Lawyer Ethics

AI and IP On a Collision Course

Two new E-tools, DALL-E and Midjourney, use AI to create images based on user text prompts. They do their task by wading through billions […]

Key AI Ethics Team Cut by Microsoft

During the recent layoff of 10,000 employees, Microsoft completely cut its ethics and society team, which was responsible for making sure that its AI […]

Big Surge In Whistleblower Claims Predicted

The Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Improvement Act, signed  into law in December 2022, could lead to a big increase in whistleblower claims. Awards can run […]

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New DOJ Compliance Enforcement Policies Include Clawback

A post from law firm Faegre Drinker looks at a spate of recently announced DOJ compliance enforcement initiatives. The writers, a team of eight […]

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GAO Report On Litigation Funding Doesn’t Bite

A GAO report on third party litigation funding that was requested by three Republican legislators, “presumably attributable to their interest in regulating the space,” […]

Putative Privacy Class Action May Proceed, Says New York Court

A putative class action against fashion designer Louis Vuitton North America Inc. in connection with its website’s eyeglass “Virtual Try-On” feature will continue after […]

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Time To End The Taboo On “Worst-Case” Climate Scenarios

A post in the online publication Inside Climate News suggests it’s time for scientists and others, including politicians and risk managers, to quit walking […]

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Dark Money Said To Fuel Supreme Court Amicus Briefs

An article in Politico looks at what the writer says amounts to a dark money lobbying campaign by the National Rifle Association, as the […]

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Zealous Advocate Caught On Tape Deriding His Own Med Mal Case

In Orange County, CA., a prominent defense attorney won a medical malpractice case, after successfully casting doubt on the cause of death as listed […]

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When Does GC “Stewardship” Become Abuse Coverup?

A list of accused sexual predators within the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the U.S., was compiled at the request of […]