Technology

  • October 21, 2025

    ISPs Put Almost $90B Into Networks Last Year, Report Says

    Internet service providers are putting their money where their mouth is when it comes to investing in infrastructure, according to an industry lobbying group, which recently released a report finding that ISPs poured nearly $90 billion into broadband infrastructure last year.

  • October 21, 2025

    NTIA Looks To Surpass Budget Law's FCC Auction Target

    A top U.S. Department of Commerce official said the nation's spectrum management agency is aiming to go even further than Congress' mandate to identify 500 megahertz of spectrum for private auction under this year's budget reconciliation bill.

  • October 21, 2025

    Investors Tell Chancery CytoDyn Board Ignored Drug Scheme

    Stockholders of CytoDyn Inc. have filed a consolidated derivative complaint in the Delaware Chancery Court, accusing the company's leadership of wrongfully refusing to investigate and sue its former CEO and others over an aligned scheme to mislead investors about the company's flagship drug.

  • October 21, 2025

    UberEats Stole Pics From Nearly 2 Dozen Photogs, Suit Says

    A group of nearly two dozen professional photographers slapped Uber with a copyright suit in Florida federal court Tuesday, claiming the company displayed their photos on the UberEats food delivery service platform without permission or compensation.

  • October 21, 2025

    Full Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear $125M Medtronic Patent Verdict

    The full Federal Circuit has declined to revisit a panel decision that overturned a $125 million patent infringement judgment against Medtronic's CoreValve unit, letting stand a precedential opinion addressing the doctrine of prosecution history estoppel.

  • October 21, 2025

    Cybersecurity Co. Wants Sanctions For 'Frivolous' Patent Suit

    A Georgia-based cybersecurity firm facing allegations that it ripped off a software developer's patent called for sanctions Tuesday against the developer for his "frivolous" lawsuit, arguing his complaint misrepresents the "clear and unmistakable" language of a deal to give the company use of the technology.

  • October 21, 2025

    Willkie-Led Cloud Data Biz Veeam Buys Securiti AI For $1.73B

    Private equity-backed information technology company Veeam Software, advised by Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, on Tuesday unveiled plans to acquire data privacy management software company Securiti AI in a $1.73 billion deal.

  • October 21, 2025

    FCC Urged To Rescind Pulling Of Equipment Testing Labs

    Several entities linked to China urged the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider pulling their authorizations to run equipment testing labs in the U.S.

  • October 21, 2025

    Coinbase Pays $375M For Echo Amid 'Full-Stack' Crypto Push

    Coinbase said Tuesday it has acquired blockchain fundraising platform Echo for approximately $375 million, as the cryptocurrency giant makes its latest push to create a "full-stack" solution for crypto investors.

  • October 21, 2025

    Finance Co. Says Chubb Must Pay Its Part Of $5M Wire Loss

    Financial services company Robert W. Baird & Co. told a Wisconsin federal court that a Chubb unit has wrongly refused to cover any of the company's more than $5 million loss stemming from fraudulent wire instructions, noting that AIG, its primary insurer, already paid a $2.5 million sublimit.

  • October 21, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Upholds Coca-Cola Win In Drink Dispenser IP Case

    The Federal Circuit on Tuesday backed a Georgia federal court's finding that Coca-Cola's Freestyle drink dispensers do not infringe a patent on a beverage machine that can recognize users and pour customized drinks.

  • October 21, 2025

    Judge Agrees With United That Wage Suits Are Linked

    A suit accusing United Airlines of conspiring to underpay workers is related to another case in which flight attendants are bringing a grievance to arbitration without the Teamsters' support, a California federal judge ruled, turning down a worker's arguments that the cases didn't overlap.

  • October 21, 2025

    PE Giants Ink $18.3B Deal For Hologic Amid Megadeal Blitz

    Hologic Inc. said Tuesday it will be acquired by a private equity consortium in a deal valuing the Wachtell-advised medical technology company around $18.3 billion, marking one of the largest leveraged healthcare buyouts in recent years.

  • October 20, 2025

    USCIS Guidance Gives Scope Of New $100K H-1B Fee

    The $100,000 fee requirement for H-1B visas that took effect last month applies to new H-1B petitions filed on behalf of applicants who are outside the United States, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said Monday.

  • October 20, 2025

    Penny Stock Trader Wants New 'Scalping' Trial After SEC Loss

    A man found liable on U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission claims he earned at least $2.5 million by buying, hyping, and then selling penny stocks in a "scalping" scheme has asked a New York federal judge for a new trial, saying the verdict form unfairly lumped his civil charges together.

  • October 20, 2025

    NY AG Reaches Deal With Accounting Firm Over Data Breaches

    A certified public accounting firm has agreed to pay $60,000 and improve its data security to resolve the New York attorney general's claims that it failed to adequately protect unencrypted Social Security numbers and other personal information swept up in a pair of data breaches or swiftly notify affected clients.

  • October 20, 2025

    TikTok Must Produce Docs On Anorexic Influencer

    A California federal judge on Monday ordered TikTok to produce documents related to Eugenia Cooney, an influencer with anorexia and 2.8 million followers, in litigation over claims social media hurts youth mental health, and also instructed YouTube to yield documents on two of its witnesses.

  • October 20, 2025

    5G Broadcast Called Potential 'Force Multiplier' For Industry

    Advocates of federal policies to support 5G Broadcast said the technology can help cellular networks by offloading technology that uses 5G to broadcast television, and other content is not "in competition with mobile networks" but a complement to them.

  • October 20, 2025

    Zuckerberg Ordered To Testify At 1st Social Media Harm Trial

    A Los Angeles judge on Monday ordered Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify at an upcoming bellwether trial over major social media technology companies allegedly causing harm to young users' mental health, but put off deciding whether he must testify at future bellwether trials.

  • October 20, 2025

    IT Company Says Plaintiff In Contract Suit Threatened Worker

    An information technology company defending against claims that it committed fraud while performing a contract for online retailer Wayfair LLC told a Texas federal court the plaintiff who brought the suit should be sanctioned for threatening an employee.

  • October 20, 2025

    OpenAI Says It Owes Musk Nothing In For-Profit Move

    OpenAI and Microsoft have asked a California federal court to avoid trial on claims that OpenAI duped Elon Musk into donating $45 million with false promises of remaining a nonprofit, arguing no such promises were made and that the billionaire's money came without strings or control.

  • October 20, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Revived Chevron In PTAB Appeal, Justices Told

    The Federal Circuit has revived Chevron deference in "all but name," by relying on U.S. Patent and Trademark Office policy to answer a key question about what qualifies as prior art, a law professor has told the U.S. Supreme Court.

  • October 20, 2025

    Biotech Co. Asks SEC For Emergency Delisting Pause

    Chinese biotechnology company Shineco Inc. has asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an emergency stay of Nasdaq's suspension and delisting of its securities, arguing it will likely succeed in its pending appeal to the stock exchange.

  • October 20, 2025

    Tax Startup CEO Swindled $13M From Investors, SEC Says

    The CEO of a defunct tax-compliance startup lied to investors as she raised $13 million for her company, overstating its revenues by almost 900 times and falsely claiming she was a certified public accountant, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday in California federal court.

  • October 20, 2025

    Del. Supreme Court Upholds Keynetics Trust Dissolution

    The Delaware Supreme Court on Monday upheld a Chancery Court order dissolving the Keynetics Shareholder Trust and sanctioning its chairman, ruling that the lower court acted within its discretion when it imposed penalties for repeated violations of stock transfer restrictions tied to the stock of Idaho tech firm Keynetics Inc.

Expert Analysis

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    Traveling Solo Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Traveling by myself has taught me to assess risk, understand tone and stay calm in high-pressure situations, which are not only useful life skills, but the foundation of how I support my clients, says Lacey Gutierrez at Group Five Legal.

  • Latest PTAB Moves Suggest A Subtle Recalibration

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    Recent decisions from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, as U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires transitions into his new role, offer new procedural and substantive tools for patent owners in procuring patent rights and enforcing them against would-be petitioners, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • NY Zelle Suit Highlights Fraud Risks Of Electronic Payments

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    The New York attorney general's recent action against Zelle's parent company, filed several months after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau abandoned a similar suit, demonstrates the fraud risks that electronic payment platforms can present and the need for providers to carefully balance accessibility and consumer protection, say attorneys at Weiner Brodsky.

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    Courts Must Continue Protecting Plaintiffs In Mass Arbitration

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    In recent years, many companies have imposed onerous protocols that function to frustrate plaintiffs' ability to seek justice through mass arbitration, but a series of welcome court decisions in recent months indicate that the pendulum might be swinging back toward plaintiffs, say Raphael Janove and Sasha Jones at Janove Law.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Client Service

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    Law school teaches you how to interpret the law, but it doesn't teach you some of the key ways to keeping clients satisfied, lessons that I've learned in the most unexpected of places: a book on how to be a butler, says Gregory Ramos at Armstrong Teasdale.

  • How Occasional Activists Have Reshaped Proxy Fights

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    The sophistication and breadth of first-time activist engagement continue to shape corporate governance and strategic outcomes, as evidenced across corporate annual meetings this summer, meaning advisers should anticipate continued innovation in tactics, increased regulatory complexity, and a persistent focus on board accountability, say attorneys at MoFo.

  • How The FTC Is Stepping Up Subscription Enforcement

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    Despite the demise of the Federal Trade Commission's click-to-cancel rule in July, the commission has not only maintained its regulatory momentum, but also set new compliance benchmarks through recent high-profile settlements with Match.com, Chegg and Amazon, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

  • Enter The Wu-Tang Ruling That May Change Trade Secret Law

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    A New York federal court's recent holding that a Wu-Tang Clan album qualifies as a trade secret provides the first federal framework for analyzing trade secret claims involving assets valued primarily for exclusivity, potentially reshaping Defend Trade Secrets Act jurisprudence for the digital economy, says Jason Bradford at Jenner & Block.

  • Opinion

    New US-UK Tech Deal Offers Opportunities To Boost Growth

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    The recently announced U.S. and U.K. Technology Prosperity Deal, encouraging businesses on both sides of the Atlantic to work together toward technological advance, will drive both investment in U.K. capabilities and returns for U.S. investors, says Peter Watts at Hogan Lovells.

  • ConvergeOne Ruling May Disrupt Backstop Fee Approach

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    A Texas federal court's recent ruling in ConvergeOne has the potential to seriously disrupt previously accepted market practice when it comes to sourcing new capital for a restructuring, while offering a nebulous market test for a new approach, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

  • Shutdown May Stall Hearings, But Gov't Probes Quietly Go On

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    Thanks to staff assurances under the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act, the core work of congressional investigations continues during the shutdown that began Oct. 1 — and so does the investigative work that is performed behind closed doors on Capitol Hill, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.

  • Series

    Adapting To Private Practice: 3 Tips On Finding The Right Job

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    After 23 years as a state and federal prosecutor, when I contemplated moving to a law firm, practicing solo or going in-house, I found there's a critical first step — deep self-reflection on what you truly want to do and where your strengths lie, says Rachael Jones at McKool Smith.

  • How Courts May Interpret Data-Driven Healthcare Fraud Suits

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    As the U.S. Department of Justice and other agencies increasingly turn to data mining as an enforcement tool, courts will have to determine how far data alone can take a fraud case, and sound theory, clinical expertise and institutional context will play an important role, say Jaime Jones at Sidley and Andrée-Anne Fournier and Atang Gilika at Analysis Group.

  • Breaking Down The Intersection Of Right-Of-Publicity Law, AI

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    Jillian Taylor at Blank Rome examines how existing right-of-publicity law governs artificial intelligence-generated voice-overs, deepfakes and deadbots; highlights a recent New York federal court ruling involving AI-generated voice clones; and offers practical guardrails for using AI without violating the right of publicity.

  • What 2 Recent Rulings Mean For Trafficking Liability Coverage

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    Two recent federal district court decisions add to a growing number of courts concluding that Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act claims may trigger coverage under commercial general liability policies, rejecting insurer arguments regarding public policy and exclusion defenses, says Joe Cole at Shumaker.

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