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Compliance & Cybersecurity – Working and Worrying Together About the Intersection of People and Technology
I’m not a cyber expert, but as a compliance professional with accountability for internal investigations of employee and third-party misconduct I’ve had a front row seat to the evolution of risk that has mirrored the mass adoption of new technology….By: NAVEX
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CryptoLink – March 2024 Updates
In the House, lawmakers continue to make progress on the Clarity for Stablecoins Act (H.R. 4766). On March 19, at a press event hosted by Punchbowl News on the policy landscape for digital payments, outgoing House Financial Services Chair Patrick McHenry (R-NC) said that he and Committee Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA) would be able…
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AI News Roundup – Artist Rights Alliance letter, DALL-E model allows interactive editing, and more
To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following. The Artist Rights Alliance has published an open letter asking that technology platforms “pledge that they will not develop or deploy AI music-generation technology, content, or tools that undermine or replace…
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Prohibited AI Practices – A Deep Dive into Article 5 of the European Union’s AI Act
This blog post focuses on Artificial Intelligence (AI) practices prohibited under the EU AI Act. Article 5 of the AI Act essentially prohibits AI practices that materially distort peoples’ behavior or that raise serious concerns in democratic societies….By: WilmerHale
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The Future of Money With Zebec Network
Nikhil Pradhan (Senior Counsel, Boston) recently joined Zebec Networks’ Future of Money podcast to explore the intersection of artificial intelligence and the blockchain ecosystem with Parth Shah. The below episode transcript has been edited for clarity….By: Foley & Lardner LLP
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Tandym Group Notifies an Unknown Number of Consumers of Recent Data Breach
On April 5, 2024, Tandym Group, LLC (“Tandym”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Massachusetts after discovering that information that had been entrusted to the company was subject to unauthorized access. In this notice, Tandym explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive…
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Palmer v. Teva Canada Ltd.: Court of Appeal Confirms No Compensation for Risk “In the Air”
In Palmer v. Teva Canada Limited, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the lower court’s decision to deny certification of a proposed product liability class action seeking damages for the alleged increased risk of being diagnosed with cancer in the future as a result of exposure to impurities detected in certain pharmaceutical products….By: Stikeman Elliott LLP
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Additur for Future Pain and Suffering Damages
When a jury’s verdict is unreasonably low, the presiding judge may increase it by awarding an additur pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.530 and Section 768.74, Florida Statutes. However, as to damages for future pain and suffering, courts are required to give juries wide latitude, partly because future damages are uncertain by nature……
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Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin Announces Data Breach Affecting 533,809 People
On April 8, 2024, the Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin (“GHC-SCW “) filed a notice of data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights after discovering that it was the target of a ransomware attack. In this notice, GHC-SCW explains that the incident resulted in an…
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Middle East Crisis: Grim Task After Gaza Hospital Battle: Collecting Human Remains
Many bodies went unburied during the prolonged clash between Israeli forces and Gazan fighters at Al-Shifa Hospital.
