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The European Parliament Adopts the AI Act
On March 13, 2024, the European Parliament adopted the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act). It is considered to be the world’s first comprehensive horizontal legal framework for AI. It provides for EU-wide rules on data quality, transparency, human oversight and accountability….By: WilmerHale
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New European Digital Services Act for Online User Protection
The EU’s DSA, which regulates online intermediaries and platforms in digital space, came into effect in February 2024. The purpose of the DSA is to make the online environment safer, fairer, and more transparent by imposing oversight and control obligations on companies operating various platforms that provide intermediary services between content distributed in digital……By:…
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Year in Review: Top 2023 Data Breach Litigation Trends
One of the main risks that a company faces after a data breach is a potential lawsuit. Plaintiffs often will allege creative statutory and common law theories of harm after they learn that their personal information has been subject to a breach….By: WilmerHale
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Nations Direct Mortgage Notifies Over 83k of Recent Data Breach
On March 6, 2024, Nations Direct Mortgage, LLC filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine after discovering that an unauthorized party was able to access the company’s computer system. In this notice, Nations Direct explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information,…
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California Appellate Court Upholds Federal Preemption of Negligent Undertaking Claim Under the Medical Device Amendments of 1976
Federal preemption can be a very powerful defense. For example, claims concerning Class III medical devices requiring pre-market approval are generally preempted by the Medical Device Amendments of 1976, 21 U.S.C. § 360c, et seq. (“MDA”). In Regwan v. Abbott Laboratories, Case No. B319606, 2023 WL 8818748 (Cal. App. 2d Dec. 21, 2023), the California…
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Another Gaza Aid Convoy Ends in Violence, With at Least 20 Killed
The Gaza Health Ministry accused Israel of a “targeted” attack. Israel’s military denied the accusation, blaming Palestinian gunmen for the violence.
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Iran and U.S. Held Secret Talks on Proxy Attacks and Cease-Fire
Diplomats gathered in Oman in January, with the U.S. side seeking to stop attacks on Red Sea shipping and American bases, and Iran looking for a Gaza cease-fire.
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Middle East Crisis: New Hamas Cease-Fire Plan Draws Contrasting Replies From U.S. and Israel
After Hamas softened its terms for a truce and exchanges of hostages for prisoners, the White House welcomed the shift but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel publicly disparaged it.
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Schumer’s Critique Reveals Widening U.S.-Israel Divisions, Analysts Say
Many Israelis support the Senate majority leader’s call for early elections, but even Netanyahu’s rivals were reluctant to seize on the criticism while the country is focused on the war in Gaza.
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As Putin Pitches His Vision, Voters Avert Their Gaze From the War
Vladimir V. Putin, casting himself as the only leader able to end the war in Ukraine, is all but assured another term in a rubber-stamp election this weekend.
