On July 10, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an Opinion in Cariene Cadena v. Customer Connexx LLC reversing the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada’s summary judgment ruling in favor of
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AI in Video Games: The Next Big Labor Strike
Fresh off the heels of strikes by both the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and the Writers Guild of America (WGA) that effectively halted the making of movies and TV shows for much
6 Things to Know Right Now
Here’s our latest edition of our monthly feature – a quick snapshot of recent developments:
States Begin To Regulate AI in Absence of Federal Legislation
The European Union seized the early global lead in regulating artificial intelligence (AI) by passing its AI Act on March 13, 2024, following a lengthy legislative process.[1] Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, the U.S. Congress has made noise about the
Illinois’ Plan to Limit Privacy Violation Damages Opens New Door
Changes to Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act are awaiting Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s (D) signature. The legislation offers much-needed clarity for businesses but has raised questions about whether courts would apply the changes retroactively to past or ongoing lawsuits.
Midyear Trends to Watch
Perkins Coie is pleased to announce the launch of our second-annual midyear Food and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Legal Trends Report. This report is a bite-size version of our annual year in review, providing timely insights on legal trends
FDA and FTC Issue Joint Warning Letters for Copycat Delta-8 THC Food Products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued warning letters on July 16, 2024, to five companies for illegally selling and introducing into the market copycat food products containing delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). This action
SEC Announced Two Large Whistleblower Awards in July
While poking around the SEC’s updated website, I was struck that the SEC announced two separate $37 million whistleblower awards little more than a week apart.
These actions provide one more reminder to public and private companies to review
SCOTUS Poised to Address Fraudulent Inducement Theory of Mail and Wire Fraud
Here’s the intro from this “White Collar Briefly” blog by Spencer Gottlieb: “White-collar criminal prosecutions frequently involve charges under the federal mail and wire fraud statutes. Those statutes criminalize using the mail system or interstate wires for “any scheme or
The Corporate Secretary: Being a Shrink
Here’s the sixth of the 21 hats that the corporate secretary wears (here’s the blog about the fifth hat): “Related to being persuasive is knowing the varying traits—the distinct hot buttons—for each of the directors that you work with. Each