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What's Market: No Undisclosed Liabilities Representations

Goulston & Storrs PC on 9/16/2024

In M&A transactions, unknown target liabilities are typically addressed in different ways throughout the M&A purchase agreement. A no undisclosed liabilities representation is one of the principal representations in an M&A...more

Maritime Products Liability Law: Understanding the Fundamentals

McGlinchey Stafford on 8/8/2024

The United States Supreme Court first recognized products liability, including strict liability, as part of the general maritime law in East River Steamship S.S. Corp. v. Transamerica Delaval, Inc., 476 U.S. 858 (1986). The...more

CrowdStrike IT Outage: Wave of Business Interruption Claims Expected

K&L Gates LLP on 7/30/2024

Businesses, public services, and computer users across the world faced disruption as a result of the major CrowdStrike information technology (IT) outage, which is being coined by many as one of the largest and worst cyber...more

A Dive Into Intellectual Property Liability for E-Commerce Platforms

Robins Kaplan LLP on 7/8/2024

Online shopping has become increasingly popular in recent years. E-commerce sales surpassed $6.5 trillion in 2023 and are expected to total over $8.1 trillion by 2026. Convenience of product variety and online competition...more

Business Account Takeover Fraud: Pursuing the Platform Is Rarely the Answer

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 6/17/2024

Business account takeover (“ATO”) fraud occurs where a threat actor gains access to a business account on a payments platform (e.g., a payroll or accounts payable tool) or fraudulently creates such an account and engages in...more

BIPA Amendments Passed by Illinois Legislature: What Companies Need to Know

Baker Donelson on 6/12/2024

The Illinois General Assembly recently passed Senate Bill 2979 (SB 2979), an important piece of legislation that makes several much-needed amendments to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). SB 2979 is now at...more

Chief Information Security Officers and cyber whistleblowing: considerations for PE firms

A&O Shearman on 4/3/2024

Managing these risks at a single company should be straightforward. Executives and CISOs may be personally held accountable for cyber failings, negligence, breaches, and inadequate disclosure around cyber vulnerabilities and...more

SEC Adopts Long-Anticipated Rules for SPACs: Considerations for Market Participants and SEC Enforcement Objectives in the New...

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 3/28/2024

The rules, originally proposed in March 2022, realign disclosures, marketing practices and other obligations in de-SPAC transactions more closely with traditional IPOs and add increased risk and uncertainty for market...more

Emerging Theories of Liability in the Internet of Things Era

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/26/2024

The Internet of Things (“IoT”) has ushered in a new era of connectivity and convenience, but with it comes a host of legal issues and emerging theories of liability. As IoT devices become increasingly ubiquitous in our daily...more

Eight Issues That Will Impact the Hospitality Industry in 2024

ArentFox Schiff on 2/16/2024

After seemingly bouncing back from the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and related labor, supply chain, and governmental mandate issues, the hospitality industry experienced a year of volatility in 2023, with...more

The Covid-19 Presumptions: Are They Truly Gone?

Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi LLP on 2/16/2024

For more than three years, virtually everyone in the California workers’ compensation community had become familiar with the Covid-19 presumptions. Labor Code sections 3212.86, 3212.87, and 3212.88 were passed as emergency...more

Are We Dating the Same Guy? The Legal Implications of Posting your Dates on Facebook

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 1/24/2024

“Are we Dating the Same Guy” groups on Facebook are everywhere. If you’re single and dating in 2024, chances are, you or someone you know is a group member. The groups, which started in New York City in 2022, serve as a...more

New York Medical and Life Sciences: Year in Review 2023

Harris Beach PLLC on 1/19/2024

From pharmaceuticals to cosmetics, preemption to expert preclusion, New York state and federal courts issued decisions in 2023, which further shaped the landscape in the medical and life sciences legal world. To prepare the...more

PPP Lender Liability, Enforcement, & Fintech Challenges

Buchalter on 12/29/2023

The Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) emerged as a lifeline for small businesses grappling with the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lenders navigated a landscape of regulations that Congress quickly...more

Expert Witness Prematurely Disqualified Based on Not Maintaining an Active Clinical Practice

Marshall Dennehey on 10/23/2023

Miles v. Cleveland Clinic Health Sys.-E Region, 8th Dist. Cuyahoga No. 112025, 2023-Ohio-2582 - The plaintiff’s sole medical expert was not, at the time of his deposition, engaged in active clinical practice due to his...more

Who’s Liable When Your Cryptocurrency Is Stolen?

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 8/21/2023

One of the asserted advantages of blockchain and cryptocurrency is their operation outside the commercial banking system. However, this very feature poses a challenge when cryptocurrency is stolen—or more accurately,...more

Risky Business And Cyber Attacks… Simple Steps To Limit Liability Of Cybersecurity Service Providers

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC on 8/11/2023

The consequences of a cyber attack can be significant and wide-ranging for both an individual and a business – no matter how big or small. Cyber attacks can result in serious data breaches that lead to the theft or exposure...more

Generative AI End-User License Agreements: What Users Need to Know

Jones Day on 8/7/2023

In Short - The Background: The prevalence of generative artificial intelligence ("GenAI") is rapidly expanding, providing vast opportunities for efficiency and innovation, while also creating new risks....more

Cybersecurity Risks to AI Adoption in Construction

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 7/28/2023

The adoption of predictive maintenance (PM), an artificial intelligence (AI) driven strategy that anticipates potential equipment failures using Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, holds immense promise for the construction...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity - June 2023

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 7/6/2023

In our June Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we review new data privacy laws in Colorado, Connecticut, Florida and Montana; Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report; AM Best’s report on cyber insurance trends; and...more

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 6, June 2023

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 7/3/2023

Generative AI has Its Risks, but the Sky isn't Falling - “The threat organizations face with GenAI is not new, but it could speed how quickly private data reaches a wider audience.” Why this is important: Generative...more

Friend or Foe? Legal Risks Arising From ChatGPT and Other Generative AI Software

Bailey & Glasser, LLP on 6/29/2023

Recent breakthroughs in generative artificial intelligence (AI) have captured significant media attention. Developers argue that the technology, which learns from data to produce new text, visual, or audio content based on a...more

ChatGPT Generates More than Data Outputs; Data Security and Privacy Concerns Grow as Artificial Intelligence Technology Rapidly...

Benesch on 5/18/2023

One of the primary concerns surrounding ChatGPT and AI is the security of the data used to train and operate these machines and the potential privacy implications if the data is mishandled or intercepted by malicious actors. ...more

The Legal Landscape Of AI: The Role Of A Software Licensing Attorney

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC on 5/10/2023

Working with a software licensing attorney can help developers navigate the intellectual property and other legal issues when using artificial intelligence to build software. Every day, artificial intelligence (AI) plays a...more

Rise In Lithium-Ion Battery Demand Causing Challenges

Rumberger | Kirk on 5/9/2023

The rising lithium-ion battery demand is creating challenges for manufacturers. It is important to understand how to mitigate risk. The rising demand to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels has driven product manufacturers to...more

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