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Court of Appeals Clarifies When a Written Order May Differ from the Orally Rendered Decision
If you’ve been practicing in North Carolina long enough, you have undoubtedly encountered this fact pattern:
- A judge issues a ruling from the bench and asks the prevailing party to draft the order.
- The prevailing party adds a few flourishes
It Wasn’t Me, It Was the AI Agent” May Not Avoid Liability Under New Senate Proposal
“It wasn’t me, it was the AI agent” may not help companies avoid civil or criminal liability under a new bipartisan legislative proposal.
U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) have announced the proposed AI Agent Accountability Act
California Updates “Stay or Pay” Law
California likes to promote employee mobility and last year took steps to prevent “stay or pay” provisions in the employment context. Accordingly, AB 692 prohibited certain contracts that required a worker to repay an employer when the employment relationship or
Biometric Consent Cannot Cure Excessive Data Collection: Lessons for U.S. Companies from a €2.59 Million GDPR Fine
The Croatian data protection authority (AZOP) imposed a €2.59 million fine on a casino company for collecting fingerprints and photographs in violation of the GDPR. The authority found that the company violated the principle of data minimization by collecting four
California Extends Bereavement Leave to a “Designated Person”
Effective January 1, 2027, California employees will have the right to take bereavement leave for a chosen family member.
SB 1149 will amend the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) to add “designated person” to the definition of family member for
Disruptive Passengers: A Win for the Airlines
A recent decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit provides important protection for airlines and their employees who report potentially suspicious passenger behavior to law enforcement.
Airline employees routinely make judgment calls about passenger behavior.
“I Declare Nonrecognition!” Why the IRS Says Certain Section 351/ETF Conversions Don’t Work That Way
On September 28, 2026, Treasury and the IRS issued Revenue Ruling 2026-20 and Notice 2026-62. Together they address Section 351/ETF conversions, ETFs’ use of in-kind redemptions to avoid income and non-qualifying income recognition, and investment funds’ strained reading of
Easy Isn’t Fair: The Third Circuit Explains Why Copying Westlaw Headnotes to Train AI Failed the Fair Use Test
The Third Circuit has now shown its work. On October 1, 2026, Above the Fold reported that the court affirmed the judgment for Thomson Reuters in its suit against Ross Intelligence and that it filed its opinion under seal. With
New California AI Law Requires Healthcare Providers to Keep Clinical Decision-Making Human
California has enacted a new law requiring healthcare providers using artificial intelligence to keep clinical decision-making human.
AB 1979, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on September 30, 2026, requires a health facility, clinic, physician’s office, or office of a