Showing posts with label litigation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label litigation. Show all posts

Sunday, January 4, 2026

 Alyssa Aquino , Law.com; ‘Pirated’?: NY Defenders Face Copyright Suit for Allegedly ‘Copying’ Expert Report

"A researcher in their complaint alleged that the Federal Defenders of New York copied an expert report commissioned by other attorneys directly into court filings for their own case. “When you’re using something in litigation, you usually have a fair use defense, but that’s usually because you’re using it for something different than its original purpose,” said Stacey Lantagne, a law professor at Suffolk University. “But here, [the report] seems to have been created solely for litigation.”"

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

"Biometric Privacy Laws: Best Practices for Compliance and Litigation Update"; American Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Webinar, May 30, 2018 1 PM - 2 PM ET

American Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Webinar

"Biometric Privacy Laws: Best Practices for Compliance and Litigation Update
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1.00 CLE
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Date:
May 30, 2018
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1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
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Learn about the current state of biometrics litigation under Illinois and other state laws and the future of biometric privacy law.
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The past 18 months have seen a major spike in class action lawsuits alleging that companies have improperly collected and handled biometric information, the vast majority of which asserted claims under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). In this program, a panel that includes attorneys representing employers, as well as both defendants and plaintiffs in litigation, will discuss the current state of biometrics litigation under BIPA and other state laws, what companies should do to comply, and what recent legal trends portend for the future of biometric privacy law."