduce your obligations under this law, you should typically jump at the opportunity....more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 4, April 2023

Tech Vendors and Cybersecurity – Are They Responsible? It has long been recommended that when you contract with a technology vendor that you include an indemnity clause in the contract wherein the vendor will indemnify you...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Tech Vendors and Cybersecurity – Are They Responsible?

It has long been recommended that when you contract with a technology vendor that you include an indemnity clause in the contract wherein the vendor will indemnify you if its product is compromised and results in a data...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

What makes a vendor management program ESG-compliant?

CEP Magazine – April 2022 - As the entire industry is facing the shift to a more formalized reporting system for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) programs, the most important components of the programs can no...more

BakerHostetler

The Impact of Data Security Incident Trends on Commercial Transactions: Part III – Vendor Agreement Resolutions for 2022

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As the BakerHostetler Digital Risk Advisory and Cybersecurity team wraps up the 2022 edition of annual Data Security Incident Response (DSIR) Report, we take one last look at the findings in the 2021 edition of the report to...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: August 2021

“The history of the ADA did not begin on July 26, 1990, at the signing ceremony at the White House. It did not begin in 1988 when the first ADA was introduced in Congress. The ADA story began a long time ago in cities and...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Suspension Rights in SaaS Agreements

Customers engaging a software as a service (SaaS) vendor often end up using the vendor’s form agreement, which can range from being extremely vendor friendly to middle of the road. Regardless of where it falls on the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Contact Tracing Vendor Loses State Contract Over Data Breach

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced this week that the Commonwealth will not continue to do business with its contact tracing vendor following a security incident that potentially exposed the personal information of...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Virginia Passes Comprehensive Data Privacy Law

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With incredible speed, Virginia became the second state in the United States with a comprehensive data privacy law. Virginia’s law is called the Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA). The CDPA is effective January 1, 2023,...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

2021 Project: Update Vendor Contracts

Among many other things, 2020 has been the year of vendor security incidents and data breaches. More than ever, we have responded to incidents for clients that were caused not by the client, but by a third-party vendor....more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

Is Amazon a Seller? Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Agrees to Decide

In July 2020, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed to tackle the thorny question of whether Amazon can be held liable for defective products sold by third parties on its website. The Third Circuit offered up the case in June...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

En Banc Third Circuit Sends Online Marketplace Liability Issue to Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Last week the Third Circuit made its most recent move in the Oberdorf v. Amazon case: asking the Pennsylvania Supreme Court whether an e-commerce business – such as Amazon – is strictly liable for a defective product that was...more

Carlton Fields

Privacy and Cybersecurity Perils in Hastily Signed Work-From-Home Vendor Contracts

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COVID-19 spurred an overnight surge in demand for work-from-home vendors. These include companies offering audio and videoconferencing services, cloud services, e-commerce platforms, and virtual desktop infrastructure, to...more

Morgan Lewis

Contract Corner: Basics of Uptime Commitment in Cloud Service Level Agreements

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In cloud services, whether it is infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), or software as a service (SaaS), service availability is often a significant customer concern because the customer is relying...more

A&O Shearman

Significant Business Disruptions: Considerations for Broker-Dealers

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In light of the threats posed by natural disasters, pandemics and civil disorder, among other events, businesses of all types must formulate responses to address significant business disruptions (“SBDs”) and the safety of...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

The TCPA and Healthcare: Consent, Exemptions and Risk Mitigation

Editor’s Note: The average cost of a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) settlement is estimated at $6.6 million—and healthcare is among the top three industries being targeted for TCPA litigation. Though its sponsors in...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Event] CCPA Compliance: An Interactive Workshop - Multiple Dates/Locations, February 11th - 24th

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Effective as of January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) gives broad rights to people on their personal data in the custody of companies. This focus on data rights significantly raises the compliance burden...more

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[Event] CCPA Compliance: An Interactive Workshop - Multiple Dates/Locations, Jan. 22nd - 30th

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Effective as of January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) gives broad rights to people on their personal data in the custody of companies. This focus on data rights significantly raises the compliance burden...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Instituciones Financieras y el FCPA

La Ley de Prácticas Corruptas en el Extranjero (“Foreign Corrupt Practices Act – FCPA”) prohíbe el pago de sobornos a funcionarios extranjeros para ayudar a obtener o retener negocios.  Exige que las empresas cuyos valores se...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Financial Institutions and the FCPA

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) prohibits payment of bribes to foreign officials to assist with obtaining or retaining business.  It requires companies whose securities are listed in the US to maintain books and...more

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