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AI & Your Business: Libel Risks
As lawyers who often defend defamation suits, we know from experience that it’s not just media defendants who are sued for libel. Defamation suits are routinely filed against all sorts of businesses, arising from all kinds of content and communications….By: BCLP
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One Rocky Sleigh Ride: Antitrust and AI Pricing
Artificial intelligence (AI) can provide invaluable assistance to the retail industry. With just a few taps on a keyboard, it can generate helpful product descriptions for online storefronts. For the small business on a budget, AI-generated artwork can streamline the graphic design process. Need some extra hands? AI can help tackle hiring……By: Perkins Coie
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California Privacy Agency to Regulate AI, Boost Cybersecurity Audits
During the California Privacy Protection Agency’s (CPPA) meeting on November 8, 2024, it voted to proceed with formal rulemaking regarding artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity audits. The CPPA’s rulemaking related to AI runs parallel to the California Civil Rights Department’s push for its regulations related to AI….By: Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider
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Same Song, Different Verse — Causation Experts for Second Group of Bellwether Plaintiffs Excluded for Same Reason as First Group’s Expert in In re Deepwater Horizon BELO Cases
Multidistrict litigation is meant to “promote the just and efficient conduct” of actions “involving one or more common questions of fact” by transferring those actions to a single district court “for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings.” 28 U.S.C. § 1407(a). In MDLs involving alleged physical injury or illness caused by a product, one “common question…
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The Houston Housing Authority Announces Data Breach Following Ransomware Attack
On November 15, 2024, the Houston Housing Authority (“HHA”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Texas after discovering that the agency was the victim of a ransomware attack. In this notice, HHA explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information, which includes…
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RBN Insurance Services Notifies 10,205 Individuals of February 2024 Data Breach
On November 14, 2024, RBN and Associates, Inc. d/b/a RBN Insurance Services (“RBN”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine after discovering that an unauthorized party was able to access a company email account. In this notice, RBN explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to…
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AnnieMac Home Mortgage Data Breach Leaks Information of 171,074 Consumers
On November 14, 2024, American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC d/b/a AnnieMac Home Mortgage (“AnnieMac”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine after discovering that an unauthorized actor gained access to systems on AnnieMac’s network. In this notice, AnnieMac explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able…
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Israel Pounds Area Near Beirut Amid Signs of a Widening Offensive
Israel and Hezbollah indicated they were clashing deeper inside Lebanese territory. An escalation could undermine efforts to reach a cease-fire, as Iran’s leader signaled he supported ending the war with Israel.
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Lebanese Fear That Wherever the Displaced Go, Israeli Bombs Will Follow
Tensions among multiple sects in the country have long lurked just below the surface. As hundreds of thousands flee Israeli airstrikes in the south, those strains are worsening.
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Putin Talks With German Chancellor, Breaking Ice With the West
The hourlong call centered on what German officials said was a push to end the war in Ukraine. It was the first in two years between Mr. Putin and Chancellor Olaf Scholz
