Technology

  • August 19, 2026

    Asurion Fired Manager Over Bias Report, Anxiety, Suit Says

    A technology insurance company fired a Black manager whom it had recognized as "one of the strongest salespeople in the country" after she took medical leave to deal with anxiety exacerbated by alleged retaliation she received for raising concerns about a manager's sexually and racially offensive behavior, according to a complaint filed in Tennessee federal court Wednesday.

  • August 19, 2026

    AI Co.'s 'Scattershot' Bid Protest Loses In Claims Court

    A Court of Federal Claims judge has rejected the protest of an artificial intelligence firm over a National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency contract, criticizing the company's "kitchen sink" approach to litigating the matter.

  • August 19, 2026

    Outcome Health Execs Owe $270M And Counting For Fraud

    Former Outcome Health executives who were convicted of a $1 billion fraud against investors, lenders and customers must repay $270.8 million to certain victims, though that amount will climb higher with additional calculation, an Illinois federal judge said Wednesday.

  • August 19, 2026

    Digital Equity Suit On Ice As Gov't Preps Program Relaunch

    The D.C. federal judge overseeing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's shutdown of the Digital Equity Act's Competitive Grant Program has put the case on hold until the government relaunches the program without provisions that consider the applicants' race, as it has agreed to do.

  • August 19, 2026

    9th Circ. Asked To Revive YouTube 'Choking Challenge' Suit

    Parents of children harmed by online "choking challenge" videos have urged the Ninth Circuit to revive their suit against Google's YouTube and TikTok, arguing their claims are not barred by a federal law which grants immunity to third-party internet content providers.

  • August 19, 2026

    Video Tech Co. Founder Gets 6 Years For Stock Fraud

    The founder of a Silicon Valley video streaming service was sentenced to six years in federal prison Wednesday for orchestrating a pump-and-dump stock fraud scheme that stole money from at least 100 investors.

  • August 19, 2026

    Medtronic, Former Exec Settle Whistleblower Retaliation Suit

    A Colorado state judge tossed a whistleblower lawsuit against Medtronic Inc., granting a dismissal bid from the company and a former executive after they reached an undisclosed settlement.

  • August 19, 2026

    Apple Makes App Store Policy Changes In Europe

    Apple has made several changes to its policies for app distribution in Europe, after enforcers found restrictions and fees were blocking competition from App Store alternatives and outside payments methods.

  • August 19, 2026

    Broadband Co. Asks FCC To Fix 'Ineffective' State Pole Regs

    Broadband provider GoNetSpeed has asked the Federal Communications Commission to open a rulemaking proceeding to tackle "ineffective" state regulation of utility pole attachments for broadband equipment.

  • August 19, 2026

    DOJ Touts 'Targeted' Probes In Sales Software Merger OK

    The U.S. Department of Justice said Wednesday it had closed an in-depth review into a sales tracking software merger, mollified by the likelihood of artificial intelligence-enabled competition, in an announcement touting the use of "targeted" scrutiny to end the probe quickly.

  • August 19, 2026

    FCC Will Reconsider TCPA Petitions Over 'Online' Fax Ruling

    The Federal Communications Commission will take another look at a trio of years-old petitions challenging the agency's finding that unsolicited advertisements sent to people using online fax services don't violate the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

  • August 19, 2026

    XAI Sued Over Grok's Alleged Creation Of CSAM Deepfakes

    Elon Musk's xAI failed to implement industry-standard safeguards on its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok and knowingly allowed it to be used to create deepfakes of real children depicted in child sexual abuse material, according to a proposed class action filed in California federal court.

  • August 19, 2026

    TaxAct Settles Conn. Claims Of Info Sharing Via Site Trackers

    The Connecticut attorney general announced Wednesday that TaxAct will pay $275,000 to resolve allegations it shared sensitive taxpayer information with Meta and Google via tracking technologies, and will also implement new policies and procedures to track and manage such technologies on its platform. 

  • August 19, 2026

    CFTC Seeks Input On Derivatives To Hedge AI Costs

    The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is calling for expert feedback on a new type of derivative contract that could offer companies a way to hedge the cost of artificial intelligence development, with the agency's leader saying Wednesday that the market could help the country "win the AI race."

  • August 19, 2026

    Google Beats Class Suit Over Free Workspace Promises

    Google has defeated a class action alleging it reneged on its promise to offer free access to its business-productivity tools, formerly known as Google Apps, with a California federal judge saying the contracts with users affirmatively authorized the company to stop offering a free version of the service. 

  • August 19, 2026

    OpenAI Opposes Early Discovery In Apple Trade Secret Suit

    OpenAI and two of its employees have asked a California federal court to reject Apple's bid for expedited discovery in its trade secret lawsuit accusing OpenAI of using former Apple employees to obtain confidential information, arguing that discovery will begin soon enough.

  • August 19, 2026

    Electric Vehicle Biz ALSO Secures $150M Series D

    Goodwin Procter LLP-led small electric vehicle manufacturer ALSO, which was originally incubated within Rivian, on Wednesday announced that it raised $150 million in its latest financing round.

  • August 19, 2026

    Spirit Flight Attendants Object To Google Data Sale

    The union representing Spirit Aviation's flight attendants has asked a New York bankruptcy judge to reject the bankrupt airline's request to sell its internal data to Google for artificial intelligence training unless the privacy of its members is protected.

  • August 19, 2026

    3 Firms Steer $7.5B Stripe, OpenRouter AI Gateway Deal

    Financial services company Stripe said Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire artificial intelligence routing platform OpenRouter, as three law firms take lead roles in steering the roughly $7.5 billion transaction.

  • August 19, 2026

    Paramount Viewers Stuck With Bringing Amended Suit

    A California federal judge refused Tuesday to reconsider dismissing a consumer complaint challenging Paramount's completed merger with Skydance and its planned purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery, holding that the filing of an amended complaint mooted the motion.

  • August 19, 2026

    Bradley Arant Adds SCP Health In-House Vet In Atlanta

    Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has added the senior vice president and associate general counsel of healthcare company SCP Health to its Atlanta office, strengthening the firm's healthcare practice.

  • August 19, 2026

    Harvey Sticks With Seat-Based Pricing Amid Usage Debate

    As legal artificial intelligence companies debate whether customers should pay for AI by the seat or by usage, Harvey is sticking with traditional software-style pricing following a major product overhaul that was introduced Tuesday.

  • August 19, 2026

    Nutter Leader Eyes Fla. Growth, AI-Driven Billing Shift

    After overseeing Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP's expansion into New York City, California and Hawaii, co-managing partner Michael Scott is setting his sights on extending the firm's footprint into Florida within the next year and leveraging the power of artificial intelligence to lower clients' bills.

  • August 19, 2026

    Deloitte Can't Shake Leave Bias Suit From Ex-Manager

    A California federal court has refused to dismiss a proposed class action accusing Deloitte Consulting LLP of penalizing employees through a performance evaluation system that shortchanges the compensation of workers who take parental or pregnancy leave.

  • August 19, 2026

    Prison Phone Co. Says Techs Aren't Owed Public Works Pay

    A prison phone service provider told a New York federal judge that three field service technicians who installed and maintained telecommunications systems in hospitals and prisons did not agree to a "public works" contract and aren't guaranteed higher pay under state labor laws.

Expert Analysis

  • What Colorado AI Law's Major Rewrite Means For Employers

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    Colorado's landmark law regulating employers' use of artificial intelligence tools was recently replaced with a narrower regime that eliminates many burdensome obligations, but still imposes a host of requirements focused on transparency and accountability, say attorneys at Proskauer.

  • Operational AI Washing: The Next Frontier Of Fiduciary Risk

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    While there are still no final Delaware decisions applying Caremark specifically to artificial intelligence governance failures, previous case law provides a blueprint, so the question for boards is whether their governance architectures will satisfy Caremark when the first cases are decided, say attorneys at Akerman.

  • A Look At The Court's Next Steps In Live Nation Antitrust Case

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    Following a recent jury verdict that Live Nation and Ticketmaster operated as a monopoly to fix ticket prices, a New York federal court stands to weigh Live Nation's bid for a new trial, approve the U.S. Department of Justice's March settlement with the defendants, and impose remedies that include full structural separation, say attorneys at Crowell.

  • Checking For AI Errors Is Now A Two-Way Street

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    A handful of recent federal and state cases demonstrate the importance of checking for errors generated by artificial intelligence not only in your own court submissions, but also your opponent's, as well as when catching opposing counsel's AI mistakes could result in an award for attorney fees, says Tamara Barago at Hollingsworth.

  • Green Card Memo Warps Long-Standing Adjustment Process

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    A recent policy memorandum that treats a nonimmigrant visa holder’s decision to seek adjustment of status in the U.S., rather than at a U.S. consulate, as an adverse factor reinterprets existing discretionary frameworks, compounds risks for applicants required to apply abroad and changes practitioner approaches to application preparation, says attorney Jack Jrada.

  • Tips For Protecting Privilege On Multinational IP Teams

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    As recent court rulings illustrate how fact-specific privilege determinations have become in modern legal workflows, corporations with multinational intellectual property teams must take steps to deliberately preserve attorney-client privilege through clear roles, confidentiality controls and disciplined communication practices, say Taylor Stemler and Grace Neumann at Merchant & Gould.

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    The Biz Court Digest: Shoring Up Corporate Law In Maryland

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    Launched more than 20 years ago to improve complex corporate adjudication, Maryland's Business and Technology Case Management Program has been a solid success in some areas, but there always is room for improvement, says Bill Krulak at Miles & Stockbridge.

  • 2nd Circ.'s Embedded Video Ruling May Protect Publishers

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    The Second Circuit's recent decision in Richardson v. Townsquare, dismissing an infringement claim arising from an embedding of a YouTube-hosted interview, reaffirms a potent defense for publishers who regularly use social media platforms' embed functionality, says Amanda Harris at Jassy Vick.

  • Product-Or-Content Question Is Pivotal In AI Litigation

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    A growing range of civil cases against OpenAI address the question of whether the output of a generative artificial intelligence system is a product, subject to traditional tort doctrine, or third-party content — and the framing courts adopt will shape software liability well beyond AI, says David Meldofsky at Lawsuit Informer.

  • Citron Founder Verdict Tests Reach Of 'Half-Truth' Fraud

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    A California federal jury's conviction this week of Citron founder Andrew Left may be remembered less as a conventional manipulation prosecution than as a case about how far the "half-truth" doctrine can reach when applied to modern market speech, says Elisha Kobre at Sheppard.

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    Competing At Poker Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Playing poker in male-dominated rooms taught me to treat skepticism as background noise when my opponents seem to underestimate me, to apply pressure when it matters and to adapt without losing strategic discipline — skills that are all indispensable in restructuring and insolvency matters, says Alexis Gambale at Pashman Stein.

  • FTC Sweep Signals Increased 'Made In USA' Claim Scrutiny

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    After the Federal Trade Commission's recent enforcement sweep targeting allegedly deceptive "Made in USA" claims, companies should expect continued scrutiny of both traditional and digital marketing channels, coupled with sustained focus on supply chain transparency and claim substantiation, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • Why IPR Slowdown Has Not Led To More Patent Litigation

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    Despite sustained strength in patent application filings and a decline in inter partes review and post-grant review, 2026 has not seen the anticipated surge in patent litigation in district courts and at the U.S. International Trade Commission, potentially due to four reasons, say attorneys at Sterne Kessler.

  • Revisiting TransUnion's Underused Standing Rule, 5 Years On

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    The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' recent use of the U.S. Supreme Court’s now five-year-old TransUnion v. Ramirez rule specifying that the "mere risk of future harm" isn't concrete enough to support a damages claim presents an opportunity to revisit this underutilized standing rule, say attorneys at Horvitz & Levy.

  • 5 Things Associates Must Ask About Their Firm's Merger Plan

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    The associates who navigate law firm mergers best ask the right questions early, such as inquiring about partners' plans, to assess how the merger could affect their workflow and career path, says Jackie Bokser-LeFebvre at Major Lindsey.

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