Class Action & Mass Torts

By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Justin Donoho, and Hayley Ryan Duane Morris Takeaways: In a series of discovery rulings in the case of In Re OpenAI, Inc. Copyright Infringement Litigation, No. 23 Civ. 11195 (S.D.N.Y.), Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang issued a series of orders that signal how courts are likely to approach AI data,

By Alex. W. Karasik, Brian L. Johnsrud, and George J. Schaller Duane Morris Takeaways:  On October 13, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom, issued a written statement declining to sign Senate Bill 7 – called the “No Robo Bosses” Act (the “Act”).  While the Act aimed to restrict when and how employers could use automated decision-making

By Alex W. Karasik Duane Morris Takeaways:  Artificial Intelligence has brilliantly transformed society to the point where no industry can fully separate from its impact. But the fruits of this technology must be carefully curated to ensure that its adoption is ethical.  An evolving legislative landscape and billion-dollar class action litigation industry loom large.  This week,

By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Justin Donoho, and George J. Schaller Duane Morris Takeaways: On October 1, 2025, California’s “Employment Regulations Regarding Automated-Decision Systems” will take effect.  These new AI employment regulations can be accessed here.  The regulations add an “agency” theory under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and formalize this theory’s applicability