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AI and Blockchain – 1+1 =3
Individually, AI and blockchain are among the hottest, most transformative technologies. Collectively, they are incredibly synergistic – hence the 1+1=3 concept in the title. We are seeing more examples of how the two will interact. Over time, the level of interaction will be extensive. Many projects are being developed that bring the power of AI…
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What? The Pokémon Company’s Patent Applications Are Evolving!
In September of last year, and in light of a corresponding Japanese patent infringement suit, I published an article detailing how The Pokémon Company had filed two patent applications at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) after the release of Palworld. I strongly recommend you read that post as background prior to reading…
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[Video] Innovation in Second Requests: Data is Your Greatest Asset
In matters where the stakes are exceptionally high and deadlines are tight, understanding the full picture of your data is an underappreciated asset to help you gain an advantage. While most matters are increasingly demanding, Second Requests epitomize the complexity and risk we’re encountering that require innovative solutions. How do you get a holistic view…
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January 2025 Bounty Hunter Plaintiff Claims
Exploring Trends in California’s Proposition 65: Claims, Chemicals, Products, and More – California’s Proposition 65 (“Prop. 65”), the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, requires, among other things, sellers of products to provide a “clear and reasonable warning” if use of the product results in a knowing and intentional exposure to one…
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Fervent Defense Brings Favorable Outcome in Long-Running Malpractice Case
A fervent and insightful defense waged by Goldberg Segalla partner Michael D. Shalhoub and attorney Rebecca R. Rabideau secured a defense verdict in favor of a dentist accused of malpractice in a lawsuit that dragged on for years to become the central New York county’s longest-running court case….By: Goldberg Segalla
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New York’s Grieving Families Act Vetoed for a Third Time
On December 21, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul of New York vetoed, for a third time, the Grieving Families Act (“Act”), a significant bipartisan legislative proposal in New York aimed at reforming the state’s wrongful death statute, which has remained largely unchanged since 1847. The Act’s provisions, including expanding recoverable damages, extending the statute of limitations,…
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CPSC Warns Consumers to Stop Using Sport Nets
On December 19, 2024, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) unilaterally issued a warning to consumers to stop using Sport Nets 4’ x 8’ portable soccer goals. According to CPSC, an exposed metal tip at the top of the vertical poles on the soccer goal poses a hazard if a consumer falls onto the tip…
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Tenth Circuit Hears Challenge to Lower Court’s Ruling on High-Powered Magnets
Continuing the Zen Magnets saga, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) faces a challenge to a rule banning products containing small, high-powered, separable magnets. CPSC has asserted that these kinds of small, high-powered magnets can cause serious medical issues when more than one magnet is swallowed because the magnets attract each other through internal body…
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Trump Calls Zelensky a ‘Dictator’ as Feud Escalates Over Ukraine Peace Talks
President Trump called Volodymyr Zelensky a “dictator without elections” after the Ukrainian president said Mr. Trump was in a “web of disinformation.”
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Migrants Deported to Panama by Trump Administration Taken to Jungle Camp
The group of unauthorized migrants, which includes children, were bused to the camp late Tuesday night. “It looks like a zoo, there are fenced cages,” said one of the detainees.