FCC Soon To Enforce New Foreign Sponsor ID Regs

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission will soon start to enforce Biden-era rules for broadcasters to disclose foreign sponsorship of leased airtime, after twice pushing back the industry's deadline to comply.

2 documents attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

FCC Says T-Mobile Can Use Galileo Alongside GPS

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

The FCC has granted T-Mobile's request to use the European Union's Galileo navigation system along with the Global Positioning System to update the 911 system.

Order attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Mich. Tells FCC States Play Key Role In Network Regs

By Christopher Cole

Michigan's telecom regulator has urged the Federal Communications Commission not to go overboard on preempting state authorities as it pushes the country toward modernizing the phone networks, saying state-level regulations also play a critical role.

Comments attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

SpaceX Nabs $2.29B Space Force Data Network Contract

By Ganesh Setty

The U.S. Space Force said it has competitively awarded a $2.29 billion contract to SpaceX under its "space data network backbone" program to help provide a secure, high-speed communications network in space.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Meta To Head To Aug. Advisory Trial In States' Addiction MDL

By Dorothy Atkins

A California federal judge laid out plans during a hearing Wednesday to empanel an eight-member advisory jury panel in August to help her decide claims from state attorneys general against Meta Platforms Inc. in multidistrict social-media-addiction litigation, while expressing concerns that the states haven't disclosed their specific damages demands yet.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Brief

FCC Approves More Drones For Sale On US Market

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission has approved another round of drone systems for marketing in the U.S. after a federal government security review.

Notice attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

DOJ Says Digital Equity Act's Minority Grants Flunk Review

By Jared Foretek

The Trump administration has told a D.C. federal judge that he can't avoid applying strict scrutiny in his review of the Digital Equity Act Competitive Grant Program, arguing that the plaintiffs challenging the administration's termination of the $1.25 billion program can't recast it as race-neutral.

Brief attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Google Seeks End To Antitrust Case From 'Serial Litigants'

By Bonnie Eslinger

Google slammed consumers who brought a suit claiming the tech giant owes them for illegally monopolizing the online search services market, saying they didn't show an antitrust injury and urging a San Francisco federal judge to rule in the company's favor without going to trial.

Motion attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

AeroVironment Faces Class Action Over Space Force Contract

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

Defense contractor AeroVironment is facing a proposed investor class action accusing several of its executives of misleading shareholders about the outlook for a major U.S. Space Force satellite communications modernization program.

Complaint attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Squires Institutes 3 IPRs, Refuses Case With Limited Impact

By Dani Kass

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires granted three petitions for inter partes review in his newest bulk order and broke down why he previously rejected CyberSecure IPS LLC's challenge to a Network Integrity Systems Inc. optical fibers monitoring patent.

3 documents attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

FirstEnergy, Verizon Sued Over Motorcyclist's Fatal Pa. Ride

By Matthew Santoni

The family of a motorcyclist killed while riding down a Northampton County, Pennsylvania, road is seeking to hold FirstEnergy Corp., Frontier Communications and Verizon liable for low-hanging wires they say caused his death.

Complaint attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Winston & Strawn Lands Baker Botts IP Litigator In Dallas

By Lynn LaRowe

Winston & Strawn LLP has strengthened its litigation and intellectual property practices with a Dallas-based partner who came aboard from Baker Botts LLP.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Analysis

Meet Biden's Attys Fighting DOJ Release Of Memoir Materials

By Jeff Overley

Former President Joe Biden has selected Hecker Fink LLP lawyers well acquainted with politically charged litigation for his extraordinary new lawsuit accusing the U.S. Department of Justice of orchestrating a congressional inquiry in order to divulge "highly personal" records to the Heritage Foundation.

Complaint attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Chicago US Atty Revamps Grand Jury Rules After Misconduct

By Parker Quinlan

Chicago's top federal prosecutor announced on Wednesday a new suite of rules for how grand jury investigations are handled after an Illinois federal judge accused the prosecutor's office of misconduct in a case against six immigration activists.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Pierce Atwood Rips Billionaire's 'Absurd' Suit Over Asset Sale

By Sydney Price

Pierce Atwood and two attorneys urged a Massachusetts federal judge to reject a Ukrainian billionaire's suit blaming them for a $1.8 million damages order in investor litigation over the billionaire's failed biotech company, saying his own wrongdoing led to the judgment.

Memorandum attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Ex-Judges Urge Court To Scrutinize Trump-IRS Deal

By Jack McLoone

A group of 35 former federal judges pushed for a Florida federal court to reopen President Donald Trump's now-settled $10 billion tax leak case against his own Internal Revenue Service, alleging that Trump and the DOJ deceived the court.

Motion attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Trump Taps Ohio Appeals Judge For Federal Bench

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday he's nominating state Judge Matthew Byrne as a U.S. district judge for the Southern District of Ohio.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Perkins Coie Docs At Issue In Omani Co.'s Malpractice Case

By Sarah Jarvis

An Oman-based screw and nail manufacturer has urged a Washington state judge to force Perkins Coie LLP to hand over a trove of documents related to the firm's past work representing the Middle Eastern company in a U.S. Department of Commerce probe, saying more information is needed to assess the law firm's defenses against claims its mistakes cost the company hundreds of millions of dollars.

Motion attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

ProPublica Denied Access To Ranbaxy Antitrust MDL Docs

By Gianna Ferrarin

A Massachusetts federal court denied ProPublica's bid to unseal court filings in settled multidistrict litigation alleging a subsidiary of Indian drugmaker Sun Pharmaceuticals illegally delayed market entry of generic drugs, ruling the nonprofit news organization's request came too late in the case.

5 documents attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Keller Rohrback's Gretchen Freeman Cappio

By Andrea Keckley

By the time Volkswagen was exposed for touting the low emissions of cars that secretly released nitrogen oxide pollutants up to 40 times the legal limit in the U.S., Keller Rohrback LLP's Gretchen Freeman Cappio knew she wasn't interested in defending corporate giants.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »