A putative class action filed in December 2025 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois offers a reminder that AI meeting assistant and transcription tools potentially carry significant legal exposure when organizations deploy them without appropriate governance guardrails in place. It also serves as a reminder to apply strong governance principles
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Amendment to CCPA Would Require Consumer OptOut Elections to be Preserved Following M&A Transactions
By Joseph J. Lazzarotti on
Posted in California Consumer Privacy Act, Transactions
Data privacy and security risk and compliance issues relating to exchanges of personal information during merger, acquisition, and similar transactions can sometimes be overlooked. In 2023, we summarized an enforcement action resulting in a $400,000 settlement following a data breach that affected personal information obtained during a transaction.
California aims to bolster its California…