5+ hour, 48+ min ago   (256+ words) U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner found Vivek Shah, a former actor who pleaded guilty in 2013 in an unrelated extortion plot against several high-profile executives, appeared to have filed dozens of CIPA claims aimed at pressing companies to agree to financial settlements…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (238+ words) “[T]he CFAA contemplates access by a person," the appeals court stated, referring to the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. "However advanced the [AI] Assistant currently is, it is a tool, not a person for statutory purposes.” The U....

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (252+ words) The proposed class leads for a suit accusing Fried Frank of failing to protect their personal information dropped their claims in New York federal court. The named plaintiffs on a proposed class action accusing Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (255+ words) Runlayer alleges that a Rippling employee tipped it off that the company was using Runlayer's trade secrets to build a clone of Runlayer's product, software that controls how AI agents can interact with enterprise systems. Flanked by Sullivan & Cromwell attorneys,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (217+ words) Quantum computing threatens crypto security by potentially cracking encryption within nine minutes, risking theft and loss of trust. Efforts are underway to develop new, quantum-resistant systems, but challenges remain. The industry is racing to prepare, but the threat of “Q…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (225+ words) The class action settlement agreement, filed on July 14 and announced by plaintiffs counsel on July 17, resolves claims of multiple state publicity statute violations. Spokeo has reached a $10 million settlement with plaintiffs in a five-year California federal class action, which accused…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (450+ words) The AI agent controls can help law firms govern how AI agents access files in contracting and e-discovery workflows. On Tuesday, transactional document company Box announced security features for its artificial intelligence agents as well as external agents that will…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (256+ words) The federal prosecution of a Rochester-area man revealed an international digital scheme, fueling calls for automated audit overhauls and tighter scrutiny over unclaimed funds. A recent federal criminal complaint filed in the Western District of New York is turning what…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (248+ words) Historically, our constitutional republic has resulted in us leaning toward this more malleable but slow-reacting approach. However, given the speed and consequences at stake, AI may require something closer to commandment-based boundaries, clear "do not cross" lines designed to preserve…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (172+ words) Peter Furci, presiding partner at Debevoise, pointed to rising demand for expertise in this area, amid a broader increase in trade secrets and commercial disputes across industries, often on compressed timelines and headed toward trial. Josh Lerner, a senior trial…...