Judge Fumes As Live Nation Antitrust Trial Remains In Limbo

By Stewart Bishop

The status of Live Nation Entertainment's antitrust trial and proposed settlement over federal and state government claims of anticompetitive conduct remained up in the air Tuesday amid pushback by several states, while the Manhattan federal judge overseeing the case upbraided the parties for keeping him out of the loop about negotiations.

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Alex Spiro Says Twitter Atty 'Misremembering' Offer To Settle

By Bonnie Eslinger

Elon Musk attorney Alex Spiro testified before a California federal jury Tuesday that a lead Twitter lawyer who said Spiro tried to renegotiate Musk's $44 billion deal to buy the social media platform was "misremembering," saying Twitter's counsel offered the discount and asked for legal waivers over the company's bot claims.

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Social Media Jury Told Of Plaintiff's 'Embarrassing Sexual Act'

By Craig Clough

A psychiatrist who assessed a bellwether plaintiff alleging a harmful addiction to Instagram and YouTube told a California jury Tuesday that the plaintiff's turbulent home life, genetic factors and even an alleged "embarrassing sexual act" that got her suspended from school supports a conclusion the plaintiff does not have a social media addiction.

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Fla. Defends Social Media Teen Ban As Content-Neutral

By Carolina Bolado

Florida defended its restrictions on social media for children before the Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday, arguing that the law is content-neutral and does not violate the First Amendment, and urged the appeals court to undo an injunction blocking its enforcement.

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DLA Piper Can't Rep Itself At Bias Trial, Fired Atty Says

By Pete Brush

DLA Piper should not be permitted to represent itself at trial in a pregnancy discrimination case brought by a senior associate who was fired in 2022, lawyers for the plaintiff told a Manhattan federal judge.

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OpenAI Must Produce Chat Logs, Exec Diary In Copyright MDL

By Theresa Schliep

A federal magistrate judge in New York ordered OpenAI to furnish an executive's personal journal along with tens of millions of ChatGPT logs in response to requests by news organizations and authors in their copyright litigation against the artificial intelligence company.

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Calif. Atty Gets Over 11 Years For Solar $1B Ponzi Scheme

By Dorothy Atkins

A California federal judge has sentenced a corporate attorney to 11 years and five months behind bars after he pled guilty to nearly two dozen charges for his role in DC Solar's $912 million Ponzi scheme, which duped major investors including Berkshire Hathaway, Progressive and SunTrust Equipment Finance & Leasing.

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Anthropic Asks Judge To Block DOD's Security Risk Label

By Madeline Lyskawa

Anthropic has urged a California federal judge to block the Trump administration from enforcing an order designating the artificial intelligence company a supply chain risk to national security, arguing the government has retaliated against Anthropic for its constitutionally protected speech.

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OpenAI Copied Media Metadata To Train ChatGPT, Suit Alleges

By Lauren Berg

Media metadata company Gracenote alleges in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Manhattan federal court that OpenAI has stolen a slew of its proprietary television and movie metadata to train ChatGPT and other large language models, "eroding" Gracenote's ability to license its data to competing artificial intelligence companies.

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Dems Confront Roberts At Wide-Ranging Judiciary Gathering

By Jeff Overley

The federal judiciary's top administrator voiced "serious and urgent concerns" Tuesday regarding threats of retribution against judges, a warning that coincided with a judicial gathering where Democrats discussed security fears and controversial U.S. Supreme Court rulings.

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Keep CBRS Rule Framework Intact, Supporters Tell FCC

By Christopher Cole

Regulators shouldn't mess with the rules and device power levels that have made the Citizens Broadband Radio Service run smoothly over the last decade, supporters of the tiered system for farming out critical midband spectrum say.

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Pole Upgrades Too Often Lead To Sticker Shock, FCC Told

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission needs to put guardrails on the cost of adding broadband gear to utility poles because bills often take years to show up and in some cases far exceed the pole owners' estimates, a cable industry group said.

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11th Circ. Torn On Ga.'s Social Media Restrictions For Children

By Chart Riggall

An Eleventh Circuit panel appeared conflicted Tuesday over a Georgia law that placed new restrictions on children's use of social media, suggesting that some provisions were "clearly constitutional" while others likely won't clear First Amendment scrutiny.

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Overstock Slips Cursor IP Suit After Claim Construction Issue

By Elliot Weld

A Kansas federal judge has granted a win to Overstock.com in a case claiming it infringed a set of patents related to altering computer cursors, saying Lexos Media IP LLC's infringement theory did not comport with the court's claim construction.

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Judge Blocks Perplexity AI Assistant From Amazon Shopping

By Elliot Weld

A California federal judge has granted Amazon's request for a temporary injunction that could block Perplexity AI Inc. from using its artificial intelligence assistant Comet to purchase things on the retail site, an order that Perplexity has already appealed.

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C-SPAN Shakes Suit Over Video Data Sharing With Facebook

By Allison Grande

A D.C. federal judge tossed a proposed class action accusing C-SPAN of illegally collecting and sharing information about website visitors' video-viewing habits, finding that the plaintiffs had neither proven they were "consumers" protected by federal video privacy law nor that their "personally identifiable information" had been divulged. 

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Apple AirTag Plaintiffs Can't Get Class Cert. In Tracking Suit

By Dorothy Atkins

A California federal judge refused to certify a class of stalking victims suing Apple for designing AirTags that were susceptible to abuse by stalkers, after comparing the case during a hearing last week to mass tort litigation against Uber Technologies Inc. over driver sexual assaults.

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Samsung Sanctioned Over Google Deal Documents In IP Case

By Ryan Davis

Ahead of a planned April trial, a Texas federal judge has sanctioned Samsung for withholding its revenue-sharing agreements with Google from Mullen Industries, which claims location-based services on the Korean tech giant's mobile devices infringe its patents.

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Salesforce Wins Stay Of Backpage Trafficking Cases In Illinois

By Gina Kim

An Illinois federal judge Tuesday temporarily put on hold litigation accusing Salesforce of benefiting from sex trafficking through advertisements uploaded on Backpage.com after finding that related criminal proceedings against Backpage's founder and former executives must first be resolved.

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UnitedHealth Must Reveal Nitty-Gritty In Claim Denial AI Case

By Hannah Albarazi

A Minnesota federal judge has ordered UnitedHealth Group to hand over discovery on the secretive algorithm it uses to manage Medicare Advantage claims, ruling Monday that the insurer must disclose internal records detailing whether the technology was designed to override the clinical judgment of doctors.

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Mortgage Biz Mr. Cooper Can Fight User Data Claims In Texas

By Emilie Ruscoe

Mortgage servicer Mr. Cooper can fight claims over its customer data use practices in its preferred federal district court in Texas, a California federal judge has ruled, finding its website gives "reasonably conspicuous" notice of its terms of use that include a forum selection clause.

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Ballot Selfie Ban Doesn't Flout Free Speech, NC Judge Rules

By Hayley Fowler

A North Carolina federal judge has upheld the state's ban on ballot selfies, rejecting a First Amendment challenge by a former Libertarian state senate candidate and voter who accused state and local election officials of trampling her free speech rights by enforcing the ban.

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AMD, Adeia Settle Claims And Strike Licensing Deal In IP Suits

By José Luis Martínez

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has settled two suits brought by a semiconductor research company that accused it last year of infringing 10 chip manufacturing technology patents.

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Instagram's Advertisers Influence Safety Focus, Head Testifies

By Cara Salvatore

Instagram's head took the stand in New Mexico on Tuesday in Meta's defense case against the state attorney general's claims that its social media platforms harm mental health, telling a jury that one of the biggest economic reasons for the company's safety focus is pressure exerted by its advertisers.

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Uber Says $8.5M Bellwether Sex Assault Verdict Can't Stand

By Y. Peter Kang

Uber has urged a California federal judge to wipe out an $8.5 million bellwether verdict putting it on the hook for a Phoenix driver's alleged sexual assault of a passenger, arguing that Arizona law bars a finding that the company can be liable for an ostensible employee's actions.

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Texas Crypto Exec Seeks To Vacate $141M Wyoming Judgment

By José Luis Martínez

A cryptocurrency executive is asking the Texas Business Court to vacate a $141 million Wyoming state court default judgment tied to an investment deal that is part of separate litigation from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, according to a notice of removal.

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Law Firm, Ex-Client At Odds Over $7.2M Fee Dispute

By Ben Adlin

Law firm Lee & Hayes PC urged a Washington federal judge to reject a former client's effort to escape more than $7 million in legal fees that the firm says it's owed, claiming that Continuous Composites misled its legal team as the company negotiated a $25 million intellectual property settlement with a rival.

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Solar Battery Co. Seeks Dismissal Of Ford Trade Secret Suit

By Melanie Dorsey

A solar battery maker has asked a Michigan federal court to dismiss Ford Motor Co.'s trade secret and contract claims over confidential technology disclosed in patent applications, claiming Ford lacks standing because it doesn't own the technology at the center of the dispute.

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Semiconductor Co. Says Key Witness Now Disputes Claims

By Katryna Perera

STMicroelectronics has asked a New York federal judge to reconsider his earlier decision allowing an investor securities fraud suit to move forward, saying the ruling relied on statements from a former executive who now says the allegations attributed to him in the suit are false.

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Belkin Claims Rival Importing Infringing Screen Protectors

By Jack McLoone

Belkin accused another company of importing screen protectors into the U.S. that infringe a trio of Belkin patents on the products and their application, asking the U.S. International Trade Commission to investigate.

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Nexthop AI Hits $4.2B Valuation After $500M Funding Round

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Artificial intelligence networking technology developer Nexthop AI, advised by Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLP, on Tuesday announced that its valuation soared to $4.2 billion after closing its oversubscribed Series B funding round with $500 million in tow.

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M&A Value Surged In Record Start To 2026, Deal Volumes Drop

By Al Barbarino

Global mergers and acquisitions values had a record start to the year, reaching roughly $813.3 billion through Thursday, even as transaction numbers dipped to historic lows, according to PitchBook data.

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Fla. Asks 11th Circ. To Send Snap Suit Back To State Court

By Carolina Bolado

Florida urged an Eleventh Circuit panel Tuesday to send the state's enforcement action against social media company Snap Inc. for violations of restrictions for children back to state court, arguing Snap is trying to leverage advertisements it runs for federal agencies into status as a federal officer.

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'Disrespectful' Defendant Chided As Amazon Fraud Trial Starts

By Kelcey Caulder

A woman accused of scheming to defraud Amazon out of $9.4 million through bogus invoices arrived four hours late to the first day of her trial Tuesday after a federal judge sent word warning her that the trial would proceed in her absence if she did not appear.

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Morgan Lewis Adds 2 Data Center Pros From Perkins Coie

By Madison Arnold

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP announced Tuesday that it added two new partners to its national real estate platform from Perkins Coie LLP.

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What Cos. Must Know About Pa.'s Proposed Data Center Regs

Under Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's new proposal to balance hyperscale data center infrastructure with grid stability, water resources and community transparency, businesses in the state face a strategic choice: wait for binding requirements to emerge, or proactively align projects with the standards now, say Wade Stephens and Sasha Burton at Langsam Stevens.

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Ill. Swipe Fee Ruling Sets Stage For A High-Stakes Appeal

In Illinois Bankers Association v. Raoul, an Illinois federal court upheld the state's ban on credit and debit card swipe fees on tax and tip payments, while permanently enjoining the statute's data usage limitation, but an imminent appeal could significantly influence the trajectory of state-level payments regulation, say attorneys at Latham.

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H-1B Registration Tips For New Wage-Weighted Selection

Practitioners participating in this year’s H-1B visa registration, currently underway, must understand that under the new wage-weighted selection process that replaced the random lottery, the crucial first step is choosing the correct standard occupational classification, says Jimmy Lai at Lai & Turner.

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Share Repurchases Leave Cos. Susceptible To Litigation

Because share repurchases bring greater ownership, which typically brings greater voting power, they can have serious implications for corporate control, which can raise questions about the unpaid benefits to some shareholders and lead to securities class actions, says Amit Bubna at Bates White.

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Military Attys In DOJ 'Erodes Democratic Norms,' Ex-JAGs Say

By Lauren Berg

Nearly a dozen former military lawyers raised the alarm about the Trump administration appointing judge advocate officers to U.S. attorneys' offices, urging a Minnesota federal judge Tuesday to bar an Army lawyer from prosecuting a case that accuses a civilian of assaulting federal immigration enforcement agents.

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DOJ Official Faces Ethics Case Over Georgetown DEI Letters

By Alison Knezevich

U.S. Pardon Attorney Ed Martin has been hit with disciplinary charges in the nation's capital over threatening letters he sent to Georgetown University Law Center last year while he was interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C.

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Prosecutor Resigns, Judge Shows Slide Deck On AI Errors

By Abigail Harrison

A federal prosecutor told a North Carolina federal court Tuesday that he was separating from the office after admitting in open court to using artificial intelligence to help draft a response brief, which he called "the worst decision I've ever made in my 30-year career."

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Ex-Moses & Singer Partner Admits Tax Crimes, Will Pay $2.8M

By Aaron Keller

A former Moses & Singer LLP partner admitted to practice in New York and North Carolina courts has pled guilty to three counts of failing to file personal income tax returns and will pay $2.8 million in restitution, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced Monday.

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Judiciary Approves Supreme Court Public Defender Office

By Katie Buehler

The federal judiciary approved a new office Tuesday aimed at improving the quality of representation for indigent defendants with cases in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. 

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DOJ Unveils Superseding Policy For Corporate Criminal Cases

By Sarah Jarvis

The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday released its first-ever, department-wide, corporate enforcement policy for criminal matters, outlining how it will decline to prosecute companies that voluntarily disclose misconduct, cooperate with investigators and remediate wrongdoing.

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Judge Nixed Over MAGA Op-Ed Seeks Reinstatement

By Emily Sawicki

A retired Illinois state trial court judge pursuing First Amendment claims against the state Supreme Court after his right-wing opinion column resulted in his removal from a temporary judgeship has moved for immediate reinstatement to the Cook County Circuit Court.

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Wisconsin Judges Decline To Extend Interim US Atty's Term

By Courtney Bublé

A majority of judges in the Eastern District of Wisconsin have declined to extend the tenure of interim U.S. Attorney Brad Schimel, according to an announcement Tuesday.

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J&J Opposes Beasley Allen Reinstatement Bid In NJ Talc Fight

By Emily Sawicki

Johnson & Johnson is urging the New Jersey Supreme Court to not take the "extraordinary step" of intervening in an appellate panel ruling that disqualified Beasley Allen from representing hundreds of women in product liability litigation against the pharmaceutical giant after the Georgia-based firm "knowingly collaborated" with a former Johnson & Johnson outside counsel.

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