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October 03, 2025
Google Ad Tech Judge: 'We Don't Know' Breakup Buyer
A Virginia federal judge questioned Friday whether the breakup of Google's advertising placement technology business sought by the U.S. Department of Justice would benefit website publishers as a government witness asserted.
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October 03, 2025
UiPath Beats Investor Suit Over Robot Competition Claims
Automation software company UiPath Inc. has shed investor claims it misrepresented the competitive risks it faced after a Manhattan federal judge rejected in its entirety a lengthy revised suit that the judge said reintroduced claims she'd tossed earlier.
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October 03, 2025
4 Firms Steer Avalanche Treasury's $675M SPAC Merger
Blank check company Mountain Lake Acquisition Corp. will combine with a crypto treasury company focused on the Avalanche ecosystem in a $675 million deal steered by four law firms.
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October 03, 2025
Meta Gets Facebook Ad Overcharging Suit Tossed, For Now
A California federal judge on Friday dismissed a proposed class action from Iron Tribe Fitness claiming Meta Platforms Inc. secretly overcharged Facebook advertisers $4 billion by using an undisclosed auction system, but gave the fitness company the opportunity to submit a bolstered complaint.
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October 03, 2025
10th Circ. Rules Modoc Nation's Ex-AG Not Immune From Suit
The Tenth Circuit said Friday that the Modoc Nation's former attorney general isn't entitled to immunity in the Oklahoma tribe's $14.6 million racketeering lawsuit against a computer management company, ruling the ex-official "is the real party in interest."
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October 03, 2025
Calif. Gov. Newsom Inks Bill To Let Lyft, Uber Drivers Unionize
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Oct. 3 signed into law legislation giving gig drivers the right to unionize and negotiate certain job terms and conditions, after state leaders reached a deal with Uber and Lyft to facilitate its passage.
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October 03, 2025
4 Top Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Term
After a busy summer of emergency rulings, the U.S. Supreme Court will kick off its October 2025 term Monday with only a few big-ticket cases on its docket — over presidential authorities, transgender athletes and election law — in what might be a strategically slow start to a potentially momentous term. Here, Law360 looks at four of the most important cases on the court's docket so far.
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October 03, 2025
Few Petitions Move Forward In Newest Discretion Reviews
Deputy U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Coke Morgan Stewart rejected 15 Patent Trial and Appeal Board petitions Friday night, but allowed five challenges to proceed.
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October 03, 2025
FCC Hears Prison Phone Companies' Calls To Drop Rate Caps
The Federal Communications Commission wants to drop the rate caps that the previous administration's FCC set for prison phone services, according to an announcement Friday from the agency.
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October 03, 2025
Paltalk Urges Albright To Revive $65.7M Cisco Patent Verdict
Paltalk Holdings wants U.S. District Judge Alan Albright to revisit his decision wiping out an over $65.7 million verdict in its favor against Cisco Systems Inc. and ordering a new trial on damages in the patent infringement case, saying the verdict was backed by enough evidence.
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October 03, 2025
Video Platform Rumble Defends Claims In Google Ad Tech MDL
Video-sharing site Rumble Inc. urged a New York federal court on Friday not to toss its claims in the multidistrict litigation over Google's advertising technology, saying the allegations are similar to those being brought by federal and state enforcers and others that all survived dismissal.
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October 03, 2025
Megadeals Spur Jump In Global M&A Deal Values Through Q3
A flurry of megadeals in transportation, technology and infrastructure has propelled global mergers and acquisitions to their strongest showing since 2021, even as the number of transactions languishes at levels not seen since the financial crisis.
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October 03, 2025
Amazon Union Seeks To Defend New York's NLRB Fill-In Law
The Amazon Labor Union has asked a New York federal judge to let it defend a New York law empowering state enforcers to fill in for the beleaguered National Labor Relations Board, saying Amazon's bid to nullify the new law imperils an unfair firing charge it filed with the state.
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October 03, 2025
Roush's NASCAR Team Accused Of Exposing Employee Data
Professional stock car racing team Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing LLC has been hit with a putative class action in North Carolina federal court accusing it of failing to safeguard employees' sensitive information, resulting in a data breach.
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October 03, 2025
Google Beats Search Engine Patent Suit For Good
A California federal judge on Friday permanently dismissed LookSmart Group Inc.'s suit accusing Google of infringing a search engine patent, saying LookSmart had failed to amend the claims so that they didn't only describe an unpatentable abstract idea.
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October 03, 2025
Fed. Circ. Sinks Advocacy Groups' Bid For PTAB 'Veto' Rule
The Federal Circuit on Friday affirmed a lower court's rejection of efforts by advocacy groups to create a "veto" for small-business patent owners defending themselves at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, saying in a precedential decision that the groups lacked standing.
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October 03, 2025
'Clean Slate' For Broadcast Rules Needed, Think Tank Says
An economics think tank suggested the Federal Communications Commission go back to the drawing board with rules governing radio and TV ownership, suggesting that the existing rules would not be envisioned in the current competitive, multimedia environment.
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October 03, 2025
Linqto's Private Stock Deal Clears Bankruptcy Court Hurdle
Investment platform Linqto received a Texas bankruptcy judge's approval for a novel Chapter 11 settlement with customers that would offer them a version of the exposure to private startups the company purported to sell before seeking Chapter 11 protection in July.
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October 03, 2025
Biz Can't Sue Bank Over Patent It Didn't Own, Judge Suggests
A Western District of Texas magistrate judge recommended Friday that a suit accusing a Canadian bank of patent infringement be tossed, finding that the business that brought the suit didn't actually own the virtual payment methods patent.
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October 03, 2025
Class Suit Accuses Fantasy Site Of Platforming Illegal Gambling
A California resident sued the operators of online platform Sleeper in federal court on Thursday, alleging in a proposed class complaint that the website is masquerading as a daily fantasy sport but is in reality an illegal gambling operation in a state that prohibits sports betting.
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October 03, 2025
Weapons Check Co. Insiders Sued In Del. After System Failure
A stockholder of weapons screening developer Evolv Inc. has sued 20 current and former company directors and officers in Delaware's Court of Chancery, in a five-count derivative suit seeking damages linked to reports that Evolv systems fell short in catching threats.
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October 03, 2025
Trump Admin Hit With Suit Over $100K H-1B Fees
Several groups sued Friday in California federal court to block the Trump administration's recent action slapping on a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas, saying the new price tag was unconstitutionally ordered and will hurt more than just America's tech industry.
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October 03, 2025
OpenAI Looks To Ditch XAI's Trade Secrets Theft Suit
OpenAI Inc. has written off a suit from xAI accusing it of poaching employees in order to steal trade secrets as another attempt by Elon Musk to disrupt OpenAI's efforts to create artificial intelligence that benefits humanity, adding that employees were leaving Musk's company of their own volition.
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October 03, 2025
The Roberts Court At 20: How The Chief Is Reshaping America
Twenty years after John Roberts became the 17th chief justice of the United States, he faces a U.S. Supreme Court term that's looking transformative for the country and its institutions. How Justice Roberts and his colleagues navigate mounting distrust in the judiciary and set the boundaries of presidential authority appear increasingly likely to define his time leading the court.
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October 03, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Paul Weiss, Cravath
In this week's Taxation With Representation, video game maker Electronic Arts agrees to be acquired by the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners; online mortgage giant Rocket closes its acquisition of rival Mr. Cooper Group; and Berkshire Hathaway acquires international energy company Occidental's chemical business.
Expert Analysis
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Balancing The Promises And Perils Of Tokenizing Securities
Tokenizing listed securities offers the promise of greater efficiency, accessibility and innovation, but a recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission statement makes clear that the federal securities laws continue to apply to tokenized securities, so financial institutions and technology developers must work together to create clear rules, say attorneys at Orrick.
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How To Increase 3rd-Party Preissuance Patent Submissions
Attorneys Marian Underweiser and Marc Ehrlich, who helped draft the America Invents Act, discuss changes that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office could potentially implement to facilitate its hopes for increased participation in front-end patent challenges.
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How Cos. In China Can Tailor Compliance Amid FCPA Shifts
The U.S. Department of Justice’s recently updated Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement guidelines create a fluid business environment for companies operating in China that will require a customized compliance approach to navigate both countries’ corporate and legal systems, say attorneys at Dickinson Wright.
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7 Ways Employers Can Avoid Labor Friction Over AI
As artificial intelligence use in the workplace emerges as a key labor relations topic in the U.S. and Europe, employers looking to reduce reputational risk and prevent costly disputes should consider proactive strategies to engage with unions, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.
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Open Banking Is On Ice As CFPB Seeks To Toss Its Own Rule
Even as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's efforts to toss its open banking rule play out in Kentucky federal court, it remains statutorily required to effectuate consumer access to data, raising questions about how it would replace the previously finalized standard, say attorneys at Cooley.
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SEC, FINRA Obligations In Changing AI Regulatory Landscape
Despite the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent withdrawal of its proposed artificial intelligence conflict rules, financial regulators remain focused on firms developing the correct AI compliance framework, as well as continuously testing and supervising them to ensure they're fit for purpose, say attorneys at Cahill Gordon.
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Opinion
DOJ's HPE-Juniper Settlement Will Help US Compete
The U.S. Department of Justice settlement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise clears the purchase of Juniper Networks in a deal that positions the U.S. as a leader in secure, scalable networking and critical digital infrastructure by requiring the divestiture of a WiFi network business geared toward small firms, says John Shu at Taipei Medical University.
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Anthropic Ruling Creates Fair Use Framework For AI Training
A California federal court’s recent ruling that Anthropic’s use of copyrighted books to train its large language model qualified as fair use provides important guidance for both artificial intelligence developers and copyright holders because it distinguishes between transformative uses and unauthorized uses involving pirated or format-shifted works, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.
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Series
Playing Baseball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Playing baseball in college, and now Wiffle ball in a local league, has taught me that teamwork, mental endurance and emotional intelligence are not only important to success in the sport, but also to success as a trial attorney, says Kevan Dorsey at Swift Currie.
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How US Cos. Should Prep For Brazil's Int'l Data Transfer Rules
Brazil's National Data Protection Authority's new rules concerning the processing and storing of Brazilians' personal data carry significant reputational risks for the e-commerce, financial services, education and health sectors, so U.S. companies with business in Brazil should prepare ahead of the Aug. 23 compliance date, says Juliane Chaves Ferreira at Guimarães & Vieira de Mello.
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A Deep Dive Into 14 Nixed Gensler-Era SEC Rule Proposals
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last month formally withdrew 14 notices of proposed rulemaking, including several significant and widely criticized proposals that had been issued under former Chair Gary Gensler's leadership, signaling a clear and definitive shift away from the previous administration, say attorneys at Dechert.
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Series
Law School's Missed Lessons: Skillful Persuasion
In many ways, law school teaches us how to argue, but when the ultimate goal is to get your client what they want, being persuasive through preparation and humility is the more likely key to success, says Michael Friedland at Friedland Cianfrani.
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A Look At Trump 2.0 Antitrust Enforcement So Far
The first six months of President Donald Trump's second administration were marked by aggressive antitrust enforcement tempered by traditional structural remedies for mergers, but other unprecedented actions, like the firing of Federal Trade Commission Democrats, will likely stoke heated discussion ahead, says Richard Dagen at Axinn.
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Breaking Down Novel Va. Social Media Law For Minors
While a Virginia bill passed in May is notable for setting a one-hour daily limit on minors' use of social media, other provisions create compliance burdens for social media operators and app store providers, and increase privacy and security risks associated with the collection of sensitive information to prove identity, says Jenna Rode at Hunton.
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Fed. Circ. Ingenico Ruling Pivotal For IPR Estoppel Landscape
The Federal Circuit's recent decision in Ingenico v. Ioengine brings long-awaited clarity to the scope of inter partes review estoppel, confirming that a patent challenger is not precluded from relying on the same or substantially similar prior art in both IPR and district court proceedings, so long as it is used to support a different invalidity theory, say attorneys at Irwin IP.