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Thinking about adding an AI Chatbot? Some key considerations.

Thinking about adding an AI Chatbot? Some key considerations.

February 17, 2026

Thinking about adding an AI Chatbot? Some key considerations.

By: Steven Hess

Many companies are thinking about how to deploy new AI systems to automate routine work and to improve their product. For many businesses, adding an AI chatbot is a valuable way to enhance the customer experience by automating routine conversations,[1] and by alerting customers to new deals and offerings that are relevant to them.[2] Coupled with the rising ubiquity of AI chatbots in modern life,[3] these AI agents can be integrated into existing consumer platforms to provide faster, more adaptive services. As with any new innovation, there are also concerns with integrating AI chatbots into existing products.  Because these products are new, so too are the risks, and it is not possible to identify every concern that may arise from…

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Is Scrolling the New Smoking?

January 21, 2026

Is Scrolling the New Smoking?

By: Lauren Scribner

In the final weeks of 2025, New York passed a law requiring social media platforms with “certain predatory features” to display warning labels about “the dangerous impact” those features pose to the mental health of users under the age of eighteen.[1] These so-called “predatory features” include continuous and infinite scrolling, displaying addictive feeds, and automatically playing video content.[2]  Warning labels will be displayed upon the…

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Influencer Liability: Will New-Age Litigation Net Celebrity Spokespeople?

December 12, 2025

Influencer Liability: Will New-Age Litigation Net Celebrity Spokespeople?

By: Lauren Scribner

The “influencer economy,” in which so-called “content creators” share user-generated content such as livestreams or short-form film, is showing no signs of slowing down.  Currently valued north of $250 billion, it is projected to reach nearly $500 billion by 2027.[1] “Creators earn income primarily through direct branding deals to pitch products as an influencer; via a share of advertising revenues with the host platform; and…

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State Attorneys General Tell Congress: “Back-Off Our Data Breach Authority”

July 9, 2015

State Attorneys General Tell Congress: “Back-Off Our Data Breach Authority”

By: Michelle Cohen

  Every week, we learn about new data breaches affecting consumers across the country. Federal government workers and retirees recently received the unsettling news that a breach compromised their personal information, including social security numbers, job history, pay, race, and benefits. Amid a host of other public relations issues, the Trump organization recently discovered a potential data breach at its hotel chain. If you visited the…

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Free* to Play Means Only If You Pay

June 17, 2015

Free* to Play Means Only If You Pay

By: Ifrah Law

  As online gaming companies compete for business, they are offering customers increasingly large incentives to play on their websites, often in the form of deposit bonuses.  These deposit bonuses allow players to play with the bonus money as if it’s cash and keep the winnings (although players cannot cash out the bonus itself). However, some players and regulators believe that some of these promotions are…

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FAIL: For-Profit Education Sector Dealt Major Blow

June 1, 2015

FAIL: For-Profit Education Sector Dealt Major Blow

By: Nicole Kardell

  For-profit education was dealt a major blow in a federal court case challenging the Department of Education’s Gainful Employment Rule. U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan of New York dismissed a lawsuit that was filed last November by the Association of Proprietary Colleges. The lawsuit is one of two filed in federal court shortly after the Department of Education issued its revised version of…

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Keeping Your Privacy Promises: Retail Tracking and Opt-Out Choices

May 26, 2015

Keeping Your Privacy Promises: Retail Tracking and Opt-Out Choices

By: Michelle Cohen

  As children, many of us were taught how important it is to “keep your word.” Similarly, it is black letter privacy law that if a company commits (for instance, in a privacy policy or in website statements) to certain actions or practices, such as maintaining certain security features or implementing consumers’ choices on opt-outs, the organization must abide by those practices. Many companies have…

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Yelp Fights for the Right to Complain Anonymously

May 20, 2015

Yelp Fights for the Right to Complain Anonymously

By: Ifrah Law

  In e-commerce, user reviews can make or break a business.  Review sites such as Yelp are a double edged sword for merchants and service providers: on one hand satisfied customers can generate buzz about the company and bring in new customers, and on the other hand dissatisfied customers can use it as a very public platform to air their grievances and discourage new business….

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Thinking about adding an AI Chatbot? Some key considerations.

Thinking about adding an AI Chatbot? Some key considerations.
By: Steven Hess

Is Scrolling the New Smoking?

Is Scrolling the New Smoking?
By: Lauren Scribner

Influencer Liability: Will New-Age Litigation Net Celebrity Spokespeople?

Influencer Liability: Will New-Age Litigation Net Celebrity Spokespeople?
By: Lauren Scribner

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