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Certification and AI in eVTOLs and eCTOLs: Industry Leaders Avoid Autopilot in Bringing Electric Aircraft to Market
The march toward electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL) certification is progressing, though some predict a delay in eVTOLs’ market entry. Leading eVTOL developers have nonetheless continued to innovate, with some developing electric conventional takeoff and landing aircraft (eCTOL) and others exploring the application of artificial intelligence to the eVTOL ecosystem. Originally published in…
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CMS Finalizes Part D Cost-Sharing Smoothing Guidance
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the second part of its guidance on implementation of the IRA’s Medicare Prescription Payment Plan (MPPP), known informally as Part D monthly out of-pocket “smoothing”. This was one of the last major pieces of guidance left outstanding before implementation of MPPP elections begin during this fall’s…
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Key Lessons for Cybersecurity and IT Leaders From Judge’s Recent Fraud Decision in SEC Case Against SolarWinds
On July 18, a New York federal judge threw out most of the SEC’s claims brought against both SolarWinds Corp. and the company’s chief information security officer (CISO), Timothy Brown….By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
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Same as It Ever Was: How Proven eDiscovery Approaches Help Leverage Generative AI
News flash: Nearly a quarter of legal industry professionals expect generative AI and large language model (LLM) technology to have a transformative effect for eDiscovery this year, according to the 2024 State of the Industry report published by eDiscovery Today. In antitrust, money laundering, legal operations, and more, AI is poised to shake up current…
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Can a Close Relative Who Hears a Car Crash on the Phone Sue for Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress? California Supreme Court Says Yes.
The California Supreme Court’s decision this week in Downey v. City of Riverside, et al. ruled that such a claim did exist, expanding the contemporaneous zone of awareness for a Plaintiff to successfully recover for negligent infliction of emotional distress (NIED). Plaintiff Jayde Downey alleged she was speaking with her daughter by cell phone when…
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Imagine360 Issues Data Breach Letters Following May 2024 Cyber Incident
On July 17, 2024, Imagine360, LLC filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Montana after discovering that an unauthorized party was able to access the contents of certain company email accounts. In this notice, Imagine360 explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information….By:…
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Futurity First Insurance Provides Notice of November 2033 Data Breach
On July 24, 2024, Futurity First Insurance Group (“FFIG”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine after discovering that hackers were able to access several company email accounts. In this notice, Futurity First explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information, which…
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Data Breach at the Medibase Group Affects Patients of Self Regional Healthcare
On July 24, 2024, the Medibase Group, Inc. (“Medibase”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Massachusetts after discovering that a data breach compromised information belonging to patients of Self Regional Healthcare. In this notice, Medibase explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive…
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Janna Pharmacy Notifies Federal Government of Data Breach
On July 10, 2024, Janna Pharmacy LLC, better known to consumers as Apotheco Pharmacy Choice Torrance, filed a notice of data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights after discovering that an unauthorized party was able to access portions of the company’s computer network. In this notice, Apotheco…
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Middle East Crisis: Harris Expresses Support for Israel but Says She ‘Will Not Be Silent’ About Palestinian Suffering
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a day after addressing Congress, met on Thursday with Vice President Kamala Harris and President Biden separately at the White House at a time when the future of the Middle East is on the line.
