Meghan Douris | Seyfarth Shaw Artificial intelligence and advanced digital tools are no longer experimental on construction projects. In Q1 of 2026, we can already see how they are already influencing schedules, estimates, submittals, safety reporting, and day‑to‑day project documentation. As peak construction season approaches, many teams are accelerating adoption of AI to gain efficiency.… Continue reading AI & Digital Tools on Construction Projects: Contract Risks to Address Before Peak Season
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What Role Will AI Play in Settlement Rates?
Esquire Deposition Solutions Last week’s blog examined whether pretrial discovery methods — and depositions in particular — have been responsible for the dramatic decline in civil trials. While the available evidence suggests that liberal discovery rules clearly contribute to pretrial resolutions, nobody has measured exactly how much. Meanwhile, two powerful forces are quietly reshaping how… Continue reading What Role Will AI Play in Settlement Rates?
AI Product Liability: The Next Wave of Litigation
Amy Wong and Jin J. To | K&L Gates Artificial intelligence (AI) litigation is beginning to consolidate around a familiar body of doctrine: product liability. Early cases are testing whether consumer-facing AI applications are treated as products (not services) and whether alleged harms are framed as design defects, inadequate warnings, or foreseeable misuse. That shift… Continue reading AI Product Liability: The Next Wave of Litigation
AI Isn’t the Future of Claims. It’s the Present
Jim Sorrells | Risk & Insurance Delaying adoption creates real competitive risk, widening gaps in severity management, settlement outcomes, expense control, workforce productivity, and market credibility. AI maturity is increasingly separating leaders from followers. There is a persistent misconception in claims that artificial intelligence (AI) represents the future of the industry. That belief exists largely… Continue reading AI Isn’t the Future of Claims. It’s the Present
AI Users Beware: Information Submitted to AI Systems May Waive the Attorney-Client Privilege and Attorney Work-Product Protection
Nicholas Snider and Gregory Thompson | Hahn Loeser & Parks The construction industry has been quick to integrate AI into its business practices and efficiencies are being recognized. However, such adoption is not without risk. Two recent court rulings help to illustrate one risk stemming from the use of AI: the potential for waiver of the… Continue reading AI Users Beware: Information Submitted to AI Systems May Waive the Attorney-Client Privilege and Attorney Work-Product Protection