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Legal & Legal-AI News Briefing — Friday, July 17, 2026
A rundown of the biggest legal and legal-AI stories of the day: California's $5.25M settlement with bar exam vendor Meazure Learning, the looming Sony v. Suno summary judgment hearing against a backdrop of record-breaking AI copyright exposure, the Hogan Lovells Cadwalader merger going live, a deepening circuit split over AI and attorney-client privilege, the novel Nippon Life v. OpenAI developer-liability case, a rapidly growing sanctions docket, and fresh Thomson Reuters data on how fast generative AI is spreading through law firms and legal departments. Sources: •…
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