Much legal discussion about artificial intelligence (AI) focuses on whether using unauthorized content to teach AI is transformative, and therefore, not infringement, or the rights and liabilities of AI-created content. What is not often mentioned is the interplay between the development of sophisticated prompts and intellectual property rights.

Sophisticated prompts are complicated instructions provided to

Whether you need a will is not as simple to answer as you may think. And if you do need one, should you save money by doing it yourself through an online program? Saving money now could prove costly later.

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I am often asked about the difference between wills and revocable trusts, and whether one or the other, or both, are necessary. Wills and revocable trusts basically do the same thing — they are documents in which you give away your assets to your beneficiaries upon your death. Both can be revoked and changed whenever

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), the investigative arm of Congress, often called the congressional watchdog, spoke out against the U.S. Treasury Department’s interim final rule narrowing the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), warning that the now-gutted law could open the door to fraudulent activity.

In its May 29, 2026 report, the GAO highlighted the “resulting

New York’s comparative fault system and a broad serious injury threshold have made motor vehicle accident claims difficult and expensive to defend. Our current system, combined with staged accidents, manufactured injuries and unnecessary medical treatments have resulted in inflated verdicts and settlements, driving up costs for carriers and policyholders.

Albany, however, has recently passed bills

Marc Ullman co-authored, “The Price (and Value) of Corporate Reputation: What Compliance Actually Protects,” for the June 1 issue of Nutrition Industry Executive.

Marc describes the impact of compliance, or lack thereof, on companies in the dietary supplement and food and beverage industries, including reputational and financial risk.

Health care providers may want to offer free or discounted services to help patients, and that instinct may be good. Most providers, however, don’t think of “free care” as a kickback issue in the same way they might think about gifts or rewards as a kickback issue. They should, because the Office of Inspector General

Southern District Finds Commercial General Liability Policies And Products-Completed Operations Liability Policy All Cover The “Same Risk” For Purposes Of Priority

141 East 88th Street, LLC, was the sponsor and developer for a construction project converting an apartment building into a condominium. 141 East retained Tekton Builders, LLC, to be the general contractor for the

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a new initiative to enhance its working relationship with data miners who bring cases as whistleblowers under the False Claims Act (FCA).[1] The initiative is dubbed “FOCUS,” an acronym for Fraud Oversight through Careful Use of Statistics.

There has been a sharp increase in qui tam complaints

Just shy of a “full house,” is how you might describe our May insurance update.

We have a pair of cases from the Colorado Supreme Court that discuss the failure to cooperate defense, UIM exhaustion, and the status of a rental car company when it offers its customers supplemental auto insurance.

We also have a

People often ask, When will AI replace attorneys? My response is that AI is a powerful tool creating efficiencies in how we practice law. If used properly and ethically, it can complete many tasks that were traditionally performed by human attorneys in less time, but it is not a replacement for human attorneys, at least

Qualifications matter. Just as you wouldn’t call an electrician to fix a plumbing problem, you shouldn’t create estate planning documents yourself. Doing so might subject your estate to costly  litigation by disgruntled heirs. You might also run the risk that the documents don’t do what you actually want.

Wills and trusts must be executed according

Patricia Marcin is the author of a monthly guest column appearing in The Suffolk Times and the Riverhead Times Review.

Since you care about your family, it’s important to choose the right people to help them when doing your estate planning. That’s where an executor or trustee comes in.

Although both manage assets and distribute them to beneficiaries, an

The media is filled with stories of deceased celebrities whose final wishes were either unknown or disputed. An important lesson: You can retain control of your visitation, funeral, and burial (or cremation) plans after death, provided you have a comprehensive estate plan in place. In addition to powers of attorney, health care proxies, and living

Private equity investment in law firms is no longer merely theoretical. It is increasingly being pursued through affiliated-entity structures, often described as legal services organizations (LSOs), which are designed to operate within professional responsibility constraints while introducing external capital and operational capabilities to the legal sector.

In an LSO model, the law firm remains owned