At the recent Semafor World Economy summit, held against the backdrop of the World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings, the air was thick with a new kind of systemic risk. This wasn’t about subprime mortgages or sovereign debt; it was about Agentic AI, models that don’t just answer questions, but act on the world.
Work Product Privilege and AI an Issue Just Not Going Away
This week is disability awareness week. I suppose every week is disability awareness week for me😊. In keeping with the spirit of the week, we have another blog entry.
Previously, we have blogged on whether the work product privilege is jeopardized by the use of AI. In that blog entry, here, we talked…
The Unfair Reality of Medicare Overpayment Appeals: Due Process Without Confrontation
Healthcare providers facing Medicare overpayment allegations often enter an appeals system that feels fundamentally one-sided. At critical stages—especially early levels and even sometimes at Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) hearings—contractors such as MACs, RACs, or UPICs frequently submit written position papers instead of appearing live. The result? Providers are denied a meaningful opportunity to confront the…
Government warns Banks about Anthropic’s new Mythos!
The NewYorkTimes.com reported that “The leaders of some of America’s largest banks were warned by a top government official this week about a new artificial intelligence model from Anthropic that could lead to heightened risks of cyberattacks, according to three people briefed on the matter but not permitted to speak publicly.” The April 10, 2026…
How to approach governance of AI agents
Current approaches to agentic AI governance seem more focused on trying to apply governance after a system is developed, like a Band-Aid, instead of baking in reasonable governance and controls into the guts of the system. In the same way that security teams refer to “trust assurance” as the measures and frameworks that give them…
AI Governance, Estate Planning, and Social Media Ethics: What Attorneys Are Learning Right Now
Every month, thousands of attorneys complete CLE courses on Lawline, and the courses that rise to the top tell us something. They reflect what’s keeping practitioners up at night, where clients are asking harder questions, and which skills are becoming non-negotiable in day-to-day practice.This month, we’re doing something a little different: a countdown of March’s…
AI Meeting Assistants and Biometric Privacy: Governance Lessons from the Fireflies.AI Lawsuit
A putative class action filed in December 2025 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois offers a reminder that AI meeting assistant and transcription tools potentially carry significant legal exposure when organizations deploy them without appropriate governance guardrails in place. It also serves as a reminder to apply strong governance principles…
Centerbase Launches AI-Powered Business Intelligence Tool That Gives Firms Citation-Backed Answers from Their Own Data
While much of the AI development in legal tech focuses on the practice of law — research, drafting, document review and the like — Centerbase, the practice management platform for midsized law firms, is releasing a new AI feature that focuses on the business of law. Today, the company is announcing the limited release of…
What’s Next for the FTC? A Look at the 2026–2030 Strategic Plan
The FTC’s 2026–2030 Strategic Plan sets out a five-year agenda focused on three priorities: consumer protection, competition enforcement, and operational efficiency. It highlights enforcement against unfair or deceptive practices, anticompetitive conduct, and illegal monopolies, while also aiming to improve agency performance through tools such as AI and data analytics.
The plan restores traditional mission language…
2026 CLE Rule Changes
Remaining informed about changes in Continuing Legal Education (CLE) requirements is crucial for legal professionals to uphold their licenses and remain relevant in the ever-evolving field of law. Several states have recently implemented updates to their CLE regulations, aiming to enhance attorney competence, professionalism, and ethical standards. Lawline has compiled a running list of all…