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September 30, 2025
Alphabet Judge OKs $500M Investor Deal But Slashes Fee Ask
A California federal judge gave final approval Tuesday to Google parent Alphabet Inc.'s $500 million settlement with investors to resolve claims that executives engaged in anticompetitive and monopolistic practices but granted just $37 million in fees for the plaintiffs' attorneys — less than half of the $80 million sought.
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September 30, 2025
State Telecom Roundup: Age Verification Laws
State laws requiring that websites verify the ages of users in order to access adult content have been picking up speed in recent years. Half the country now has laws on the books that require certain platforms to confirm that users are adults, a trend proponents say will protect children and that opponents have called an attack on the right to access free speech. Here, Law360 takes a look at some of those laws.
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September 30, 2025
Calif. Judge Bars Russia Suit In $1.3B Google Affiliate Fight
A California federal judge has barred a former Russian Google affiliate from pursuing litigation in Moscow seeking a $1.3 billion judgment in a contract dispute with an Irish Google affiliate after the Russian company was a no-show in the litigation.
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September 30, 2025
Credit Suisse Aided Looting Of Tech Exec's Stock, Suit Says
The co-founder of sensing-tech company Aeva Technologies says Credit Suisse provided "institutional cover" to conspirators who stole tens of millions of dollars in Aeva shares from him in what he described as a "calculated, multi-year orchestrated racketeering scheme," according to a suit filed Tuesday in New York federal court.
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September 30, 2025
9th Circ. Asked To Rethink Las Vegas Hotel Pricing Ruling
A proposed class of Las Vegas casino-hotel guests told the Ninth Circuit in a rehearing en banc petition that the entire court must reconsider its prior ruling for their antitrust claims, which alleged that hotel operators and two hospitality software companies conspired to hike up hotel room prices.
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September 30, 2025
DC Circ. Upholds Contempt Order Against Ex-Fox Journalist
A D.C. Circuit panel on Tuesday affirmed a lower court's contempt order against a former Fox News journalist who refused to reveal a confidential source that leaked FBI investigation materials about a Chinese American scientist.
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September 30, 2025
Patent Owner Wants District Judge To Oversee Google IP Trial
The owner of a location tracking patent on Tuesday told the Manhattan federal court that he opposes having a magistrate judge conduct a bench trial on Google's equitable defenses to his infringement claims, saying he would invoke his Seventh Amendment rights unless the trial is heard by U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein.
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September 30, 2025
Jury Says Uber Was Negligent, But Not Liable For Sex Assault
A California state jury found Tuesday that Uber was negligent with respect to safety measures it took to protect a passenger who says she was sexually assaulted by her driver, but ruled it isn't liable for damages in the high-profile bellwether trial because its negligence wasn't a substantial factor in causing her harm.
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September 30, 2025
FCC Pushes Prison Phone Jamming, Despite Dem's Concerns
The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday advanced a plan to let state and local prisons jam the signals of contraband cellphones, even as a Democratic commissioner voiced worries about the potential for interference with lawful communications.
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September 30, 2025
Union Sued Over Data Breach Exposing 55K Members' Info
A local union group representing Colorado and Wyoming workers faces a proposed class action filed in Colorado federal court Tuesday that claims the union's negligence led to a cyberattack that compromised the personal information of more than 55,000 union members.
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September 30, 2025
SEC Beats Law Prof's Suit To Protect NFTs That 'Troll' Agency
A Louisiana federal judge Tuesday permanently tossed a pre-enforcement challenge targeting the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's treatment of nonfungible tokens from a law professor and a musician who were seeking to protect projects that "troll" the SEC.
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September 30, 2025
Senate Bill Would Allow Claims Against AI Cos.
A pair of senators unveiled a bill Tuesday that would classify artificial intelligence technologies as products under the law to allow consumers to sue if an AI product causes harm, an issue testing the courts as litigation targets AI-fueled chatbots.
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September 30, 2025
FCC Aims To Remove Broadband Deployment Barriers
The Federal Communications Commission took a pair of actions Tuesday aimed at speeding up the deployment of broadband infrastructure by reducing regulatory hurdles.
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September 30, 2025
Amazon Beats Former Music Employee's Race Bias Suit
A Black former music division employee didn't provide enough evidence to keep in court her claims that Amazon passed her over for a promotion and sidelined her because of her race, a New York federal judge said Tuesday.
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September 30, 2025
FCC Embarks On Four-Year Media Ownership Review
The Federal Communications Commission pushed ahead Tuesday with a proposal to ease restrictions on how many TV or radio stations a single broadcaster can control in a market.
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September 30, 2025
Ga. Tech To Pay $875K To Resolve Cybersecurity FCA Suit
A research arm of the Georgia Institute of Technology has agreed to pay $875,000 to end a whistleblower suit alleging the organization knowingly failed to comply with government cybersecurity standards while working on defense contracts, the Department of Justice said Tuesday.
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September 30, 2025
Judge Freezes Chinese Cos.' Assets In X-Ray IP Suit
Two Chinese companies were barred from doing business in the United States and had their U.S.-based assets frozen by a Chicago federal judge until they comply with an earlier injunction order, with the judge stopping short of referring the pair and two of their executives for criminal contempt charges.
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September 30, 2025
SEC Approves Cost Cuts For Consolidated Audit Trail
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday approved a plan that it says could save at least $20 million a year by adopting new data retention standards for a key market surveillance tool, with the agency's chair promising to cut the "ballooning" costs of the market tool even further in the coming months and years.
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September 30, 2025
Bain Capital-Backed SPAC Leads 3 Offerings Totaling $670M
Three special purpose acquisition companies hit the public markets Tuesday after raising a combined $670 million in their initial public offerings, joining a surge in SPAC listings recently.
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September 30, 2025
Deel Urges Court To DQ Quinn Emanuel In Trade Secrets Fight
Payroll and human resources company Deel Inc. is urging a Delaware state court to disqualify Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP from representing its competitor Rippling in a trade secrets fight, saying its request is "a textbook case for disqualification" due to a conflict of interest.
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September 30, 2025
Workers Can't Get $1M Attorney Fees In $30K Wage Case
Two workers who agreed to settle their wage-and-hour claims against an automotive technology manufacturer for $30,000 didn't show why their attorneys should snag $1 million in fees, a North Carolina federal judge ruled Tuesday.
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September 30, 2025
Law Professors, Tech Groups Back ROSS In Westlaw IP Fight
A tech startup appealing an adverse fair use ruling to the Third Circuit has received nearly a dozen briefs in support of its position that it did not infringe copyrighted material from Thomson Reuters' Westlaw platform to create a competing legal research tool driven by artificial intelligence.
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September 30, 2025
FTC Accuses Zillow, Redfin Of Stifling Rental Ad Competition
The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit in Virginia federal court on Tuesday accusing Zillow of paying Redfin more than $100 million to stop competing for the sale of rental housing advertisements on their listing services.
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September 30, 2025
Musk Escapes X Corp. Workers' Severance Suit In Del.
A federal judge in Delaware has tossed 14 counts naming billionaire Elon Musk in a suit filed by six former X Corp. employees seeking severance benefits, with all but two dismissed with prejudice.
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September 30, 2025
Defamation Litigation Roundup: Trump, Baker McKenzie
In this month's review of defamation fights, Law360 reports the latest updates in President Donald Trump's suits against major news organizations over their reporting on his presidency and relationships, as well as developments in a voting machine company's suit against MyPillow's CEO over election-rigging claims.
Expert Analysis
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Self-Care
Law schools don’t teach the mental, physical and emotional health maintenance tools necessary to deal with the profession's many demands, but practicing self-care is an important key to success that can help to improve focus, manage stress and reduce burnout, says Rachel Leonard at MG+M.
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New Laws Show How States Are Checking AI Developers
Recent state consumer protection legislation shows Utah, Colorado and Texas are primed to impose controls on artificial intelligence, and exemplifies the states' unwillingness to accord strong deference to developers and deployers of AI tools, say attorneys at Polsinelli.
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Navigating Enforcement Risks Facing Data Centers
The importance of data centers seems to escalate daily alongside advancements in artificial intelligence and other technologies, but the enforcement risks they may face during development and operation merit attention, whether engaged with data centers as an investor, owner or operator, say attorneys at King & Spalding.
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NFL Draft Incident Offers Remote Work Data Security Lessons
A recent incident in which an NFL coach's son prank called a potential draft pick after accessing confidential information on his father's computer serves as a wake-up call for organizations to analyze their protocols and practices related to protecting confidential information during remote work, say attorneys at Paul Hastings.
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Forensic Challenges In Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Cases
Lawsuits over lithium-ion battery fires and explosions often center on the core question of whether the battery was defective or combusted due to some other external factor — so both plaintiff and defense attorneys litigating these cases must understand the forensic issues involved, says Drew LaFramboise at Joseph Greenwald.
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ABA Opinion Makes It A Bit Easier To Drop A 'Hot Potato'
The American Bar Association's recent ethics opinion clarifies when attorneys may terminate clients without good cause, though courts may still disqualify a lawyer who drops a client like a hot potato, so sending a closeout letter is always a best practice, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.
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How Political Divisions Are Stalling Pa. Energy Development
Despite possessing the nation's second-largest natural gas reserves and a legacy of energy infrastructure, Pennsylvania faces a fragmented and politically charged path to developing the energy resources it will need in the future, thanks to legislative gridlock, divided public opinion and competing energy interests, says Andrew Levine at Stradley Ronon.
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A Look At Trump Admin's Shifting Strategies To Curtail CFPB
The Trump administration has so far carried out its goal of minimizing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's authority and footprint via an individualized approach comprising rule rollbacks, litigation moves and administrative tools, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.
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Evading DOJ Crosshairs As Data Security Open Season Starts
As the U.S. Department of Justice begins enforcing its new data security program — aimed at preventing foreign adversaries from accessing government-related and personal sensitive data — U.S. companies will need to understand the program’s contours and potential pitfalls to avoid potential civil liability or criminal scrutiny, say attorneys at Cohen & Gresser.
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How Trump's Trade Policies Are Shaping Foreign Investment
Five months into the Trump administration, investors are beginning to see the concrete effects of the president’s America First Investment Policy as it presents new opportunities for clearing transactions more quickly, while sustaining risk aversion related to Chinese trade and potentially creating different political risks, say attorneys at Covington.
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How To Balance AI Adoption With Employee Privacy Risks
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
As artificial intelligence transforms the workplace, organizations must learn to leverage AI's capabilities while safeguarding against employee privacy risks and complying with a complex web of regulations, including by vetting vendors, mitigating employee misuse and establishing a governance framework, say attorneys at Jackson Lewis.
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Tesla's Robotaxi Push Exposes Gaps In Product Liability Law
As Tesla's deployment of robotaxis on public roads in Austin, Texas, faces regulatory scrutiny and legislative pushback, the legal community confronts an unprecedented challenge: how to apply traditional fault principles, product liability laws and insurance practices to vehicles that operate as rolling computers, says Don Fountain at Clark Fountain.
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My Opera And Baseball Careers Make Me A Better Lawyer
Though participating in opera and the world of professional baseball often pulls me away from the office, my avocations improve my legal career by helping me perform under scrutiny, prioritize team success, and maintain joy and perspective at work, says Adam Unger at Herrick Feinstein.
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FTC Focus: Enforcers Study AI Innovation And Entrenchment
The Federal Trade Commission and other regulators setting their sights on the burgeoning artificial intelligence ecosystem are considering how the government should approach innovation in tech markets that tend, almost inevitably, toward concentration, say attorneys at Proskauer.
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Opinion
Subject Matter Eligibility Test Should Return To Preemption
Subject matter eligibility has posed challenges for patentees due to courts' arbitrary and confusing reasoning, but adopting a two-part preemption test could align the applicant, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the courts, says Manav Das at McDonnell Boehnen.