Worldwide: Data Protection

As personal and financial lives increasingly move online, estate planning must evolve to address digital assets ranging from email accounts and social media profiles to cryptocurrency and cloud-stored business records. Without proper planning, these assets can become inaccessible or lost upon incapacity or death, creating legal, financial, and emotional complications for loved ones and fiduciaries.

This comprehensive intellectual property update examines recent developments across multiple jurisdictions, from a Second Circuit ruling on TTAB decision preclusion to new EU greenwashing regulations and state-level privacy legislation. The analysis explores how courts and legislators are adapting trademark, copyright, and data protection frameworks to address modern marketplace realities and technological advances.

This content presents information about cookie usage and data privacy practices, explaining how cookies operate on the website and detailing user options for managing cookie preferences. It outlines the categories of cookies employed, their purposes, and references comprehensive privacy documentation for users seeking detailed information about data handling practices.

California employers face new compliance obligations under the CCPA requiring detailed risk assessments for routine HR data processing activities. From GPS tracking of fleet drivers to AI-assisted employment decisions, companies must now document and evaluate privacy risks across six specific processing categories. This analysis outlines a seven-step framework to help covered employers navigate these requirements and prepare for the January 2026 effective date.

State Attorneys General across the country are taking decisive action on consumer protection, data privacy, and illegal gambling operations. From Arkansas hosting a fraud prevention summit to Kentucky cracking down on unlicensed prediction markets, these enforcement actions reveal how state AGs are addressing emerging threats to consumers in 2026.

On June 2, 2026, Connecticut signed into law Public Act 26-15, the Connecticut Artificial Intelligence Responsibility and Transparency Act (“the CART Act”), making Connecticut the latest state to enact a comprehensive artificial intelligence...

Connecticut is the latest state to join the AI regulation space with the Connecticut Artificial Intelligence Responsibility and Transparency Act (SB 5). Portions of the law will go into effect October 1, 2026...

With the Governor of Louisiana’s signature on Senate Bill 386, Louisiana becomes one of the latest states to enact a comprehensive consumer privacy law, joining more than twenty states that have adopted similar...

The Supreme Court is poised to rule on how the Fourth Amendment applies to geofence warrants seeking location data from service providers. Meanwhile, New York's Criminal Procedure Law, drafted before the digital age...