( March 26, 2026, 1:25 PM EDT) -- KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A U.S. magistrate judge in Kansas on March 25 amended a protective order governing the use of AI tools in chemical injury litigation, stating that any party that wishes to use an AI tool in connection with discovery materials must, prior to using the tool, provide written notice of its intent to use the tool because submission of discovery materials to an open AI tool may violate U.S. data privacy laws as well as strict disclosure rules under the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)....