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The use of AI in banking was a topic in April, as Bank of America revealed it will spend $4 billion on AI initiatives in the coming year. The bank cited AI’s usefulness in reducing IT support calls and the over 90% usage...more
It’s All Budget Bills - Following a weeklong break for Passover and Easter, the legislature is back to work and quickly moving omnibus bills through the legislative process. Finance committees had to pass their two-year...more
AI, Sci-Fi, and Copyright Collide in Alcon Entertainment LLC v. Tesla Inc. et al., Case No. 2:24-cv-09033, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. In a fascinating twist of sci-fi meets reality,...more
Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy morning coffee, and listen to the Daily Compliance News. All, from the...more
There were several notable developments in March in the AI copyright lawsuits previously reported here. Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic scored partial dismissals in their respective cases. These results show that the...more
On March 26, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Adam Schiff (D-CA), under the jurisdiction of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, requested the CFPB’s OIG investigate potential ethics violations by...more
Bill Proposed to Tax Political Ads in PA - Pennsylvania Representative Robert Matzie (D-Beaver) proposed a bill to subject all political advertising to state sales tax, aiming to generate revenue for public services and...more
Google removed its organizational ban on the use of AI for weapons and surveillance systems. The change eliminates key portions of the tech giant’s AI Principles that banned such uses. These principles, established in 2018,...more
Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team. We’ll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session....more
It remains unclear the extent to which the order will impact agencies like FDA. On February 11, 2025, as part of an ongoing effort to reduce the size of the federal workforce, President Trump issued an executive order titled...more
On February 13, fourteen state attorneys general (AGs) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the authority of DOGE and its head, Elon Musk, to take actions across the federal...more
According to a highly critical article recently published by TechCrunch, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), President Trump’s advisory board headed by Elon Musk, has “taken control of top federal departments and...more
On February 11, 189 congressional Democrats sent a letter to Acting Director Russell Vought of the CFPB and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expressing concerns regarding the involvement of DOGE at the CFPB and the orders to...more
“President Trump has given Elon Musk unprecedented power and room to run to remake the executive branch. But to the extent that Musk deviates from remaking it in Trump’s image, the former runs the risk of becoming more of a...more
In 2024, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) saw significant financial engagement. Preliminary data indicates that China invested approximately $92.4 billion in various projects across the 149 countries involved in the...more
February 10, 2025 U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Finance, and other...more
A new acting director. Freezes on any rulemaking, enforcement, or supervisory activities. Attempts to dismantle the department from within. In the span of a short forty-eight hours, the CFPB has faced possibly the greatest...more
I began writing about Nevada corporate law more than three decades ago with an article for the California Business Law Reporter entitled "The Nevada Corporation: Is it a Good Bet?" Over the years, I have written several...more
The latest controversy surrounding Tesla’s push into autonomous driving technology has sparked an investigation by U.S. safety regulators into its “Actually Smart Summon” feature. This feature, which allows drivers to summon...more
In the closing days of the Biden administration, antitrust law enforcers issued cautions to employers about conduct that could draw criminal charges against them. One is the use of restrictive non-disclosure agreements that...more
These announcements come alongside the impending overhaul of the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act filing process scheduled to take effect on February 10, 2025—subject to potential delay based on President Trump’s January 20, 2025...more
On January 10, 2025, the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission filed a statement of interest in Musk v. Altman, signaling a late push by the government to expand the scope of liability for interlocking...more
On Tuesday, the SEC filed a complaint in the D.C. federal district court alleging that Elon Musk ignored the Section 13(d) beneficial ownership reporting deadline when, in March 2022, he acquired more than 5% of outstanding...more
We ring in 2025 with a new edition of Plugged In. In this edition, Bob Weiss contemplates the critical challenges facing Volkswagen. From missteps in strategy to fierce competition in China and unprecedented restructuring...more
The autonomous vehicle (AV) industry stands at the forefront of innovation, poised to revolutionize transportation globally. As the second Donald Trump Administration takes office on Jan. 20, 2025, the AV sector faces a mix...more