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May 16, 2025
Accused Fox Video Hacker's Attys Slammed For Fake Citations
A Florida federal judge has ordered an alleged Fox News video hacker's dismissal motion stricken from the record after finding it was full of fake legal citations and demanded an explanation from defense attorneys for the "unprofessional misrepresentations."
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May 16, 2025
Food Delivery App's $80M Investor Settlement Gets Final OK
Investors suing mobile food delivery and ride-hailing services operator Grab Holdings Ltd. have received final approval of an $80 million deal settling claims that several sections of a proxy statement Grab filed with a special purpose acquisition company were false and misleading.
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May 16, 2025
Intuit Strikes $2M Deal To Wrap Up 401(k) Forfeiture Suit
Intuit will pay $2 million to end a proposed class action alleging its use of forfeited 401(k) funds to cover employer contributions rather than plan expenses violated federal benefits law, the former employee leading the suit said Friday in California federal court.
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May 16, 2025
9th Circ. Says Lil Nas X Didn't Steal Model's Instagram Poses
The Ninth Circuit upheld the dismissal of a model's lawsuit accusing Lil Nas X of copying his Instagram photos, ruling Friday that the model didn't plausibly allege the musician had "access" to the pictures, as defined by court doctrine.
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May 16, 2025
Coinbase Users Sue Under Illinois Biometric Privacy Law
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has been sued in Illinois federal court by users who claim its identity verification process flouts Illinois' biometric privacy law, alleging it fails to get written, informed consent before collecting, analyzing and storing biometric data from users' government IDs and photographs.
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May 16, 2025
Illumina Accuses Ex-Workers' Co. Of Infringing Gene Tech IP
Biotechnology giant Illumina Inc. filed a lawsuit Thursday against Element Biosciences in Delaware federal court, accusing the company founded by former Illumina employees of infringing five patents related to automated gene sequencing technology.
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May 16, 2025
Western Digital Agrees To End Patent Suit After $262M Verdict
Data storage giant Western Digital and MR Technologies told a California federal judge Friday they agreed to end a patent dispute that last summer had put Western Digital on the hook for $262.4 million in damages to MR Technologies for infringing patents for increasing storage capacity on disk drives.
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May 16, 2025
Off The Bench: NIL Objectors, NFL's Bluesky Beef, Dick's Deal
In this week's Off The Bench, the NCAA's pending $2.78 billion name, image and likeness rights settlement faces another round of objections, the NFL shreds an antitrust suit accusing it of boycotting Bluesky and retail giant Dick's Sporting Goods makes a 10-figure splurge for Foot Locker.
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May 16, 2025
Colo. Consultancy Says Company Ripped Off AI Tool Name
A business consulting services company sued a software development company in Colorado federal court Thursday for allegedly ripping off the trademarked name for its artificial intelligence "change management" tool for its own AI software solutions.
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May 16, 2025
Judge Blocks Energy Department's Cap On Research Costs
A Boston federal judge blocked a U.S. Department of Energy policy capping research costs, saying the suit was "far from identical" to another case in which the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a challenge to education grant cuts.
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May 16, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Blakes, Davies, Goodmans
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Charter Communications Inc. merges with Cox Communications, Hub International Ltd. boosts its valuation after securing an investment, Pan American Silver Corp. acquires Mag Silver Corp. and Robinhood buys WonderFi.
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May 16, 2025
DC Circ. Orders Closer Look At FTC's $5B Meta Privacy Deal
A D.C. Circuit panel ordered a lower court on Friday to take another look at the Federal Trade Commission's bid to modify a $5 billion privacy deal with Meta after the court found it lacked jurisdiction to review the changes the first time around.
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May 16, 2025
Wachtell, Latham Steer $34.5B Charter, Cox Cable Mega Deal
Charter Communications Inc. said Friday it has agreed to acquire Cox Communications in a $34.5 billion deal that would create a dominant force in U.S. broadband, mobile and video services — and will test the Trump administration's role in reshaping telecom competition.
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May 15, 2025
J&J Unit's Economist Rips Rival's $147M Antitrust Damage Bid
Biosense Webster's economic expert took the stand Thursday in California federal court to criticize Innovative Health's claim it suffered $147 million in damages from Biosense's policy withholding clinical support to hospitals using third-party reprocessed catheters, arguing Innovative lost nothing and saved on clinical support costs it otherwise would've incurred.
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May 15, 2025
DC Circ. Questions Exchanges' Challenge To SEC Fee Caps
A D.C. Circuit panel expressed skepticism on Thursday of stock exchanges' arguments that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission exceeded its authority when it approved across-the-board caps on exchange fees tied to new rules aimed at reducing trading costs.
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May 15, 2025
Zuckerberg Can't Avoid Deposition In Meta Health Privacy Suit
A California federal judge on Wednesday refused to rethink her earlier order forcing Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to give a limited deposition in privacy litigation over a Facebook tool's alleged collection of patient health information, rejecting Meta's arguments that other executives are better suited to testify.
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May 15, 2025
Student Clearinghouse Gets Final OK For $10M Breach Deal
A Massachusetts federal judge has granted final approval to National Student Clearinghouse's proposed $9.95 million settlement resolving allegations that the student data company's lax security practices exposed Social Security numbers and personal information in the hack of Progress Software's MOVEit file transfer tool.
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May 15, 2025
Trump Media Pushes Presidential Immunity In Del. Hearing
President Donald Trump's social media company on Thursday continued to urge the Delaware Chancery Court to, at a minimum, pause a lawsuit brought by investors alleging that the platform going public cheated them out of their shares, arguing that "the power to sue the president, is the power to destroy the presidency."
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May 15, 2025
TikTok's Friends Features 'Set Off Alarm Bells' At Facebook
The head of Facebook echoed the testimony of other Meta Platforms Inc. executives who've described TikTok as their chief competitor on Thursday, pushing back against Federal Trade Commission monopolization claims by arguing in D.C. federal court that both social media giants have responded to competition from the other.
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May 15, 2025
Coinbase May Avoid BiT Global's $1B Antitrust Suit, For Now
A California federal judge indicated Thursday she'll likely toss a $1 billion antitrust case against Coinbase claiming the cryptocurrency exchange delisted BiT Global after launching a competing "wrapped" bitcoin product for trading on decentralized exchanges, saying the suit didn't plausibly allege that Coinbase gave false justifications for dropping the rival.
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May 15, 2025
GOP Senators Say Gov't Should Ban Chinese Co.'s Routers
More than a dozen Republican senators have come together to urge the U.S. Department of Commerce to block the sale of Chinese-owned router-maker TP-Link's products in the United States, citing their growing fears about Chinese-made technology being used for espionage.
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May 15, 2025
LG Cheats Buyers By Starting Warranties Early, Suit Says
LG Electronics is cheating consumers and breaking California's consumer warranty law by starting warranty periods at the dates consumers buy the appliance company's products and not when products are delivered, two California residents alleged in a putative class action filed Wednesday.
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May 15, 2025
Wayfair IT Contract Claims Must Be Arbitrated, Court Hears
An information technology firm has told a Texas federal judge that another IT provider must arbitrate its fraud suit against the firm stemming from their contract to provide software and hiring services to online retailer Wayfair LLC.
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May 15, 2025
Google Leads In Filing The Most AI Patent Applications
Google is outpacing other Big Tech companies like Microsoft and IBM in filing patent applications in the artificial intelligence space, both globally and in the U.S., according to a new report.
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May 15, 2025
Semiconductor Co. Fights Investors' Pandemic Demand Suit
Semiconductor maker STMicroelectronics has urged a federal judge to boot an investor suit alleging the company and its executives failed to predict pandemic-related demand declines, arguing the suit is flawed with "fraud-by-hindsight" logic.
Expert Analysis
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Firms Must Embrace Alternative Billing Models Or Fall Behind
As artificial intelligence tools eliminate inefficiencies and the Big Four accounting firms enter the legal market, law firms that pivot from the entrenched billable hour model to outcomes-based pricing will see a distinct competitive advantage, says attorney William Brewer.
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Key Issues To Watch As USPTO Changes Abound
As 2025 continues to unfold, changes at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office — including new leadership, operational reforms, legislative initiatives and AI-related policies — have potential to influence proceedings, including efforts to prosecute patents and adversarial proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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Trending At The PTAB: A Pivot On Discretionary Denials
Following the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's rescission of the 2022 Vidal memorandum and a reversion to the standards under Apple v. Fintiv, petitioners hoping to avoid discretionary denials should undertake holistic review of all Fintiv factors, rather than relying on certain fail-safe provisions, say attorneys at Finnegan.
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How Trump Policies Are Affecting The Right To Repair
Recent policy changes by the second Trump administration — ranging from deregulatory initiatives to tariff increases — are likely to have both positive and negative effects on the ability of independent repair shops and individual consumers to exercise their right to repair electronic devices, say attorneys at Carter Ledyard.
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How Attorneys Can Master The Art Of On-Camera Presence
As attorneys are increasingly presented with on-camera opportunities, they can adapt their traditional legal skills for video contexts — such as virtual client meetings, marketing content or media interviews — by understanding the medium and making intentional adjustments, says Kerry Barrett.
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Justices' TikTok Ruling Sets Stage For 1st Amendment Battle
The U.S. Supreme Court's landmark ruling upholding a law requiring TikTok's sale sets the stage for an inevitable clash between free speech and government interests and signals that future cases will turn on whether a regulation poses a substantial burden on speech, say attorneys at Dykema.
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Opinion
Congress Must Reform The PTAB To Protect Small Innovators
Lawmakers must reintroduce the Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership Act or similar legislation to prevent larger companies from leveraging the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to target smaller patent holders, says Schwegman Lundberg's Russell Slifer, former deputy director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
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Series
Baseball Fantasy Camp Makes Me A Better Lawyer
With six baseball fantasy experiences under my belt, I've learned time and again that I didn't make the wrong career choice, but I've also learned that baseball lessons are life lessons, and I'm a better lawyer for my time at St. Louis Cardinals fantasy camp, says Scott Felder at Wiley.
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2 Recent Federal Decisions Affecting State CIPA Cases
Two recent cases may help stem the tide of the ever-increasing number of California Invasion of Privacy Act complaints filed in federal court, but won't prevent plaintiffs from filing in state courts, so companies need to shift their focus from Article III standing to statutory standing, says Matthew Pearson at Womble Bond.
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Series
Adapting To Private Practice: From Fed. Prosecutor To BigLaw
Making the jump from government to private practice is no small feat, but, based on my experience transitioning to a business-driven environment after 15 years as an assistant U.S. attorney, it can be incredibly rewarding and help you become a more versatile lawyer, says Michael Beckwith at Dickinson Wright.
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How Del. Supreme Court, Legislature Have Clarified 'Control'
The Delaware Supreme Court's January decision in In re: Oracle and the General Assembly's passage of amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law this week, when taken together, help make the controlling-stockholder analysis clearer and more predictable for companies with large stockholders, say attorneys at Baker Botts.
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Fed. Circ. In Feb.: Lessons On Cases With Many Patent Claims
The Federal Circuit's decision in Kroy IP v. Groupon last month establishes that inter partes review petitioners cannot rely on collateral estoppel to invalidate patent claims after challenging a smaller subset, highlighting the benefit that patent owners may gain from seeking patents with many claims, say attorneys at Knobbe Martens.
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Rebuttal
6 Reasons Why Arbitration Offers Equitable Resolutions
Contrary to a recent Law360 guest article, arbitration provides numerous benefits to employees, consumers and businesses alike, ensuring fair and efficient dispute resolution without the excessive fees, costs and delays associated with traditional litigation, say attorneys at Proskauer.
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How Calif. Algorithmic Pricing Bills Could Affect Consumers
California's legislative efforts to regulate algorithmic pricing may address antitrust and fairness concerns, but could stop retailers from providing consumer discounts, says Alyssa Sones at Sheppard Mullin.
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Firms Still Have Lateral Market Advantage, But Risks Persist
Partner and associate mobility data from the fourth quarter of 2024 shows that we’re in a new, stable era of lateral hiring where firms have the edge, but leaders should proceed cautiously, looking beyond expected revenue and compensation analyses for potential risks, say Julie Henson and Greg Hamman at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.