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Is Big Law Ending Its Roller Coaster Ride of Volatility? Image

Is Big Law Ending Its Roller Coaster Ride of Volatility?

Andrew Maloney

It's still early in 2024, but law firms may finally be disembarking from a nearly four-year "roller coaster" of volatility, and returning to something that more closely resembles the pre-pandemic era.

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ESG-Related Risks On the Rise Image

ESG-Related Risks On the Rise

Hugo Guzman

Nearly one-quarter of in-house attorneys surveyed by Norton Rose Fulbright say their companies' ESG-related risk exposure increased in 2023, and 27% expect it to get worse in 2024.

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Real Property Law

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No Adverse Possession Because Possessor Had No Reasonable Basis for Belief Quiet Title Claim Dismissed When Claimant's Deed Was the Product of Scrivener's Error Action to Remove Cloud On Title Not Barred By Statute of Limitations Obstruction of View Not a Nuisance Unrecorded Easement Binding On Servient Owner With Actual Notice Nominal Damages Available for De Minimis Encroachment

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Justin Timberlake Appeals After His Anti-SLAPP Motion Fails to Stick In Documentary Deal Litigation Texas Federal Magistrate Finds California Unfair Competition Claim Should Be Ejected from Litigation Between Talent Agencies and That Dispute Should First Be Heard by California Labor Commissioner TV/Film Development Software Can Be Trade Secret

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All the News That's Fit to Pinch: 'NYT v. OpenAI' Image

All the News That's Fit to Pinch: 'NYT v. OpenAI'

Jonathan Moskin & Rachel Pauley

The emerging cases by authors and copyright owners challenging various generative AI programs for using copyrighted materials are certain to create new troubles for the courts being asked to apply the fair use doctrine to this important new technology.

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To Benefit from Cyber Insurance Coverage in France, Don't Forget to File a Complaint Image

To Benefit from Cyber Insurance Coverage in France, Don't Forget to File a Complaint

Stéphanie Faber & Charles Helleputte

Since April 2023, French regulation makes the payment of insurance compensation in case of cyberattacks conditional on the filing of a complaint within a reduced time frame. This regulation has been enacted in the context of the French government decision to fight against the resurgence of cyberattacks, together with ransom demands, which have a significant impact on the economy.

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Protecting Technology-Assisted Works and Inventions: Where Does Smart Technology End and AI Begin? Image

Protecting Technology-Assisted Works and Inventions: Where Does Smart Technology End and AI Begin?

Ed Lanquist, Jr. & Dominic Rota

At what point does a "smart" computing system, or advanced software program, qualify as AI in the eyes of pertinent regulatory or judicial authorities? When is an individual considered to have merely deployed an AI-based computing tool to assist with creating a work of art or conceiving of a technological innovation? Each of these questions is explored in this article, giving consideration to currently prevailing guidelines from administrative bodies and the courts.

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Artificial Intelligence: A New Weapon of Insider Threats Image

Artificial Intelligence: A New Weapon of Insider Threats

Peter Collins

In the hands of a motivated insider with only average technical proficiency, AI becomes a uniquely effective tool with which to penetrate an organization's complete security infrastructure for any number of malicious purposes.

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'Keyword Warrants' Pose Privacy Threat Image

'Keyword Warrants' Pose Privacy Threat

Logan Youngworth-Wright, Bowman Taylor & Rubin Sinins

The practice of seeking a "keyword warrant" is a technique of dragnet policing. A keyword warrant requires the production of all IP addresses for anyone who inputs a particular word or phrase into an internet search engine. The search results are then used to identify a device user.

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FTC Revises Children's Online Privacy Rule to Extend Parental Consent to Targeted Advertising Image

FTC Revises Children's Online Privacy Rule to Extend Parental Consent to Targeted Advertising

Chris O'Malley

The Federal Trade Commission in January provided more details on its proposed changes to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule, underscoring the need for online operators to review and prepare to update their policies and procedures.

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