On February 25, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a policy statement that it hopes will incentivize the use of age verification technologies. According to the policy statement, the FTC will not bring Children's…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy
When Congress enacted the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act in 2022, MoCRA was hailed as a sweeping overhaul of the Food and Drug Administration’s cosmetic safety and quality standards. Yet, years later, MoCRA has…
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/ Consumer Protection, Environmental Law, Health
District court denies WME’s, Dave Franco’s and Alison Brie’s motion to dismiss copyright infringement suit claiming that their film Together copied StudioFest’s screenplay Better Half, finding that Together and Better Half—both…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property
In Pack Private Capital, LLC v. Associated Bank, N.A., 155 F.4th 981 (8th Cir. 2025), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit held that an oral modification of a subordination agreement was barred by the statute of…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking
District court grants music rights technology company ClicknClear’s motion to dismiss false advertising claims brought by competitor, holding that statements about what music rights are needed for performing arts and…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Business Torts, Intellectual Property
At Loeb & Loeb’s AI Summit in New York City on February 11, 2026, I hosted the roundtable focused on how advertisers and their agencies are using AI and navigating the legal risks arising from its use. The discussion reflected…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Communications & Media Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
Alabama has joined Texas, Utah and Louisiana and become the fourth state to enact an app store accountability law. Signed into law Feb. 17 by Gov. Kay Ivey, HB 161, the App Store Accountability Act, is set to take effect on…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
The sports agency industry is undergoing one of the most active and transformative periods of consolidation in its history. Long dominated by boutique representation firms with only a few global giants, the sector is now…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Finance & Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions
When it comes to contracting for AI products and AI-enabled solutions, knowing the product and all of its ins and outs is key to protecting your client and your client's data. That was the key theme of the roundtables on AI…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
During Loeb’s AI Summit in New York City on February 11, 2026, the firm's Litigation lawyers spoke with in-house counsel at various companies about the significant but controllable risks associated with replacing legacy…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Law & Contracts, Science, Computers, & Technology
Loeb recently hosted its annual AI Summit in New York, bringing together attorneys from advertising, media, tech and publishing. I had the opportunity to moderate a cross‑industry roundtable on privacy…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
The AI Governance roundtable at Loeb's AI Summit had two rounds of robust conversation that revealed that organizations are operating under a wide range of AI governance structures. Some have adopted centralized models with…
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/ Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
As part of Loeb’s AI Summit in New York City on February 11, 2026, attorneys at Loeb spoke with employers working to balance the desire to take advantage of new technology against the risk of legal challenges. As a growing…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
South Carolina enacted the Age-Appropriate Design Code Act on February 5. While the act is similar to the age-appropriate design codes (AADCs) that have already been passed in California, Vermont, Nebraska and Maryland, it has…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
At Loeb’s AI Summit in New York last week on Feb. 11, I had the opportunity to moderate a cross‑industry roundtable about intellectual property. The event brought together attorneys from entertainment, media, tech and publishing…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
