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October 20, 2025
Give Small Jails More Time On FCC Rate Caps, Rep. Says
A U.S. lawmaker representing a swath of rural Virginia said the Federal Communications Commission needs to give small jails more time to comply with rate caps on inmate phone calls.
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October 20, 2025
Spiro Can't Be Witness And Musk Atty, Twitter Investors Say
Elon Musk's informed written consent does not mean that Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP partner Alex Spiro can serve as both his lead counsel and witness in the trial over a class of investors' allegations that Musk tried to tank Twitter's stock, those investors told a California federal judge on Friday.
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October 20, 2025
Bank Seeks Atty Fees For 'Vexatious' Patent Suit
CIBC Bank has asked a Texas federal court to impose sanctions on a rival litigant, its principal and one of its attorneys, saying the patent claims they brought were "vexatious and substantively unsuccessful in every single aspect."
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October 20, 2025
AI-Driven Marketing Biz Says Ex-Workers Lifted Trade Secrets
Artificial intelligence-integrated marketing and advertising venture AIquire Inc. sued a newer, climate-focused marketing business in Delaware federal court on Friday, accusing former employees and affiliated companies of misappropriating trade secrets to build the new business, Climaty.
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October 20, 2025
Paul Weiss-Led Diversis Wraps 3rd Fund With $1.2B
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP-advised Diversis Capital Management LP on Monday revealed that it closed its third fund with over $1.2 billion in tow, which will be used to invest in software and technology-enabled services companies.
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October 20, 2025
Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
This past week, the Delaware Chancery Court and Supreme Court handled a crowded corporate docket, weighing blockbuster merger appeals, shareholder settlement objections, fights over control involving an NBA franchise and a high-profile appeal from Elon Musk involving a massive payday from Tesla.
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October 20, 2025
Justices Deny EcoFactor Appeal Over Google Patent Damages
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal by EcoFactor Inc. on Monday that argued the en banc Federal Circuit usurped the role of the jury when it found the company's damages expert unreliable and vacated a $20 million patent verdict it won against Google.
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October 20, 2025
UK Clears $24.2B Global Payments Deal For Worldpay
Britain's antitrust authority said Monday that it has given the green light to Global Payments' planned acquisition of payments giant Worldpay for $24.25 billion after finding that it will not harm competition in any U.K. markets.
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October 20, 2025
Justices Won't Review Optional NAR Rule In Zillow Case
The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to review claims that Zillow and the National Association of Realtors blocked competition through an optional association rule that relegated a defunct brokerage platform's listings to a secondary tab on Zillow's site.
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October 17, 2025
Audible Users Blocked From Using Calif. Law In Privacy Row
A pair of Audible customers can't sustain claims that the audiobook provider violated California's wiretap law on allegations it shared their browsing and listening activities with Meta Platforms Inc. because they agreed to litigate any disputes under Washington law when they signed up for the service, a federal judge in Seattle held in tossing the proposed class action for now.
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October 17, 2025
Texas Youth Join Big Tech In Challenging New App Store Law
Advocacy group Students Engaged in Advancing Texas has joined tech industry giants in challenging the Lone Star State's new law requiring app store owners to verify users' ages and block minors from downloads and purchases without parental consent, arguing the measure illegally imposes restrictions on protected speech and information.
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October 17, 2025
Mixed Discretionary Denial Batch Caps Off Big Week For PTAB
Deputy U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Coke Morgan Stewart allowed 19 Patent Trial and Appeal Board petitions to go forward while denying 21 others on Friday, concluding a week that saw major reforms at the PTAB.
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October 17, 2025
PTAB Axes Patent And Finds Chip Co. Has No Ties To Intel
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board found that a Greenthread semiconductor patent was invalid after finding one of the challengers didn't have ties to Intel in a way that could have doomed the case.
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October 17, 2025
Charter-Cox Deal Called Rational, Given Cable Biz Decline
Conservative think tank Free State Foundation thinks the Federal Communications Commission should give Charter Communications' $34.5 billion plan to merge with Cox Communications the green light, given the fact that "cable television is deep in decline."
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October 17, 2025
John Hancock, UBS Settle $600K Data Breach Class Action
UBS Financial Services Inc., John Hancock Investment Management LLC and their marketing vendor DG3 North America Inc. have gotten a final nod for their $600,000 deal ending customer claims stemming from a DG3 data breach.
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October 17, 2025
W.Va. Says Pole Owners Must Replace Old Utility Poles
Utility poles that have been "red tagged" for replacement must be replaced by whoever owns them, not the utility that is paying to use them, West Virginia's Public Service Commission has declared.
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October 17, 2025
Newsmax To Build Crypto Reserve With Bitcoin, Trump Coin
Newsmax Inc. plans to purchase up to $5 million worth of bitcoin and President Donald Trump's meme coin in the coming year, joining the ranks of public companies adding cryptocurrency to their strategic reserve.
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October 17, 2025
NJ Parents Keep Fighting State Over Storage Of Babies' DNA
Across the U.S., health departments draw small blood samples from newborns' heels to test for metabolic and genetic disorders. After a new mother discovered that New Jersey police had used DNA extracted from such samples in criminal investigations, she signed on as plaintiff in a suit that says parents have a right to refuse these blood draws.
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October 17, 2025
Texas Readies $1.3B Spending Plan For Broadband Access
Texas, which was originally allocated $3.3 billion under the Biden administration, is about to submit its plans for using the $1.3 billion in federal broadband funding that was eventually awarded after a Trump administration revamp of the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program.
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October 17, 2025
Arson, Stalking Claims Not Defamatory, NC Biz Court Rules
A Virginia couple has lost their bid for a pretrial win on claims their former friends defamed them online, with a North Carolina Business Court judge finding the posts weren't defamatory and their identities couldn't otherwise be easily deduced.
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October 17, 2025
Federal Courts To Scale Back Operations Amid Shutdown
The federal court system has run out of money and will scale back operations beginning Monday as a result of the ongoing government shutdown, possibly leading to case delays.
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October 17, 2025
Latham To Bring On 3 Restructuring Pros From Ropes & Gray
Latham & Watkins LLP announced Friday that it will be adding three restructuring partners from Ropes & Gray LLP, including one who steered that firm's business restructuring practice.
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October 17, 2025
Verizon Scraps Ad For Free Google Pixel After AT&T Objects
Verizon has dropped an advertisement for free Google Pixel phones that prompted an AT&T complaint that the offer was only available for "Unlimited Ultimate" plan customers, not everyone.
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October 17, 2025
USPTO Head To Take Over Patent Review Institution Decisions
John Squires, director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, said Friday that he will now make all decisions on whether to institute America Invents Act reviews of patents, including on the merits of the challenge and discretionary issues, in a major overhaul of the review system.
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October 17, 2025
Artists Ask To Certify Classes In Google AI Copyright Suit
A group of artists and writers who claim their copyrights were infringed when Google used their works to train its artificial intelligence model asked a California federal judge to grant them class certification.
Expert Analysis
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NY AML Rules Get Crypto Rebrand: What It Means For Banks
A recent letter from the New York State Department of Financial Services outlining how banks can use blockchain analytics in anti-money laundering efforts is a reminder that crypto activity is not exempted from banks' role in keeping the financial system safe, says Katherine Lemire at Lankler Siffert.
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3 Trends From AI-Related Securities Class Action Dismissals
A review of recently dismissed securities class actions centering on artificial intelligence highlights courts' scrutiny of statements about AI's capabilities and independence, and sustained focus on issues that aren't AI-specific, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.
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5 Evolving Marketing Risks That Finance Cos. Should Watch
Financial services providers should beware several areas where consumer protection regulators are broadening their scrutiny of modern marketing practices, such as the use of influencer testimonials or advertisements touting artificial intelligence-powered products, so they can better adapt to changing expectations for compliance, say attorneys at Hinshaw.
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AI Will Transform Patent Examination For The Better
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's increasing use of artificial intelligence tools will result in patents that are more thoroughly vetted, and patent applicants and practitioners will need to adapt their drafting strategies and address stronger and more sophisticated rejections, say attorneys at Troutman.
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Hybrid Claims In Antitrust Disputes Spark Coverage Battles
Antitrust litigation increasingly includes claims for breach of warranty, product liability or state consumer protection violations, complicating insurers' reliance on exclusions as courts analyze whether these are antitrust claims in disguise, says Jameson Pasek at Caldwell Law.
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EU-US Data Transfer Ruling Offers Reassurance To Cos.
The European Union General Court’s recent upholding of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework in Latombe v. European Commission, although subject to appeal, provides companies with legal certainty for the first time by allowing the transfer of European Economic Area personal data without relying on alternative mechanisms, say lawyers at Wilson Sonsini.
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Protecting Sensitive Court Filings After Recent Cyber Breach
In the wake of a recent cyberattack on federal courts' Case Management/Electronic Case Files system, civil litigants should consider seeking enhanced protections for sensitive materials filed under seal to mitigate the risk of unauthorized exposure, say attorneys at Redgrave.
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DOJ Settlement Offers Guide To Avoiding Key Antitrust Risks
The U.S. Justice Department's settlement with Greystar Management shows why parties looking to acquire companies that use pricing recommendation software should carefully examine whether the software algorithm and how it is used in the market create antitrust dangers, say attorneys at Fried Frank.
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Minimizing AI Bias Risks Amid New Calif. Workplace Rules
In light of California implementing new regulations to protect job applicants and employees from discrimination linked to artificial intelligence tools, employers should take proactive steps to ensure compliance, both to minimize the risk of discrimination and to avoid liability, says Alexa Foley at Gordon Rees.
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Midjourney Cases Could Define Fair Use In Age Of AI Images
Recently filed litigation over Midjourney's use of artificial intelligence-generated images based on Disney, Universal and Warner Bros.' copyrighted characters display straightforward infringement issues favoring the plaintiffs, but also present an opportunity to clarify the fair use doctrine as it relates to generative AI, says Avery Carter at Arnall Golden.
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Means-Plus-Function Terms In Software Claims May Be Risky
Though the Federal Circuit recently reversed a decision rejecting a set of means-plus-function software claims as lacking sufficient structure, practitioners who proceed under this holding may run into indefiniteness problems if they do not consider other Federal Circuit holdings related to the definiteness requirement, says Jeffrey Danley at Seed IP Law Group.
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NC Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q3
There were several impactful changes to the financial services landscape in North Carolina in the third quarter of the year, including statutory updates, enforcement developments from Office of the Commissioner of Banks, and notable mergers, acquisitions and branch expansions, say attorneys at Moore & Van Allen.
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New Calif. Chatbot Bill May Make AI Assistants Into Liabilities
While a pending California bill aims to regulate emotionally engaging chatbots that target children, its definition of "companion chatbot" may cover more ground — potentially capturing virtual assistants used for customer service or tech support, and creating serious legal exposure for businesses, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.
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Navigating Employee Social Media Use Amid Political Violence
With concerns about employee social media use reaching a fever pitch in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination, employers should analyze the legal framework, update company policies and maintain a clear mission to be prepared to manage complaints around employees' polarizing posts amid rising political division and violence, say attorneys at Seyfarth.
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Training AI On Books: A Tale Of 2 Fair Use Rulings
Though two recent decisions from the Northern District of California concluded that training artificial intelligence with copyrighted books counts as fair use, certain meaningful differences in reasoning could affect pending and future cases, says Brett Carmody at Atheria Law.