After 40 years of employment with the hospital the nurse alleged that it posted her position and filled the role with someone much younger. A pre-op charge nurse who had been with the hospital for 40 years and in her position for 12 of those before she was informed her job was being reposted can proceed to trial on her ADEA and state-law age discrimination claims even though she never applied for the reposted position, a federal court in Pennsylvania ruled, citing evidence she was replaced by…

Comments are due 60 days after the notice is published in the Federal Register. The CFTC announced its advanced notice of proposed rulemaking pertaining to “Regulation CTX” (crypto asset transactions) and “Regulation CAM” (crypto asset markets), seeking public comment on the specifics in its attempt to develop rules implementing CEA Section 2(c)(2)(D) in the context of crypto assets. The “fit for purpose” rules will be aimed at protecting the public from fraudulent schemes without regulating…

AI (artificial intelligence) developers would face legal repercussions when their AI systems engage in cyber attacks or other malicious conduct under legislation offered today as a “discussion draft” by Rep. Lori Trahan (D., Mass.). The Clear Liability for Artificial Intelligence Misconduct (CLAIM) Act would address gaps in existing laws, such as the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, that absolve AI developers of responsibility unless there’s proof of intent. “Under current law, third parties…

The consumer strayed from amendment instructions and failed to allege deception independent of illegality under New York law, where it did not follow that illegal sale of an allegedly misbranded product necessarily conveyed it was lawful and safe. A New York consumer could not proceed to discovery on a claim that Harvard Drug Group LLC (HDG) violated New York General Business Law Section 349 when it sold over-the-counter acne products that allegedly contained the carcinogen benzene, held the…

Fed Governor Bowman says the new approach clarifies accountability and decision-making and enables a consistent application of supervision. The Federal Reserve Board plans to reorganize supervision into five regions, based on state borders, rather than Reserve Bank District boundaries, to enhance accountability, accelerate decision-making, and ensure consistent supervisory approaches, the Fed’s Vice Chair for Supervision, Michelle W. Bowman said. Bowman announced the changes during an Oct. 6,…

Allegations that a gaming-platform operator stripped copyright information from 3D artwork during AI training did not plausibly establish intentional removal or distribution of the works. A federal district court in California dismissed, with leave to amend, a digital artist’s proposed class action alleging that an online gaming and game-creation platform operator removed copyright management information (CMI) from 3D models used to train generative artificial intelligence systems. Although a…

McDonalds president insisted that the $18 "Big Mac" at a Darien, Connecticut franchise was an outlier exception to the average price of $5.29. A putative class action complaint has been filed in the federal district court of the Northern District of Illinois alleging that the McDonald's restaurant chain coercively uses a pricing tool driven by artificial intelligence that results in the individual fast food restaurants, which are supposed to compete with one another by independently setting…

The consumer’s strict liability and negligence claims were dismissed for failure to identify a product defect but leave to amend was granted as to all claims. In an action brought against a chainsaw manufacturer by a man who allegedly sustained severe burn from an exploding chainsaw, a federal district court in California denied the manufacturer’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction but dismissed all claims on merits. The manufacturer was subject to jurisdiction as the subject…

After receiving a religious exemption from the city’s vaccination policy, the employee contended that requiring him to test and wear masks created a hostile work environment. Affirming a district court’s dismissal and denial of a motion for reconsideration of a City of Pasadena employee’s claims surrounding its COVID-19 vaccination policies, the Ninth Circuit agreed with the lower court that the defendants had immunity from all the employee’s claims under the Public Readiness and Emergency…