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Thinking about adding an AI Chatbot? Some key considerations.
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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…
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…
‘Your Baby Can Read,’ Targeted for Dubious Ads, Closes Its Doors
July 25, 2012
‘Your Baby Can Read,’ Targeted for Dubious Ads, Closes Its Doors
By: Ifrah Law
After nearly a decade of persuading hundreds of thousands of parents that their babies were geniuses, the popular company, Your Baby Can Read, is shutting its doors. Its demise is the result of an FTC investigation prompted by the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood advocacy group, which challenged claims by the company that newborns have the ability to absorb reading and spelling skills when they…
CFPB’s First Case: Consent Order Against Capital One for Deceptive Marketing
July 20, 2012
CFPB’s First Case: Consent Order Against Capital One for Deceptive Marketing
By: Michelle Cohen
The barely year-old Consumer Financial Protection Bureau came out of the gate this week with its first enforcement action. Capital One has the dubious honor of being CFPB’s premier target under the bureau’s authority to take action against entities that it believes engage in unfair, deceptive, or abusive practices in the offering of consumer financial products and services. Congress created the CFPB as part of…
In Time for Bikini Season, Kardashians Face Lawsuit Over Endorsement of Diet Aids
July 6, 2012
In Time for Bikini Season, Kardashians Face Lawsuit Over Endorsement of Diet Aids
By: Nicole Kardell
Kim Kardashian, the reality star, is accustomed to the public eye, but now she faces a lawsuit that may not bring her good publicity at all. Along with her sisters Khloe and Kourtney, Kim has been named as a defendant earlier this year in a class action over QuickTrim, a dietary supplement that they have been promoting. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court…
High Court Tosses Out Indecency Cases, Finds FCC Didn’t Give Proper Notice to Broadcasters
June 22, 2012
High Court Tosses Out Indecency Cases, Finds FCC Didn’t Give Proper Notice to Broadcasters
By: Michelle Cohen
On June 21, 2012, in FCC v. Fox Television Stations Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Federal Communications Commission’s effort to apply its indecency standard to brief broadcasts of nudity and “fleeting expletives.” But the Court relied not on the First Amendment’s free-speech guarantees but rather on the Fifth Amendment’s due process clause. The Court held that Fox and ABC were not given…
Domain Names Go Creative: Will We Soon See Dot-Poker?
June 13, 2012
Domain Names Go Creative: Will We Soon See Dot-Poker?
By: Ifrah Law
Domain names on the Internet are about to get much more varied and creative. Soon websites will not just end in the few familiar suffixes like “com” or “edu,” but could end in things like “.movie” or ”.lawyer” or “.lol.” On Wednesday, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the organization tasked with regulating Internet domain names, released a list detailing who has…
