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New Legislation Would Establish the First US National Comprehensive Privacy Law
On 7 April, US House Committee on Energy and Commerce (Energy and Commerce Committee) Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Commerce Committee) Chairwoman Maria Cantwell (D-WA) released a discussion draft entitled the American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 (APRA). If enacted, the APRA would establish the first…
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Novartis Pharms. Corp. v. Mylan Pharms. Inc. – Entresto® (Sacubitril/Valsartan)
Case Name: Novartis Pharms. Corp. v. Mylan Pharms. Inc., Civ. No. 19-cv-201, 2024 WL 384929 (N.D.W.V. Jan. 31, 2024) (Kleeh, J.) – Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Entresto® (sacubitril/valsartan); U.S. Patents Nos. 8,877,938 (“the ’938 patent”) and 9,388,134 (“the ’134 patent”)….By: Robins Kaplan LLP
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Enhancing Trade-Based Money Laundering Detection: Retrieval-Augmented Generation and Semantic Search Technologies
This article explores the application of retrieval-augmented generation combined with semantic search technologies in the detection of trade-based money laundering (TBML). Retrieval-augmented generation combined with semantic search technologies in the detection of trade-based money laundering (TBML) is a sophisticated approach that leverages both natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning techniques to combat financial crimes….By:…
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CFTC Sharpens Focus on Artificial Intelligence with Appointment of Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer
In October 2023, the Biden Administration released an Executive Order on governing the development and use of AI in a safe and responsible manner, while working with federal agencies to regulate and disperse the benefits of the technology….By: BakerHostetler
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Colorado Increases Restrictions on PFAS in Consumer Products
On May 1, 2024, Colorado governor Jared Polis signed SB-81, a bill entitled the “Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Consumer Protection Act.” As discussed below, this bill expands Colorado’s existing restrictions on the use of intentionally added PFAS in certain consumer product categories, and revamps the state’s approach to intentionally added PFAS in cookware….By: BCLP
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Why Am I Asked if I Am Carrying a Lithium-Ion Battery on a Plane?
Once you enter the airport, you will immediately notice signs asking if you are checking any device which may have a lithium-ion battery. The real question is, why are they asking?…By: Stark & Stark
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Some Judges Have — Naturally — Grown Skeptical of False Advertising Class Actions Challenging “Natural” Labels
Among recent trends in consumer product false advertising class actions has been the rise in cases alleging false advertising for products touting ingredients as “all natural” or “100% natural.” These lawsuits often point to any product label-language that could somehow be construed by consumers as referring to the product as “natural,” even when that is…
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Slovakia’s Politics Were Toxic Long Before Its Prime Minister Was Shot
Years of vitriolic rhetoric, worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, left Slovakia with bitter political division.
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As Russia Advances, NATO Considers Sending Trainers Into Ukraine
The move could draw the United States and Europe more directly into the war. The Biden administration continues to say there will be no American troops on the ground.
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Rafael Grossi of the IAEA Acts as the West’s Mediator With Putin and Iran
Rafael Grossi took over the International Atomic Energy Agency five years ago at what now seems like a far less fraught moment. With atomic fears everywhere, the inspector is edging toward mediator.
