Plenty of people have written about whether AI is going to replace lawyers. Leaving that question aside, not enough people have focused on the way widespread use of AI is going be used as evidence in legal proceedings. Throughout modern times, when people had legal questions, they asked lawyers. And if they formed an attorney-client ... Read More| McCarthy Law Group
I was recently in a high-stakes negotiation with a skilled negotiator. At the outset of the negotiation, he performed a few small gestures that made the parties feel comfortable with one another, and then he began his negotiation with a request: He asked us “to assume positive intent.” I smiled and nodded. It’s a nice ... Read More| McCarthy Law Group
Automation is everywhere. From robotic process automation (RPA) to AI-driven decision-making, businesses are integrating automation into their decision-making processes like never before. However, with these advancements come critical legal considerations that companies must address or face the wrath regulators—or worse, plaintiffs’ lawyers! One general principle that businesses should understand is that automation will usually be ... Read More| McCarthy Law Group
Probably around half of all internet traffic comes from bots or scraping. Despite that fact, there isn’t much guidance out there for how to comply with privacy laws when scraping. Notably, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) impose strict compliance requirements on companies collecting, storing, and processing user ... Read More| McCarthy Law Group
Is Web Scraping Legal? A 2025 Breakdown of What you Need to Know| McCarthy Law Group
In August 2023, I wrote a blog post that was unusual for me. Rather than cover a case or a particular legal issue, I wrote a long rant about hypocrisy in the legal world of web scraping. It became perhaps the most popular thing I have ever written. To this day, it is one of ... Read More| McCarthy Law Group