As businesses increasingly deploy AI-powered call centers to streamline customer service, plaintiffs have turned to decades-old wiretapping laws to challenge these tools. In a recent decision, however, an Illinois federal district court held that use of an AI call analysis platform without caller consent does not violate the federal Wiretap Act because it falls within
Class Action & Mass Torts
A Closer Look: The Discoverability of Artificial Intelligence Prompts
By Barbara Tsao & Amy Heath
Are AI prompts, and their generative outputs, discoverable in litigation? A handful of recent district court cases suggest the answer depends on whether the AI prompts and outputs constitute attorney work product.
In Tremblay v. OpenAI, Inc., 2024 WL 3748003 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 8, 2024), the court held that AI prompts written by lawyers can…
The Harding Memo and What It Means for 9/11 Responders and Survivors
By Pb911prod
The recently released Harding Memo is drawing renewed attention to a painful reality for many 9/11 responders, recovery workers, and survivors: serious health risks were known far earlier than the public was led to believe.
For those now suffering from cancer and other World Trade Center–related illnesses, this memo is not just historical — it
For those now suffering from cancer and other World Trade Center–related illnesses, this memo is not just historical — it
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AI Hallucinated Case Citations Prompt Sanctions And Delay Class Action Settlement
By Gerald L Maatman, Jr., Shannon Noelle, and Elizabeth G. Underwood Duane Morris Takeaways: On November 20, 2025, in Buchanan v. Vuori, Inc., No. 5:23-CV-01121 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 20, 2025), Magistrate Judge Nathanael M. Cousins of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California imposed sanctions on plaintiff’s counsel for using artificial intelligence…
VIDEO – DMCAR Trend #9: Artificial Intelligence Impacted The Class Action Landscape On Multiple Levels
By Gerald L. Maatman, and Jennifer A. Riley Duane Morris Takeaway: In 2025, Artificial Intelligence – AI – continued to influence class action litigation on multiple fronts. First, we saw a growth of class action lawsuits targeting AI, including in the copyright area and employment space, as well as the securities fraud area with claims…
Randal Shaheen, Sarah La Voi, Shareef Farag, Julie Singer Brady Take Part in Sessions at Consumer Brands CPG Legal Forum
Partners Randal Shaheen, Sarah La Voi, Shareef Farag and Julie Singer Brady will take part in panel and roundtable discussions during the Consumer Brands CPG Legal Forum, which takes place Feb. 18-20, 2026, in Frisco, Texas.
La Voi will join a panel titled “The AI Inflection Point: Artificial Intelligence and the Evolving Role of the…
The Data Stream – Episode 6 with Daniel Kaufman
The Data Stream podcast dives deep into the fast-moving currents of data, technology, and the law. Presented by BakerHostetler’s Digital Assets and Data Management (DADM) Practice Group and hosted by Partners David Sherman and Nichole Sterling, this series explores how companies navigate the complex life cycle of data—from privacy and cybersecurity to advertising, AI and…
Washington State’s 2026 Tech Legislative Agenda: What In-House Counsel Should Watch
The opening weeks of Washington’s 2026 legislative session have yielded a flurry of technology-focused bills spanning privacy, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, online safety and data governance. While not all of these proposals are likely to advance this year, taken together they reflect a clear policy trajectory: Washington lawmakers are increasingly comfortable regulating digital platforms, algorithmic decision-making…
Navigating the Emerging Federal-State AI Showdown: DOJ Establishes AI Litigation Task Force
Key Takeaways:
- In December 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that among other directives, instructed the attorney general to establish an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Litigation Task Force charged with challenging state AI laws deemed inconsistent with the administration’s goal of advancing a “minimally burdensome national policy framework for AI.”
- On Jan. 9, Attorney
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Jimmy Fokas Joins Panel at Securities Enforcement Forum New York 2026
By Jimmy Fokas
Partner Jimmy Fokas will take part in a panel titled “Financial Reporting and Accounting Fraud – a ‘Core’ Enforcement Focus” at the Securities Enforcement Forum New York 2026, Feb. 5, 2026, in New York, New York. The annual conference assembles current and former SEC officials, securities enforcement, white-collar attorneys, in-house counsel and compliance executives, among…