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With the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and its various synthetic media outputs, deepfakes are just one of many new risks to businesses. Deepfakes pose considerable threats to companies, potentially damaging reputation, trust, and financial stability through malicious impersonation and manipulation of digital content….By: Foster Swift Collins & Smith

On November 1, 2024, the next phase of several significant amendments to the New York Department of Financial Services’ (NYDFS) cybersecurity regulation take effect. These specific amendments, enacted in 2023, impact the scope of entities covered by the regulation and require covered entities to implement enhanced governance, business continuity and encryption standards. NYDFS regulates more…

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and Department of the Treasury last week released final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) relating to the advanced manufacturing production tax credit under Section 45X (“45X Credits”) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). The release of the Final Regulations follows the issuance of proposed regulations in December 2023….By: Foley &…

In a recent landmark decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that TikTok could be held liable in a wrongful death suit stemming from the “Blackout Challenge” — a disturbing trend promoted through the platform’s algorithm. This decision in Anderson v. TikTok, Inc. and Byte Dance, Inc. could redefine the boundaries…

In two significant recent opinions, the Delaware Chancery Court ruled against the buyers of life sciences companies, holding that they failed to apply commercially reasonable efforts to achieve earnout milestones. In Fortis Advisors LLC v. Johnson & Johnson, the court awarded nearly $1 billion in damages for breach of contract to the target company’s stockholders,…

The trucking industry recently received 450 million reasons to pay closer attention to best practices for trailer safety and the business relationships involving trailer use. On September 5, 2024, plaintiffs suing trailer manufacturer Wabash National Corporation received a jury verdict awarding punitive damages of $450 million in the case Perkins, et al. v. Wabash National…

The insured admittedly punched and threw the claimant to the ground, but the insured maintained during her plea for reckless assault in criminal court that the claimant was the aggressor, she acted in self-defense, and that she did not intend claimant’s injuries….By: Rivkin Radler LLP

If you are bitten by a dog in California, you may be entitled to compensation for medical bills and other damages resulting from the bite. The owner of the dog will face strict liability in a civil case, meaning that the defendant is likely liable for your damages regardless of the animal’s history….By: Maison Law

On October 28, 2024, BrightStar Care (“BrightStar”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Massachusetts after discovering that an employee email account was subject to unauthorized access. In this notice, BrightStar explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information….By: Console and Associates, P.C.

What is Depo-Provera? Depo-Provera is an injectable form of birth control manufactured by Pfizer that contains a synthetic hormone, medroxyprogesterone acetate, which prevents pregnancy by stopping ovulation, thickening cervical mucus, and thinning the uterine lining….By: Morris James LLP