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October 02, 2025
National Security Vets, App-Devs Back Google In Epic fight
A group of former national security officials and scholars is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to stay the district court injunction requiring Google to distribute third-party app stores and allow app developers to provide alternate payment links directly to users, saying the order creates serious national and cybersecurity risks.
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October 02, 2025
UChicago Medicine Ducks Class Claims In Patient Privacy Suit
A UChicago Medicine patient can move forward with amended privacy violation claims over the medical center's allegedly illegal use of Meta pixel tracking tools but must leave her class allegations behind, given an agreement she entered between pleadings, an Illinois federal judge ruled.
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October 02, 2025
Judge Nixes Pegasystems Shareholder Suits Over $2B Verdict
A Massachusetts state court has dismissed a pair of investor lawsuits against Pegasystems officials that had sought to hold them responsible for a $2 billion verdict in a trade secrets case, finding no evidence of bad faith on the part of the software company's board.
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October 02, 2025
Crowell Cybersecurity Pro Joins Holland & Knight's DC Office
Holland & Knight LLP has added a former practice group leader from Crowell & Moring LLP who spent more than 11 years there working with privacy and cybersecurity issues and counseling clients on data privacy risks and other related matters.
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October 01, 2025
Tornado Cash Boss Seeks Acquittal After Partial Mistrial
Tornado Cash's Roman Storm on Tuesday urged a New York federal court to acquit the cryptocurrency tumbler co-founder of enabling more than $1 billion in money laundering transactions, as questions remain even among government officials about criminal liability for software developers of open-source privacy tech.
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October 01, 2025
FTC Halts Fraud Complaints, Spam Call Help Amid Shutdown
The Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that none of its mechanisms for reporting fraud, including identity theft, will be available to consumers while the federal government is shut down, nor will the National Do Not Call Registry be operational for consumers or telemarketers.
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October 01, 2025
Accellion Breach Plaintiffs Get Cert. For Narrow Subclasses
A California federal judge has agreed to allow plaintiffs to proceed with five subclasses in their dispute with Accellion over allegations the company failed to protect against cyberattacks on its file-sharing software, while finding that a lack of "cohesion" doomed their chances to certify a broader negligence class of roughly 5 million breach victims.
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October 01, 2025
NYT Wants Justin Baldoni To Cough Up Defamation Suit Fees
The New York Times on Tuesday sued "It Ends With Us" director and star Justin Baldoni's production company, claiming the company must cover the $150,000 in legal fees and court costs the paper racked up while defending itself in defamation litigation that "had no basis in law or fact."
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October 01, 2025
Economist Says Google's Ad Tech Fix Enough To Boost Rivals
Google's expert economics witness urged a Virginia federal judge Wednesday not to break up the search giant's advertising placement technology business, arguing the company's counterproposal would free up rivals without the "market reengineering" threatened by the Justice Department's proposed remedies.
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October 01, 2025
Google Unit Flags China-Linked Cyberthreat To Legal Sector
The U.S. legal sector, as well as the software and tech industries, are being targeted by hackers with suspected ties to the Chinese government who use malware to creep into computer systems and maintain access to the targeted organizations, according to a warning issued by Google's Threat Intelligence Group.
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October 01, 2025
Coinbase Gets Securities Suit Over Biz Risks Trimmed
A New Jersey federal judge trimmed claims from a class action against Coinbase alleging the crypto exchange misrepresented or concealed parts of its business, ruling that claims tied to bankruptcy risk and regulatory disclosures that aren't based on group pleading can proceed, while claims related to proprietary trading statements were dismissed.
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October 01, 2025
DHS Accused Of Illegal Data Use In Voter Purge Lawsuit
The League of Women Voters and a group of naturalized U.S. citizens are suing to stop the Trump administration's pooling of immigrant personal data across federal agencies into centralized databases at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, saying states are using the "unreliable" systems to purge voter rolls.
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October 01, 2025
OpenAI Blasts X's Suit Over Apple Deal As 'Lawfare' Campaign
Apple Inc. and OpenAI Inc. have asked a Texas federal court to toss an antitrust case from X targeting a deal to integrate ChatGPT into iPhones, with OpenAI saying X's billionaire owner Elon Musk is waging a multipronged "lawfare" campaign against it.
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October 01, 2025
Nirvana Defeats Child Pornography Case Over Album Cover
A California federal judge has ended a case over child pornography claims brought by a man who was depicted as a naked infant on the cover of Nirvana's 1991 album "Nevermind," saying he was having "a difficult time understanding" the argument that the image depicted the plaintiff as a sex worker reaching for a dollar.
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October 01, 2025
FCC Sets Furlough Plan In Motion With Government Shutdown
The Federal Communications Commission's staff halted most regular operations Wednesday as Congress failed to reach a deal to continue funding agencies after the end of the government's fiscal year.
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October 01, 2025
Lack Of Concrete Harm Dooms Bojangles Data Breach Case
The fast-food chain Bojangles has dodged a proposed class action brought by former employees who claim their personal information was stolen in a data breach after a North Carolina federal judge said they failed to show how they were injured as a result of the hack.
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October 01, 2025
Groups Seek Block On Use Of IRS, SSA Data For Deportations
A coalition of immigrant advocacy groups has asked a Massachusetts federal judge to block the government from the "unfettered" use of Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration data to identify and target millions of people for deportation.
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October 01, 2025
Software Co. Not Covered For $3M Privacy Fight, Court Says
Various Travelers units owe no coverage to a software provider that reached a nearly $3 million class action settlement over claims that it violated Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act, a federal court ruled, finding that an exclusion relating to the "access or disclosure" of personal information is applicable.
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September 30, 2025
Google Ad Tech Judge Says Court Order Is 'Elephant In Room'
A Virginia federal judge again wondered Tuesday how far she must go to address Google's advertising placement technology monopolies, asking if a breakup is needed since, no matter what happens, the company will be under a court order banning efforts to put its thumb on the scales of competition.
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September 30, 2025
FTC Hits Sendit App Over Kids' Data, Fake Messages
The operator of the anonymous messaging app Sendit and its top executive have been illegally collecting personal information from children that they're "well aware" were using their service, and tricking users with fake messages and other misleading tactics to entice consumers into buying paid subscriptions, the Federal Trade Commission alleged in a California federal lawsuit.
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September 30, 2025
State Telecom Roundup: Age Verification Laws
State laws requiring that websites verify the ages of users in order to access adult content have been picking up speed in recent years. Half the country now has laws on the books that require certain platforms to confirm that users are adults, a trend proponents say will protect children and that opponents have called an attack on the right to access free speech. Here, Law360 takes a look at some of those laws.
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September 30, 2025
DC Circ. Upholds Contempt Order Against Ex-Fox Journalist
A D.C. Circuit panel on Tuesday affirmed a lower court's contempt order against a former Fox News journalist who refused to reveal a confidential source that leaked FBI investigation materials about a Chinese American scientist.
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September 30, 2025
FCC Pushes Prison Phone Jamming, Despite Dem's Concerns
The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday advanced a plan to let state and local prisons jam the signals of contraband cellphones, even as a Democratic commissioner voiced worries about the potential for interference with lawful communications.
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September 30, 2025
Senate Bill Would Allow Claims Against AI Cos.
A pair of senators unveiled a bill Tuesday that would classify artificial intelligence technologies as products under the law to allow consumers to sue if an AI product causes harm, an issue testing the courts as litigation targets AI-fueled chatbots.
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September 30, 2025
Ga. Tech To Pay $875K To Resolve Cybersecurity FCA Suit
A research arm of the Georgia Institute of Technology has agreed to pay $875,000 to end a whistleblower suit alleging the organization knowingly failed to comply with government cybersecurity standards while working on defense contracts, the Department of Justice said Tuesday.
Expert Analysis
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NY Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q3
Of note in the third quarter of the year, New York state regulators moved forward on their agendas to limit abuse of electronic banking, including via a settlement with stablecoin issuer Paxos and a lawsuit against Zelle alleging insufficient security measures, says Chris Bonner at Barclay Damon.
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Judging Figure Skating Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Judging figure skating competitions helps me hone the focus, decisiveness and ability to process complex real-time information I need in court, but more importantly, it makes me reengage with a community and my identity outside of law, which, paradoxically, always brings me back to work feeling restored, says Megan Raymond at Groombridge Wu.
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What Ethics Rules Say On Atty Discipline For Online Speech
Though law firms are free to discipline employees for their online commentary about Charlie Kirk or other social media activity, saying crude or insensitive things on the internet generally doesn’t subject attorneys to professional discipline under the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, says Stacie H. Rosenzweig at Halling & Cayo.
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A Mortgage Lender's Guide To State Licensing Overhaul
Recent changes to the Conference of State Bank Supervisors' Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System require careful attention and planning from mortgage lenders, including tweaks to remote work designations and individual disclosure questions, says Allison Schilz at Mitchell Sandler.
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Junior Attys Must Beware Of 5 Common Legal Brief Mistakes
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Junior law firm associates must be careful to avoid five common pitfalls when drafting legal briefs — from including every possible argument to not developing a theme — to build the reputation of a sought-after litigator, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.
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Assessing Legal, Regulatory Hurdles Of Healthcare Offshoring
The offshoring of administrative, nonclinical functions has emerged as an increasingly attractive option for healthcare companies seeking to reduce costs, but this presents challenges in navigating the web of state restrictions on the access or storage of patient data outside the U.S., say attorneys at McDermott.
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Power To The Paralegals: How And Why Training Must Evolve
Empowering paralegals through new models of education that emphasize digital fluency, interdisciplinary collaboration and human-centered lawyering could help solve workforce challenges and the justice gap — if firms, educators and policymakers get on board, say Kristine Custodio Suero and Kelli Radnothy.
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Playing Softball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My time on the softball field has taught me lessons that also apply to success in legal work — on effective preparation, flexibility, communication and teamwork, says Sarah Abrams at Baleen Specialty.
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And Now A Word From The Panel: Choosing MDL Venues
One of the most interesting yet least predictable facets of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation's practice is venue — namely where the panel decides to place a new MDL proceeding — and its choices reflect the tension between neutrality and case-specific factors, says Alan Rothman at Sidley.
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Analyzing AI's Evolving Role In Class Action Claims Admin
Artificial intelligence is becoming a strategic asset in the hands of skilled litigators, reshaping everything from class certification strategy to claims analysis — and now, the nuts and bolts of settlement administration, with synthetic fraud, algorithmic review and ethical tension emerging as central concerns, says Dominique Fite at CPT Group.
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11th Circ.'s FCRA Standing Ruling Offers Compliance Lessons
The Eleventh Circuit's recent decision in Nelson v. Experian on establishing Article III standing under the Fair Credit Reporting Act should prompt businesses to survey FCRA compliance programs, review open matters for standing defenses and refresh training materials, say attorneys at Nixon Peabody.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Time Management
Law students typically have weeks or months to prepare for any given deadline, but the unpredictability of practicing in the real world means that lawyers must become time-management pros, ready to adapt to scheduling conflicts and unexpected assignments at any given moment, says David Thomas at Honigman.
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How Prohibiting Trigger Leads May Affect Mortgage Marketing
Recent amendments to the Fair Credit Reporting Act prohibiting the sale of trigger leads mark a significant shift in the regulatory landscape for mortgage lenders, third-party lead generators and their legal counsel, who should reevaluate lead generation strategies and compliance protocols, say Joel Herberman, Rob Robilliard and Leah Dempsey at Brownstein Hyatt.
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Privacy Policy Lessons After Google App Data Verdict
In Rodriguez v. Google, a California federal jury recently found that Google unlawfully invaded app users' privacy by collecting, using and disclosing pseudonymized data, highlighting the complex interplay between nonpersonalized data and customers' understanding of privacy policy choices, says Beth Waller at Woods Rogers.
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How Hyperlinks Are Changing E-Discovery Responsibilities
A recent e-discovery dispute over hyperlinked data in Hubbard v. Crow shows how courts have increasingly broadened the definition of control to account for cloud-based evidence, and why organizations must rethink preservation practices to avoid spoliation risks, says Bree Murphy at Exterro.