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CO Enacts “High-Risk” AI Law Regulating Deployers and Developers, Including Health Care Stakeholders
On Friday, May 17, Colorado Governor Jared Polis, with noted reservations, signed into law SB205, a consumer protection law which imposes significant requirements on developers and deployers of “high risk” artificial intelligence (AI) systems, requires consumer transparency, and arms the Attorney General with oversight authority….By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
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Rising Toxic Tort Claims: Silica and Implications of Silica Based Claims
Traditionally, toxic tort related claims are brought under product liability actions for negligence, breach of warranty, and strict liability. Asbestos has historically been the center of toxic tort litigation. The number of asbestos-related claims filed nearly tripled during the 1990’s and in 2000 alone, with major corporations reporting upwards of 500,000 new asbestos claims filed…
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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup – May 2024 #3
The parents of a Gainesville, Georgia high school baseball player who died after he was hit in the head at baseball practice have filed a lawsuit against the school system and his coaches….By: Kaufman & Canoles
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Alexion Pharmaceuticals Confirms Patient Data Leaked Through Third Party Data Breach at Cisiv, Ltd.
On May 14, 2024, Alexion Pharmaceuticals (“Alexion”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Vermont after discovering that a vendor used by the company experienced a data security incident. In this notice, Cisiv explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information, which includes…
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Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service Announces Data Breach Affecting the SSNs of Over 858k Individuals
On May 10, 2024, Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service, Inc. (“Superior”) 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 actor gained access to the company’s IT network and copied certain files. In this notice, Superior explains that the incident resulted…
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CentroMed Confirms Data Breach Affecting an Estimated 400k
On May 20, 2024, El Centro Del Barrio d/b/a CentroMed filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Texas after discovering that an unauthorized party was able to access confidential information belonging to certain current and former patients. In this notice, CentroMed explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being…
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Middle East Crisis: For Gazans Relocating Once Again, Conditions Are ‘Horrific’
People leaving the city of Rafah since Israel’s military started to move in are crowding into other parts of Gaza, where they lack the most basic hygiene and infrastructure, a U.N. official said.
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In Interview, Zelensky of Ukraine Challenges West Over Hesitations
“Shoot down what’s in the sky over Ukraine,” he said in a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times. “And give us the weapons to use against Russian forces on the borders.”
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Russia Starts Tactical Nuclear Drills, in a Warning to Ukraine’s Allies
Moscow has said the exercise is a response to “provocative statements and threats of individual Western officials.”
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Prince Harry Cannot Include Rupert Murdoch in Lawsuit, Court Rules
A judge ruled that the prince and other plaintiffs could not expand their claims of unlawful actions by News Group Newspapers in the U.K. to include allegations regarding Rupert Murdoch.
