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How AI is Quietly Reshaping Everyday Life Around Us
I remember the first time I realized how much artificial intelligence was seeping into my everyday life. It wasn’t during some grand technological unveiling or the launch of a new gadget. It was in my kitchen, of all places, when I asked my smart speaker for a pancake recipe. A simple request, really, but as…
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Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Regulation 2026: Canada
Government attitude and definition – As in many countries, the regulation of cryptocurrencies in Canada is divided among various levels of government and administrative agencies, depending on the nature of the activity undertaken. Despite these jurisdictional constraints, Canadian regulators generally continue to take a receptive and innovative approach to regulation, including, for example, in approving…
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Comparative Efficacy Studies Are No Longer the Default Requirement for Biosimilars
Our FDA: Drug & Device Team examines the FDA’s new draft guidance that allows biosimilar developers to rely more on analytical and pharmacokinetic data, reducing the need for costly and time-consuming comparative efficacy studies….By: Alston & Bird
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The AI Advantage in Discovery: How AI is Already Driving Efficiency and Defensibility
Artificial intelligence is no longer an emerging concept in e-discovery—it’s a working reality. Every day, legal and compliance teams are using AI to search smarter, classify faster, and review with greater precision. Yet the conversation around AI often swings between extremes: boundless optimism and cautious skepticism. What’s less discussed—and more important—is the middle ground: how…
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Navigating Minors’ Privacy and Online Safety Laws: A Strategic Guide for Businesses
Recent bipartisan privacy and online safety initiatives reflect growing concern over youth mental health, online exploitation, and manipulative digital design. Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team outlines how companies can stay ahead by integrating privacy-by-design principles, implementing age-appropriate features, and mitigating risks of harm to minors….By: Alston & Bird
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Quality Considerations in the Economic Analysis of Market Definition
In Antitrust analysis in the United States, the Small but Significant Non-Transitory Increase in Price (“SSNIP”) test is often a key component of market definition analysis, whether performed quantitatively or qualitatively. Originally Published in Economists Ink – Fall 2025 edition….By: Secretariat
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The EU’s General Product Safety Regulation: New Rules for Product Recalls
New rules under the General Product Safety Regulation (EU) 2023/988 (GPSR) have applied since 13 December 2024 across the European Economic Area (EEA) – comprising the European Union member states, plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway – and Northern Ireland. The GPSR is a significant piece of legislation that introduces multiple reforms. In the fourth in…
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Understanding When Florida Law Allows You to Sue for Car Accident Injuries
Personal injury lawyers throughout the U.S. advertise with billboards and commercials showing car accidents. But Florida, like a handful of other states, has laws that restrict the ability of car accident victims to file a lawsuit after a car accident….By: Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley
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Defending the Algorithm™: A Bayesian Analysis of AI Litigation and Law – PT 5
In August 2025, a pair of California parents filed suit in California state court against OpenAI (Raine v. OpenAI, Inc.) after the death of their teenage son, alleging that the company’s generative-language model played a direct role in his suicide.[1] According to the Raine v. OpenAI Complaint, the boy had used ChatGPT thousands of times…
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Pre-Event Liability Releases in California Cycling Events After Whitehead v. City of Oakland: Spinning Wheel Limitations
The recent unanimous California Supreme Court opinion in Whitehead v. City of Oakland addressed the permissible scope of pre-event liability releases under Government Code §835 in cases involving injuries on public property. For race organizers, municipalities, and athletes participating in cycling events, Whitehead reinforces some boundaries while raising questions about others….By: Tyson & Mendes LLP