The Race for Clinical Trials: Can the FDA’s New Pilot Program Stop the U.S....
The United States is losing ground in the global competition for clinical trials—and U.S. regulators are taking notice. On August 6, 2026, the FDA held an educational webinar on its proposed Expedited...
View ArticleWhat California Businesses Should Know About SB 690 and CIPA Website-Tracking...
California businesses received some welcome relief when Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 690 into law on September 30, 2026. As CDF previously blogged, the new law eliminates a private right of action...
View ArticleFortune 500 Companies’ Credentials Leaking at an Alarming Rate
According to a new report from Nordlayer, a credential from an employee of a Fortune 500 company is posted on the dark web every 100 seconds. The report states that almost 10 million credentials, which...
View ArticleWhat Counts as a VPPA Video?
A two-minute apartment tour may not sound like the kind of video Congress had in mind when it passed the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) in 1988, but that question was at the heart of the recent...
View ArticleOpenAI Sued for AI Agent Hacks
Following the hacking incidents of OpenAI agents of Hugging Face, Ruby Gems, and an Australian government website, two suits have been filed against OpenAI. One suit was filed by not-for-profit Legal...
View ArticleWhen FDA Oversees Trials Overseas: Foreign Clinical Trial Considerations
Conducting clinical trials outside the United States raises significant regulatory concerns that sponsors must evaluate before relying on foreign data to support a marketing approval submission or...
View ArticleDo Automatic License Plate Readers Turn Public Roads into a Surveillance...
A panel of judges sitting on the federal Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit appeared skeptical of a challenge to the use of automatic license plate readers by the Illinois state police,...
View ArticleCalifornia Bill Limiting CIPA Claims Becomes Law
On September 30, 2026, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 690 into law. We previously provided detailed information regarding the bill's content, background and history....By: Stinson LLP
View ArticleOne Claim Down, Many Risks Remain: What SB 690 Means for Web Tracking Litigation
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed SB 690 into law, narrowing one avenue used in recent lawsuits and demand letters alleging that ordinary website and application technologies operate as...
View ArticleIs Your Third-Party Risk Program Ready for AI?
An AI tool isn’t a piece of software. It’s a locked door, and you have no idea how many people have a key. Quick preview ahead of tomorrow’s webinar on AI and third-party risk, because I want you...
View ArticleNew California Employment Laws Employers Should Know for 2027 and Beyond
With California’s September 30 gubernatorial signing deadline behind us, employers can begin preparing for the latest round of changes to California employment law....By: Hanson Bridgett
View ArticleTCPA Tracker: July-September 2026
The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri granted Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss, finding that text messages are not calls under 47 U.S.C. § 227(c). Plaintiff Jennifer Rush...
View ArticleNYDFS sets important expectations for Part 500 risk assessments
New NYDFS guidance identifies common gaps in Part 500 risk assessments and signals how the Department will evaluate them in examinations and investigations....By: McDermott Will & Schulte
View ArticleLOOK ALIVE!: NEW NPRM SEKS TO CHANGE TCPA RULES ON TWO-WAY TEXTING,...
Yesterday we covered the FCC’s critical changes to the TCPA opt out and revocation rules. (This was a must read–check it out here if you haven’t yet.) Today we are going to dive into the FCC’s new NPRM...
View ArticleAdvocate General’s Opinion Raises Evidential Bar for EU Environmental...
Advocate General Kokott’s Opinion in Case C‑193/25 proposed that the EU Court of Justice annul key parts of Directive (EU) 2024/3019, which would have required pharmaceutical and cosmetics producers to...
View ArticleAnalogous Art After the Nielsen Company (US), LLC v. TVision Insights, Inc.:...
To defeat obviousness, patent owners have long relied on the ability to show a reference is not analogous art. Although a long standing legal principle, this issue was recently addressed in The Nielsen...
View ArticlePut AI to Work. Keep Control of Your Data.
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. This year, Thompson Coburn’s Data Governance, Privacy and Cybersecurity practice group is focusing on a foundational question for any organization adopting AI:...
View ArticleCalifornia SB 1050: New Disclosure Requirement for “Synthetic Performers” in...
On September 16, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1050 into law, establishing transparency requirements concerning the use of AI-generated figures and voices in advertisements....By: Vorys,...
View ArticleCalifornia Governor Signs Legislation Curtailing CIPA Website Claims
Businesses operating websites and mobile applications have faced a growing wave of lawsuits under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), a 1967 statute enacted long before the modern...
View ArticleRecent Cyber Incidents Underscore the Need for Maritime Cybersecurity Compliance
In mid-August 2026, a very large crude carrier (VLCC) traveling from the Mediterranean Sea toward the U.S. Gulf Coast reportedly experienced a significant network intrusion. According to the U.S. Coast...
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