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Lessons Learned from 2024 and the Year Ahead in AI Litigation

Debevoise Data Blog

But this new era of AI has not come without controversy, as authors and rights holders have launched waves of litigation against the companies that trained and released generative AI models, as well as their investors and affiliates, alleging violations of intellectual property rights.

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Nike vs. Lululemon: The Battle Over Flyknit Technology

Brett Trout

Puma (2018) Another legal battle over Flyknit-type shoe designs. Skechers (2016) Nike took Skechers to court for allegedly infringing eight Nike patents, including patents covering the Flyknit technology. The lawsuit was settled in 2021. Nikes enforcement of its intellectual property is not limited to Flyknit or even just patents.

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AI Gets Personal: CCPA vs. GDPR on Automated Decision-Making

Berkley Technology Law Journal

While the CCPAs proposed rules are promising, they still diverge in key respects from the GDPR Europes comprehensive data protection law that has been setting the standard since 2018. Consent: Opt-Out vs. Opt-In Perhaps the most fundamental difference between the CCPA and GDPR lies in their consent frameworks.

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What If I Don’t Want to Litigate? Law Degree Alternatives: Exploring Unconventional Career Paths

The Barrister

When most people think of a law degree, they envision a career in traditional fields such as litigation,corporate law, or criminal defense. This figure aligns with a broader trend: the percentage of law graduates not taking the bar exam rose from 3.86% in 2018 to 4.90% in 2022. However, only 51% were working in law firms.

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Journalists’ Lack of Harm Fatal to DMCA Claims Against AI Developer

Debevoise Data Blog

Judge Colleen McMahon of the Southern District of New York dismissed plaintiffs’ suit in its entirety, holding that plaintiffs had no cognizable claim for damages or injunctive relief because they failed at this stage of litigation to demonstrate that they had been harmed in any way by OpenAI’s actions. 2018); Victor Elias Photography, LLC v.

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Mass Torts to Watch in 2025

Martindale-Avvo

The landscape of mass torts in 2025 builds on the active litigation from the past few years. Litigation over PFAS in various arenas could continue as these chemicals are in products as diverse as packaging and carpets. Roundup is made by Monsanto, which Bayer acquired in 2018. Most notably, 3M had a $10.3

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Blogiversary: Guest Bloggers of the Technology & Marketing Law Blog (Part 8 of 10)

Eric Goldman

Even better, posting has enabled me to think through a doctrine (like failure to function ) or category of cases (like tagmark litigation) that I was already pondering, setting the initial groundwork for what would become a more extended study in the form of a law review article or essay.

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