By Gerald L. Maatman, and Jennifer A. Riley Duane Morris Takeaway: In 2025, Artificial Intelligence – AI – continued to influence class action litigation on multiple fronts. First, we saw a growth of class action lawsuits targeting AI, including in the copyright area and employment space, as well as the securities fraud area with claims
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Executive Order Signals A Push Toward A Single, Federal “AI Rulebook” And A Retreat From The State Patchwork
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Justin R. Donoho, and Hayley Ryan Duane Morris Takeaways: On December 11, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order 14365 titled “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence.” The Order targets what it characterizes as a “patchwork” of State-by-State AI regulation and directs federal agencies to pursue a…
Gen AI Key Decisions and Trends in 2025
By Justin Donoho Duane Morris Takeaway: Available now is the recent article in the Legal Intelligencer by Justin Donoho entitled “Gen AI Class Action Key Decisions and Trends in 2025.” The article is available here and is a must-read for corporate counsel involved with gen AI technologies. This year has been a busy one in the generative artificial…
New York Federal Court’s OpenAI Discovery Orders Provide Key Insights For Companies Navigating AI Preservation Standards
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,…
Robo Boss Rejection: California Governor Newsom Pulls The Plug On AI Bill For Overly Broad Restrictions
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…
A Recap Of The R.I.S.E. AI Conference At University Of Notre Dame
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,…
California Adopts New Rules Expanding The FEHA’s Reach To AI Tool Developers
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…
The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 119: Landmark $1.5 Billion Class Action Settlement Addresses AI Copyright Claims
Duane Morris Takeaway: This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and special counsel Justin Donoho with their discussion of a historic settlement agreement in the intellectual property class action space that is paving the way for AI copyright infringement litigation. Check out today’s episode and subscribe to…
Best Practices To Mitigate The Risk Of Class Action Litigation Over AI Pricing Tool Noncompliance With Antitrust And AI Statutes
By Justin Donoho Duane Morris Takeaway: Available now is the recent article in the Journal of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Law by Justin Donoho entitled “Ten Design Guidelines to Mitigate the Risk of AI Pricing Tool Noncompliance with the Federal Trade Commission Act, Sherman Act, and Colorado AI Act.” The article is available here and is a must-read…
The FTC Issues Three New Orders Showing Its Increased 2024 Enforcement Activities Regarding AI And Adtech
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Justin R. Donoho Duane Morris Takeaways: On December 3, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued an order in In Re Intellivision Technologies Corp., (FTC Dec. 3, 2024) prohibiting an AI software developer from making misrepresentations that its AI-powered facial recognition software was free from gender and racial bias,…