Cassandre Coyer

Washington D.C.-based legal technology reporter, covering new things happening around data privacy and cybersecurity law, e-discovery and emerging technologies.

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April 23, 2024 | Legaltech News

AI Patent Unicorn Patsnap's GC Discusses AI Regulation, Helping Startups Grow Sustainably, and More

Legaltech News caught up with Eric Topel, the first general counsel at Patsnap, to discuss what the next couple of months will look like as he prepares for compliance with the EU AI Act and other upcoming AI regulations.

By Cassandre Coyer

7 minute read

April 22, 2024 | Legaltech News

E-Discovery Masters Conference Takeaways: ESI Protocols, Linked Files and More

To disclose or not disclose—that seems to be the key to many ESI protocols. During the Masters Conference in D.C., e-discovery experts explored if, and how, attorneys should negotiate the use of generative AI in their ESI orders.

By Cassandre Coyer

7 minute read

April 22, 2024 | Legaltech News

Luminos.Law Announces Separation From Software Company Luminos.AI Following $1.7M Investment

The Luminos.AI platform currently offers six different tools all aiming to facilitate AI oversight. The company also announced the upcoming release of Judicial AI, a new solution embedding legal oversight within each generative AI system.

By Cassandre Coyer

3 minute read

April 18, 2024 | Legaltech News

LexisNexis Hit With Privacy Class Action Over Alleged Use of PII to 'Turn a Profit'

The complaint alleges that LexisNexis wielded its "trove of PII" to advertise its Lexis Personal Records Products without the subjects' authorization. This case was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.

By Cassandre Coyer

4 minute read

April 17, 2024 | Legaltech News

ClaimScore, AI-Powered Claim Validation Software Provider, Announces $3.15 Million in Funding

ClaimScore's claim validation software evaluates claims for class action settlements as they come in, scoring them depending on propensity for fraud or legitimacy.

By Cassandre Coyer

3 minute read

April 17, 2024 | Legaltech News

NH, KY Join Patchwork of States' Data Privacy Laws 'Squarely in the Middle'

New Hampshire and Kentucky are the latest states to pass comprehensive data privacy laws, bringing the number of states with privacy statutes to 15.

By Cassandre Coyer

5 minute read

April 12, 2024 | Legaltech News

Legal Tech Rundown: Harvey Acquisition, Relativity Hire, Thomson Reuters API Portal, and More

An update on the legal tech market's past few weeks, from product launches to new partnerships.

By Isha Marathe | Cassandre Coyer

9 minute read

April 11, 2024 | Legaltech News

With Data Scraping, How Do Regulations and Laws Apply?

Data scraping does not quite look like a data breach. But in cases of "mass web scraping," the amount of users' data leaked may trigger breach reporting notification obligations in some jurisdictions.

By Cassandre Coyer

6 minute read

April 11, 2024 | Legaltech News

LTN Startup Spotlight: Hivelight Founder Ash Kelso Discusses Bootstrapping, the Future of Integrations, and More

Legaltech News caught up with Ash Kelso, co-founder and CEO of Hivelight, a legal productivity software provider, to discuss how to teach lawyers to be project managers, and what the future of legal tech conferences may look like.

By Cassandre Coyer

9 minute read

April 10, 2024 | Legaltech News

Could Gen AI Be a 'Pivotal Moment' for the Legal Aid Market?

The legal aid community is actively exploring the use cases for generative AI, and these could differ from what Big Law has been experimenting with over the last year or so.

By Cassandre Coyer

6 minute read

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