Susanna Bagdasarova and Chris Farmakis interviewed with host, Jonathan Kersting, from the Pittsburgh Tech Council to discuss the potential benefits and limitations of AI, including its ability
to drive economic growth and create new revenue streams, while also raising concerns about data privacy and intellectual property protection.
The duo emphasized the need for responsible use of AI in legal work, including accuracy, verification, and regulatory oversight, to minimize risks for clients and provide creative solutions. …
On May 30, 2024, Vermont Governor Philip Scott allowed S.259 (entitled the Climate Superfund Act) to become law without his signature. The Act relating to climate change cost recovery will require the development of claims to shift the cost of alleged climate-related impacts in Vermont onto the companies that produced fossil fuels responsible for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Legal challenges to both the law and any regulations promulgated pursuant to it are certainly expected. 
In their recent alert Navigate the Current Uncertainty on FinCEN Matters with Chris Farmakis and Dane Fennell, 
In her recent article FTC Finalizes Non-Compete Ban, Legal Challenges Promptly Follow featured in TEQ Hub, 
In their recent PIOGA Press article U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Finalizes National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Certain PFAS Chemicals, 
In the alert EPA Finalizes Rule Expanding Federal CCR Program, EPA continues to take action on coal combustion residuals (CCR), focusing on CCR Rule regulatory and enforcement matters, and operators of CCR Rule-regulated units, now expanded by this recent Final Rule, should be prepared for continued oversight by EPA. For more information on this development and other waste matters, please contact Donald C. Bluedorn II, Gary Steinbauer, 
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In her recent article Governor’s Proposed PACER and PRESS Legislation Seek to Lower GHG Emissions with Kevin Garber, 
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In their recent article Public Posting 2.0: High Court Creates Test for When Social Media Posts Are State Action with Harley Stone, 
In her recent alert New to Whom? The Fifth Circuit strikes down EPA’s attempt to regulate ongoing uses of PFAS under TSCA’s “significant new use” provision with Joseph Schaeffer, Sloan Wildman discusses an important opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that provides industry with much-needed clarity and predictability of the regulation of PFAS under a new use provision of TSCA. To view the full alert, 
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