Kat Black

November 15, 2024 | The Recorder

Tesla CEO and billionaire Elon Musk has filed an amended complaint in his ongoing suit against OpenAI, naming Microsoft and California Attorney General Rob Bonta as additional defendants and adding both federal and state antitrust allegations to his original fraud and breach-of-contract claims against the ChatGPT maker.

By Kat Black

4 minute read

November 15, 2024 | The Recorder

On Nov. 8, the California Privacy Protection Agency Board voted to adopt new rules for data brokers and advance a raft of proposed rules for privacy risk assessments, cybersecurity audits and the regulation of artificial intelligence technologies such as automated decision-making technology. Brandon Reilly, the leader of the privacy and data security practice at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, spoke with The Recorder this week to discuss his takeaways from the board's decision and the potential impact of the proposed regulations on future litigation in the AI, privacy and cybersecurity spaces.

By Kat Black

8 minute read

November 12, 2024 | The Recorder

The Newport Beach-based personal injury firm secured a record jury verdict in the San Joaquin Valley county on behalf of octogenarian sisters who were injured in a car accident.

By Kat Black

4 minute read

November 08, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

"The most important thing about the win is it lets scientists who are really dedicated to trying to improve the lives of cancer patients to get back to focusing on that," said Luis Li, a Wilson Sonsini attorney who served as lead trial counsel for Inhibrx.

By Kat Black

3 minute read

November 08, 2024 | The Recorder

Warren Hodges, counsel at Hanson Bridgett in Sacramento, creator of the firm's AI practice and an employment law expert, said that his clients are particularly concerned about the federal regulation of AI use in hiring practices.

By Kat Black

10 minute read

November 06, 2024 | The Recorder

The federal agency issued a one-page order dropping the action against Joshua Abrahams last Friday after the Division of Enforcement filed a motion to dismiss it on Aug. 12, simply stating: "Under the circumstances, it appears appropriate to grant the Division's motion and dismiss the proceeding."

By Kat Black

3 minute read

November 05, 2024 | The Recorder

U.S. District Judge George H. Wu granted the defense's motion to dismiss claims alleging violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act with leave to amend in a ruling published Oct. 29.

By Kat Black

4 minute read

November 04, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Baker McKenzie's Vinod Bange, Brian Hengesbaugh and Eva-Maria Strobel discuss the challenges of advising global clients on the patchwork of parallel regulations covering cybersecurity and data privacy.

By Kat Black

10 minute read

November 01, 2024 | The Recorder

On Aug. 26, a San Jose federal court granted summary judgment in favor of Real Intent on fair use but rejected Real Intent's motion for summary judgment on Synopsys' breach-of-contract claim. A jury awarded damages of $550,000 to Synopsys on its breach-of-contract claim on Tuesday.

By Kat Black

4 minute read

October 31, 2024 | The Recorder

The suit accuses Lendistry of breaching a contractual obligation to protect the beneficiaries' data privacy by deploying AI technologies that harvested class members' business, behavioral and biometric data and transmitted it to third-party companies without adequate disclosures.

By Kat Black

3 minute read