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AI Efficiency Does Not Equal Legal Protection For Your Brand (Video)
Generative AI tools can accelerate branding, but without proper legal safeguards, businesses risk trademark disputes, false advertising claims, and costly rebrands. Understanding how to maintain human control, clear brand elements, substantiate claims, and implement review processes is essential for companies leveraging AI in their marketing and brand development efforts.
United States Technology
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Taft Stettinius & Hollister
Podcast
“True Lender” Doctrine Back In The Spotlight: Key Takeaways On OppFi V. Hewlett Tentative California Superior Opinion (Podcast)
A California Superior Court has issued a tentative ruling in Opportunity Financial, LLC v. Hewlett, granting summary judgment to OppFi and rejecting the state regulator's "true lender" theory in a closely watched bank-fintech partnership case. The decision addresses fundamental questions about interest rate exportation, the allocation of economic interests in loan participations, and the application of the "valid when made" doctrine. This ruling could significantly shape the future of bank-fintech lending a
United States Technology
BS
Ballard Spahr LLP
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Oregon Joins the AI Companion Wagon
Oregon has enacted legislation requiring AI companion platforms to disclose when users are interacting with artificial intelligence rather than humans, with stricter requirements for minor users including mandatory break reminders and prohibitions on appearing human. The law, effective January 2027, establishes protocols for addressing mental health concerns and creates a private right of action with $1,000 per violation damages.
United States Technology
SM
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
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AI Efficiency Does Not Equal Legal Protection For Your Brand (Video)
Generative AI tools can accelerate branding, but without proper legal safeguards, businesses risk trademark disputes, false advertising claims, and costly rebrands. Understanding how to maintain human control, clear brand elements, substantiate claims, and implement review processes is essential for companies leveraging AI in their marketing and brand development efforts.
United States Technology
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Taft Stettinius & Hollister
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OCR Video Emphasizes Ongoing Risk Management Under The HIPAA Security Rule
On April 8, 2026, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released an educational video, Risk Management Under the HIPAA Security Rule, detailing the risk management requirements under HIPAA as well as findings and conclusions from OCR’s investigations. While framed as an educational outreach video, it sends a clear enforcement message: risk management is mandatory, ongoing, and increasingly scrutinized by OCR.
United States Healthcare
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Mintz
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