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- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI), COMPUTER FRAUD AND ABUSE ACT (CFAA), CYBERSECURITY, DATA BREACH
- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) – DEFENDING THE ALGORITHM®
- BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
- COVID-19 LAW
- COPYRIGHT PROTECTION; INFRINGEMENT LITIGATION; AI AND LLM TRAINING
- DEFEND TRADE SECRETS ACT (DTSALaw)
- EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR LAW – EMPLOYERS
- ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
- INSURANCE COVERAGE AND BAD FAITH
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
- OIL AND GAS
- PRODUCTS LIABILITY
- REAL ESTATE
- UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS)/ DRONE ADVOCACY
- Zoning and Land Use
- WEB LINKS
- LEGAL
- For The Defense (https://www.forthedefense.org/)
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY/TECHNOLOGY
- CONSTRUCTION LITIGATION AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY STANDARDS
- ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
- INSURANCE LAW
- PHARMACEUTICALS/ PRODUCTS LIABILITY
- FINANCIAL
- BUSINESS AND FINANCE
- NEWS
- GOVERNMENT
- Some resource materials are contributed by PSMNLaw®
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI), COMPUTER FRAUD AND ABUSE ACT (CFAA), CYBERSECURITY, DATA BREACH
- FACTA (Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act)
- FireEye Cyber Threat Map
- Security Breach Notification Laws
- Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
- Stored Communications Act
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- CAN-SPAM Act
- Federal Trade Commission Data Breach Response Guide
- General Data Protection Regulation
- The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
- Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act
- PA Bulletin, September 21, 2024 – Generative AI Order Publication
- ADMIN ORDER MsD 2024-40258 USE OF GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 9-12-24
- Artificial Intelligence in Insurance: Risks, Rewards, & Regulations
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) – DEFENDING THE ALGORITHM®
- Defending the Algorithm®: A Bayesian Analysis of AI Litigation and Law (For The Defense Jan 2026)
- Historic $1.5 Billion Settlement: What the Bartz v. Anthropic Copyright Case Means for AI and Creative Industries
- Copyright and Beyond – The Expanding Legal Battleground Over AI Training Data and AI Enterprise Software
- Trade Secrets and AI — Calculating the Odds of Protection
- The Daily AI Routine: A Practicum for Using AI Tools in Context – in Business and IP Litigation
- When the Algorithm Speaks for Itself: Raine v. OpenAI and the Future of Section 230 Immunity
- The Lokken v. UHC Discovery Battle and What It Means for Insurers Using AI
- A 2025 AI and Trade Secret Law Retrospective: What This Year’s Cases Teach Us About Protecting AI Systems
- Filling the AI Liability Gap: Should Asimov’s Three Laws Be Codified to Permit a Tort Cause of Action for Foreseeable Harm?
- NEWSLETTER Edition 1: Welcome to Defending the Algorithm®
- NEWSLETTER Edition 2: When AI Meets Trademark Law: Reverse Confusion and the Battle for Brand Identity in AI Computing
- NEWSLETTER Edition 3: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Civil Litigation Document Review and Production: Technology Assisted Review (TAR 2.0)
- NEWSLETTER Edition 4: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Rise of the Modern Polymath: What Lawyers and Business Leaders Need to Know Now
BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
- The Bert Company D/B/A Northwest Insurance Services v. Matthew Turk, et al. Supreme Court of Pa. Opinion 7-19-23 (Punitive Damages)
- Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski; Supreme Court of the United States, No. 22 – 105; Decided June 23, 2023
- Hangey v. Husqvarna Prof Prod, PA.S.Ct. Venue 2023
COVID-19 LAW
COPYRIGHT PROTECTION; INFRINGEMENT LITIGATION; AI AND LLM TRAINING
- Hayden v. 2K Games Inc, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, No. 117-cv-02635, Defense Verdict
- Hayden v. 2K Games Inc, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, No. 117-cv-02635, Court Opinion
- UMG Recordings, Inc., et al. v. Uncharted Labs, Inc., Southern District of New York Case No. 24-04777
- Paul Lehrman and Linnea Sage, v. LOVO, Inc., Southern District of New York, Case No. 1:24-cv-03770
- The New York Times Company v. Microsoft Corporation et al., Southern District of New York, Case No. 1:23-cv-11195
- Authors Guild v. OpenAI Inc., Southern District of New York, Case No. 1:23-cv-08292
- The Challenges of Generative Artificial Intelligence and US Copyright Law
- Santos v. Kimmel, 24cv1210 (DLC), Complaint (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 16, 2024)
- Bartz v. Anthropic Pbc, Northern District of California, 24-cv-05417-WHA (June 25, 2025), Summary Judgment
- Reddit v. Anthropic 3:25-cv-05643 (ND California)
DEFEND TRADE SECRETS ACT (DTSALaw)
DTSALaw; Employment; Employee Defections; Restrictive Covenants; Non- Compete Agreements (NCA); Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA)
- Ryan, LLC and Chamber of Commerce USA v. FTC Preliminary Injunction Opinion
- Ryan, LLC and Chamber of Commerce USA et. al. v. FTC: Summary Judgment for Ryan Granted
- ATS Tree Services v. Federal Trade Commission et al.,
- Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2022
- Economic Espionage Act 18 USC 1, Chapter 90 Sect. 1831 et. seq.
- Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) 18 USC 1, Sect. 2, 1836 et seq.
- Pennsylvania Uniform Trade Secret Act (12 Pa. C.S. 5301-08)
- Uniform Trade Secret Act (1985 Amendments)
- USLAW Fall/Winter 2017 Article-One Year Retrospective: DTSA 2016
- The New Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, USLAW Fall/Winter 2016 Magazine
- Protecting Trade Secrets in Pennsylvania
- 2012 DRI Trade Secret Compendium (Pennsylvania)
- Delay Damages Memorandum
- Oakwood v. Thanoo 3rd Cir. DTSA Appellate Decision June 2021
- Mallet v. Lacayo Trade Secret Case in USDC WDPA – Trial Court Granting Injunction
- Mallet v. Lacayo Trade Secret Case 3rd Cir. Appeal Overturning Trial Court Injunction
- Defending Against Employee Defection: The Intersectionality of Cybersecurity and Trade Secret Protections in the Digital Age
- A Mutually Beneficial Relationship If Proper Safeguards Are Met
- AI and the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA): Investigating and Litigating Stolen IP
EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR LAW – EMPLOYERS
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
- Stormwater – 2006 Current Regulations and Issues
- Considerations in Drafting Transaction Documents
- Challenging Federal Regulations (2003)
- Storage Tank Litigation Update (2001)
INSURANCE COVERAGE AND BAD FAITH
- Liberty, Hartford, Others Need Not Cover Toxic Exposure Fight
- Federal Jurisdiction in Declaratory Judgment Actions Involving Insurance
- DRI Duty to Defend Compendium
- Liability Insurance: How Insurance Is Written And Why You Need To Know-A General Overview Of Liability Policies
- Coverage Issues Arising from Sexual Tort Claims
- Aloha Petroleum, Ltd. v. National Union Fire Insurance Company
- Defending the Algorithm®: Strategic Approaches to Defending Claims of AI-Related Bad Faith Insurance Practices
- Nippon Life Insurance Company of America v. OpenAI Foundation and OpenAI Group PBC
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
- Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. V. Wall-Street.Com, LLC et al. 139 S. Ct. 881 (2019) (Copyrights)
- Beware of the Patent Troll Tax–USLAW Magazine (fall/winter 2013)
- 2011 Patent Reform Act as passed by the US Senate on March 8, 2011 (Actual Bill)
- FTC March 2011 Report on Patent Trolls: “The Evolving IP Marketplace – Aligning Patent Notice and Remedies With Competition”
- In re Bilski: Will It Be a Blockbuster?
- Internet IP Litigation: Can the Law Catch Up With Technology?
- Fast Track Patent Litigation in Pennsylvania Western District Court: Toward More Procedural Certainty and Cost Control
- Knick v. Township of Scott, Pennsylvania
- Local Patent Rules for the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
OIL AND GAS
Pennsylvania
- Babb v Clemensen, 455 Pa.Super. 181 (1996), (WESTLAW © 2022)
- Briggs v Southwestern Energy Production Company, 224 A.3d 334 (2020), (WESTLAW © 2022)
- Brown v Haight, 435 Pa. 12 (1969), (WESTLAW © 2022)
- Heasley v KSM Energy Inc, 52 A.3d 341 (2012)
- Hite v Falcon Partners, 13 A.3d 942 (2011)
- Kilmer v Elexco Land Services Inc, 605 Pa. 413 (2010)
- SLT Holdings LLC v Mitch-Well Energy Inc, 249 A.3d 888 (2021)
West Virginia
- Estate of Tawney v Columbia Natural Resources LLC, 219 W.Va. 266 (2006), (WESTLAW © 2022)
- Leggett v EQT Production Company, 239 W.Va. 264 (2017), (WESTLAW © 2022)
- McCullough Oil Inc v Rezek, 176 W.Va. 638 (1986), (WESTLAW © 2022)
- SWN Production Company LLC v Kellam, 875 S.E.2d 216 (2022), (WESTLAW © 2022)
- TW Phillips Gas and Oil Co v Jedlicka, 615 Pa. 199 (2012), (WESTLAW © 2022)
- Wellman v Energy Resources Inc, 210 W.Va. 200 (2001), (WESTLAW © 2022)
Ohio
PRODUCTS LIABILITY
- Urbieta v. All-American Hose, LLC., No. 1224 WDA 2019
- Tincher v. Omega Flex, Inc., 628 Pz. 296 (2014)
- Oberdorf v. Amazon.com Inc., No 18-1041 (3d Cir. 2019)
- Musser v. Vilsmeier Auction Co, Inc., 562 A.2d 279
- Oberdorf v. Amazon.com– Petition for Rehearing En Banc
REAL ESTATE
- Big Property Tax Savings Are Available
UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS)/ DRONE ADVOCACY
Zoning and Land Use
WEB LINKS
LEGAL
- FindLaw
- Thomson Reuters
- U.S. Courts
- United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh/Western District Pennsylvania Local Patent Rules
- Westlaw
- Martindale Hubbell
- Lawyers.com
- Association of Corporate Counsel (ACCA)
- Defense Research Institute (DRI)
- International Association Of Defense Counsel (IADC)
For The Defense (https://www.forthedefense.org/)
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY/TECHNOLOGY
- United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
- United States Copyright Office
- ABA IP Section Copyright Basics
- AIPLA (American Intellectual Property Law Association)
- INTA (International Trademark Association)
- Copyright and Fair Use (Stanford)
- ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law
- Information Week
- Computerworld
- EE Times
- IP Newsflash
- FreePatentsOnline
CONSTRUCTION LITIGATION AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY STANDARDS
- American Institute of Architects
- American Arbitration Association
- Construction Financial Management Association
- Constructors Association of Western Pennsylvania
- Master Builders’ Association of Western PA
- Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.
- US Small Business Administration-Contracting Forms
- Construction Specifications Institute
- United State Department of Labor – OSHA
- ASTM Construction Standards International
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
INSURANCE LAW
- Pennsylvania Insurance Department
- National Association of Insurance Commissioners
- The Pennsylvania Code – Title 31 – Insurance
PHARMACEUTICALS/ PRODUCTS LIABILITY
FINANCIAL
BUSINESS AND FINANCE
- Better Business Bureau
- United States Chamber of Commerce
- Business.Gov
- Business Week
- CNN Money.com
- ·Bloomberg.com
- Forbes.com
- Investors.com
- Dow Jones
- Reuters
- ZD Net
- Washington Times Business
NEWS
- Pittsburgh Post Gazette
- New York Times
- Washington Post
- Chicago Tribune
- LA Times
- USA Today
- Wall Street Journal
- Newspapers Online
- Drudge Report
GOVERNMENT
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