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Fla. Judge Tosses Suits Over Errors In AI-Generated Filings

By David Minsky

A Florida federal judge on Thursday tossed four lawsuits that a disinfectant sprayer company brought against former executives and business associates after filings with fake legal citations produced by artificial intelligence were included in the record, saying the attorney who filed the documents violated duties owed to his clients.

Fla. High Court Revives UF Student's COVID-19 Suit

By Carolina Bolado

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday revived a University of Florida student's lawsuit over cancellation of on-campus services during the COVID-19 pandemic, ruling that sovereign immunity does not automatically block the student's breach-of-contract claims.

Paramount Fired VP For Return-To-Office Concerns, Suit Says

By Grace Elletson

Paramount fired an executive for raising concerns that the company's return to in-person work during the COVID-19 pandemic put her at risk because of her autoimmune condition and then replaced her with a less experienced man, she said in a disability and gender bias suit filed in California state court.

9th Circ. Won't Revive SAG-AFTRA Vax Mandate Challenge

By Grace Elletson

The Ninth Circuit declined Tuesday to reinstate a suit claiming SAG-AFTRA shirked its duties to union members by greenlighting a COVID-19 vaccine mandate to get actors back to work during the pandemic, ruling their claims are either untimely or preempted by federal labor law.

Mich. Jury Sides With Red Cross In COVID Vax Refusal Suit

By Danielle Ferguson

A Michigan federal jury on Monday found that a former American Red Cross nurse's request for an exemption from the organization's COVID-19 vaccine mandate wasn't based on a sincere religious belief that barred her from getting the injection, rejecting the worker's request for more than $6 million in damages for her firing.

Suppressing Rival Views Can Break Antitrust Laws, DOJ Says

By Bryan Koenig

The anti-vaccine group once tied to Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got a boost Friday in its D.C. federal court suit alleging that the Associated Press, The Washington Post, Reuters and the BBC colluded with social media platforms to censor rivals, drawing a Justice Department brief assailing news organization assertions that viewpoint competition can't be illegally suppressed.


Expert Analysis

What FCA Liability Looks Like In The Cybersecurity Realm

​Two recent settlements highlight how whistleblowers and the U.S. Department of Justice have been utilizing the False Claims Act to allege fraud predicated on violations of cybersecurity standards — timely lessons given new bipartisan legislation introducing potential FCA liability for artificial intelligence use, say​ attorneys Rachel Rose and Julie Bracker.

Texas Case Shows Why Juries Are Well-Suited To COVID Suits

The original jury verdict in Baylor College of Medicine v. Lloyd's, currently on appeal to the Texas Supreme Court after being overturned by an appellate panel, illustrates why COVID-19 business interruption claims with their case-specific facts need to be decided by juries, not by judges using a one-size-fits-all approach, says Jeremy Lawrence at Farella Braun.

NC COVID Ruling May Have Greater Coverage Implications

While the North Carolina Supreme Court's recent finding in favor of policyholders in a suit for business interruption coverage due to COVID-19 comes too late for most insureds to benefit, it should nonetheless have coverage implications far beyond COVID-19 claims, say attorneys at Robinson Bradshaw.

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