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What To Expect From the Trump Administration on AI Policy
President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign and post-election transition have given several strong indications of how the new administration is likely to approach artificial intelligence (AI) policy during his second term, which we describe below. This Update is part of an ongoing Perkins Coie series about what to expect from the second Trump administration, which has included…
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Pennsylvania Joining the United States in Proposing a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve: Implications for the Energy Industry
On November 19, Pennsylvania Representative Mike Cabell (R-117) introduced legislation to form the Pennsylvania Bitcoin Strategic Reserve, aiming to diversify the state’s financial holdings by allocating up to 10% of its treasury reserves into Bitcoin. (See HB 2664.) This state-level initiative parallels recent action taken on the federal level, where Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced…
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Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division Reversed Jury Verdict to Dismiss Complaint, Finding the Supreme Court Exercised Improper Discretion in Precluding Testimony of an Expert Witness
Deliz v. Julia Rose Transport, — N.Y.S.3d — (N.Y. App. Div. 2d Dept. 2024) – In Deliz, the plaintiff presented an expert witness to testify that the most likely cause of the motor vehicle accident was that the defendant had drifted into the plaintiff’s lane, thereby causing the accident. However, because the plaintiff failed to…
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Applicability of the “Relation-Back Doctrine”
Emory v. Bailey, N.E.3d —, 2024 WL 2316080, 2024-Ohio-1955 – An auto accident occurred on October 23, 2018, in Newark, Ohio. On October 22, 2020, the appellants—Jon Emory, Caleb Emory and Tina Emory—filed a complaint against the defendant, Bailey….By: Marshall Dennehey
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California District Court Compels Arbitration of Reinsurance Dispute
A California federal district court recently compelled arbitration of a reinsurance dispute, finding that it “had little difficulty concluding that this case falls within the parties’ arbitration agreement.” Truck Insurance Exchange v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London et al., 24-CV-08157-SB-JC, C.D. Cal. (Nov. 15, 2024)….By: Husch Blackwell LLP
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Mid-Ohio Psychological Services Files Notice of Data Breach with HHS-OCR
On November 1, 2024, Mid-Ohio Psychological Services (“MOPS”) filed a notice of data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“HHS-OCR”) after discovering that an unauthorized party was able to access information that had been entrusted to the company. In this notice, MOPS explains that the incident resulted…
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PointClickCare Data Breach Affects Residents of Multiple Long-Term Care Facilities
On November 25, 2024, two long-term care facilities that rely on services provided by PointClickCare filed data breach notices after discovering that the incident at PointClickCare resulted in compromised patient information. In recently posted website notices, the affected facilities, Citadel of Northbrook and Pavilion of Bridgeview, explain that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party…
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South Korea’s Lawmakers Question Military About Yoon’s Martial Law Order
The military has spent decades trying to rehabilitate its image and win public trust after a brutal past. Its role in President Yoon’s martial law raised a specter from that era.
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Gazans With Disabilities Face ‘Impossible Times’ of Chaos and War
A family fled carrying a 9-year-old girl for hours on their backs. Sisters with visual impairments pleaded for help as Israeli airstrikes fell. “It’s a nightmare,” one wheelchair user said.
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For Macron, Notre-Dame’s Reopening Offers Respite From Political Crisis
The 860-year-old cathedral has been repaired in a time frame many thought impossible. But rather than basking in success, President Emmanuel Macron is mired in political crisis.
