A recent decision from Suffolk County Justice Linda Kevins in Cassata v Michael Macrina Architect, P.C. serves as yet another warning to practitioners concerning the risks and ethical considerations implicated by the use of generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) in the legal profession, and the Court’s inclusion of a sanctions chart for AI-related errors offers a
Using Trademarks to Protect IP from AI
The fight between creators and big tech has mostly been focused on the alleged copyright infringement of using creative works in AI training data. However, trademark law might be the next battleground as creators look for additional ways to protect their work from AI-related misuse. Actor Matthew McConaughey recently received U.S. Registration No. 8,070,191 for
Is There a Duty to Innovate? Key Takeaways From ICPHSO’s Most Timely Panel
Innovation is a word that carries real weight in product safety. Is there an emerging “duty to innovate” — a duty to proactively adopt feasible, safer technologies — or is innovation simply a good practice that may also reduce risk? That is exactly what a panel of industry and legal professionals tackled at this year’s ICPHSO Annual Meeting & Training Symposium, with the goal of surfacing a practical toolkit for product safety professionals on when to push innovation, how to document feasibility and tradeoffs, and how to navigate regulatory momentum without stalling products that should go to market.
The panel brought together four voices with rare depth across law, engineering, and corporate governance: Kyran Hoff of GE Appliances, Meghan McMeel of Crowell & Moring, John McNulty of Google LLC, and moderator George Wray of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP.
Here are the four key themes that shaped the conversation.
Today’s podcast episode: A National Strategy to Prevent Scams – “United We Stand”
In a recent episode of the award-winning Consumer Finance Monitor podcast, Alan Kaplinsky was joined by Nick Bourke, Kate Griffin, and Ballard Spahr partner Joseph Schuster to discuss a groundbreaking new report from the Aspen Institute Financial Security Program: United We Stand: A National Strategy to Prevent Scams.
The episode builds on Nick
EU Digital Omnibus: What the Proposed Reforms Mean for Pharma and MedTech
On 19 November 2025, the European Commission published two legislative proposals – the Digital Omnibus on AI Regulation Proposal and the broader Digital Omnibus Regulation Proposal (“Proposals”) – as part of a wider initiative to simplify and streamline the EU’s digital regulatory framework. Together, the Proposals introduce targeted but significant amendments across a broad range of instruments, including the EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689), the GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679), the ePrivacy Directive (2002/58/EC), the NIS2 Directive ((EU) 2022/2555), and the EU Data Act (Regulation (EU) 2023/2854).
AI sanctions coming?
Law360 reports Boies Schiller Partner Faces Possible Sanctions For AI Errors about Bixler v. Church of Scientology pending in 2/5 with argument set for March 3 at 9 a.m. See Notice of Potential Sanctions.Law360 also reports Attys Regret Unnoticed ChatGPT Errors In Conn. Court Filings — Attorneys ordered to explain errors in two January
The European Artificial Intelligence Act in 2026
The European Artificial Intelligence Act in 2026
In June 2024 the European Parliament and European Council have adopted the Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, which will come in force in August 2nd, 2026.
Introduction
In light of the rapid technological developments and the increased dependence on tools such as artificial intelligence, there was also a constant need
Open to Debate: Will AI Make Work Obsolete?
Preface: This is my report out about what these debaters said at John Hopkins tonight. I will author a recap of what is most likely going to happen in this space soon, based on my over ten years hands-on with the tech and my weekly meetings with CEOs and technologists from around the world.
At
Are You Using AI Tools to Generate Content for Your Law Firm Website? (Part 2)
Large law firms are already hiring AI specialists to vet their content – and that gap is only going to grow. This post gives solo and small firm attorneys the practical tools to close it: a Master Brand Guide that makes AI sound like you, and an audit process that catches every hallucination, ethics violation,
HaystackID Acquires eDiscovery AI to Advance GenAI Across Legal, Compliance, and Cyber Workflows
Editor’s Note: HaystackID is staking out a clearer position in the GenAI legal-tech race with its acquisition of eDiscovery AI—an operational move that signals GenAI is shifting from testing programs to production-grade workflows across litigation, investigations, regulatory response, and cyber incident work. By bringing a purpose-built legal GenAI developer under common ownership (while keeping eDiscovery