In a new post by Covington’s Insurance Recovery Group, we discuss the explosive growth of artificial intelligence and cloud computing that has made data centers indispensable to modern business operations, and the complex insurance risks and coverage issues emerging alongside this rapid expansion.
BakerHostetler Partners with vLex to Provide Comprehensive, Innovative AI Platform to Enhance Client Services
WASHINGTON – Oct. 27, 2025 – BakerHostetler has announced a strategic three-year partnership with global legal data company vLex to accelerate its data-driven approach to practice intelligence and workflow optimization –advancing how the law firm delivers smarter, cutting-edge support and insights to clients. Under the partnership, BakerHostetler’s lawyers across 18 offices will have enterprise access
The Growing Influence of ChatGPT on Travel's Future
Good Monday morning from Seattle . . . Our Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, October 24, 2025, is below. This week’s Update introduces readers to ChatGPT’s new browser, ChatGPT Atlas (and its new Agent Mode), and offers varying views on ChatGPT’s (and similar AI powered platforms’) long term effect on travel, the
Artificial Intelligence, Insurance, and Accountability
CBS12 News recently aired a troubling report, 1 shared by FAPIA, asking whether artificial intelligence is unfairly denying hurricane insurance claims in Florida. It’s a fair question. The Florida legislature is properly asking questions. As technology races ahead, insurers are increasingly turning to AI to speed up claims, detect fraud, and streamline underwriting. Optimistically, this …
This is why DEI gets demonized
Wells Fargo is reportedly settling a class-action lawsuit alleging it held phony job interviews to make its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives look better than they really were.
According to the complaint, Wells mandated that for all jobs paying at least $100,000, half the candidates interviewed had to come from diverse backgrounds — women, people
EU Member States Begin Rolling Out New Product Liability Rules
By December 9, 2026, all EU Member States must update their product liability laws to align with the (new) Product Liability Directive (EU) 2024/2853 (“PLD”). The PLD imposes liability on manufacturers of products (and other relevant parties) for harm caused by defective products, regardless of fault. The PLD modernizes the current EU product liability framework and renders the framework more claimant-friendly (see our previous blog post). It is expected to lead to an increase in claims, primarily as a result of the following changes:
AI & Hiring – The Laws Are Coming
With a college graduate in the family, I’m hearing first hand of the trials and tribulations of the current job market.
One of the items that I hear and read about, is the rising use of AI tools for screening and hiring.
There’s a big hole right now in regulation of this practice, with just
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 247: My Senate Appearance on the Bill That Could Lead to Canada-Wide Blocking of X, Reddit and ChatGPT
Bill S-209, the legislative effort to establish age verification requirements for sites and services that are said to facilitate access to pornography, is back. The bill has some modest improvements from the earlier S-210, but the core concerns – overbroad scope that lumps in social media companies, Internet providers, and AI services with pornography sites,
AI & Health Care: The Future of Health Plan Administration
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming many industries — and employee benefit plan administration is no exception. In the latest episode of Seyfarth’s Health Care Beat podcast, co-hosts Chris DeMeo and Amanda Genovese continue their discussion on AI & Health Care: Innovation, Regulation, and Reality with Employee Benefits attorney Caroline Pieper. Together, they explore
Five Great Reads on Cyber, Data, and Legal Discovery for October 2025
Editor’s Note: October 2025 brought clarity and complexity to the intersecting worlds of AI, cyber risk, and digital governance. This month’s Five Great Reads are as much a mirror as a compass, reflecting both hard-won lessons and emerging priorities as organizations, governments, and individuals navigate a period of intense technological transition.
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