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Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Vetting AI for Government: California’s Executive Order Sets New Expectations

California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a new executive order aimed at tightening California’s procurement rules for artificial intelligence (AI) vendors and “raising the bar” for companies that want to sell AI tools to the...more

Burr & Forman

What Are CIPA Claims, and How Can Businesses Defend Against Them?

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Has your company received a CIPA demand letter or been sued in court or arbitration for alleged CIPA violations? If not, you are one of the lucky few. Plaintiffs’ firms and pro se individuals are sending demand letters and...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

The Supreme Court Changes the Landscape for Contributory Liability

In Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment, No. 24-171, 2026 WL 815823 (U.S. Mar. 25, 2026), the U.S. Supreme Court narrowed the circumstances in which a company may be held contributorily liable for copyright...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #486 – “Stolen Credentials Are a Major Threat”

According to Security Week’s recent article, “Stolen Logins Are Fueling Everything from Ransomware to Nation-State Cyberattacks,” cybersecurity firm Ontinue’s 2H 2025 Threat Intelligence Report, showcases that “Attackers...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Reasons for the PTAB’s Priority Determination in Broad’s Favor (Perhaps)

The alacrity with which the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) came to the same conclusion in its latest priority determination in favor of the Senior Party in interference No. 106,115 that it had almost eleven months ago...more

DLA Piper

Seventh Circuit Holds BIPA’s 2024 Damages Amendment Applies Retroactively

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In 2024, the Illinois General Assembly amended the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) to clarify that an individual cannot seek recovery for multiple alleged violations of BIPA when those violations concern...more

Carlton Fields

Why .Pay Is a Critical New Domain for Brand Owners in Payments, Fintech, and Financial Services

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The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is rolling out a new generic top-level domain (gTLD): .pay. Marketed by the registry as an extension dedicated to enabling secure online payment transactions,...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Failed Arguments, Lasting Consequences: Prosecution Disclaimer in Puradigm v. DBG

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The Federal Circuit recently issued a nonprecedential decision in Puradigm, LLC v. DBG Group Investments LLC, affirming summary judgment of noninfringement in a patent dispute involving air purification technology. The patent...more

Whiteford

Employment Law Update: AI Hiring Under Fire: Algorithmic Screening Enters The Chat

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A major class action lawsuit filed in January 2026 is reshaping the legal landscape around AI-powered hiring tools and algorithmic bias is not the basis of the lawsuit. In Kistler et al. v. Eightfold AI Inc., filed in...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

District Court’s Ruling Could Signal New Wave of CCPA Litigation

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When the CCPA was first enacted, it was seemingly clear that its right to private action would be limited to traditional data breaches. Over the past two years, however, some courts have called this interpretation into...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Taxpayer Assistance and Service (TAS) Act Title 1: Tax Administration and Customer Service

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This article is the first in a series of articles analyzing the Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act (the “TAS Act”), bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Crapo and Wyden to improve service and administration at the...more

Fish & Richardson

2025 Post-Grant Annual Report

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Fish & Richardson’s 2025 Post-Grant Report takes a deep dive into the cases, trends, and statistics that shaped Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) practice throughout the year and how they might affect practitioners going...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Supreme Court Narrows Internet Service Providers’ Potential Liability for Contributory Copyright Infringement

Can an Internet service provider be held liable for copyright infringement by its subscribers? In Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment, 607 U.S. ____ (2026), the Supreme Court narrowed the scope of...more

Morgan Lewis

Washington and Oregon Regulate AI Companions: Key Compliance Changes

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New Washington and Oregon laws regulating consumer-facing interactive AI companions will introduce expansive requirements for businesses operating in either state. Set to take effect January 1, 2027, the statutes require...more

A&O Shearman

Digital Omnibus on AI: What is really on the table as Trilogues begin?

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The Digital Omnibus Package, presented by the European Commission (EC) on November 19, 2025, comprises both the Digital Omnibus on the Data Acquis and the Digital Omnibus on AI (“AI Omnibus”)....more

Fenwick & West LLP

Knew It But Didn’t Stop It: Supreme Court Clarifies Limits on Secondary Copyright Liability in Cox v. Sony

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An ISP Is contributorily liable for copyright infringement committed by its users only if it intended its services to be used for infringement, according to the Supreme Court’s recent landmark decision Cox Communications,...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

SEC FY 2025 Enforcement Results Reveal Changing Priorities From Record Numbers to Investor Protection

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The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) April 7, 2026, press release on its fiscal year (FY) 2025 enforcement results is less about numbers and more about a philosophical reset. Under Chairman Paul Atkins and...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Annonce de la date du lancement du marché réglementé des jeux en ligne en Alberta

Le gouvernement de l’Alberta a franchi une nouvelle étape importante dans l’établissement de son marché réglementé des jeux en ligne en annonçant une date de lancement officielle....more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

AI and Legal Privilege: Practical Considerations From Emerging Case Law

As artificial intelligence (AI) tools become embedded in legal workflows, critical questions around privilege have emerged. How will courts treat privilege claims over AI-generated content, or over prompts and documents...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Key Provisions of the Remedy Act and Their Impact on Hatch‑Waxman Litigation

In the United States, both patent law and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations govern the commercial availability of drug products and any potential periods of market exclusivity....more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Corcept Therapeutics, Inc. v. Teva Pharms. USA, Inc.

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Corcept owns the patents-in-suit, which claim methods of coadministering mifepristone with a strong CYP3A inhibitor (e.g., ketoconazole) to treat Cushing's syndrome, a disorder that causes excessive cortisol production....more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

The Precedent: Federal Circuit Allows Patent Damages Theory Based on Virtual Machine Usage in Exafer Ltd. v. Microsoft Corp.

In Exafer Ltd. v. Microsoft Corp., the Federal Circuit reversed the district court’s decision to exclude Exafer’s damages expert’s report and vacated summary judgment for Microsoft based on the absence of a remedy....more

JAMS

When Algorithms Make the Call: AI, Employment Law and the New Architecture of Workplace Responsibility

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Some panels feel like previews. This one felt like a diagnosis. In reflecting on a recent JAMS panel on artificial intelligence (AI) and employment law, one point came through clearly: the conversation was not about...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

2026 Houston Board of Directors Forum: Key Takeaways

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The Baker Botts Houston Board of Directors Forum, in partnership with the National Association of Corporate Directors, brought together subject matter experts on significant and trending topics at the Post Oak Hotel on April...more

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AI, Work Product, and the Protective Order Problem: What Morgan v. V2X, Inc. Means for Every Litigator

On March 30, 2026, Magistrate Judge Maritza Dominguez Braswell of the District of Colorado issued a ruling in Morgan v. V2X, Inc. that is the most consequential AI-in-litigation decision we have seen yet. Originally...more

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