An Illinois federal judge has certified a class of roughly 1.2 million users of Amazon's Alexa in litigation accusing the e-commerce giant of unlawfully collecting their biometric voice data, allowing two people to serve as representatives for those in the state for whom Amazon allegedly created voiceprints.
An Illinois federal judge has certified a class of roughly 1.2 million users of Amazon's Alexa in litigation accusing the e-commerce giant of unlawfully collecting their biometric voice data, allowing two people to serve as representatives for those in the state for whom Amazon allegedly created voiceprints.
A bipartisan collection of current and former government officials has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a 90-year-old ruling that empowers Congress to prohibit the president from firing certain agency officials at will, claiming the precedent has roots that date back to the country's founding and reflects key separation of powers principles.
A Michigan federal judge on Wednesday questioned the state attorney general's authority to pursue privacy violation claims against Roku Inc. on behalf of residents and children, saying that such allegations can also be brought as a private class action.
The U.S., U.K. and Australia on Wednesday announced coordinated sanctions on Russia-based Media Land LLC and employees of the so-called bulletproof hosting service over allegations that the business has acted as a key enabler for ransomware attacks.
Prosecutors like those at the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office can't be sued for using secret recordings obtained in violation of Pennsylvania's wiretap act, a split state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on Wednesday urged the Second Circuit to allow it to keep a $4 million advance payment retainer from the since-convicted former CEO of a bankrupt cybersecurity company, but the law firm conceded it should have clarified its rights after the government sought an asset freeze.
The California Privacy Protection Agency is stepping up its oversight of the data broker industry, revealing Wednesday that it is establishing a dedicated "strike force" within its enforcement division to monitor whether these companies are meeting registration requirements and properly handling consumers' personal data.
Three individuals accused of conspiring to steal approximately $30 million in cryptocurrency via decentralized artificial-intelligence collaboration hub Bittensor have failed to convince a California federal judge to toss a wiretap claim against them.
A Manhattan federal judge sentenced a self-taught coder who managed the day-to-day tech side of crypto mixer Samourai Wallet to four years in prison Wednesday, after he admitted that he knew the business facilitated bitcoin transfers derived from criminal activity.
Attorneys for former DNA testing company 23andMe urged a Missouri bankruptcy judge Wednesday to approve its Chapter 11 liquidation plan, which resolved objections from states and the U.S. Trustee tied to claim releases.
DaVita Inc. has reached a settlement in principle with current and former patients of the healthcare company who alleged in Colorado federal court that it did not adequately protect their personal information, resulting in an April data breach.
A coalition of 29 state attorneys general Wednesday urged a California federal judge presiding over social-media addiction multidistrict litigation to consolidate state law claims into a single jury trial, while Meta's counsel argued that there's no case law precedent for such a single trial and it would be prejudicial.
Reddit's lawsuit against Perplexity AI is not framed as a classic copyright infringement fight, demonstrating that even when companies avoid fair use claims, the path by which training data is obtained is legally consequential, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.
4chan and Kiwi Farms’ pending case against the Office of Communications in a D.C. federal court, arguing that their constitutional rights have been violated, could have far-reaching implications for the extraterritorial enforcement of the U.K. Online Safety Act and other laws if successful, say lawyers at Taylor Wessing.
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson, McDermott Will & Schulte LLP and Dechert LLP are among the law firms following the lead of Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP on year-end associate bonuses this week, with at least five large firms matching the market leader within a day of Cravath's Tuesday announcement.
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP must pay $3.7 million in attorney fees to a healthcare tech company that won on malpractice claims against the firm in 2024 after six years of litigation and an eight-day bench trial, a New Jersey state judge has ordered.
A Fifth Circuit judge denounced the judge who penned a federal court order blocking Texas' newly redrawn congressional map, saying in a Wednesday opinion the order blocking the redistricting amounts to the "most blatant exercise of judicial activism" he had ever seen.
U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan acknowledged Wednesday that the full grand jury in the James Comey case never saw or voted on the final version of the indictment that was handed up to the court in the case. An attorney for Comey said the clarification was grounds for dismissal.
Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, said on Wednesday that after a federal judge in his state resigned in disgrace last year, he decided he had to revamp his selection process for judicial nominees.
A Delaware federal court has disqualified Latham & Watkins LLP from representing the creator of a sleep apnea implant in its patent dispute after the firm served as counsel to the rival's underwriters, saying the "appearance of impropriety is glaring."
If the Senate does not take up a bill to repeal a provision in the government funding package allowing senators investigated by former special counsel Jack Smith to sue for damages, a Republican House member is already making contingency plans.
