A federal court in Pennsylvania has held that an exclusion for assault and battery in an insurance policy allows the insurer to avoid providing a defense against sex trafficking...

I previously wrote about Senator Thom Tillis' August 3 introduction of the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2022 (PERA), and its apparent intention to legislatively overrule Supreme...

According to a study by psychologists and lawyers, up to 1/3 of forensic psychologists don't use evidence-based protocols for their evaluations. Even more distressing...

A prosecutor in Pennsylvania has made a rare turnabout in a mandated reporter case and dismissed charges against a Mormon clergy member. According to the defense attorney...

A few weeks ago, the Washington Post published an interesting article about the many benefits that children receive from being outdoors. The physical benefits are well-known...

A federal district court in Ohio has declared the common practice of scanning rooms during online tests to be unconstitutional. The plaintiff was a student at Cleveland State University who was forced...

The data harvesting scandal over Facebook's sharing of user data with outside developers appears to be close to settlement.

A federal clinic in Maine has agreed to an $8 million settlement of claims that its doctors failed to diagnose signs of child abuse.

Yes, it's that time again . . . you were thinking "fall back" to Standard Time on Sunday, right? No, it's "distress time" in the Georgia Court of Appeals.

From Texas, we have a report of accusations against a church staff member, and an illustration of a church that did almost everything right.

Personnel changes on the Supreme Court of Ga. over the past 15 years have coincided with increased reliance on federal law and terminology, even when interpreting Georgia state law...

I always find it interesting when the law intersects every day life - in this case professional sports, the NFL.

Although it has not attracted as much attention as Illinois' biometric privacy law (BIPA), Texas has a data privacy law covering biometric information (CUBI).

The Federal Trade Commission fined Twitter $150 million for privacy violations earlier this year in connection with its finding that Twitter "inadvertently" allowed marketers to target advertisements...

In late September, LinkedIn faced a wall of public opposition and shaming for failing to disclose that it was using user data to train AI systems. The company has now updated its privacy policy to disclose the practice...

The Netherlands has fined Uber hundreds of millions of dollars for failing to provide adequate protection for driver data transferred to the US. The fine covers activity dating back to 2021, when Uber...

An area particular concern is the potential for AI to exacerbate existing problems of risk adjustment abuse. AI, while promising for improving efficiency and patient care...

A thoughtfully constructed contract can serve as a valuable tool in managing the complexities of an AI vendor partnership.

Experts believe more than 18 million Americans lack the high-speed internet access necessary to sufficiently participate in America's business and educational opportunities

The EU is starting its privacy year with a bang: Facebook parent Meta will be fined hundreds of millions of dollars (again) in relation to privacy practices falling afoul of the EU's privacy laws (GDPR).