Merton Howard Speaking at USLAW Network Annual Client Conference

This session examines the emerging legal risks associated with robotics, autonomous systems, and machine-driven operations across industries. We will explore evolving liability frameworks, contractual risk allocation, evidentiary challenges, and insurance considerations related to automation. We will discuss how claims professionals and defense counsel must adapt to incidents involving human-machine interaction, algorithmic control failures, and evolving standards of care. As organizations integrate robotics into core operations, legal and risk leaders will need to anticipate — not simply react to — the resulting exposure landscape. This session provides a strategic view of how autonomy and automation may redefine duty, fault, causation, and risk financing in the near future.

Merton Howard: “Technology, AI and the Law: The Next Two Years of Decision-Making - Robotics, Autonomy, and the Next Frontier of Legal Risk”