A federal appeals court has ruled against 2 Live Crew and overturned a verdict that allowed the legendary hip-hop group to regain legal control of much of their […]
Facial Recognition and the New Frontline of Data Sharing Liability | Bilzin Sumberg
The rapid integration of biometric technologies and facial recognition into commercial ecosystems is driving a new wave of privacy litigation, with regulators increasingly focused not only on data […]
The City of Los Angeles Orders Mandatory Face Coverings to Protect Certain Essential Employees
On April 7, 2020, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti issued a Worker Protection Order (the “Order”) requiring employees who work at certain businesses or perform services that are […]
Live Nation-Ticketmaster, Katy Perry Case, J. Cole Settlement: Music Law
The entire music industry is asking the same question: Will Live Nation and Ticketmaster get broken up? It’s what critics have wanted since the two concert giants merged […]
Court Finds No Ambiguity Despite Drafting Error in Policy Language | Wiley Rein LLP
A federal district court, applying Indiana law, has held that a sublimit for regulatory claims applied, despite grammatical errors in the policy’s language. HealthtrackRX Indiana, Inc. v. RSUI […]
Updated: The City of Los Angeles Mandates COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave For Employers with 500 or More Employees Within Los Angeles or 2,000 or More Employees Within the United States
April 16, 2020 Update. On April 11, 2020, the Los Angeles Office of Wage Standards published Rules and Regulations implementing Mayor Garcetti’s Emergency Order to provide supplemental paid […]
Sabrina Carpenter Gets Restraining Order Against Alleged Stalker
Sabrina Carpenter has been granted a restraining order against an alleged stalker who supposedly surveilled her Los Angeles home for a month before attempting to break in. On […]
Claiming the Attention Layer: A Framework for Transformer-Based Bioinformatics Patents in the AI Space | Fenwick & West LLP
The transformer architecture has reshaped modern artificial intelligence, powering large language models (LLMs), multimodal models, and bioinformatics platforms. Transformers rely on a defining computational operation: the attention mechanism. […]
WARN Act Requirements for Workforce Restructuring Caused by the Coronavirus Pandemic
April 21, 2020 Update. On April 17, 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo issued Executive Order No. 202.19 , which, among other things, relaxes New York’s WARN Act requirements for […]
Why Billy Joel’s Lawyers Likely Can’t Stop ‘Billy & Me’ Biopic
In 1983, Frank Sinatra sued celebrity biographer Kitty Kelley after learning she was working on the book His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra, only to drop […]