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[Podcast] Board Member Competencies for the AI World
Is your board equipped to govern through the AI era? In the latest episode of Mintz On Air: Practical Policies, host Jen Rubin is joined by Ginny Johnson, a partner at Outside General Counsel LLP, for a conversation about how artificial intelligence is changing the skills and perspectives corporate boards need to help their organizations…
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The Surprising Side of Rogue AI: Rethinking Information → Knowledge → Wisdom, Part Three
Part Three: Wisdom is a Never-Ending Flow – Part Two ended with the importance of compassion, restraint and recognizing the Other. But Wisdom is not a final destination. What we do, or choose not to do, has consequences. Those consequences give us new Information and another opportunity to learn. This final part explains how that…
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The Privacy Patchwork Grows: Alabama, Louisiana, Oklahoma, And Vermont Join The Compliance Landscape
Although each of these laws contains state-specific requirements, they generally follow the same regulatory framework established by earlier comprehensive state privacy laws, including those in California, Colorado, and Virginia. Accordingly, organizations with existing privacy compliance programs will likely be able to leverage their current policies and procedures rather than develop entirely new compliance frameworks….By: Benesch
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs New Employment Bills into Law for 2027 and Beyond
On September 30, 2026, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 1697, an urgency statute that took effect immediately. It amends Business and Professions Code § 16608 and Labor Code § 926, the “stay-or-pay” provisions enacted last year under AB 692, which originally applied to contracts entered into on or after January 1, 2026….By: Fenwick & West…
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AI Smart Glasses in the Workplace: Seven Employment Law Risks to Consider
For years, the smartphone was the device that kept compliance teams up at night. Employers learned to manage it: no phones on the production floor, no recording in meetings, lock it in your locker. That playbook assumed one thing—that you could see the device. Smart glasses enabled with artificial intelligence (AI) have quietly broken that…
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Likelihood of Confusion Surveys: Choosing the Right Approach for Trademark Cases
Likelihood of confusion (LOC) surveys assess if the reasonable consumer will be confused, mistaken, or deceived as to the source or affiliation of goods or services….By: IMS Legal Strategies
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My Prescription Medication was Recalled. What Should I Do?
Pharmaceutical companies recall dozens of prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medications each year. While pharmaceutical companies have a legal obligation to take reasonable steps to ensure their drugs are safe for use as intended, it is not unusual for dangerous and defective drugs to end up on pharmacy shelves….By: Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley
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A Father’s Mission Is to Show the World ‘What Russia Did to My Family’
After a glide bomb killed his wife and younger daughter, Yevhen Ovcharov was determined to prevent other Ukrainians from dying the same way.
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The Oct. 7 Attack Changed Israel, but Not Its Politics
As Israelis prepare to vote for the first time since the Hamas-led assault, they remain divided over whether to hold Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responsible for negligence or fault the “treason” of his generals.
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Trump Hands Victories to Putin, Who Offers More War in Return
Russia has reaped a diesel deal and an increase in U.S. pressure on Ukraine as President Trump’s political needs align with his longstanding inclinations toward Russia.