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Federal Court Rules using AI Tools can Waive Privilege, Even if Privileged Information is Input into Them

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On February 10, 2026, the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York held that a criminal defendant could not claim attorney-client privilege over documents he produced using a commercially available...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - February 2026 #2

News Briefs - Trump Signs Funding Package Including Key Healthcare Provisions - President Trump signed into law a funding bill that ended a short-term partial government shutdown, funds the Department of Health and Human...more

Alston & Bird

New Jersey Expands HIPAA-Based Exemptions Under Its Comprehensive Privacy Law

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On January 20, 2026, the New Jersey Governor signed Assembly Bill A5017 (“Amendment”), amending the New Jersey Data Protection Act (“NJDPA”). The Amendment exempts data that is not protected health information (“non-PHI”)...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - February 2026 #3

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Banks, Crypto Companies and DeFi Platforms Announce New Crypto Products - A major U.S. blockchain solution provider, Ripple, recently announced “a series of strategic collaborations that expand the capabilities of Ripple...more

Mintz

[Podcast] Mintz On Air: Practical Policies — Real vs. Robot: AI’s Impact on the Workplace Life Cycle

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AI is reshaping the employment life cycle so quickly employers are racing to keep up. In this episode of the Mintz On Air: Practical Policies podcast titled “Real vs. Robot: AI’s Impact on the Workplace Life Cycle,” Mintz...more

Goodwin

Antitrust and Competition Technology Year in Review 2025

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As 2025 progressed, competition law enforcement became increasingly policy-driven, influenced by domestic political agendas and transatlantic tensions with direct consequences for dealmaking, compliance, and regulatory risk....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

From Convenience to Courtroom: Florida’s Expanding Website “Wiretapping” Litigation Risk

Retailers. Banks. Healthcare systems. E-commerce platforms. Across industries, live chat, session replay software, and website analytics have become standard tools for customer engagement....more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Disney’s Record CCPA Settlement and How Your Business Can Live Happily Ever After

Earlier this month, the California Attorney General (“AG”) announced a $2.75 million settlement with Disney to resolve allegations that Disney violated the CCPA and California’s unfair competition statute by failing to...more

Mogin Law LLP

Hyperscalers in Healthcare & Life Sciences

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Hyperscalers increasingly sit behind core healthcare delivery and life‑sciences innovation. Cloud storage and compute now support electronic health records (EHRs), telehealth platforms, imaging archives, clinical trial...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

Crypto-Procrastination: The Dangerous Delay in Preparing for Post-Quantum Data Security

Somewhere right now, an adversary is quietly siphoning encrypted financial data off a major bank’s network—not to read it today, but to crack it open the moment quantum computers catch up....more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

40 State AGs Urge Congress to Adopt Senate KOSA Bill

On February 11, 2026, a bipartisan coalition of 40 state attorneys general sent a letter to Congressional leadership expressing support for the Senate version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), S. 1748....more

Dickinson Wright

Telehealth’s Weight-Loss Boom and the Corporate Practice of Medicine

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Telehealth weight-loss platforms offering rapid GLP-1 prescriptions have become one of the fastest-growing segments in healthcare. These platforms connect consumers with clinicians via virtual consultations to assess...more

Cooley LLP

Corp Fin Director Jim Moloney Highlights Upcoming Attractions

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If you’ve been reading this blog on a regular basis, you know that the SEC – including Corp Fin – has has been very active over the past year announcing a number of rulemaking and initiatives to come....more

Knobbe Martens

Microgravity Biomanufacturing: Promise, Proof, and Practical Challenges in Orbit

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Biomanufacturing in microgravity is emerging as a significant area of technical and commercial interest, but recent research suggests that intellectual property strategy may be as critical as access to orbit. While the...more

Lathrop GPM

What Closely Held Businesses Need to Know About Data Privacy and Cybersecurity

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Closely held businesses such as family-owned manufacturers, professional services firms, multi-location retailers, healthcare practices and private real estate companies handle significant amounts of sensitive information...more

Hogan Lovells

Interplay between MiCAR and PSD2: EBA on the end of the No Action Letter transition period

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On 12 February 2026, the European Banking Authority (“EBA”) issued an Opinion advising national competent authorities (“NCAs”) on actions to take once the transition period set in the EBA No Action Letter of 2 June 2025...more

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UK MHRA consults on Indefinite Recognition of CE Marked Medical Devices

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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has launched a consultation on extending the recognition of EU CE marked devices in Great Britain indefinitely. The consultation seeks feedback on proposals that...more

A&O Shearman

Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit Invalidates In-Store Product Locator Patents As Abstract Under § 101

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On February 6, 2026, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision by the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, finding six patents owned by plaintiff invalid for claiming...more

ALTO Litigation

January Trade Secrets Litigation Brief: Record Filings, High-Stakes Verdicts, and Appellate Guardrails

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Trade secret litigation often turns on fast-moving disputes over information, competition, and control. Each month, we highlight notable rulings, verdicts, and enforcement actions shaping trade secret risk and litigation...more

A&O Shearman

Key Data Protection Changes Under The Data Use And Access Act 2025 Comes Into Force

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On February 5 2026, the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No.6 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026 (Commencement Regulation) came into force, implementing the bulk of Data (Use and Access) Act...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Blakes upRound™: February 2026

In This Edition - Key considerations for companies using artificial intelligence (AI) internally....more

DLA Piper

Australia’s Social Media “Ban” and the eSafety Commissioner’s Social Media Minimum Age Regulatory Guidance

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Australia’s world-first social media “ban” has been in the global spotlight since its introduction in late 2025. As other jurisdictions look to follow suit, parents and tech giants alike continue to grapple with a key...more

Kilpatrick

4 Key Takeaways | The Governance of Innovation: Managing New AI, IP, and Regulatory Frameworks

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Kilpatrick’s Starling Underwood recently presented on the topic of “The Governance of Innovation: Managing New AI, IP, and Regulatory Frameworks” at the firm’s annual “Ethics, Professional Well-Being, and Technology Seminar.”...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Governing the Internal Use of Artificial Intelligence – Key Considerations

Many studies indicate that more than 70% of companies are making use of artificial intelligence (AI) internally. In some cases, that means the development of an agentic tool or a customer-facing chatbot to bring efficiencies...more

Hogan Lovells

Justice in the machine age: what the Master of the Rolls’ AI vision could mean for UK courts – and for business

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In a wide-ranging speech on 4 February 2026, the Master of the Rolls argued that modern justice cannot keep pace with today’s data-heavy disputes without greater use of technology and AI. He points to faster online resolution...more

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