Transactional
Bloomberg Law Expands Portfolio with Acquisition of Dashboard Legal
Bloomberg Law, known for its comprehensive legal research services, continues its strategic expansion with the recent acquisition of Dashboard Legal, a project management and collaboration platform tailored for legal professionals. This move marks a significant step beyond traditional legal research, aligning with Bloomberg Law's commitment to provide holistic solutions for legal practitioners...
Litigation
Nvidia Faces Copyright Lawsuit Over AI Training Data Usage
Nvidia, a prominent player in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), finds itself embroiled in a copyright lawsuit filed by authors Stewart O’Nan, Abdi Nazemian, and Brian Keene. The lawsuit alleges that Nvidia’s conversational AI, NeMo, was trained on copyrighted data without the authors' consent or knowledge, marking the latest development in a series of legal battles surrounding AI and copyright issues...
Policy
US Supreme Court Rules on Corporate Silence in Shareholder Fraud Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a significant ruling on April 12, 2024, regarding shareholder lawsuits and corporate silence in cases of alleged fraud. In a unanimous decision authored by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the court clarified that shareholders cannot sue companies for fraud solely based on the omission of information unless the omission renders another statement misleading...
Features
Slaughter and May Announces Latest Cohort for Collaborate Incubator Programme
Slaughter and May, a leading law firm, has unveiled the newest members of its Collaborate incubator programme, showcasing a diverse cohort of innovative legal tech startups. The fourth cohort, which includes companies exploring generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), represents the highest number of applications received to date, indicating a thriving legal tech startup ecosystem...