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NYC's New Biometric Privacy Law 'An Indication of What Is to Come'

New York City's new biometric privacy ordinance will open up companies that qualify as "commercial establishments" to private right of action suits. But scope of the law may be too limited to impact how businesses handle data outside the Big Apple—for now.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

DOJ Uses Secret Subpoenas as 'End Run' Around Its Own Policies, Media Lawyer Testifies

Witnesses at a House judiciary hearing said the Justice Department is routinely using gag orders like the ones that prevented lawmakers and journalists from finding out their data had been subpoenaed during the Trump administration.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York Privacy Act Makes Progress, but Hurdles Remain

In the 2021 session, the New York legislature considered no fewer than four major data protection proposals.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Health Care Company Missed 'Red Flags' Before Breach Affected Millions, Class Action Claims

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Analyzing the New York City Tenant Data Privacy Act and Its Impact on the Biometric Privacy Landscape

The TDPA is the latest in a string of new laws specifically targeting the collection and use of biometrics, but is the first of its kind to provide targeted requirements and limitations focused on residential "smart access" technology.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Many General Counsel Still Aren't Tracking Diversity, Survey Says

"Especially given the client space and conversations we're having, I would think the vast majority of companies and law departments have a plan to increase diversity," Major Lindsey & Africa's Greg Richter said.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

Revolution FOMO? How Organizations Pivot to a Legal Analytics Strategy

Inventive organizations are taking a variety of approaches to leveraging AI, automation, and data science in new offerings, and it is clear that there are common elements among those who are successful.
7 minute read

Legaltech News

The 2020 Litigation Roller Coaster: Managing Litigation at Scale with Data and Legal Tech

Rome wasn't built in a day, and innovation in legal departments doesn't happen overnight. But data streams and matter management solutions can help in-house teams fully flesh out their ideal roadmap to accelerate their tech adoption.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

New Ruling Could 'Broadly Impact' Data Privacy in Pa., Federal Judge Says

"The questions presented in this case undoubtedly have the potential to broadly impact the manners and methods by which individuals and entities collect and transmit information across web platforms in Pennsylvania," wrote U.S. District Judge William Stickman IV of the Western District of Pennsylvania.
4 minute read

The Recorder

How an AI Chat Platform Made Its Pitch for $100M in Trade Secret Damages

In closing arguments Tuesday, Kirkland & Ellis partner Michael De Vries told jurors that [24]7.ai was so brazen about its theft of competitor LivePerson's rules and data that it even referred internally to "the LivePerson rules." O'Melveny partner Darin Snyder argued there was nothing improper about that because LivePerson assigned all the IP generated on customer websites to its customers.
4 minute read

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