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ComplexDiscovery Editor’s Note: AI is transforming the legal landscape—but at what cost to confidentiality? In a striking admission, OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman acknowledged that ChatGPT interactions lack the privacy protections...more
A California state jury awarded Propel Fuels, Inc. $604.9 million in damages after finding Phillips 66 Company liable for trade secret misappropriation. Propel Fuels, Inc. v. Phillips 66 Co., Case No. 22CV007197 (Cal. Oct....more
The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed a summary judgment dismissal of a trade secret misappropriation complaint, finding that the plaintiff failed to take reasonable measures to maintain the secrecy of a...more
Well-known and respected business consulting and advisory firm Ocean Tomo reports that within the last quarter century, intellectual capital has emerged as the leading asset class for businesses comprising the S&P500. ...more
Attorney-client privilege is one of the most important protections in the legal system. Its powerful legal protection allows clients to speak freely and candidly with their attorneys without fear that their communications...more
When a client seeks legal advice from a lawyer, the confidential communications between them, which are made for the sole or dominant purpose of seeking and receiving legal advice, are protected by legal professional...more
Two recent judicial decisions have brought long-standing assumptions about the so-called “Shareholder Rule” under critical scrutiny. In Aabar Holdings S.à.r.l. v Glencore plc & ors, the English High Court held that companies...more
When developing breakthrough technology, startups face a critical decision: pursue patent protection or maintain trade secrets. The choice depends on your technology's detectability and vulnerability to reverse engineering....more
TikTok is home to many viral video trends, including “day in the life” and “story time” videos. “Day in the life” videos frequently contain short, collected clips of a user’s day with music, text, or voice-overs explaining...more
On July 23, 2025, the North Carolina Business Court denied summary judgment in United Therapeutics Corp. v. Liquidia Technologies, Inc., allowing claims of trade secret misappropriation and unfair trade practices to proceed...more
Bucking the national trend to diminish, if not eliminate, noncompete agreements, led in part by the Biden administration’s efforts to outlaw them via Federal Trade Commission regulation, Florida says “COME ONE, COME ALL -- Do...more
On July 31, 2025, a divided panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued an opinion vacating the wire fraud and money laundering convictions of a former manager of a marketplace for non-fungible...more
What if your most sensitive legal strategy or personal dilemma—typed into an AI chatbot—could be just one Google search away from public view or subpoena in court? As artificial intelligence seamlessly permeates the legal...more
On July 30, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court order requiring the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to release EEO-1 reports previously withheld in response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)...more
One of the big differences between how most non-lawyers read a contract, and how most experienced transactional lawyers read a contract, has to do with the definitions....more
The recent decision of New Aim Pty Ltd v Leung (No 4) is a timely reminder of how confidential information needs to be treated and restricted by businesses to allow it to be protected under law....more
Anyone who has encountered process serving in movies or television likely thinks of it as full of elaborate disguises and shady escapades leading up to the “you’ve been served” line. In reality, that’s not how it usually...more
AI note-taking is today’s topic du jour. The first thing to know about this topic is that you need to experience it for yourself to see why it’s so attractive. (I’ll run a blog soon summarizing how AI note-taking works in...more
The law of trusts originated in equity to evade the constraints of common law; it was a part of property law in which one person held legal title to assets and another held equitable title. The person holding legal title...more
Dispute resolution clauses are independent agreements within a contract and often do not get the attention they deserve. When drafting a complex agreement, it may be difficult to shift gears and imagine the problems that may...more
Teran v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County (2025) 112 Cal.App.5th 371 A recent California appellate court decision clarifies that publicly accessible police disciplinary records cannot be criminally prosecuted simply...more
As legal service providers increasingly leverage artificial intelligence to enhance efficiency and accuracy across a variety of services, ensuring the security and integrity of sensitive client data remains a primary focus...more
AI just took a major step forward, and lawyers need to be paying attention. In this episode, I break down the launch of new AI browsers from ChatGPT and Perplexity. These tools are designed to act on your behalf, reading...more
Generative AI tools are poised to transform legal practice and offer unique challenges and opportunities, particularly in patent law. Modern large language model (LLM)-based tools enable faster, more efficient document...more