As of January 13, Southern California’s ongoing wildfires have reportedly destroyed more than 12,000 structures. Insured loss estimates exceed $25 billion, and the strong Santa Ana winds fanning the blazes are expected to continue into Wednesday.
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The Importance of Opting In: Pitfalls of AI Enablement Without Client Buy-In
Imagine you’re an associate at a consulting firm. You’re surprised to see a new “AI Assist” button appear in your email application one morning. Without any training or guidance from your firm’s IT department, you decide to try it out, asking the AI to draft a response to a client’s inquiry about tax implications for…
The 2025 National Multistate Tax Symposium
SALT partner Aruna Chittiappa will present at The National Multistate Tax Symposium on February 6.
Aruna will discuss “Influencing From Any Position: Poised to Lead in Multistate Tax” at this year’s tax symposium, which is sponsored by Deloitte Tax LLP and the Tax Section of the Florida Bar. This session will consider how today’s multistate…
AI Needs Critical Materials, Fast! But From Where?
2024 Fourth Quarter Issues/Programs List Advisory for Broadcast Stations
By Scott R. Flick and Elizabeth Craig
Broadcasters’ next Quarterly Issues/Programs List (“Quarterly List”) must be placed in stations’ Public Inspection Files by January 10, 2025, reflecting information for the months of October, November, and December 2024.
Content of the Quarterly List
The FCC requires each broadcast station to air a reasonable amount of programming…
FCC Enforcement Monitor December 2024
By Scott R. Flick, Elizabeth Craig and Adam J. Sandler
Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published the FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others. This month’s issue includes:
- Unauthorized Oregon Radio Station Transfers Yield $16,000 Penalty
- Consent Decree Over Upgrade of
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Audio Description Requirements Extend to Nielsen Television Designated Market Areas 101 to 110 on January 1
By Scott R. Flick, Elizabeth Craig and Adam J. Sandler
Beginning January 1, 2025, the FCC’s audio description requirements will expand to commercial television stations affiliated with ABC, CBS, FOX, or NBC in 10 additional Nielsen Designated Market Areas (DMAs): Johnson City-Bristol-Kingsport, Reno, Greenville-New Bern-Washington, Davenport-Rock Island-Moline, Tallahassee-Thomasville, Lincoln & Hastings-Kearney, Evansville, Fort Wayne,…
EU Sanctions Update: The 15th Russia Package Amongst Other Updates
On December 16, 2024, the EU issued its 15th package of sanctions against Russia, new designations under the Belarus sanctions regime, and the first designations under the hybrid threats sanctions regime adopted in October 2024. These updates are summarized below.
1. Asset Freeze Measures
Russia (Regulation 269/2014)
New designations: 54 individuals and 30 entities are…
FCC Grants Retroactive Six-Month Extension of Audible Crawl Waiver
By Jessica T. Nyman and Adam J. Sandler
Many television broadcasters were left scratching their heads last month when a longtime waiver associated with the FCC’s emergency information accessibility rules expired on November 26. That confusion was resolved today, when the Media Bureau granted the National Association of Broadcasters’ (“NAB”) request for a retroactive extension…
Contra Proferentem: Can Insureds Be Forced to Waive Its Protection?
Contra proferentem is a foundational legal principle with particular importance in insurance law. It mandates that any ambiguities in an insurance policy are construed against the insurer and in favor of the insured. The doctrine recognizes that insurance policies generally are contracts of adhesion, in which the insurer wields the “power of the pen,” and…