Technology & Intellectual Property Update

Since the Trump administration took office in 2025, a marked shift in federal consumer financial protection policy has left many industry stakeholders reassessing the regulatory landscape. With the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in particular scaling back enforcement activity and narrowing its supervisory focus, industry stakeholders have turned their attention […]

As AI technology continues its advancement into existing business processes, it’s important to remember that while the United States lacks a comprehensive AI law or regulation specific to the technology, existing laws often apply to these new use cases.  One such application involves the use of AI to make automated […]

On May 11, 2026, a collective of journalists, podcasters, and voice actors, including, Carol Marin, Philip Rogers, Alison Flowers, Robin Amer, Lindsey Dorcus, Yohance Lacour, and Victoria Nassif, filed a complaint alleging that Alphabet Inc. and Google LLC (collectively, “Google”) violated the Biometric Information Privacy Act, 740 ILCS 14/1 et […]

Cybersecurity and Data Protection in Germany During a tour of the German Reisgstach I had a chance to discuss German laws with a local attorney. This article summarizes his comment.  Germany has always been a proponent of data protection and cybersecurity. In the 1970s the federal state of Hesse became […]

In connection with the ongoing push to hold social media platforms accountable for alleged harms against users, in particular children, a major legal breakthrough has occurred.  Last month a California jury awarded damages of $6,000,000, including $3,000,000 in punitive damages, for the Plaintiff’s claims against Meta and YouTube for damages […]