On Sept. 12, 2025, the first California court issued an explicit “warning” to attorneys who use AI as part of their legal practice. In Sylvia Noland v. Land of the Free, L.P., et al., an otherwise unremarkable and straightforward employment-related appeal, the court discovered that much of the legal authority relied on in plaintiff’s
This blog post discusses key trends in trade secrets for 2025, including increased scrutiny of large damage awards, potential changes to noncompete enforceability, a high success rate for plaintiffs in trade secret trials, the impact of AI on trade secret protection, and the availability of foreign damages for misappropriation under the DTSA.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automated employment decision tools (AEDT) can be useful for employers in the hiring process. They may be used for myriad tasks, from sifting through employment applications to predicting applicant or employee honesty. Their use, however, comes with a specific legal risk: they may create a disparate impact, as we examine further