A federal judge in the Northern District of California recently dismissed a class action complaint accusing Google of unlawfully wiretapping calls to Verizon’s customer service center through its customer service product, Cloud Contact Center AI. See Ambriz v. Google, LLC, No. 3:23-cv-05437 (N.D. Cal. June 20, 2024).
California Federal Court Rejects AI Class Action Plaintiffs’ Cherry-Picking Of AI Algorithm Test Results And Orders Production Of All Results And Account Settings
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Justin R. Donoho, and Brandon Spurlock Duane Morris Takeaways: On June 24, 2024, Magistrate Judge Robert Illman of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ordered a group of authors alleging copyright infringement by a maker of generative artificial intelligence to produce information relating to pre-suit algorithmic
Commercial Roundup – June 19, 2024
Happy Teenth–and welcome to the last Commercial Roundup of spring 2024!
- Patent holder’s grant of right to license patent didn’t deprive it of standing to sue for infringement.
- Infringement judgment didn’t become final before unpatentability decision did.
- Patent holder’s effort to stop Utah company from making sales that holder claimed
Artificial Intelligence Litigation Risks in the Employment Discrimination Context
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Alex W. Karasik, and George J. Schaller Duane Morris Takeaway: Artificial intelligence took the employment world by storm in 2023, quickly becoming one of the most talked about and debated subjects among corporate counsel across the country. Companies will continue to use AI as a resource to enhance decision-making processes
EEOC Weighs In On Novel Artificial Intelligence Suit Alleging Discriminatory Hiring Practices
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Alex W, Karasik, and George J. Schaller Duane Morris Takeaways: In Mobley v. Workday, Inc., Case No. 23-CV-770 (N.D. Cal. April 9, 2024) (ECF No. 60), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) filed a Motion for Leave to File an Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff and in Opposition to Defendant’s Motion
Ponzi Perspectives: 2023 Year-End Roundup
McGuireWoods’ Ponzi Litigation team launched its Ponzi Perspectives blog in early 2021. Since that time, we’ve posted detailed case alerts of Ponzi-related complaints filed throughout the country and posted key decisions that have the potential to influence controlling law on Ponzi-related issues involving financial institutions. This 2023 year-end round up summarizes the cases and opinions
Commercial Roundup – January 10, 2024
Welcome to the first Commercial Roundup in 2024–and Happy New Year.
- Promise to charge “competitive” price for power didn’t require price lower than default utility charged.
- Hot off the Antitrust Division and FTC presses.
- Contract naming Chinese parent firm as consignee of cattle feed did not make parent a party to contract its
How Will AI Affect Class Actions?
On this Cyber-Monday, we would like to address one of the hottest technology topics of the past year: artificial intelligence. Some have speculated that AI may help boost low response rates to settlement notices. But there are also concerns that AI could make it easier to file fake class-action suits.
How the Federal Government’s AI Risk Management Practices Will Set the Standard: A Closer Look at Government Action Following President Biden’s Executive Order on AI
By: Rachel V. See
Seyfarth Synopsis: Following President Biden’s comprehensive Executive Order on AI, the White House announced the formation of the “US AI Safety Institute” within the Commerce Department’s technology arm, the NIST. The Institute has been directed to develop technical guidance used by regulators, such as the EEOC, considering rulemaking and enforcement on
Ponzi Perspectives: 2023 Midyear Roundup
Since 2021, McGuireWoods’ Ponzi Litigation team has been tracking and posting case alerts on Ponzi-related complaints filed in federal and state courts throughout the country and analyzed key decisions that have the potential to influence controlling law on Ponzi-related issues. The blog also posts practical considerations like effective defenses to dismiss Ponzi litigation and common