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Extract from Amanda Bronstad’s article, “Meta Confronts Addiction Allegations in New Trial Underway in Tennessee.” The trial, which accuses Meta of violating the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act, is similar to […]

Extract from Benjamin Joyner’s article, “What Chinese Open-Weight AI Models Mean for Legal Tech.” Lower costs and customization are likely to lead to increased use by vendors, even as models

Extract from Brendan Pierson’s article, “Illinois’ Newly Tamed Biometric Privacy Law Still Has Teeth.” Companies in Illinois continue to face risk from the state’s strict biometric privacy law as plaintiffs

Extract from Kat Black’s article, “‘Wave of the Future’: Meta Faces Novel Suit for Allegedly Using AI Systems to Fire Workers.” Brian Markovitz, a principal at Joseph Greenwald & Laake

The Breakdown: Courts are establishing that generative AI prompts, outputs, and interaction logs are fully discoverable and subject to the exact same traditional ESI and preservation standards as any other

The Breakdown: In a recent decision (Schulte v. LinkedIn Corp.), a federal court in California validated the use of generative AI for document review, ruling that it should be governed

The Breakdown: The exponential growth of AI infrastructure is prompting top-tier law firms like Latham & Watkins and Kirkland & Ellis to build massive, multidisciplinary practices dedicated entirely to data

The Breakdown: The mainstream adoption of AI-enabled smart glasses is introducing a complex web of litigation risks for employers. Beyond navigating ADA accommodations—as seen in a recent lawsuit against Disney—companies

The ACEDS News Summary The Realities of Firmwide AI: Moving From Implementation to Adoption The Breakdown: Now that AI’s place in the legal industry is well established, law firms are

The Breakdown: Despite pouring money into generative AI, many legal departments are failing to see a return on investment because they skip the foundational legal operations work required to make