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Federal courts are rapidly developing protective order language to address a new and significant risk: that confidential discovery materials will be exposed to generative AI platforms that retain user inputs, use them for training, or share them with third parties….By: Kilpatrick

Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the global economy and changing the way business is done, with dramatic implications for how companies manage compliance risk. Cybercriminals and other bad actors have new AI and cyber weapons to facilitate illicit activities at a time when U.S. regulators are increasingly focused on combating cybercrime, fraud, extortion and sanctions…

Personal injury lawsuits arising out of trucking accidents are usually filed against both the motor carrier and its driver. Plaintiffs typically assert both vicarious and direct liability claims against the carrier, the former under the doctrine of respondeat superior, and the latter under the theory of negligent hiring, training, supervision, or entrustment. Those direct negligence…

In the Army, you are taught that uncertainty is best confronted with discipline, purpose, and established processes. Reconnaissance is traditionally understood as a military activity aimed at reducing uncertainty, shaping decision-making, and enabling freedom of action. It is a purpose-driven activity, tightly calibrated to answer mission-critical questions and shape action in complex, contested, and often…

The D.C. Court of Appeals recently granted rehearing en banc in this case, which vacated the March 5, 2026 panel decision described below. The case will be reargued before the full court, and the analysis in this post reflects the panel decision as issued. On March 5, 2026, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals…

An Ontario court has held that Ontario’s more restrictive certification regime may require narrowing class members’ damages claims. Ontario’s class proceedings legislation is an outlier in Canada—unlike corresponding legislation in all other provinces (except for Prince Edward Island), class action certification requires that the “questions of fact or law common to the class members predominate…