News & Analysis as of

Science, Computers & Technology law-news Environmental

Read Science, Computers & Technology updates, news, alerts, and legal analysis from leading lawyers and law firms:
Fisher Phillips

After Apple: What Online Businesses Need to Know About Privacy Expectations After Recent Court Decision

Fisher Phillips on

A recent federal court decision from California in In re Apple Data Privacy Litigation reflects an evolving judicial approach to how courts will define the boundaries of privacy in a platform-driven world. The January 20...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

A.I. Documents Deemed Not Privileged

In AI Docs Sent By Exec To Attys Not Privileged, Judge Says – Law360 (Feb. 10, 2026), Pete Brush reported a bench ruling holding that “a Texas financial services executive accused of a $150 million fraud cannot claim...more

Association of Certified E-Discovery...

[Webinar] Gen AI in e-Discovery: How to Test, Trust, and Thrive in a New AI Era - February 25th, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Experts discuss trust in AI for e‑discovery, covering validation, defensibility and accountability Join us as we team up with Relativity - one of our ACEDS ANZ Sponsors - for this eseential discussion on Gen AI in...more

Fisher Phillips

What Responsible AI Use Means for Employers: 4 Takeaways from FP’s Recent Capitol Hill Testimony

Fisher Phillips on

Efforts on Capitol Hill to rein in artificial intelligence technology would be like taking a wiffle ball bat to a tidal wave. That’s the message Dave Walton, partner at Fisher Phillips and Co-Chair of the firm’s AI, Data, and...more

Irwin IP LLP

Director of USPTO Reopens the Door to Design Patent IPRs

Irwin IP LLP on

Top Glory Trading Group Inc. and DP Dream Pairs Inc. v. Cole Haan LLC, IPR2025-01395 (P.T.A.B January 12, 2026) - A recent decision by United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) Director Squires may signal renewed...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Surge in Ransomware Incidents Prompts Federal Cybersecurity Guidance and Enforcement Across Sectors

Womble Bond Dickinson on

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is the latest federal agency to signal it is monitoring companies’ cybersecurity practices and their susceptibility to cyber-attacks. ...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

From Fax Machines to Phishing: Why Cybersecurity Is Now a 401(k) Fiduciary Duty

When I started back in the 401(k) business in 1998, everything was done by paper and telephone. Distribution requests were mailed or faxed. Investment changes were taken over the phone. Beneficiary designations were signed in...more

MoFo Tech

AI Trends for 2026 – Return of the Brussels Effect: AI Transparency Requirements Come to California

MoFo Tech on

Recently-enacted AI transparency regulations took effect in California on January 1, 2026. To enterprises with a global footprint, these California regulations will bear a striking resemblance to transparency obligations...more

Ankura

The Rise of Deepfakes: Can You Trust What You See Online?

Ankura on

In today’s digital landscape, video and audio content are everywhere and we instinctively trust what we see and hear, especially when it features a familiar face or voice. However, the rapid rise of “deepfakes” — highly...more

A&O Shearman

Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2026 Made And Published

A&O Shearman on

The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2026 have been made and published with an accompanying explanatory memorandum. The statutory instrument (SI) introduces a comprehensive UK regulatory...more

A&O Shearman

AMLA's First Single Programming Document For 2026-2028

A&O Shearman on

The Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA) has published its first single programming document (SPD) for 2026-2028, setting out its strategic priorities and providing transparency...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Revenue Drain: CIPA Demand Letters

A recent wave of demand letters is causing significant legal risk for any business with a website with routine tracking technologies. We have written in the past about plaintiffs’ attorneys demanding significant sums of...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Privacy Regulation of Auto Industry to Accelerate in 2026 – Part 1

Although the auto industry has faced scrutiny from state and federal regulators in recent years, expect that scrutiny to intensify in 2026, given changes in the law and enforcement actions that took place in 2025. The...more

Ius Laboris

Employment Law in the US: The Top 5 Issues of 2025, and What’s Lurking in 2026

Ius Laboris on

Last year was a defining one for US employment law, labour relations and workforce management. In 2025, shifting federal priorities and expanding state and local employment laws reshaped compliance expectations for US...more

Baker Donelson

Copyright Law in 2025

Baker Donelson on

Courts Begin to Draw Lines Around AI Training, Piracy, and Market Harm - In 2025, U.S. courts issued the first substantive, merits-stage decisions addressing whether the use of copyrighted works to train generative artificial...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

2026 Healthcare M&A: What’s Changed, What’s Working, And Where Deals Are Moving

Key Takeaways - Healthcare M&A activity is rebounding in 2026, but with higher execution standards. Capital is returning to the market, particularly in the middle market, but investors are prioritizing proven operating...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Uncertainty Continues in California on CIPA Section 638.51 Claims

Holland & Knight LLP on

The wave of California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) Section 638.51 cases (i.e., pen register or trap-and-trace claims) against companies using web tracking technologies such as Meta and TikTok pixels shows no sign of...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Holland & Knight Health Dose: February 10, 2026

Holland & Knight LLP on

U.S. Congress will largely return to normal operations this week, following passage of an appropriations package on February 3, 2026, that will fund the vast majority of federal agency operations through the end of 2026. ...more

Association of Certified E-Discovery...

[Webinar] altumatimOS -- Intelligence Never Rests - February 25th, 10:00 am PST

Whoever tells the best story wins. Altumatim helps lawyers tell theirs. Meet altumatimOS, the self-learning eDiscovery and investigation platform that turns months of document review into minutes. With phenomenal F1...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

JPM briefing: Life sciences investors cautiously optimistic for 2026 and beyond

The life sciences investment climate is looking up, as industry adapts to challenging supply-side forces and AI makes inroads in healthcare....more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Vibe Coding & The Diminishing Role of Copyright in AI-Generated Software

It is axiomatic that “ideas are not protectable” under the constitutional protections for intellectual property (IP). Rather, protection inures only upon unique creative expression of an idea (copyright); using some...more

Secretariat

The Evolving SEC Enforcement Landscape: Trends for 2026

Secretariat on

Enforcement activity and guidance from 2025 under Chairman Paul Atkins provide important context for understanding where the SEC is focusing its attention in 2026. Regulators and practitioners highlighted these priorities at...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

New York Governor Unveils New AI Agenda

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced plans to launch a new office to oversee the implementation and enforcement of New York’s artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technology laws as part of a series of recent...more

Cooley LLP

Happy 25th Birthday to RealCorporateLawyer.com!

Cooley LLP on

How many of you remember RealCorporateLawyer.com? I sure do. It was my first website – and I launched it twenty-five years ago today. I left the SEC at the end of ’98, having been sort of the “Internet guy” within Corp Fin...more

Brooks Pierce

Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Things to Watch in Raleigh This Year

Brooks Pierce on

North Carolina state government leaders this year are likely to consider important issues including a state budget bill, funding for education and health care (including Medicaid), and various policy issues....more

88,304 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 3,533

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide