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Venable LLP

Making the Most of Your Product Liability Insurance: Batch Clauses

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If your company manufactures, sells, or distributes any type of commercial good—from toothpaste to furniture to electronics—it almost certainly has liability insurance to protect it from potential product liability suits...more

MoFo Tech

AI Practices To Protect Trade Secrets Amid Unstable Case Law

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A growing body of law indicates that inputting proprietary information into public artificial intelligence tools may undermine the reasonable measures and confidentiality requirements that are central to trade secret...more

Morgan Lewis

Keys to Success in Cyber Incident Response in 2026

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In 2026, cybersecurity incidents are no longer a matter of if, or even when, for most companies. Repeat attacks, identity-driven intrusions, supply chain compromises, insider mistakes, AI-enabled exploitation, quick...more

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NERC Reliability Guideline Signals Expanded Focus on Reliability Effects from Large Load Integration

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The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) has issued a new Reliability Guideline providing a detailed framework to address reliability issues associated with rapidly growing large loads such as data centers,...more

KPMG Board Leadership Center (BLC)

Strategy oversight amid volatility

Boards are moving from annual strategic reviews to more continual, dynamic engagement. From geopolitical risk to the board’s oversight of AI, the KPMG Board Leadership Center discusses the changing nature of board engagement...more

Lathrop GPM

When ICE Comes to the Jobsite: What Construction Employers Need to Know Now

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Immigration enforcement is no longer a remote or theoretical risk for construction employers. ICE is conducting active site visits nationwide – detaining workers, halting projects, and triggering cascading contractual and...more

BakerHostetler

FOCI for (Almost) Everyone: DoD Proposed Rule Would Extend FOCI Requirements to Unclassified Contractors and Subcontractors...

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On May 7, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a proposed rule that would extend foreign ownership, control or influence (FOCI) requirements to DoD contractors and subcontractors performing unclassified contracts exceeding...more

Pillsbury - Global Sourcing Practice

MCP Toolkit: Practical Questions You Should Ask Before Enabling an MCP Connection

As a stakeholder considering the implementation of an MCP connector, it may be difficult to glean from product documentation or marketing materials alone how the tool is functioning, and what must be done to manage its...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

[Webinar] Less Layoff Litigation – Pro Tips for Conducting Reductions in Force in California - June 18th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT

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Layoffs are often viewed as a form of organizational restructuring — a way to reduce costs or to reimagine staffing needs in light of AI and automation. However, in 2026, California's reductions in force can lead to costly...more

DOAR

Chatbots, Jurors, and Liability: A Jury Consultant’s Perspective on Emerging AI Cases

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Recent lawsuits involving alleged chatbot-related harm have intensified public scrutiny around conversational AI and raised new questions about liability, user vulnerability, and juror perception....more

Clark Hill PLC

Critical Risk Mitigation Provisions for Design Contracts - Part 2: Limitation of Liability Clauses

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As discussed in Part 1 of this series, design professionals face significant exposure for claims arising out of alleged errors and omissions in the performance of their services. While waivers of consequential damages help...more

Hogan Lovells

Singapore PDPC issues proposed guidelines on use of personal data in generative AI

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On 2 June 2026, Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission (“PDPC”) issued proposed guidelines on the use of personal data in generative artificial intelligence (“GenAI”) systems. These proposed guidelines build on the...more

Sheppard

New DFARS Proposed Rule: What Defense Contractors Need to Know About Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) Reporting...

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On May 7, 2026, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) issued a new proposed rule—Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Mitigating Risks Related to Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (“DFARS Case...more

DCI Consulting

[Webinar] AI in Compensation: Promises, Pitfalls, and Practical Guardrails - June 17th, 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm EDT

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The use of artificial intelligence in employment decisions continues to gain prevalence. While many efficiencies and capabilities can be achieved by using this evolving technology, there are many potential pitfalls and...more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

The Supreme Court Has Spoken: What the Montgomery Decision Means (and Doesn’t) for Transportation Brokers and the Top Ten Critical...

The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously held that the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (FAAAA) does not preempt state law claims against transportation brokers for negligent hiring of motor carriers in...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

DoD Proposes Major FOCI Reporting Requirements

The Defense Acquisition Regulations System has issued a significant proposed rule that would dramatically expand disclosure and compliance obligations for defense contractors and subcontractors regarding beneficial ownership...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Japan Passes FEFTA Amendments Expanding FDI Screening: Indirect Acquisitions, Risk Mitigation and a ‘Japan CFIUS’-Style...

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On May 29, Japan’s Diet passed amendments to the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (FEFTA). Initially submitted to the Diet in March, the amendments will significantly broaden the scope of covered transactions and...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Mitigating Risk as Website Technology Litigation Surges

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Companies are facing a growing trend of claims that businesses’ website technologies – including cookies for website optimization, analytics, and marketing – violate pre-internet state wiretap laws, such as the California...more

JAMS

[PODCAST] JAMS CEO Kimberly Taylor Joins CEO Daily Brief Podcast to Discuss the Value of Mediation

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In the latest episode of CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel, JAMS CEO and President Kimberly Taylor discusses how mediation has evolved from a last-minute litigation alternative into a strategic business tool with...more

Lathrop GPM

Three Things Every Lawyer and Leader Needs to Know About Insurance

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Modern businesses face mounting pressures to manage risk effectively while maximizing operational efficiency. Insurance represents one of the largest annual expenditures for most companies, yet it remains one of the least...more

Hanzo

When Departing Employees Take Key Records With Them: Prevention Strategies

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Employee transitions can create unexpected risks for organizations that rely on digital collaboration and communication tools. For legal and compliance teams responsible for protecting enterprise data, it is important to...more

LegalMation

Measuring the Impact: What Does ROI from Legal Automation Really Look Like?

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In today’s legal market, automation is no longer a curiosity—it’s a necessity. From claims intake and document management to drafting responses and data analytics, legal automation is touted as a game changer....more

McCarter & English, LLP

Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II: No Shipper Liability Expansion

It is with some amusement that I read the hailstorm of comments regarding the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II. What has surprised me most is certain reactions, particularly...more

Paul Hastings LLP

New York State Legislature Passes Anti-Waiver of Employment Rights Act

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On May 13, the New York State Assembly passed Bill S4424A, the Anti-Waiver of Employment Rights Act, which seeks to limit employee waivers of substantive and procedural rights under the New York Labor Law and New York State...more

Clark Hill PLC

Critical Risk Mitigation Provisions for Design Contracts - Part 1: Waiver of Consequential Damages

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An essential element of architect and engineer contracts with their clients is the treatment of risk sharing between the parties. Design professionals who are typically simply providing services for a fee, and who are not...more

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