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It Wasn’t Me, It Was the AI Agent” May Not Avoid Liability Under New Senate Proposal
By Odia Kagan
“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…
News & Media Blog
Injured While Working at a Steel Mill but Employed by a Contractor: Who Can Be Held Liable?
Steel Mill Accidents in Indiana and Illinois: Civil Liability for Outside Contractor Worker’s Injuries Steel mills are some of the most dangerous workplaces in the world. When an accident happens,…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
LASST Sues OpenAI
About a week ago, Legal Advocates for Safe Science and Technology ("LASST") filed a suit against OpenAI over the Hugging Face hack. (Short version of the hack: OpenAI was testing…
IT Law Blog
Distributor Liability for High-Risk AI Systems
By Publisher
Up to EUR 15 million or 3% of total worldwide annual turnover! This is the level of administrative fine that a distributor may face for non-compliance with its obligations under…
News & Media Blog
Chicago Delivery Truck Accidents: Who Is Responsible When an Amazon, UPS or FedEx Driver Causes a Crash?
More Than One Party May Be Liable for Chicago Delivery Truck Accident Injuries Chicago and its surrounding metro area not only serves as one of the nation’s primary transportation hubs…
Sports Law Expert
As E-Bike Deaths Rise, Attorney Highlights Insurance and Accountability Questions
By Holt Hackney
At least 28 electric bicycle and stand-up scooter riders have died in New York City crashes this year, according to a New York Times investigation that underscores both the dangers…
Inside Global Tech
Overview of EU and UK Regulatory Developments relating to Autonomous Vehicles
By Sam Jungyun Choi, Alan Kenny, Harriet Hanks, Anna Sophia Oberschelp de Meneses, David Brazil, Laura Schukraft
Driverless and autonomous vehicles (“AVs”) are moving from test tracks and pilot schemes to commercial deployment around the world. In the U.S. and China, robotaxi fleets and autonomous trucking services…
The Legal Wire
FTC chair signals AI developers should be liable for agent conduct
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson has said he will resist describing AI agents as autonomous actors with “wills and desires of their own,” signalling that developers who instruct AI…
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Insurance When AI Agents Are the Decision-Makers
The rising use of AI agents across healthcare will inevitably produce claims when those agents make the wrong call. The question that lands on the risk manager’s desk is which…
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Why Liability Is Different Underground
Partner Scott Stiegler and Associate Ellen Swarbrick examine the unique liability challenges of underground construction projects, where unforeseen ground conditions …