Technology

April 02, 2024
3 Firms Guide Safety Testing Group UL's Estimated $770M IPO

Safety science company UL Solutions Inc. on Tuesday unveiled a price range for an estimated $770 million initial public offering under the guidance of three law firms, marking the third company to launch IPO plans this week.
April 02, 2024
Hagens Berman To Lead Yardi Rent Price-Fixing Class Action

A Washington federal court tapped Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP as interim lead counsel for a putative class of renters amid a suit alleging that 11 property management companies are part of a price-fixing ring powered by an algorithm developed by Yardi Systems Inc.
April 02, 2024
X Can't Dodge Suit Alleging Musk Pushed Out Women

X Corp. must face a proposed class action claiming Elon Musk implemented policies meant to push out women when he took over the social network formerly known as Twitter, a California federal judge ruled, finding the ex-worker leading the suit provided enough details to move the suit forward.
April 02, 2024
Amazon Trims, But Can't End Ex-Worker's Disability Bias Suit

A California federal judge partially denied Amazon's bid to escape a former worker's suit alleging he was pushed out because of a knee injury stemming from his military service, but threw out claims stemming from bias based on his veteran status, race and age.
April 02, 2024
Latham-Led SLB To Buy ChampionX In $7.8B All-Stock Deal

Energy-focused global technology company SLB and chemistry solutions provider ChampionX Corp. said Tuesday they have agreed for SLB to purchase ChampionX in an all-stock transaction worth nearly $7.8 billion.
April 01, 2024
Full 9th Circ. Won't Review OK Of $90M Facebook Data Deal

The Ninth Circuit on Monday declined objectors' request for the full appellate court to revisit a three-judge panel's decision to affirm a $90 million settlement that resolves allegations Facebook illegally tracked logged-out users' browsing activity, saying no judge voted to rehear the matter.
April 01, 2024
Autonomy Paid Whistleblower $750K Over Firing, Jury Told

Autonomy's former U.S. chief financial officer testified Monday in the California criminal fraud trial of ex-CEO Michael Lynch that he was fired after blowing the whistle to British regulators about accounting irregularities, and revealed that Autonomy later paid him $750,000 to resolve his wrongful termination claims.
April 01, 2024
FTC Won't Add Face Scan Tool To COPPA Consent Options

The Federal Trade Commission has declined for now to approve a new method for obtaining parental consent under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act that would involve analyzing facial geometry to verify adults' identity, saying that it expects a forthcoming government report to provide vital additional information about the technology underlying the proposed tool.
April 01, 2024
Musk's X Corp. Helps Ex-Block Worker Fired Over Posts Sue

A former employee at Block Inc., which was founded by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, alleges the company fired her in retaliation for two posts she made on X, formerly known as Twitter, according to a suit filed in Missouri state court with financial backing from Elon Musk's X Corp.
April 01, 2024
Intel Hid Chip Production Delays From Investors, 9th Circ. Told

Intel investors urged the Ninth Circuit on Monday to revive a proposed class action alleging that the tech giant hid problems with the production of its highly anticipated new computer processors, arguing that Intel repeatedly assured investors that production was "on track," even when Intel management allegedly knew Intel wouldn't meet certain deadlines.
April 01, 2024
NY Bill Threatens Public Broadband Networks, Advocates Say

Public broadband advocates are saying new language in a New York state bill would undermine their push for locally owned and operated wireless networks by requiring that state funding only go to projects for "unserved and underserved" areas instead of making the grant money available to any locality that wants to own its own network.
April 01, 2024
AmEx Sends Credit Card Applicants' Data To Meta, Suit Says

American Express was recently hit with a putative class action in New York federal court by a California resident alleging the company illegally shares with Facebook sensitive financial and personally identifiable information of people who apply online for credit cards.
April 01, 2024
FCC Grants Extensions To 6 Carriers Under 'Rip And Replace'

The Federal Communications Commission is once again granting deadline extensions for the replacement of Chinese-made telecommunications equipment for service providers claiming that supply chain problems and the lack of full "rip and replace" funding is delaying the work.
April 01, 2024
Wireless Cos. Push Back On Neutrality For Network 'Slicing'

The mobile services industry is fighting public advocates' efforts to make sure so-called network "slicing" is covered by net neutrality rules the Federal Communications Commission is planning to reimpose on internet providers.
April 01, 2024
FDIC Dings 2 More Banks Over 3rd-Party Relationships

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has ordered an Ohio community bank and a New York digital "hybrid" bank to strengthen their oversight of business partners, the latest in the agency's recent spate of enforcement actions over banks' management of their third-party relationships with financial technology firms and other outside companies.
April 01, 2024
Cooley, Latham Guide Data Security Firm Rubrik's IPO Filing

Venture-backed data security firm Rubrik Inc. on Monday filed long-awaited plans for an initial public offering, represented by Cooley LLP and underwriters counsel Latham & Watkins LLP, marking the latest sign of a recovering IPO market.
April 01, 2024
Apple, Intel Again Lose Fintiv APA Challenge In Calif. Court

A California federal judge on Sunday ended Big Tech's coordinated challenge to Patent Trial and Appeal Board precedent that allows its judges to discretionarily deny patent reviews based on how proposed reviews overlap with related litigation in other forums.
April 01, 2024
Google Agrees To Delete Data To End 'Incognito' Class Claims

Google LLC on Monday agreed to delete billions of data records that reflect certified class members' private browsing activities as part of a nonmonetary eve-of-trial settlement to resolve allegations that the tech giant surreptitiously tracks Chrome users running the browser's incognito mode.
April 01, 2024
Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

Last week, Delaware's Court of Chancery saw a $42.5 million settlement, dismissal of two big suits with two more remanded back, and new cases from shareholders of Walt Disney, Donald Trump's Truth Social, Rivian Automotive and BarkBox.
April 01, 2024
AT&T's Huge Data Breach Triggers Flood Of Consumer Suits

Telecom giant AT&T Inc. was hit with a wave of litigation accusing the company of failing to safeguard customers' sensitive data just days after it reported that detailed personal information from more than 70 million past and current users surfaced online.
April 01, 2024
Investor Challenges GitLab Inc. Nominating Bylaw In Chancery

An investor in software development security venture GitLab Inc. has hit the company with a proposed class challenge to advance notice nominating restrictions for proxy contests, the latest in a string of suits branding the provisions "restrictive and coercive."
April 01, 2024
Digital Trade Groups Keep Pressing Biden To Oppose Barriers

U.S. technology industry groups are maintaining pressure on the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to stand up to foreign policies that limit or jeopardize access to export markets, especially in the burgeoning digital trade space.
April 01, 2024
Feds Back Guilty Verdict After Software Execs' Tax Fraud Trial

Federal prosecutors on Monday defended a jury verdict finding two former software executives in North Carolina guilty of failing to pay employment taxes, saying sufficient evidence supported their convictions.
April 01, 2024
Women Must Arbitrate Suit Over Ex-Coach's Hidden Cam

Newly discovered texts and files on a former Temple University football coach's devices won't help three women revive or revise their lawsuits against the coach and the dog-sitting app he used to recruit them, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Friday.
April 01, 2024
Dish Says Investor Suit's 'Witnesses Witnessed Nothing'

Dish Network wants to dismiss a proposed shareholder class action accusing it of concealing its 5G network integration issues from investors, saying the court should ignore the testimonies of the suit's three confidential witnesses because they have no "basis of knowledge" of the company's inner workings.

Expert Analysis

Trending At The PTAB: 6 Areas To Watch In 2024

Expect further changes in a half-dozen areas in 2024 following a busy 2023 at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, including more adjustments to the director review process and the first case to hit the Appeals Review Panel, say attorneys at Finnegan.
The Space Law And Policy Outlook For 2024

Expect significant movement in space law, regulation and policy in 2024, as Congress, the administration and independent federal agencies like the Federal Communications Commission address the increasingly congested, contested and competitive nature of space and the space industry, say Paul Stimers and Leighton Brown at Holland & Knight.
Charting The Course For Digital Assets In 2024

Although 2023 was a tough year for the digital asset industry, upcoming court decisions, legislation and regulatory action will bring clarity, allowing the industry to expand and evolve, and the government will decide what innovation it will allow without challenge, says Joshua Smeltzer at Gray Reed.
Law Firm Strategies For Successfully Navigating 2024 Trends

Though law firms face the dual challenge of external and internal pressures as they enter 2024, firms willing to pivot will be able to stand out by adapting to stakeholder needs and reimagining their infrastructure, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Consultants.
Top 10 Employer Resolutions For 2024

From technological leaps to sea changes in labor policy to literal sea changes, 2024 provides opportunities for employers to face big-picture questions that will shape their business for years to come, say Allegra Lawrence-Hardy and Lisa Haldar at Lawrence & Bundy.
Legal Practice In The AI Era: The Top Guest Articles Of 2023

Guest columnists explored the possibilities and challenges for the legal profession amid the rise of generative artificial intelligence, including privilege complications, demands for new types of legal skills, and the ethics of a ChatGPT-authored motion.
AI In Employment Law: The Top Guest Articles Of 2023

This year, the most popular employment law topics related to artificial intelligence in Law360's Expert Analysis section included ChatGPT, new AI legislation, and diversity, equity and inclusion.
AI In Health Law: The Top Guest Articles Of 2023

As the use of artificial intelligence accelerated this year, Expert Analysis writers examined AI's significant impact on the healthcare sector, ranging from key compliance considerations for companies utilizing AI tools to regulators' efforts to keep up with rapidly evolving technologies.
AI In IP Law: The Top Guest Articles Of 2023

Keeping up with generative artificial intelligence was the name of the game for intellectual property lawyers in 2023 as the government worked to determine whether AI-generated output is protectable under the law and guest writers assessed the technology's risks and rewards.
Managing AI Risks: The Top Guest Articles Of 2023

Amid the rapidly developing legal landscape around artificial intelligence, Law360 Expert Analysis writers tackled a range of compliance and litigation challenges, providing insights on privacy in the age of AI, the role of class actions in AI risk mitigation, and the creation of corporate AI policies.
The Most-Read Legal Industry Law360 Guest Articles Of 2023

A range of legal industry topics drew readers' attention in Law360's Expert Analysis section this year, from associate retention strategies to ethical billing practices.
Artificial Intelligence Is In Need Of Regulation — But How?

Since most of the artificial intelligence-related laws in 2023 were part of more extensive consumer privacy law, the U.S. still has a lot of work to do to build consensus on how to oversee AI, and even who should do the regulating, before moving forward on specific and reasonable guidelines as AI's capabilities grow, say Nick Toufexis and Paul Saputo at Saputo Toufexis.
Trends Shaping The 2024 Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

The better-for-you segment within the consumer packaged goods industry is poised for a significant evolution in 2024, and industry players must remain agile and adaptive through M&A activities, legal considerations, sustainability initiatives and changing technology, says Christopher Cain at Foley & Lardner.
Attorneys' Busiest Times Can Be Business Opportunities

Attorneys who resolve to grow their revenue and client base in 2024 should be careful not to abandon their goals when they get too busy with client work, because these periods of zero bandwidth can actually be a catalyst for future growth, says Amy Drysdale at Alchemy Consulting.
Reviewing 2023's Global AI Landscape Across Practice Areas

2023 stands out as a landmark year for artificial intelligence, both domestically and internationally, so legal professionals should brace for an increasingly complex future shaped by AI's integration into a multitude of sectors, including intellectual property, data privacy and cybersecurity, and ethics, say Fran Faircloth and May Yang at Ropes & Gray.