Technology

  • October 10, 2025

    'LinkedIn For Doctors' Accused In Chancery Of Inflating Data

    A shareholder of a San Francisco-based networking company for healthcare workers filed a derivative suit Friday in the Delaware Chancery Court accusing the CEO and directors of overstating user engagement and deceiving investors.

  • October 10, 2025

    Infosys' Counterclaims Against Competitor Tossed For Now

    A Texas federal court dismissed counterclaims from Infosys Ltd. accusing Cognizant TriZetto Software Group Inc. of monopolizing a market for healthcare software and related services after finding the allegations ignored potential competition from alternatives.

  • October 10, 2025

    Apple Faces Class Cert. Bid In Mobile Wallet Antitrust Case

    An attorney for a proposed class of credit card issuers urged a California federal judge Friday to grant class certification in a suit accusing Apple of monopolizing mobile wallet technology for its own devices even though two lead plaintiffs said they would not pass transaction fees on to their users.

  • October 10, 2025

    Cisco Tells Albright $65.7M Patent Verdict Was Rightly Axed

    Cisco has urged a Texas federal judge to reject Paltalk Holdings' request for reconsideration of a decision tossing a $65.7 million patent infringement verdict against Cisco, saying he correctly found that Paltalk presented no evidence of infringement.

  • October 10, 2025

    Seyfarth Eyes Middle-Market Bounce As Megadeals Dominate

    While multibillion-dollar mergers look good in headlines and have fueled some broader market optimism, Seyfarth attorneys told Law360 on Friday that the middle-market door has yet to fully swing open for a true mergers and acquisitions revival.

  • October 10, 2025

    Profs Say Apple Used Copyrighted Material For AI Training

    Two neuroscientists have sued Apple in California federal court, claiming it made use of their copyrighted materials to train its artificial intelligence model Apple Intelligence.

  • October 10, 2025

    OpenAI's Sora Backlash Shows IP Challenges For Tech Cos.

    OpenAI's new version of its video-generation model Sora has highlighted the growing tension between the development of artificial intelligence technologies and intellectual property rights, with the company emphasizing an opt-in approach for copyright owners for using their works after backlash over a reported opt-out policy.

  • October 10, 2025

    FCC's Carr Reminds Retailers To Heed Banned Equipment List

    Brendan Carr, the Federal Communications Commission chair, said that millions of online sales listings have been taken down because of manufacturing ties to Chinese telecoms and warned that retailers must comply with the federal ban on telecommunications devices made in foreign adversary countries.

  • October 10, 2025

    Mich. Panel Says Detroit Flouted Surveillance Tech Notice Law

    Detroit failed to comply with procedural requirements before inking contracts for gunshot detecting technology, a Michigan appellate panel said Thursday, leaving it to a lower court to determine if the contracts should be canceled due to the violations.

  • October 10, 2025

    GoPro Beats Infringement Claims In $174M Camera IP Trial

    A California federal jury cleared camera giant GoPro of accusations that some of its products infringed two video camera technology patents in a case where Contour IP Holding LLC had sought $174 million in damages.

  • October 10, 2025

    Ga. Medical Billing Practice Faces Data Breach Class Action

    A Georgia-based medical billing practice was hit with a proposed class action in federal court over a September data breach that allegedly exposed the personally identifiable and protected health information of its patients and current and former employees.

  • October 10, 2025

    Space Biz Could Get FCC Boost In Upper Microwave Bands

    Hoping to give a jolt to satellite industry growth, the Federal Communications Commission will look at revamping several upper microwave spectrum bands for more flexible use.

  • October 10, 2025

    DOJ Scrutiny Sparks Change To $500M Material Analysis Deal

    Onto Innovation Inc. removed a product line from its planned deal to purchase a materials analysis business from Semilab International after the U.S. Department of Justice requested additional information to review the merger, reducing the purchase price to $495 million.

  • October 10, 2025

    X Corp. Workers Seek Redo On Severance Claims In Del.

    Six former X Corp. employees have argued in a lawsuit naming billionaire Elon Musk that a federal circuit judge was "manifestly looking in the wrong place" when he found that those who sued for severance benefits lacked standing for their claims after Twitter's merger with X Corp.

  • October 10, 2025

    Nonprofit Asks 9th Circ. To Rethink Vegas Price-Fixing Case

    A nonprofit that focuses on antitrust issues urged entire Ninth Circuit to rehear a price-fixing case accusing several Las Vegas casino-hotel operators of using the same algorithm to set prices for hotel rooms.

  • October 10, 2025

    Dish Streaming Patent Fight Sent To Utah For Witnesses' Ease

    A case brought by Pornhub's owner seeking a declaration that it did not infringe three of Dish Technologies LLC's patents could likely be litigated more conveniently in Utah, a Delaware federal judge has said in transferring the suit.

  • October 10, 2025

    FCC Pushes For New Rules To Help Retire Copper

    The Federal Communications Commission plans to weigh a proposal this month to accelerate the transition to networks that rely on internet protocol rather than copper for voice services.

  • October 10, 2025

    No Taxes On $137M Failed Merger Payment, UK Court Rules

    A British microchip company doesn't owe taxes on $137 million it received from a U.S. company after a failed merger, a U.K. court ruled, rejecting HM Revenue & Customs's contention that the payment constituted a taxable disposal of assets.

  • October 10, 2025

    'Lambo' Website Acquired In Bad Faith, 9th Circ. Affirms

    Italian luxury automaker Lamborghini won at the Ninth Circuit when the appellate court found that a man who registered the online domain name "lambo.com" did so in bad faith.

  • October 10, 2025

    Taxation With Representation: Sullivan, MoFo, Freshfields

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, Fifth Third Bancorp acquires Comerica in an all-stock deal, Qualtrics buys experience analytics firm Press Ganey Forsta, and SoftBank buys ABB's robotics division.

  • October 10, 2025

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    This past week in London has seen Paddington Bear's creators and Studio Canal sue the company behind Spitting Image, Blackpool Football Club's former owner Owen Oyston bring a fresh claim against the club, and Mishcon de Reya sue a Saudi investment group.

  • October 10, 2025

    EDTX Jury Says Samsung Owes $445.5M After Patent Trial

    Samsung has to pay up about $445.5 million after a Texas federal jury found that the South Korean electronics giant infringed a series of patents related to wireless communication network efficiency owned by Collision Communications.

  • October 09, 2025

    Musk's X Posts Trigger Disclosure In NYT Suit, Judge Rules

    The government must produce a list of any security clearances granted to Elon Musk in response to The New York Times' Freedom of Information Act request, a Manhattan federal judge ruled, saying the billionaire waived his privacy interest by posting about his top secret clearance, drug use and foreign contacts.

  • October 09, 2025

    USPTO Says Overturned PTAB Invalidation Can't Be Appealed

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is urging the Federal Circuit to turn away an appeal from Verizon Connect Inc., whose successful challenge at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board was overridden by the acting director.

  • October 09, 2025

    AIG Says Dock Builder Can't Avoid $1.8M Yacht Fire Lawsuit

    An AIG unit urged a Florida federal court Thursday to reject a contractor's claims it can't be held liable for more than $1.8 million in coverage payments over a yacht fire caused by dock wiring that lacked ground fault protection, arguing the state building code required such protection.

Expert Analysis

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Time Management

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    Law students typically have weeks or months to prepare for any given deadline, but the unpredictability of practicing in the real world means that lawyers must become time-management pros, ready to adapt to scheduling conflicts and unexpected assignments at any given moment, says David Thomas at Honigman.

  • Privacy Policy Lessons After Google App Data Verdict

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    In Rodriguez v. Google, a California federal jury recently found that Google unlawfully invaded app users' privacy by collecting, using and disclosing pseudonymized data, highlighting the complex interplay between nonpersonalized data and customers' understanding of privacy policy choices, says Beth Waller at Woods Rogers.

  • How Hyperlinks Are Changing E-Discovery Responsibilities

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    A recent e-discovery dispute over hyperlinked data in Hubbard v. Crow shows how courts have increasingly broadened the definition of control to account for cloud-based evidence, and why organizations must rethink preservation practices to avoid spoliation risks, says Bree Murphy at Exterro.

  • Recent Precedent May Aid In Defending Ad Tech Class Actions

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    An emergent line of appellate court precedent regarding the indecipherability of anonymized advertising technology transmissions can be used as a powerful tool to counteract the explosion of advertising technology class actions under myriad statutory theories, say attorneys at Duane Morris.

  • Beaming Up Lessons From William Shatner's Failed Patent Bid

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    In a tale that boldly goes where few celebrity inventors have gone before, William Shatner's unsuccessful attempt to patent a smartphone file organization system offers insights about potential pitfalls to avoid in patent applications, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

  • Assessing Potential Ad Tech Remedies Ahead Of Google Trial

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    The Virginia federal judge tasked with prying open Google’s digital advertising monopoly faces a smorgasbord of potential remedies, all with different implications for competition, government control and consumers' internet experience, but compromises reached in the parallel Google search monopoly litigation may point a way forward, say attorneys at MoloLamken.

  • Earned Wage Access Providers Face State Law Labyrinth

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    At least 12 states have established laws or rules regulating services that allow employees to access earned wages before payday, with more laws potentially to follow suit, creating an evolving state licensing maze even for fintech providers that partner with banks, say attorneys at Venable.

  • The Pros And Cons Of Levying Value-Based Fees On Patents

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    The potential for a recurring, value-based maintenance fee on patents, while offering some benefits, raises several complications, including that it would likely exceed the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's statutory authority and reduce research and development activities in the U.S., says Sandip Patel at Marshall Gerstein.

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    Writing Musicals Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My experiences with writing musicals and practicing law have shown that the building blocks for both endeavors are one and the same, because drama is necessary for the law to exist, says Addison O’Donnell at LOIS Law.

  • Between The Lines Of EPO's Adoption Of Color Drawings

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    The European Patent Office's decision to accept patent drawings in color starting in October may enhance clarity in technical disclosures and streamline the examination process, and could also enable new patent filing strategies for international applicants, say attorneys at Miller Canfield.

  • How Fashion, Tech Can Maximize New Small Biz Tax Breaks

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    Fashion and technology companies, which invest heavily in innovation, should consider taking advantage of provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that favor small businesses, restructuing if necessary to become eligible for expanded research and experimental expenditure credits and qualified small business stock incentives, says Aime Salazar at Olshan Frome.

  • 3 Circuits Breathe Life Into Privacy Enforcement, For Now

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    With the Second Circuit's recent decision in Verizon v. Federal Communications Commission, three courts of appeals have weighed in on all four record-breaking fines imposed, showing that — at least for now — the FCC continues to have broad authority to set and enforce privacy rules outside of the Fifth Circuit, say attorneys at HWG.

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    Adapting To Private Practice: From Va. AUSA To Mid-Law

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    Returning to the firm where I began my career after seven years as an assistant U.S. attorney in Virginia has been complex, nuanced and rewarding, and I’ve learned that the pursuit of justice remains the constant, even as the mindset and client change, says Kristin Johnson at Woods Rogers.

  • How 5th Circ.'s NLRB Ruling May Reshape Federal Labor Law

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    The Fifth Circuit's recent SpaceX National Labor Relations Board decision undermines the agency's authority, but it does not immediately shut down NLRB enforcement, so employers and labor organizations should expect more litigation, more uncertainty and a possible U.S. Supreme Court showdown, say attorneys at Goldberg Segalla.

  • 7 Document Review Concepts New Attorneys Need To Know

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    For new associates joining firms this fall, stepping into the world of e-discovery can feel like learning a new language, but understanding a handful of fundamentals — from coding layouts to metadata — can help attorneys become fluent in document review, says Ann Motl at Bowman and Brooke.

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