Cyber and Data Privacy Insurance in 2025
Effectively managing cyber and data privacy risks requires tailored risk assessment, regulatory compliance, and cyber insurance to address sector-specific challenges.
Winter 2025 | Cyber and Data Privacy Insurance
Volume 54, Issue 2
Features
From Over the Pond: The European Union’s Comprehensive AI Legislation Comes to America
In the absence of federal legislation, U.S. states are modeling their regulatory frameworks for artificial intelligence governance on the EU AI Act.
Bridging Species: Legal and Ethical Implications of AI-Assisted Animal Communication
AI innovations could allow humans to communicate with animals, aiding animal conservation, welfare, and legal advocacy, though their implementation presents practical and ethical challenges.
Enhancing Construction Risk Management Through GL-Only Wrap-Ups
Consolidated insurance programs reduce litigation, streamline the claims process, and control costs by pooling risks and financial resources.
Sureties and Pay-If-Paid Clauses: Balancing Subcontractor Protection with Freedom to Contract
Protecting subcontractors from nonpayment and parties’ ability to shift risk will remain central in ongoing legislative and judicial developments in the construction industry.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Agency Approach to the First Amendment Rights and Duties of Public Employees
Whether a public employee’s acts violate or are protected by the First Amendment depends on whether the employee acted in a private or agency capacity and misused actual authority.
Unsubstantiated Anchoring as Improper Jury Argument
Recent Texas and New York rulings for new trials or reduced noneconomic damages demonstrate judicial scrutiny of anchors that have no rational connection to the case or evidence presented at trial.
Departments
View from the Chair: TIPS, Your Business Generation and Professional Development Home, Part 3
The Chair promotes the May 2025 Section Conference in Washington, D.C., with memorable experiences and programs focused on business generation.
Profile: Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Committee
The TIPS Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Committee fosters awareness of evolving issues in cybersecurity and privacy law through its programs and publications.
Profile: Editorial Board Member: Deborah E. Greenspan
A member of the editorial board highlights the benefits of clerkship and shares her path to becoming a mass tort litigator.
Profile: Editorial Board Member: Seth L. Laver
A member of the editorial board relies on lessons learned on the baseball field to defend professionals against malpractice claims.
TIPS Notes: Winter 2025 Update on the Latest Programs and Events in Your Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section
TIPS recaps the ABA Midyear Meeting, where the companion animal resolution was adopted, and announces the slate of officers for fiscal year 2024–2025.