Try our Advanced Search for more refined results
Technology
-
July 02, 2025
The Biggest Patent Rulings Of 2025: A Midyear Report
A ruling by the full Federal Circuit invited greater scrutiny of patent damages testimony, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's acting director established new criteria for rejecting patent challenges. Here's a look at the top patent decisions from the first half of 2025.
-
July 02, 2025
Feds Charge Four North Koreans With Crypto Theft Scheme
Federal prosecutors in Atlanta have charged four North Korean nationals with stealing and laundering nearly $1 million in cryptocurrency from a pair of companies after lying about their backgrounds to gain employment with American and European firms.
-
July 02, 2025
Calif. AG Secures Record Data Privacy Deal Against Healthline
Medical information provider Healthline Media LLC will pay $1.55 million and refrain from sharing certain information with advertisers and other third parties that may reveal website visitors' health diagnoses, as part of the California attorney general's largest settlement to date under the state's data privacy law.
-
July 02, 2025
Amazon Judge Presses FTC On Bid For 'Bad Faith' Finding
As the Federal Trade Commission insisted Wednesday that Amazon should be punished with a bad faith finding for mislabeling documents as privileged in a case over the company's Prime subscription practices, a Washington federal judge questioned why the agency wasn't "made whole" when the court granted its sanctions bid.
-
July 02, 2025
FCC Floats Pole Attachment Reform In 'Build' Agenda Kickoff
Changes to utility pole attachment rules to expedite broadband deployment could be among the first actions under a much wider "Build America" agenda unveiled Wednesday by the Federal Communications Commission chief.
-
July 02, 2025
EQV Ventures' Upsized IPO Tops 4 Listings Totaling $830M
Energy-focused special purpose acquisition company EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. II began trading Wednesday after pricing an upsized $420 million initial public offering, in the largest of four SPAC IPOs totaling $830 million.
-
July 02, 2025
Chinese Cannabis Vape Maker Accused Of Monopoly
The Chinese companies behind cannabis vape brand CCELL and a number of its U.S. distributors were accused of organizing an anticompetitive price-fixing scheme that gave them market dominance, according a proposed class action lawsuit, at least the second this year to make similar claims.
-
July 02, 2025
Netlist Asks For Toss Of Rival's 'Bad Faith' Claims
Netlist Inc. has asked an Idaho federal judge to dismiss a suit brought by rival Micron Technology Inc. alleging bad faith patent litigation, saying the suit was simply an effort to undo a $445 patent verdict that Netlist won against Micron in Texas federal court last year.
-
July 02, 2025
Bankers Worry TCPA Rule Causes Fraud Alert Blocking
The financial services industry says it is gaining allies in its fight against a 2024 Federal Communications Commission rule making it easier for consumers to opt out of robotexts and calls, telling the agency that groups from a wide range of industries have concerns about the potential for negative impacts from the rule.
-
July 02, 2025
High Court Case Tops List of Securities Appeals To Watch
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up at least one shareholder's lawsuit when it reopens its doors in October, and securities attorneys from both the plaintiff and defense bars will be watching that appeal and several others as the year moves forward.
-
July 02, 2025
Ill. Judge Asks Deere Rivals To Stop Pestering Court Staff
The judge overseeing the FTC's antitrust enforcement action against farm machinery maker Deere & Co. has penned a light-hearted order calling out another judge and asking equipment manufacturers to stop calling his staff to ask for advice.
-
July 02, 2025
SEC Staff Shares Disclosure Guidance For Crypto ETPs
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff is providing more insight on its expectations around disclosures for novel crypto exchange-traded products, urging issuers to share risks specific to the product and use plain language over technical jargon to explain the business.
-
July 02, 2025
Apple Gets PTAB To Invalidate Authentication Patent Claims
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has sided with Apple in its challenge to various claims in an authentication patent, finding that the claims were too obvious to warrant patent protection.
-
July 02, 2025
Demolition Contractor Sues Over Alleged Project Lockout
A contractor dismantling a former coal-fired power plant in western Pennsylvania is seeking a court order preventing its replacement from removing scrap material and equipment during a dispute with the developer who wants to turn the site into a data center.
-
July 02, 2025
PTAB Invalidates Claims Of 2 Trading Platform Patents
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board decided Tuesday that all the claims are invalid in two trading platform patents that Intercurrency Software LLC has accused cryptocurrency exchange Binance and others of infringing.
-
July 02, 2025
FCC To Vote On More 'Delete' Docket Regs This Month
The Federal Communications Commission plans to vote this month on a proposal to remove outmoded regulations from its books that would advance FCC Chair Brendan Carr's "Delete, Delete, Delete" proceeding to cut down on what he considers burdensome agency rules.
-
July 02, 2025
Ingersoll Rand Buys Italy's Termomeccanica For $188M
Ingersoll Rand Inc. has acquired Termomeccanica Industrial Compressors SpA and its subsidiary Adicomp SpA in a €160 million ($188 million) deal aimed at expanding its presence in the renewable natural gas and industrial compressor markets.
-
July 02, 2025
Ex-Copyright Office Head Fights Gov't Arguments On Firing
The fired leader of the U.S. Copyright Office said that a D.C. federal judge should ignore the Trump administration's arguments that her removal was lawful, saying the government wants the court to "stand idly by."
-
July 02, 2025
SpaceX Investor Wins $1 After Suing Over $50M Deal Scratch
A China-tied company that sued a California-based private equity firm for walking back a purported agreement to make a $50 million investment in SpaceX in November 2021 has won a single dollar in damages after a three-year, multiclaim Delaware Court of Chancery suit and trial.
-
July 02, 2025
TikTok Can Arbitrate Most Sales Reps' Claims Of Unpaid OT
A lawsuit by a group of sales representatives accusing TikTok of incorrectly classifying them as exempt from earning overtime can largely be sent to arbitration, a California federal judge ruled, saying all but one worker signed an agreement that mandates employment disputes stay out of court.
-
July 02, 2025
Greenberg Traurig Adds Willkie Private Equity Pro In Houston
Greenberg Traurig LLP has added a corporate shareholder in Houston from Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, furthering the firm's expansion of its private equity and mergers and acquisitions practices.
-
July 02, 2025
Chinese Firm Sanctioned In Meta Cybersquatting Fight
A California federal judge has ordered a Chinese information company to pay $1,000 per day until it deposits $5.5 million into an escrow account to satisfy a default judgment for cybersquatting in a suit brought by Meta Platforms Inc.
-
July 02, 2025
Ad Tech Co. Fired Worker Who Questioned AI Tool, Suit Says
A former employee of advertising technology company The Trade Desk Inc. is seeking $2 million in damages in a suit alleging he was fired after reporting that the company was misleading investors about its artificial intelligence capabilities and products.
-
July 02, 2025
The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term
After justices and oral advocates spent much of an argument pummeling a lower court's writing talents, one attorney suggested it might be time to move on — only to be told the drubbing had barely begun. Here, Law360 showcases the standout jests and wisecracks from the 2024-25 U.S. Supreme Court term.
-
July 02, 2025
SEC Strikes Deal With SolarWinds In Data Breach Case
SolarWinds Corp. is on the cusp of resolving the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's novel case alleging the software developer hid faulty cybersecurity practices before a major breach, telling a New York federal judge Wednesday that the parties have agreed to a settlement.
Expert Analysis
-
Fledgling Crypto ATM Regs May Be Due For A Growth Spurt
As cryptocurrency ATM use and availability become more prevalent within the U.S. financial services ecosystem, states — only a few of which currently have a crypto ATM framework — may need to consider expanding legislation and regulation to accelerate consumer fraud protection practices, says Jason Noto at Polsinelli.
-
The Legal Risks Of US Restrictions On Investments In China
The second Trump administration has continued to embrace a more restrictive economic policy toward China, including an ongoing review of further restrictions on the flow of U.S. capital to China, so early planning and enhanced diligence can reduce exposure to the challenges resulting from further restrictions, say attorneys at Cleary.
-
Using Federal Forum Provisions To Nix State Securities Cases
A California appeals court's recent decision in Bullock v. Rivian clarifies that underwriters may enforce federal forum provisions to escape state court Securities Act claims, marking progress in restoring such lawsuits to federal court and reducing the litigation costs arising from duplicative state court litigation, say attorneys at Paul Weiss.
-
International Ramifications Of Canada's Health AI Moves
Recent artificial intelligence developments in Canada's health industry are creating ripple effects for global investors, cross-border innovators and legal practitioners, and may create opportunities for U.S. companies rethinking their international strategies, says Atoussa Mahmoudpour at AMR Law.
-
Series
Playing Poker Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Poker is a master class in psychology, risk management and strategic thinking, and I’m a better attorney because it has taught me to read my opponents, adapt when I’m dealt the unexpected and stay patient until I'm ready to reveal my hand, says Casey Kingsley at McCreadyLaw.
-
Opinion
Why It's Time To Retire The Efficient Market Hypothesis
As agentic artificial intelligence systems increasingly affect financial markets, the efficient market hypothesis no longer offers a viable foundation for legal and regulatory engagement, and a new theoretical foundation is needed, say Zachary Brenner, a student at California Western School of Law, and attorney Gary Brenner.
-
Avoiding The Risk Of Continued AI-Washing Enforcement
A recent action brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice, alleging a software developer defrauded investors by lying about his app’s artificial intelligence capabilities, suggests this administration will continue to target AI washing, so companies should adopt practices to mitigate enforcement risk, say attorneys at Debevoise.
-
Series
Law School's Missed Lessons: Becoming A Firmwide MVP
Though lawyers don't have a neat metric like baseball players for measuring the value they contribute to their organizations, the sooner new attorneys learn skills frequently skipped in law school — like networking, marketing, client development and case evaluation — the more valuable, and less replaceable, they will be, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.
-
9th Circ. Ruling Clarifies Derivative Suit Representation Test
The Ninth Circuit's recent ruling in Bigfoot Ventures v. Knighton clarifies the test used to assess the adequacy of a plaintiff's representation in a shareholder derivative action, and will likely prove useful to litigants by ensuring that courts can fully examine all relevant circumstances, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.
-
Patenting AI And Machine Learning In The Wake Of Recentive
Though the Federal Circuit's recent decision in Recentive Analytics v. Fox Corp. initially appears to doom patents related to artificial intelligence and machine learning, a closer look shows that strategies for successfully drafting and prosecuting such patents offer hope despite increased pushback from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, say attorneys at Banner Witcoff.
-
Big Tech M&A Risk Under Trump May Resemble Biden Era
Merger review under the Trump administration may not differ substantially from merger review under the Biden administration, particularly in the Big Tech arena, in which case dealmakers and investors should shift the antitrust discount on M&A deals upward, says Jonathan Barnett at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law.
-
Trade Secrets Would Likely See Court Protection From GenAI
The advent of generative artificial intelligence has given rise to debate about how this technology will affect intellectual property rights and trade secret protections in particular, but courts to date have protected owners when technological advances have facilitated new means for trade secret theft, say attorneys at Kilpatrick Townsend.
-
How Mass Arbitration Defense Strategies Have Fared In Court
As businesses face consumers who leverage arbitration agreements to compel mass arbitration, companies are trying defense strategies like batching arbitration cases to reduce costs, and escaping specific mass arbitrations without rejecting the process completely, with varying results in the courtroom, say attorneys at Montgomery McCracken.
-
FTC Focus: Interlocking Directorate Enforcement May Persist
Though the Federal Trade Commission under Chair Andrew Ferguson seems likely to adopt a pro-business approach to antitrust enforcement, his endorsement of broader liability for officers or directors who illegally sit on boards of competing corporations signals that businesses should not expect board-level antitrust scrutiny to slacken, says Timothy Burroughs at Proskauer.
-
5 Tribunals' Rules To Help Patent Litigators Avoid AI Disasters
Tech-savvy patent litigators are uniquely poised to stay current on the latest developments in artificial intelligence, such that courts may have even higher expectations for their compliance with AI rules, including the standing orders of several patent-heavy fora, say attorneys at Finnegan.