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The scientific benefits and legal risks of AI-driven drug discovery are consequential. But recent IP law decisions allude to a general concept that IP rights will not be awarded if AI completely or significantly replaces human ingenuity in the creative process….By: Fenwick & West LLP

Shortly before Thanksgiving, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) did not have the authority to sanction Tornado Cash, which offers a cryptocurrency mixing service provided through immutable smart contracts….By: BCLP

Virginia, a leader in technology and privacy related regulations, is methodically examining artificial intelligence legislation. In particular, significant legislation establishing a regulatory framework for high-risk Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems is currently being considered by the Virginia General Assembly’s Joint Commission on Technology and Science (JCOTS). JCOTs – a permanent legislative agency that studies and develops……By:…

On December 19, 2024, VisionPoint Eye Center, PLLC (“VisionPoint”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Texas after discovering that an unauthorized party gained access to its computer network. In this notice, VisionPoint explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information, which includes…

The Depo-Provera birth control shot has been linked to an increased risk of a type of brain tumors known as meningiomas. Women who received the Depo shot and were diagnosed with meningioma brain tumors may be eligible to file a lawsuit and receive compensation for their illnesses….By: Hissey, Mulderig & Friend, PLLC

For this holiday season, we’re looking at a recent case out of Texas that operates as a small gift for insurers, which provides a relatively bright-line rule for future Stowers analyses. As we have previously written, while plaintiff’s counsel may make Stowers demands during third-party liability claims, these demands are directed to the insurers, who…

Released yearly in December, the American Tort Reform (ATR) Foundation publishes its annual “Judicial Hellhole” rankings for the upcoming year. The Hellholes represent the worst of the worst jurisdictions to defend tort lawsuits in the United States. The 2024-2025 Judicial Hellhole rankings crown a new #1 Judicial Hellhole (thanks in large part to a 10-figure…