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Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

California AG Issues AI-Related Legal Guidelines for Developers and Healthcare Entities

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The California Attorney General published two legal advisories this week: Legal Advisory on the Application of Existing California Laws to Artificial Intelligence. Legal Advisory on the Application of Existing California Law...more

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Top 10 Trends Sneak Peek: ESG and Human Rights in the Supply Chains

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On January 29, NAVEX is hosting the Top 10 Trends in Risk and Compliance webinar. This post is a preview of two of the topics covered in the eBook and webinar: the current and expected future state of ESG, and human rights in...more

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AML/CTF Asset Due Diligence Obligations: CSSF Provides Clarifications in an initial Q&A

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On 13 December 2024, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) published the first FAQ to assist professionals in the investment sector supervised, authorised, or registered by the CSSF in complying with...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Contaminants Compass: January 2025 Edition

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“Contaminants Compass” is a monthly newsletter that provides updates, legal observations and actionable tips to navigate the evolving legal challenges of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). This edition discusses the...more

Cooley LLP

CFPB Explores Options for Bringing Digital Payments Providers Under Privacy and Payments Laws

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On January 10, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) initiated rulemaking processes to examine and create a framework regarding data privacy and consumer protections in the digital payments industry. In a...more

Venable LLP

Maximizing the Benefits (and Minimizing the Risks) of Payment Orchestration

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The payments industry continues to evolve in response to the demand for flexible, fast, and secure payment options. Innovations have included payment facilitation, push-to-card services, and real time payments, among others....more

Morgan Lewis

OFAC Issues Syria General License and FAQs Easing Sanctions

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The US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued Syria General License 24 (GL 24) authorizing certain transactions with the new Syrian government and easing some transactions related to energy and personal remittances....more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

New Year, New State Data Privacy Laws

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With the advent of a new year comes a new set of consumer data privacy laws in the United States. Five new state data privacy laws go into effect in January 2025, with additional laws coming throughout 2025 and into 2026....more

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As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns: January 2025

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Welcome to the January 2025 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and...more

Bracewell LLP

Biden Administration Issues Sweeping Salvo of Sanctions Against the Russian Energy Sector

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On January 10, 2025, in a final action to, among other things, deter Russian aggression on the international stage, the US Department of the Treasury enacted sweeping new sanctions on the Russian energy sector. Specifically,...more

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Employers Need Only Use ‘Preponderance of Evidence’ Test to Show Workers Are Exempt From FLSA, Supreme Court Rules

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On January 15, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States held that employers need only demonstrate that an employee is exempt from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by a...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Pennsylvania Judge Rejects Loan Provider’s Effort to Enforce Arbitration and Class Action Waiver Clauses Found in Smartphone App

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For the past decade, many courts have found class action waivers in consumer contracts to be valid and enforceable under the Federal Arbitration Act. However, recently, the Allegheny Court of Common Pleas in Pittsburgh...more

K2 Integrity

Fiat Ramps Unlocked: Practical Tips For Banks And Crypto Firms

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Ask any centralized cryptocurrency firm to name one of their biggest priorities or challenges—and then count the number of times they mention bank partnerships. For crypto firms, the loss of, or failure to acquire, a bank...more

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February 2025 Visa Bulletin 1-Month Advancement for EB-3 China, and 14-day Progression for EB-2 and EB-3 India

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it will be utilizing the final action dates chart for the upcoming February 2025 Visa Bulletin. This update reflects slight progression in priority dates...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Artificial Intelligence – 2024 Year in Review

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The year 2024 witnessed significant developments in the legal landscape governing artificial intelligence (AI). Three states passed comprehensive AI legislation, with others passing multiple laws that regulate certain AI...more

Hogan Lovells

Cybersecurity researchers discover “Bad Likert Judge,” a new AI jailbreaking technique

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The “Bad Likert Judge” jailbreaking technique boasts a high attack success rate by using a three-step approach which employs the target LLM’s own understanding of harmful content to bypass the target LLM’s safety guardrails....more

Stoel Rives - Global Privacy & Security Blog®

A Deeper Dive into the Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Security Rule

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“Through December 20, 2024, 575 security incidents involving unsecured protected health information affecting 500 or more individuals had been reported to Health and Human Services. Through the same date in 2023, 265...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Ninth Circuit Upholds Significant Trademark Damages Award

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In a closely monitored appeal, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit unanimously upheld a $56 million damages award against beverage company Molson Coors in Stone Brewing Co., LLC v. Molson Coors Beverage...more

BakerHostetler

California Employment Laws Related to States of Emergency

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Amid the ongoing Southern California wind and fire emergencies, California employers should keep in mind key emergency-related legal protections for employees and obligations placed on employers. Specifically, the Wage Theft...more

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Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: New Mountain to Acquire Machinify

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New Mountain Capital has announced it will acquire Machinify. Machinify, founded in 2016 and based in Palo Alto, California, is a provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered software focused on healthcare claims and...more

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

Climate Reporting in 2025: Looking Ahead

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In this alert, we reflect on recent climate reporting updates and analyze expectations for 2025 that are relevant for international businesses....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

AI Drug Development: FDA Releases Draft Guidance

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On January 6, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released draft guidance titled Considerations for the Use of Artificial Intelligence To Support Regulatory Decision-Making for Drug and Biological Products...more

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FDA Issues Draft Guidance Documents on Artificial Intelligence for Medical Devices, Drugs, and Biological Products

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FDA recently issued two draft guidance documents discussing: (1) the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to produce information to support a regulatory decision about a drug or biological product’s safety, effectiveness, or...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Fifth Circuit Issues an Expedited Appeal of CTA Nationwide Injunction

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December was an eventful month for the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The latest court ruling in the CTA conflict occurred on December 26, 2024, in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al., when the Fifth...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

A Landmark Lawsuit in Data Privacy: Texas v. Allstate

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In a groundbreaking enforcement action, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Allstate Corporation and its subsidiary Arity, alleging systematic violations of the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act...more

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