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The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) has released new proposed regulations regarding employers’ use of artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision-making systems that would affirm that the use of such technology in a way that discriminates against employees and job applicants based on protected characteristics is a substantive violation of California law….By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash,…

Overseas Critical Exports (ENFORCE) Act—a bill to expand the authority of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to control the export of artificial intelligence (AI) systems and other emerging technology with national security implications….By: Fenwick & West LLP

On May 24, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) signed the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (MCDPA) into law. The MCDPA largely aligns with previous state consumer privacy laws, but it introduces some significant and novel variations. These distinctions include requiring controllers to maintain a data inventory, to document and maintain a description of policies and…

On May 31, 2024, the FDA announced initiation of the Support for Clinical Trials Advancing Rare Disease Therapeutics (“START”) pilot program. The START program, led by the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (“CBER”) and Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (“CDER”), was designed to “help further accelerate the development of novel drug and biological…

There were no signs of slowing down as FedRAMP announced its ambitious plan to make significant changes over the next two years. During a recent public forum, FedRAMP discussed the planned changes to its program to accelerate FedRAMP authorization and ease the way for cloud service providers (CSPs) to work with the government while maintaining…

In the case of Cherelle Matchet v. Karen Nelson-Hughes, Civil No. 2022-43 (USDC Virgin Islands 5/6/24), the Federal District Court addressed whether the plaintiff’s neuropsychological examination by the defendant’s expert should be videorecorded….By: Stark & Stark

On May 24, 2024, WD & Associates (“WD”), a division of Patriot Growth Insurance Services, LLC (“Patriot Growth”), issued a press release confirming that the company recently experienced a cyberattack leading to a data breach of consumer information. In the press release, WD explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to…

“Slip and fall” is a term that personal injury lawyers, insurance companies, and insurance claim adjusters use to describe accidents that occur when people fall, slip or trip and hurt themselves at a commercial location, business, public place or private property. Often, these injuries are due to a poorly maintained property condition….By: Searcy Denney Scarola…