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How to Remove News Articles from Sites
In today’s digital age, the Internet plays an enormous role in shaping our personal and professional reputations. The ability to access and quickly disseminate online content, including news articles, can lead to challenges when it comes to managing the reputations of businesses and individuals. In the past, when the public consumed news stories through reading…
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Tips for Paralegals and Litigation Support Professionals – August 2023
August 8, 2023: Detect Whether or Not Text Was Generated by AI – It’s becoming more and more common to come across text on the internet which appears as though it may have been written by AI. You may question the usefulness of the information, which may simply serve as clickbait, or want to avoid…
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FinCEN Issues Alert for Financial Institutions on Red Flags for “Pig Butchering” Schemes
On September 8, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the U.S. Department of Treasury (FinCEN) issued an alert warning financial institutions to be vigilant against a prominent virtual currency investment scam called “pig butchering.” U.S. law enforcement currently estimates victims in the United States have lost billions of dollars to these types of scams….By: Troutman…
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AGs Call for Congress Action on AI-Generated Child Abuse Content
On September 5, the attorney generals (AGs) of 54 U.S. states and territories called on Congress to address bad actors who generate child sexual abuse material (CSAM) using artificial technology (AI). Framing the issue as a “race against time,” the letter highlights the harms of AI-generated CSAM, and asks Congress to study and propose solutions….By:…
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MGM Resorts Confirms Cyber Attack, Raising Concerns of Possible Data Breach
On Sunday, September 10, 2023, MGM Resorts (“MGM”) experienced a large-scale cyberattack, forcing the company to shut down several hotels in Las Vegas. While the MGM cyberattack is still under investigation, it has caused many to fear the possibility of a data breach involving confidential employee and customer information….By: Console and Associates, P.C.
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Prospect Medical Holdings Confirms Ransomware Attack and Subsequent “Data Security Incident”
Recently, Prospect Medical Holdings posted a notice on its website indicating that the company’s “computer systems are now back up and running … following a data security incident.” While Prospect has not yet confirmed what, if any, confidential patient data was leaked as a result of the incident, it appears likely sensitive data was compromised…
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City of Tomball, Texas, Announces Data Breach in the Wake of 2022 Ransomware Attack
On September 12, 2023, the City of Tomball, Texas (“Tomball”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Texas after learning that the City was the recent target of a ransomware attack. In this notice, city officials explain that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive…
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Sunshine On My Shoulder: Reptile Smiting in the Sunshine State
Reptile theory litigation tactics and commensurate nuclear verdicts have become a recurring problem for motor carriers, transportation brokers, and now, even shippers in high-stakes, catastrophic casualty litigation. There are many effective ways to counter Reptile theory tactics before litigation and in the heat of litigation itself….By: Benesch
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Jury Holds Nitrous Oxide Distributor Liable For Conspiring to Market and Distribute Inhalant Drugs – $745 Million Verdict
On Friday September 8, 2023, a St. Louis County jury decided, after hearing all the evidence, that United Brands Products Design Development and Marketing, Inc. (an international distributor of nitrous oxide) and Coughing Cardinal, LLC (a local head shop) conspired to sell nitrous oxide—a known inhalant drug—as an inhalant to consumers, that doing so was…
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Russia-Ukraine War: Ukraine Strikes Headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
The pre-dawn attack damaged two ships and triggered a large blaze at a naval shipyard in Crimea that plays a critical role in Russia’s war effort.
