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May 22, 2025
Judge Asks If DEI Is Now 'Homogeneity, Inequity And Exclusion'
A Massachusetts federal judge considering a challenge to the Trump administration's cuts to hundreds of National Institutes of Health grants pressed the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday for its definition of diversity, equity and inclusion, at one point asking hypothetically whether the government's policy is now "homogeneity, inequity and exclusion."
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May 22, 2025
Susman Godfrey Partner To Lead News Orgs In OpenAI MDL
A Susman Godfrey LLP heavy-hitter who helped orchestrate a $787 million settlement in Dominion Voting Systems' defamation suit against Fox News will lead news organizations in their potentially big-dollar copyright claims against Microsoft and OpenAI, a Manhattan federal judge heard Thursday.
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May 22, 2025
Contractor Settles DOJ's Aircraft Adhesive FCA Allegations
A federal contractor paid to make an external pod to carry communications equipment on military aircraft agreed to pay $512,000 to resolve allegations that it misrepresented or omitted important information regarding the adhesive used in a prototype as well as the testing procedures used on that prototype.
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May 22, 2025
Gem Group Plugs $100M Into MoviePass For Fantasy Platform
A fund sponsored by alternative investment firm Gem Group announced Thursday that it completed its inaugural investment in MoviePass, plugging $100 million into the company that says it is "redefining" the moviegoing experience.
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May 22, 2025
Senior FCC Democrat Attends Final Monthly Meeting
Geoffrey Starks, the senior Democrat on the Federal Communications Commission, participated in his last agency meeting Thursday, where he announced he will leave the agency sometime within the next month.
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May 21, 2025
Tech CEO Duped Investors, Faked Blockchain Deals, Feds Say
The co-founder and CEO of Amalgam Capital Ventures on Wednesday was charged with defrauding investors in the purported blockchain-based software startup by lying about sky-high revenue projections and partnerships with well-known businesses, including major league sports teams and top payment processing platforms.
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May 21, 2025
Latham Leads Pair Of Venture-Backed IPOs Raising $624M
Artificial-intelligence powered physical therapy startup Hinge Health Inc. raised an estimated $437 million initial public offering at the top of its range Wednesday, leading two venture-backed IPOs that netted more than $624 million combined, both represented by Latham & Watkins LLP.
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May 21, 2025
Wyden Urges Sens. To Switch Carriers Over Privacy Risks
AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile failed to put in place systems notifying senators about government surveillance requests, despite being contractually required to, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., told his colleagues Wednesday, urging them in a letter to "seriously consider" switching mobile carriers for personal and campaign phones.
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May 21, 2025
Google, Character.AI Can't Escape Suit Over Teen's Suicide
A Florida federal judge on Wednesday greenlit the bulk of claims in a suit accusing Character.AI and Google of causing a 14-year-old's suicide after he became addicted to an artificial intelligence chatbot, saying the AI app can be considered a product for the purposes of a product liability claim.
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May 21, 2025
4th Circ. Won't Revive Khashoggi Widow's Surveillance Suit
The Fourth Circuit on Wednesday said a Virginia federal judge properly tossed a lawsuit from the widow of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi alleging NSO Group Technologies' spyware contributed to her husband's assassination, saying she hasn't shown the cyber-intelligence firm's alleged conduct was directed at the Commonwealth.
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May 21, 2025
Squires Talks Fortress, PTAB Invalidations In Senate Hearing
The Trump administration's nominee for U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director had his moment before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, where he downplayed his controversial connections to litigation finance giant Fortress Investment Group and raised concerns that too many bad patents were being issued.
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May 21, 2025
Verizon Looks To Break Free Of TracFone Unlocking Condition
Verizon is once again asking the Federal Communications Commission to let it out of a condition from its takeover of TracFone requiring the carrier to unlock its mobile phones after 60 days.
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May 21, 2025
Latham, Gibson Dunn Steer $5.75B Lumen, AT&T Fiber Deal
Lumen Technologies, represented by Latham & Watkins, announced Wednesday that it is selling its Mass Markets fiber-to-the-home business in 11 states to AT&T Inc., represented by Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, in a $5.75 billion cash deal that is expected to close in the first half of 2026.
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May 21, 2025
9th Circ. Judge Asks If Apple's Watch Updates 'Ice Out' Rivals
Two Ninth Circuit judges appeared skeptical Wednesday of Apple Inc.'s arguments against reviving an antitrust suit brought by medical monitoring startup AliveCor Inc. after Apple blocked third-party access to medical data on the Apple Watch, with one judge asking rhetorically whether a "marginal" improvement by Apple could actually be a way to "ice out" competition.
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May 21, 2025
USAA's $3.25M Data Breach Deal Granted Final OK
Customers of USAA have received final approval for their $3.2 million settlement agreement to resolve claims that cybersecurity shortcomings affecting the bank's online insurance quote system paved the way for cybercriminals to open fraudulent memberships.
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May 21, 2025
Tesla Cites Nat'l Security In Bid To Keep PTAB Challenge Alive
Tesla Inc. has argued that "national security interests" support its Patent Trial and Appeal Board challenge to a digital camera patent that it's accused of infringing, urging the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's acting director to reject the patent owner's bid to toss the challenge under new board procedures.
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May 21, 2025
Albright Sends Patent Suit Against Amazon To Calif.
A Texas federal judge transferred a software company's patent infringement suit against Amazon and two affiliates to California federal court on Wednesday.
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May 21, 2025
Google Gets Rumble's Video-Sharing Antitrust Case Tossed
A California federal court on Wednesday agreed with Google that Rumble waited too long to file an antitrust case accusing the tech giant of rigging search results to favor its YouTube unit over the rival video-sharing site.
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May 21, 2025
Army Contract Protest Dismissed Over Filing Violations
Multiple missed filing deadlines and public filings containing confidential information, despite repeated warnings, provided grounds to dismiss a Virginia company's challenge of a U.S. Army contract award for information technology services, a Court of Federal Claims Judge said Wednesday.
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May 21, 2025
ITC To Eye Qualcomm, Nvidia Circuit Imports Over Onesta IP
The U.S. International Trade Commission will look into allegations over whether Qualcomm Inc., Nvidia Corp. and others are infringing several electronics patents by importing integrated circuits and electronics devices.
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May 21, 2025
Texas Bills To Watch Before The End Of The 2025 Session
With less than two weeks remaining in the Texas legislative session, lawmakers will hit several deadlines in the coming days that will seal the fate of bills surrounding legal procedure, abortion, artificial intelligence and other topics.
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May 21, 2025
Courts Can't Review Trump's Tariff Emergencies, Gov't Says
Courts can't review President Donald Trump's decision that unusual or extraordinary threats exist under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, a government attorney told the U.S. Court of International Trade on Wednesday as 12 states seek to block Trump's tariffs under the law.
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May 21, 2025
Intel Investors Say They Fixed Suit Over Chipmaking Woes
Intel Corp. investors say a California federal judge should reject the company's bid to dismiss a suit claiming it concealed problems in its domestic computer chipmaking business, arguing they have fixed all potential deficiencies in the suit that previously led to its dismissal.
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May 21, 2025
Kirkland, Fenwick Lead CoreWeave's Upsized $2B Debt Offer
Artificial intelligence startup CoreWeave Inc. on Wednesday said it raised $2 billion in debt through an upsized offering, represented by Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Fenwick & West LLP, that netted $500 million more than its initial target.
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May 21, 2025
Country Music Singer Urges Sens. To Pass AI Deepfakes Bill
Country music star Martina McBride urged U.S. senators Wednesday to pass legislation aimed at protecting individuals from having their voice and likeness replicated with artificial intelligence without their permission, saying "it's frightening, and it's wrong."
Expert Analysis
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Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Enviro To Mid-Law
Practitioners leaving a longtime government role for private practice — as when I departed the U.S. Department of Justice’s environmental enforcement division — should prioritize finding a firm that shares their principles, values their experience and will invest in their transition, says John Cruden at Beveridge & Diamond.
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A Look At Probabilistic Tracing After High Court's Slack Ruling
Recent decisions following the U.S. Supreme Court's 2023 ruling in Slack v. Pirani have increased the difficulty of pleading Securities Act claims for securities issued in direct listings by rejecting the use of statistical probabilities to establish that share purchases were traceable to a challenged registration statement, says Jonathan Richman at Brown Rudnick.
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3 Change Management Tools To Boost Compliance Efforts
As companies grapple with rapidly changing regulations and expectations, leaders charged with implementing their organizations’ compliance programs should look to change management principles to make the process less costly and more effective, says Liisa Thomas at Sheppard Mullin.
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Trump DOE's Plan On AI Offers Challenges, Opportunities
The Trump administration's push to make federal land available for development of artificial intelligence data centers follows a similar Biden administration proposal — but a new request for information from the U.S. Department of Energy envisions a rapid timeline that may prove challenging for both the DOE and industry stakeholders, say attorneys at HWG.
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NY Tax Talk: Sourcing, Retroactivity, Information Services
Attorneys at Eversheds Sutherland examine recent decisions by New York’s Tax Appeals Tribunal, Division of Taxation and Court of Appeals on location sourcing of broker-dealer receipts, a case of first impression on the retroactive application of Corporate Franchise Tax regulations and when fees for information services are excluded from taxation.
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Legal Ethics Considerations For Law Firm Pro Bono Deals
If a law firm enters into a pro bono deal with the Trump administration in exchange for avoiding or removing an executive order, it has an ethical obligation to create a written settlement agreement with specific terms, which would mitigate some potential conflict of interest problems, says Andrew Altschul at Buchanan Angeli.
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Playing Football Made Me A Better Lawyer
While my football career ended over 15 years ago, the lessons the sport taught me about grit, accountability and resilience have stayed with me and will continue to help me succeed as an attorney, says Bert McBride at Trenam.
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10 Arbitrations And A 5th Circ. Ruling Flag Arb. Clause Risks
The ongoing arbitral saga of Sullivan v. Feldman, which has engendered proceedings before 10 different arbitrators in Texas and Louisiana along with last month's Fifth Circuit opinion, showcases both the risks and limitations of arbitration clauses in retainer agreements for resolving attorney-client disputes, says Christopher Blazejewski at Sherin and Lodgen.
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AI Use Of Hollywood Works: The Case For Statutory Licensing
Amid entertainment industry concerns about how generative artificial intelligence uses its copyrighted content, a statutory licensing framework may offer a more viable path than litigation and petitions — one that aligns legal doctrine, economic incentives and technological progress, says Rob Rosenberg at Telluride Legal.
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Keys To Handling Digital Investigations In Pharma IP Litigation
In the high-stakes realm of pharmaceutical intellectual property litigation, efficient e-discovery and digital investigation workflows are essential to supporting strategic arguments, building defensible cases and proving that the requirements for market entry have been adequately met, says Jerry Lay at FTI Consulting.
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Perspectives
Power To The Paralegals: The Value Of Unified State Licensing
Texas' proposal to become the latest state to license paraprofessional providers of limited legal services could help firms expand their reach and improve access to justice, but consumers, attorneys and allied legal professionals would benefit even more if similar programs across the country become more uniform, says Michael Houlberg at the University of Denver.
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Key Digital Asset Issues Require Antitrust Vigilance
As the digital assets industry continues to mature and consolidate during Trump 2.0, it will inevitably bump up against the antitrust laws in a new way, with potential pitfalls related to merger reviews, conspiratorial or monopolistic conduct, and interlocking directorates, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.
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What's Next For Lab Test Regulation Without FDA Authority
A recent Texas federal court decision vacating the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's final rule that would apply FDA regulations to laboratory-developed tests signals potential positive impacts in the diagnostic space, and could inspire more healthcare entities to litigate against the government, say attorneys at Hooper Lundy.
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11 Tips For Contractors Dealing With DOD Staff Reductions
Defense contractors should prepare for a wide range of disruptions related to procurement and contract administration that are likely amid federal workforce reductions, say attorneys at Covington.
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10 Soft Skills Every GC Should Master
As businesses face shifting regulatory and technological uncertainty, general counsel will need to strengthen certain soft skills to succeed, from admitting when they make a mistake to maintaining a healthy dose of dispassion, says Douglas Brown at Manatt.