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James focuses his practice on the areas of health law, civil litigation, and data privacy.
Key Takeaways The DecisionPlaintiffs sued Seattle Children’s Hospital (SCH) in a proposed class action, claiming SCH’s website used Meta Pixel to send their clicks, searches, and page views to Meta without their knowledge as they looked up symptoms and medical services. The majority held the WPA reaches interception of communications between at least two individuals […]
Key Takeaways: Oregon In December 2025, a federal judge in Oregon dismissed a vineyard inheritance lawsuit after finding that attorneys had relied on AI-generated research containing fabricated case law. The court dismissed the plaintiff’s claims, imposed $110,000 in sanctions and fees, and referred the matter to the Oregon State Bar. The court imposed monetary sanctions […]
Two recent decisions from the Southern District of New York and the Delaware Court of Chancery highlight a growing legal reality: interactions with generative AI tools are not shielded by traditional legal protections. Courts are increasingly recognizing AI chat sessions as third-party communications that are fully discoverable in litigation and, in some cases, powerful evidence […]
Citing a dramatic increase in large health data breaches, DHHS has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking for modifications to the HIPAA Security Rule to enhance cyber security protections for electronic protected health information (ePHI). Some of the major proposed changes include: new definition for “electronic information system“ new definition for “multi-factor authentication” and adding […]