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I Predict the FTC and Class Action Plaintiffs May Have a Problem with Prediction Market Influencers
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June 11, 2026
I Predict the FTC and Class Action Plaintiffs May Have a Problem with Prediction Market Influencers
By: Michelle Cohen
Prediction markets are the hottest topic in gaming right now. Industry leaders Kalshi and Polymarket have provided substantial fodder for debates at the summer gaming conferences, in the gaming trade press, and in mainstream media. Most of that discussion focuses on state versus federal regulation, an issue that the U.S. Supreme Court will likely need to resolve. In the interim, as they promote their platforms across the U.S., prediction markets face the same customer acquisition challenges as any other online gaming business seeking new customers. To source new customers, Kalshi and Polymarket have invested millions in social media ads. Importantly, these companies have focused on social media influencers to promote their brands. Of course, there is nothing inherently wrong with…
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Meta’s Bay State Blues: Mass. High Court Finds Another Crack in the Section 230 Shield
April 20, 2026
Meta’s Bay State Blues: Mass. High Court Finds Another Crack in the Section 230 Shield
By: Robert Ward
Meta’s Bay State Blues: Mass. High Court Finds Another Crack in the Section 230 Shield Mere weeks after juries in California and New Mexico returned multi-million-dollar verdicts against Meta Platforms, Inc., the social media company suffered another defeat. On April 10, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) rejected the social media company’s attempt to raise Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act as a shield…
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]…
Liar, Liar Robot on Fire – Can You Seek Legal Relief if a Chatbot Defames You?
May 22, 2023
Liar, Liar Robot on Fire – Can You Seek Legal Relief if a Chatbot Defames You?
By: Abbey Block
When another person publishes a lie about you that causes harm to your reputation, you can seek relief by filing a defamation lawsuit. But what sort of relief is available when the person making the defamatory statement isn’t a person at all – but instead is a robot? The world may soon find out. In early April, Reuters reported that a regional Australian Mayor, Brian…
Appeals Court Tells Elon Musk –A Deal Is A Deal: SEC Consent Decree Sticks
May 18, 2023
Appeals Court Tells Elon Musk –A Deal Is A Deal: SEC Consent Decree Sticks
By: Michelle Cohen
When faced with federal agency enforcement actions, companies frequently enter into consent decrees with the government to avoid the time, expense, and uncertainties of litigation. Consent decrees often involve the payment of settlement monies. They can also include lengthy commitments in furtherance of compliance, such as annual reporting and officer certifications. Consent decrees may also restrict certain practices, even over decades. Once a “deal” is…
For the Children!: Children’s Online Safety Becomes Focus of State and Federal Law
May 15, 2023
For the Children!: Children’s Online Safety Becomes Focus of State and Federal Law
By: Nicole Kardell
Have you seen the latest craze in babysitting? If you are ever out in public, you have. Think of the last time you were at a restaurant, stoplight, or airport, and noticed a child, aged between tot and tween, fixated on his or her device. That’s the craze: the cheapest, most available babysitting option these days is a device that can entertain children for hours,…
Artificial Intelligence Poses Threat to Business Data Privacy and Confidential Information
May 10, 2023
Artificial Intelligence Poses Threat to Business Data Privacy and Confidential Information
By: Jake Gray
Over the last year, an abundance of headlines detailing innovations in artificial intelligence (AI) technology have hit the news cycle. Beyond mere technical advancements, many reports have discussed AI’s potential to revolutionize innumerable industries and the workplace, whether for better or worse. The White House is accordingly delving into AI’s role in the workplace, recently announcing that the White House Office of Science and Technology…
A New Paradigm: Claimant Opposition to Mass Tort Bankruptcy and Needed Reform
May 3, 2023
A New Paradigm: Claimant Opposition to Mass Tort Bankruptcy and Needed Reform
By: George Calhoun
Congress enacted Section 524(g) of the Bankruptcy Code in 1994. That statute requires a 75% supermajority of claimants to approve a bankruptcy plan binding on future claimants and containing injunctions protecting the debtor and other third parties. The statute handed veto power to prominent plaintiff law firms. Companies facing mass tort liabilities, primarily asbestos, were forced into Faustian deals with plaintiffs groups in which trusts…
