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On February 25, 2026, a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (the “Fifth Circuit”) ruled in Bradford v. Sovereign Pest Control of TX, Inc., No. 24-20379, 2026 WL 520620 (5th Cir., Feb. 25, 2026),...more
A recent Illinois federal court decision shows that when AI listens in on calls, legal questions follow. The putative class action case is Megan Lisota v. Heartland Dental, LLC, et al. It was brought against two entities:...more
In Johnson v. Comodo Group, 2026 WL 296417 (D. N.J. Feb. 4, 2026) the court approved a class action settlement agreement whereby Comodo will pay $1,625,000 to settle the case, with average recovery of approximately $596 for...more
The proposed Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is the most significant attempt to overhaul federal online child safety laws since the passage of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act in 1998....more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently issued a significant Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) decision in Bradford v. Sovereign Pest Control of TX, Inc., No. 24-20379, Doc. 85-1 (5th Cir. Feb. 25,...more
The US Supreme Court has declined to consider the copyrightability of artwork generated purely autonomously by artificial intelligence, leaving in place the “human authorship requirement” for copyright protection. In this...more
On February 26, 2026, in Bradford v. Sovereign Pest Control of TX, Inc., the Fifth Circuit held that the TCPA permits either written or oral consent for autodialed or pre-recorded/artificial voice telemarketing calls,...more
The California attorney general has secured a stipulated Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction against Disney DTC LLC and ABC Enterprises Inc. resolving alleged violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)...more
The Federal Communications Commission is asking for public comments on developments in the sports broadcasting video marketplace, including the increasing shift of live sports from traditional broadcast and cable television...more
The Winter Games often bring a global audience in the billions. This large viewership underscores why everything viewers see on screen between graphics, music, uniforms, gear, and logos, carries real commercial value....more
Most people do not spend much time thinking about the wires and cables that run under or along the streets and public rights-of-way where we walk, drive our cars, and ride our bikes every day. But these rights-of-way are...more
Generative AI is revolutionizing narrative design in games, turning every player into a co-author. But the same improvisation that makes AI NPCs so engaging also opens up new legal and platform risks. ...more
On February 25, 2026, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a significant decision in Bradford v. Sovereign Pest Control of TX, Inc., holding that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) does not require...more
Repeat after me: you cannot raise a consent defense at the pleadings stage unless the complaint specifically alleges the fact consent was provided. It always makes me cringe when I see TCPA defendants lobbing purported...more
On January 30, 2026, the California Senate passed a new bill, SB 574, to impose restrictions on attorneys (and arbitrators) using generative artificial intelligence (“generative AI”) in their practice....more
ADA Title III controversies continue unabated but there will be no new regulations. ...more
Following the Supreme Court’s decision in McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates v. McKesson Corp., which we discussed last year in depth, federal courts have gained the ability to deviate from the Federal Communications...more
Earlier this month, Benjamin Edwards, a broker-dealer firm, agreed to a censure and to pay a $750,000 fine for failing to properly supervise and preserve its employees’ business-related text messages....more
As readers of this blog know, the commonplace use of third-party tracking technology on consumer-facing websites has led to an influx of California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) claims. While some of these claims are...more
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Currently, there are no specific laws, statutory rules, or regulations in Singapore that directly regulate AI....more
The Feature - Mapping Potential Antitrust Issues in AI Distribution and Deployment - Competition authorities in the EU are beginning to explore potential theories of harm across the AI value chain, from upstream AI...more
On February 27, 2026, a federal court in Virginia issued a decision with significant implications for state efforts to regulate minors’ use of social media. In NetChoice v. Jay Jones, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern...more
When we wrote about McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corp., 606 U.S. 146 (2025), last July, we said it might lead to circuit splits. Well, the Fifth Circuit just cracked open a doozy. In what is welcome...more
Sometimes even a small win for a TCPA defendant likely feels like a great victory. Take the case of Carr v. Credit Acceptance Corp. 2026 WL 297212 (E.D. Mich. Feb. 4, 2026)....more