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October 16, 2025
Smartmatic Faces FCPA Indictment In Philippine Bribery Case
A Florida federal grand jury on Thursday returned a superseding indictment that adds charges against Smartmatic, which wasn't previously a party to prosecutors' case accusing former executives at the voting machine company of bribing an elections official in the Philippines to secure contracts.
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October 16, 2025
Fed. Judge Keeps X's Suit Against Apple, OpenAI In Texas
A Texas federal judge told X Corp, Apple and OpenAI that they ought to move their headquarters to Fort Worth if they like litigating in Cowtown so much, opting Thursday to keep X and xAI's sweeping antitrust suit against Apple and OpenAI in the Lone Star State.
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October 16, 2025
Tech Group Aims To Ax Texas' App Store Age Verification Law
A new Texas law that requires app store owners to verify users' ages and block minors from downloading apps or making in-app purchases without parental consent unconstitutionally imposes a "broad censorship regime" on the entire mobile app ecosystem, a tech industry trade group argued in a lawsuit Thursday seeking to strike down the measure.
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October 16, 2025
7th Circ. Affirms French Montana's Win In Copyright Case
The Seventh Circuit on Thursday backed French Montana's win in a copyright case brought by a musician who alleged the rapper sampled his instrumental song to make the hit single "Ain't Worried About Nothin'," saying there wasn't evidence to show Montana duplicated the work "as opposed to merely imitating it."
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October 16, 2025
Privacy Compliance Needs 'Kindergarten Rules,' Atty Says
Panelists at a Los Angeles conference on the intersection of technology and entertainment tackled the issue of privacy and data laws Thursday, with one participant telling the crowd that helping clients avoid legal entanglements in those areas involves applying "kindergarten rules."
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October 16, 2025
Library Services Co. Accused Of Layoff Without Proper Notice
A Georgia company that identifies as the largest supplier of library content, software and services to public and academic libraries in the U.S., terminated at least 300 employees without proper notice as part of a mass layoff without meeting a federal 60-day notice requirement, according to a proposed class action.
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October 16, 2025
Songwriters Claim Udio AI Was Trained On Copyrighted Music
A group of songwriters is suing artificial intelligence company Udio AI, claiming its music-generating AI models were trained using copyrighted music scraped from the internet.
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October 16, 2025
NetChoice Fights Colo. 'Cigarette-Style' Social Media Law
A lawyer for an internet trade association urged a federal judge Thursday to block a Colorado law set to take effect next year, comparing its requirement for social media platforms to display warnings for minors to the mandated warning labels on tobacco products.
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October 16, 2025
FCC Republican Calls Upper C-Band Rework Critical To 6G
The Federal Communications Commission is wasting no time gearing up for a potential spectrum overhaul in the upper C-Band, with the approach of 6G wireless being a big motivator, according to an agency Republican.
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October 16, 2025
Authors Say Salesforce Used Pirated Books To Train Its AI
A pair of authors accused Salesforce of improperly training its artificial intelligence models on copyrighted works, telling a California federal court Wednesday that the cloud-based software company used their pirated books in "its acts of massive copyright infringement."
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October 16, 2025
Consumer Group Seeks Role In Nationals' Hidden Fees Suit
A national consumers group asked a Washington, D.C., federal court for permission to intervene as a plaintiff in what it called a "copycat" proposed class action against the MLB's Washington Nationals over hidden ticket fees so it can request a stay and protect the progress it has made in its own state court lawsuit.
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October 16, 2025
Ga. Tax Worker Seeks Interest On Chrisley Slander Award
A Georgia Department of Revenue employee who was awarded $755,000 in her slander case against former reality star and convicted fraudster Todd Chrisley asked a federal judge to grant her post-judgment interest, which she said was mandatory but not spelled out in her judgment.
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October 16, 2025
High Court's FCC Broadcast Rulings Criticized As 'Outdated'
A think tank called for overturning two U.S. Supreme Court rulings from decades ago that gave the Federal Communications Commission authority to regulate broadcast speech, saying the decisions don't match the realities of today's economy.
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October 16, 2025
Musk, Twitter Investors Denied Early Wins In Fraud Suit
Elon Musk and investors of X, formerly known as Twitter, are headed toward trial in a class action suit accusing the billionaire of intentionally tanking the social media platform's stock price, after a California federal judge denied the parties' cross-motions for an early win in the case.
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October 16, 2025
'GirlDad' TM Fight Expands To 'GirlMom,' 'BoyDad,' 'BoyMom'
A trademark battle over the "GirlDad" trademark expanded to the marks "GirlMom," "BoyDad" and "BoyMom" as an apparel company accused a rival of infringing all four in Ohio federal court.
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October 16, 2025
Gabelli, Entwistle Make Lone Paramount Suit Pitch In Del.
A fund of Paramount Global Inc. investor Mario Gabelli notified Delaware's Court of Chancery on Thursday that no other stockholders have sought to lead a suit challenging Paramount Global's $8.4 billion acquisition by David Ellison's Skydance Media, with the fund seeking lead plaintiff status and Entwistle & Cappucci and Farnan LLP to be lead counsel.
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October 16, 2025
Netflix Keeps Win In Documentary IP Suit From Atty's Film Co.
A New Jersey federal judge this week declined to reconsider his order throwing out an attorney's copyright infringement suit against Netflix Inc. over his documentary about sexual abuse in the Boy Scouts of America.
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October 16, 2025
Music Giants Say Cox Case Isn't About Grandma Losing Wi-Fi
Leading music publishers have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm that internet service providers can be contributorily liable for their customers' piracy if they fail to take action, saying a jury verdict against Cox Communications that led to a $1 billion award showed that the company "made a deliberate and egregious decision" to put profits first.
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October 15, 2025
Ex-Angels Exec Denies Knowing 'Erratic' Staffer Sold Drugs
A former executive with the Los Angeles Angels denied on the witness stand Wednesday in a lawsuit over star pitcher Tyler Skaggs' overdose death that he was aware the team's then-communications director was selling drugs to players or had an illegal drug problem, but did say he displayed "erratic" behavior.
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October 15, 2025
Meta Likely Can't Nix Users' Claims It Profited Off Hackers
A California federal judge said Wednesday that he's not inclined to grant Meta's request to toss a putative class action claiming the company lets hackers take control of Facebook accounts while it still profits from users' data, but said he'd trim a "plausible" breach of contract claim with leave to amend.
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October 15, 2025
$60M Deal Gets Final OK Over Adviser's Role In Ponzi Scheme
An Illinois state judge on Wednesday gave the final nod to a settlement deal that includes a $60 million judgment, ending investors' negligence claims against their investment adviser, though claims remain ongoing against a movie producer who allegedly misused their investment funds.
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October 15, 2025
5th Circ. Upholds Bargaining Order Against Nexstar
A Fifth Circuit panel affirmed a bargaining order issued by the National Labor Relations Board against Nexstar on Wednesday, rejecting the media company's attempt to shed an obligation to negotiate with a newly installed Communications Workers of America affiliate at two of its Denver television stations.
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October 15, 2025
Valve Seeks To Toss 'Overlapping' $21M Arbitration Fee Suit
Valve Corp. is asking a Seattle federal judge to throw out a proposed class action seeking nearly $21 million in arbitration fees from the software company, claiming the suit is part of a scheme by law firm Mason LLP in which attorneys are seeking identical relief through redundant court challenges.
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October 15, 2025
Cybersecurity Co. F5 Says Hackers Infiltrated Its Systems
Cybersecurity company F5 Inc. revealed Wednesday that hackers had crept into its systems and maintained long-term access to certain platforms, and that the breach has been contained, an infiltration that comes amid similar attacks on the legal and technology sectors by hackers with suspected ties to foreign governments.
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October 15, 2025
Goldstein Can't Dismiss 2016 Tax Charges As Time-Barred
A Maryland federal judge denied SCOTUSblog co-founder Tom Goldstein's motion to dismiss four of the 22 federal tax charges brought against him in January, ruling that his defense that the counts stemming from the 2016 tax year should be time-barred will have to be raised at trial.
Expert Analysis
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New Calif. Chatbot Bill May Make AI Assistants Into Liabilities
While a pending California bill aims to regulate emotionally engaging chatbots that target children, its definition of "companion chatbot" may cover more ground — potentially capturing virtual assistants used for customer service or tech support, and creating serious legal exposure for businesses, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.
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Navigating Employee Social Media Use Amid Political Violence
With concerns about employee social media use reaching a fever pitch in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination, employers should analyze the legal framework, update company policies and maintain a clear mission to be prepared to manage complaints around employees' polarizing posts amid rising political division and violence, say attorneys at Seyfarth.
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Training AI On Books: A Tale Of 2 Fair Use Rulings
Though two recent decisions from the Northern District of California concluded that training artificial intelligence with copyrighted books counts as fair use, certain meaningful differences in reasoning could affect pending and future cases, says Brett Carmody at Atheria Law.
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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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$100K H-1B Fee May Disrupt Rural Healthcare Needs
The Trump administration's newly imposed $100,000 supplemental fee on new H-1B petitions may disproportionately affect healthcare employers' ability to recruit international medical graduates, and the fee's national interest exceptions will not adequately solve ensuing problems for healthcare employers or medically underserved areas, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.
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Female Athletes' NIL Deal Challenge Could Be Game Changer
A challenge by eight female athletes to the NCAA’s $2.8 billion name, image and likeness settlement shows that women in sports are still fighting for their share — not just of money, but of respect, resources and representation, says Madilynne Lee at Anderson Kill.
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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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4 Steps To Designing Effective Survey Samples For Trial
The Federal Trade Commission's recent move to exclude a defense expert's survey in FTC v. Amazon on the basis of flaws in the survey sample design highlights that ensuring survey evidence inclusion at trial requires following a road map for effective survey sample design, say consultants at Compass Lexecon.
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Kimmel 2nd Circ. Victory Holds Novel Copyright Lessons
The Second Circuit's recent decision in Santos v. Kimmel, dismissing a copyright infringement claim against Kimmel for airing Cameo videos recorded by former U.S. Rep George Santos, examines the unusual situation of copyrighted works created at the request of the alleged infringer, say attorneys at Venable.
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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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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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What Novel NIL Suit Reveals About College Sports Landscape
A first-of-its-kind name, image and likeness lawsuit — recently filed in Wisconsin state court by the University of Wisconsin-Madison against the University of Miami — highlights new challenges and risks following the NCAA’s landmark agreement to allow schools to make NIL deals and share revenue with student-athletes, say attorneys at O'Melveny.
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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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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.