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Hogan Lovells

Agentic AI in Financial Services: Regulatory and Legal Considerations

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As AI evolves, agentic AI has emerged as one of 2025's defining tech trends - autonomous AI systems capable of decision-making and executing complex tasks with limited or no human input. Financial institutions are already...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Proposed TCPA Class Action Against QuoteWizard

A recent lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina is spotlighting risks businesses face when using prerecorded telemarketing messages without proper consent. The...more

Burr & Forman

Senator Bill Cassidy Introduces Large Labor Reform Legislation Package

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On November 10, 2025, Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (“HELP”) Committee, unveiled an expansive package of bills aimed at labor reform. The following contains a brief...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Lessons from the Sling TV CCPA Settlement: Why a Compliance Overhaul May Be Needed

The California Attorney General (CA AG) has again made waves in the privacy world, this time with a settlement requiring Sling TV to pay a $530,000 fine and make significant operational changes due to alleged violations of...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Friction Isn’t Free: Three Lessons from Sling TV’s $530,000 CCPA Settlement

On October 30, 2025, the California Attorney General’s office announced a $530,000 settlement with Sling TV LLC and Dish Media Sales LLC for alleged violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act. Although the matter arose...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Automated Decision Making - Navigating automated decisions and Australia’s evolving legal landscape

What is ADM? Automated decision-making (ADM) refers to the use of technology to make decisions with limited or no human intervention. ADM systems range in complexity and functionality – from traditional rule-based systems...more

Fisher Phillips

Court Allows CIPA Claim Involving Third-Party Pixels To Proceed, Ignores Contrary Case Law: What Your Business Needs To Know

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Businesses may be feeling a bit of whiplash from a recent federal court ruling on California’s wiretapping law and should be on alert for whether their website tracking technology could be used to file a viable lawsuit. On...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Cyberattack Targets in 2025: Which Industries Get Hit, How Attackers Get In, and What the Law Now Expects

Companies that map data breach trend lines against industry-specific obligations can convert raw statistics into risk governance strategies. This exercise can be especially valuable amid fast-shifting attack techniques,...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

German Federal Government Publishes Draft Law on Application and Enforcement of the EU Data Act

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The Draft delineates the administrative responsibilities of the Federal Network Agency, centralizes data protection oversight with the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, and, among other...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Social Media Vetting Expanded To Include H-1B And H-4 Visa Applicants

The U.S. Department of State announced that starting on December 15, 2025, the social media vetting requirement currently in place for F, M and J visa applicants will expand to include H-1B visa applicants and their H-4...more

Troutman Amin LLP

NO HIGHLIGHTED HYPERLINK NO ARBITRATION: Court Refuses to Enforce Arbitration Agreement in App Provider’s Website Because...

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What makes a link “hyper” anyway? Last month I discussed the importance of arbitration agreements to thwart TCPA class actions. Well today we see what happens when a website isn’t properly designed to assure consumers are...more

Troutman Amin LLP

DEFAULT DAMAGE: 77 Calls Equals $130,900.00 in Barton’s Pocket–and It Could Have Been Worse

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Repeat litigator Nathan Barton is feeling quite strong and good today. He just nicked a TCPA defendant for nearly $131k on a default basis– in a claim involving 77 allegedly unwanted calls....more

Cozen O'Connor

Florida AG Probes TP-Link Over Data Handling and Cybersecurity Concerns

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Florida AG James Uthmeier is investigating TP-Link Systems Inc.—a networking equipment manufacturer—over alleged consumer protection concerns involving cybersecurity practices, supply-chain infrastructure, and the handling of...more

Kilpatrick

5 Key Takeaways | Ethical Considerations in IP Investigations: Balancing Effectiveness and Integrity

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Kilpatrick’s Chris Bussert recently joined a panel discussing “Ethical Considerations in IP Investigations: Balancing Effectiveness and Integrity” at the 2025 INTA Leadership Meeting. The panel examined ethical challenges...more

Shipman & Goodwin LLP

DOS Announces “Online Presence” Screening for H-1B and H-4 Visa Applicants

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As of December 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) will officially begin enhanced screening and vetting of those applying for an H-1B or H-4 visa at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate abroad by reviewing the social media...more

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Think Before You Click: Employers Could Violate Federal Law by Reading Employee Emails

The federal Stored Communications Act (SCA) protects the privacy of personal emails and social media accounts that employees may access with company-owned devices. It provides for both civil and potentially criminal penalties...more

White & Case LLP

EU Digital Omnibus: What Changes Lie Ahead For The Data Act, GDPR and AI Act

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On 19 November 2025, the European Commission published the long-awaited Digital Omnibus, an initiative to streamline and update key pillars of the EU's digital legal framework – especially the Data Act, the General Data...more

K2 Integrity

‘Tis The Season To Shop Cyber Smart: Holiday Risks To Organizations And Employees

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During the holiday season, online shopping sites advertise big sales to draw consumers onto their sites. Distracted by low prices and expedited shipping times, shoppers often forget to take a moment to think about security....more

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Collecting Slack, Zoom, and Mobile Data: What Lawyers Need to Know

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As legal teams prepare for discovery, the scope of electronically stored information (ESI) continues to expand, and so does the complexity of data collection. Traditional sources like email and shared drives are now joined by...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Analyzing the California Delete Act Regulations

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Starting August 1, 2026, registered data brokers will need to access California’s new one-stop-shop deletion platform to process deletion requests or risk significant fines. Last month the California Office of...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

“John Doe’s” Days May Be Numbered in California Lawsuits

In recent years, it has become increasingly common for plaintiffs to sue anonymously—while at the same time identifying the defendant(s) by name as well as their alleged acts often in lurid and excruciating detail. A...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Is Your Website’s Cookie Banner Up to Date? New Guidance from Dutch DPA

The Dutch Data Protection Authority recently updated its cookie banner guidance. This comes after the agency, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (or AP), promoted a goal earlier this year to monitor 500 websites a year to ensure...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Risk Assessments Under the New CCPA Regulations Commence Jan. 1, 2026

As always, the initial step is to determine if your company must comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). If the answer is no, then you can stop reading. If it is yes, then the following sections cover the...more

Miller Nash LLP

Deepfake Employees Are Here. Here’s How Employers Can Protect Themselves

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Technology is making it easier by the day for “fake people” or real people using fake identifications to apply, interview, get hired, and even work for employers. Sometimes these individuals are referred to as “ghost...more

Phelps Dunbar

Heads Up for Health Care Professionals: AI Tools Could Be a Legal Minefield

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AI is changing the game in patient care. From wearable sensors that track vitals to predictive alerts that flag early signs of deterioration, these tools are helping clinicians intervene faster and smarter. But here’s the...more

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