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Telecommunications - May, 2026

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• 5th Circ. Lets Texas Enforce App Age-Check Law
• Skechers Seeks To Boot Wash. Anti-Spam Suit To Arbitration
• Chime Can't Dodge Class Action Over 'Refer-A-Friend' Texts
• Telehealth Co. Hims Likely To Get Suicide Suit Trimmed
• Adtran, Telecom Patent Owner Enter Deal To End Fight
• EchoStar, FCC Reach Deal To Settle Auction Defaults
• Telecom Shareholders Seek Fees Over 'Frivolous' Stay Bid
• Fed. Judge Rips Altice, Touchstream For Patent Case Delays
• AI Comms Co. Wants Calif. Phone Service Suit Moved To NY
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 1st Circ. Says Mass. Police Head Immune Over Recording App
• Your Next Litigation Hold Should Cover AI Chat Logs
• House Panel To Consider Ideas For New Navigation Systems
• T-Mobile Denied Call Center Workers Preshift Pay, Suit Says
• Comcast Says EchoStar Must Face Contract Meddling Suit
• FCC Targeting ABC Licenses To Punish Speech, Station Says
• Wash. Justices Float AI Hypotheticals In Hospital Pixel Case
• Ad Tech Rivals Say Google Can't Cull Antitrust Claims
• 3 Federal Circuit Clashes To Watch In June
• FCC Warns Of More Broadcast License Reviews
• Aerospace Co. Must Pay $2M In Network System Contract Trial
• Broadcasters Want Rules Relaxed Due To 'Fierce' Competition
• It's 'Just Math,' Lenovo Says Of German Co.'s Patent Claims
• Musk-OpenAI Verdict Shows Value Of Early-Stage Governance
• 9th Circ. Warned Of Market Forces In Nexstar-Tegna Case
• GCI Wants To End Service In 6 Alaska Communities
• Studying Foreign Languages Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Meta To Head To Aug. Advisory Trial In States' Addiction MDL
• Google Seeks End To Antitrust Case From 'Serial Litigants'
• DOJ Says Digital Equity Act's Minority Grants Flunk Review
• Squires Institutes 3 IPRs, Refuses Case With Limited Impact
• FCC Soon To Enforce New Foreign Sponsor ID Regs
• FirstEnergy, Verizon Sued Over Motorcyclist's Fatal Pa. Ride
• FCC Says T-Mobile Can Use Galileo Alongside GPS
• Mich. Tells FCC States Play Key Role In Network Regs
• AeroVironment Faces Class Action Over Space Force Contract
• Winston & Strawn Lands Baker Botts IP Litigator In Dallas
• SpaceX Nabs $2.29B Space Force Data Network Contract
• FCC Approves More Drones For Sale On US Market
• Feds, Unified Patents, AT&T Push Back On High Court Bids
• Microsoft Says Teams Info Not 'Voiceprint' Under BIPA
• MoneyLion Seeks To Shed Wash. Suit Over Referral Texts
• USPTO Spurns Reexam Bid For Reusing Failed IPR Theories
• Verizon, AT&T Lose Bids To Dodge Database Patent Suits
• Wash. Tribal Site Secrecy Cuts Against Injunction, Court Told
• FTC Tells DC Circ. That Meta Monopoly Judge Botched Timing
• FCC Clears Drone Counter System To Deploy At World Cup
• Data Center Boom Brings New Patent Risk For Owners
• Sprint Says Cogent Fiber Suit Is Rehash Of Accounting Fight
• Public Interest Groups Oppose FCC TV Ratings Revamp
• FCC Seeks Input On AT&T's Bid To Escape Calif. Mandates
• Fed. Circ. Won't Bring Back $469M Patent Verdict Against Dish
• Squires' Institution Flips Are Increasing Uncertainty At PTAB
• As FCC Launches 'The View' Probe, Dem Calls It 'Mob Rule'
• Telecom Co. Exposed Private Info In Breach, Suit Says
• Justices Pass On Fight Over Phone Search During Traffic Stop
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Why Big Tech Gets Advisory Juries In 'Socially Explosive' Suits
• Cox Media Group Settles FTC's 'Active Listening' Tool Claims
• Nexstar Says It Needs Tegna Deal To Compete With Big Tech
• Lawmakers Say DOJ Left CIA, White House Data Exposed
• Apple, OnePlus Accused Of Infringing Camera Patents
• 7th Circ. Not Sure 'Call' Means 'Text' Under TCPA
• Bipartisan Bill Would Rein In Gov't Subpoena Use
• Google Urges DC Circ. To Nix DOJ's Search Win
• Trump's Melding Of Politics, Antitrust Hard To Roll Back
• Apple Wants Justices To Review Epic Games Contempt Order
• Meta Expert Says $27M Is Better Number For Abatement
• Trump Cites US AI Lead In Shelving Cybersecurity Directive
• AT&T Sues Calif. To End Copper Wire Service Requirements
• 11th Circ. Axes T-Mobile's Win In Ga. Tower Permit Dispute
• Consumers Want Prelim Block On Paramount-Warner Bros.
• Nexstar Asks 9th Circ. To Narrow Tegna Merger Block
• Meta, Others Settle Bellwether School Case Set For June Trial
• NY Times Word Puzzles Make Me A Better Lawyer
• Top 4 Most Surprising Moments In Musk-OpenAI Trial
• Social Media Not Proven To Harm Mental Health, Judge Told
• DOJ Looks To Nix Dish's Requirement To Operate 5G Network
• Veon Investors Get Final OK For $20M Deal, Atty Fees
• Ex-DZS Telecom Execs Settle Investor Suit For $2.9M
• DC Circ. Orders FCC Response In News Distortion Dispute
• FCC Revamps How Broadband Maps Can Be Challenged
• Hagens Berman Says Apple Smear Job Can't Stop Withdrawal
• US Trustee Says QVC Ch. 11 Releases Run Afoul Of Law
• FCC Advances Anti-Robocall Plan To 'Know' Call Providers
• FCC Clears Nokia Routers After DOD Security Review
• Law School's Missed Lesson: Diagnose Before Arguing
• 9th Circ. Leans Toward FCC In Appeal Over SIM Card Beef
• CORRECTED: Asus Reaches Deal To End Some Wi-Fi Patent Suits
• Fla. Court Urged To Keep Stay On $15M VPN Piracy Judgment
• Skechers Can't Kick Wash. Antispam Class Suit, Judge Rules
• After Feds' Input, Gilstrap Denies Injunction In $445M IP Case
• TikTok Says 'Market Exploitation' Doesn't Give NC Jurisdiction
• Chinese Testing Lab Urges FCC Caution On 'Reciprocal' Rule
• Seeborg's Term As Calif. Northern District Chief Judge To End
• NY Worries Verizon Service Shift Will Impact Critical Needs
• Becoming The Biz-Savvy GC That Portfolio Companies Need
• Winston & Strawn IP Litigator Jumps To Faegre Drinker In SF
• DeMayo Says Marketers Owe Coverage In Camp Lejeune Suit
• Ad Buyers Want To Depose Nexstar CEO In Price-Fixing Case
• FCC Told It's Obligated To Answer Petition On Fox Philly
• AT&T Seeks FCC's OK To Change Covered Routers
• Nielsen Appeal Tests Antitrust Limits Of Pricing And Bundling
• Debate Ramps Up Over Prison Cellphone Jamming
• Amazon Fights Calif.'s Injunction Bid In Antitrust Case
• Ex-FCC Official Urges Agency To Bring USF Billing In-House
• FCC Commish Focuses On Spectrum In Trips Around Globe
• Holland & Knight Taps Wiley Leader As Telecom Chair
• OpenAI Beats Musk Suit Over For-Profit Restructuring
• Ex-Pol's Insider Trading Case Not Fit For Top Court Review
• Judges On AI: How Courts Can Survive The Tech Revolution
• DC Circ. Has Doubts About Standard General's FCC Bias Suit
• Fed. Circ. Drops A Theme Song, Talks Guest Judges
• Meta Safety Monitor Would Create Roadblock, Judge Told
• Amazon Fights Revival Of Class Claim In Alexa Recording Suit
• Claims Court Tosses Wireless Co.'s 'Rip And Replace' Suit
• 8 Questions For Rural Broadband Advocate Mike Romano
• FCC Launches E-Rate Subsidy Probe In Minnesota
• Bankers Group Backs Stricter Robocalls Regs
• 3 AI Adoption Mistakes GCs Should Avoid
• 'Who's Telling The Truth?' Musk-OpenAI Fight Goes To Jury
• AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon Join Forces To End 'Dead Zones'
• Meta Starts NM Defense As Midtrial Win Bid Fails
• Google Says DOJ's Search Win Can't Help Yelp Suit
• Verizon's Array Buy Gets Green Light From FCC Staff
• GoDaddy Overcomes Willfulness Finding From $170M Verdict
• Algorithms In Senate Spotlight After Social Media Suit Losses
• Senate Bill Would Require Network Outage Refunds
• OpenAI Seeks To Overturn Injunction In 'IO' TM Fight
• Advocacy Groups, Dems Seek To Restore Digital Equity Fund
• Playing Basketball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 8th Circ. Orders New Fraud Trial Over Witness Credibility
• Rural Carrier To Pay $80K For Breaking FCC Rules
• 3 Firms Steer Iridium, Aireon On $367M Aviation Satellite Deal
• New Bill Would Ban Chinese Point-Of-Sale Tech For DOD
• Nexstar Offers A Cautionary Tale On State-Level Deal Scrutiny
• Microsoft Exec Backed OpenAI Deal Amid Concerns, Jury Told
• Oversight Bill For FCC's High Cost Program Signed Into Law
• Newsmax Defends Antitrust Case Against Fox
• Fed. Circ. Backs Google PTAB Wins That Moot $12M Verdict
• Shutterstock Inks $35M Deal In FTC's Autorenewal Suit
• Apple Targets Hagens Berman 'Gamesmanship' In ICloud Suit
• The Biz Court Digest: Georgia Court Has Business On Its Mind
• FCC Ramps Up Focus On Cybersecurity In Telecom Biz
• Rural Wireless Group Criticizes EchoStar Spectrum Deals
• Google, Apple, Lenovo Hit With IP Suits Over Tap-To-Pay Tech
• FCC OKs EchoStar $40B Spectrum Sales To AT&T, SpaceX
• ChatGPT Gave Student Fatal Drug Advice, Parents Say
• Gray, Dish Settle FCC Complaint After Retransmission Deal
• Sports Broadcasting Protections Need Overhaul, Groups Say
• Tobacco Giant RJ Reynolds Sued Over Telemarketing Texts
• Low-Power TV Group Asks FCC To Allow 5G Broadcast Standard
• USPTO Must Address The Right Question In Sanofi Case
• Comcast, Power Co. In FCC Tug Of War Over Pole Upgrades
• Davis Polk Guides $386M Securitization For Telecom Owner
• 3rd Circ. Says Financial Services Rule Thwarts Privacy Suit
• 4 Emerging Approaches To AI Protective Order Language
• Meta's Algorithm Needs Revamps, Judge Hears In $3.7B Trial
• Widow Says ChatGPT Helped Shooter Plan Deadly FSU Attack
• Chinese Co. Challenges DOD's 'Chinese Military' Designation
• No Need To Halt Delayed Nexstar Deal, FCC Tells DC Circ.
• 'I Am The Judge,' Atty Facing Apple Sanctions Bid Told
• FCC Exempts Aircraft Security Sensor In Restricted Band
• Television Group Wants Affiliate Ownership Loopholes Closed
• T-Mobile Takes Ga. County To Court Over Cell Tower
• FCC Plans First FM Radio Auction Since Authority Was Renewed
• Texas Sues Netflix Over 'Staggering' Data Logging
• Fox Renews Bid To Toss Newsmax Antitrust Suit
• Heppner Ruling Left AI Privilege Risk For Lawyers Unresolved
• Telecom Tower Owners Found In Contempt Over Sale Defiance
• Levin Simes Atty Sidelined For 'Outrageous' Uber Remarks
• Social Media Harm To Teens Can Be Pinpointed, Judge Told
• Redgrave Adds Ex-Coinbase, AT&T Atty In DC Partner Hire
• Communal Streaming App Says IPhone Removal Monopolistic
• Angi Says Texts No Longer Covered By TCPA
• ABC Accuses FCC Of Trying To Chill Speech On 'The View'
• Lummi Nation Seeks To Block Telecom Digging At Burial Sites
• Google Denied Early Bid To Pause Search Data Sharing Duties
• Squires Says Yes To 7 Patent Petitions, No To A Dozen More
• The Ethics And Practicalities Of Representing AI Agents
• Taxation With Representation: Corrs, Kirkland, Linklaters
• OpenAI CEO Altman Fueled 'Toxic Culture Of Lying,' Jury Told
• Proposed Meta Age Reforms Echo Europe Efforts, Judge Told
• Google, Verizon Hit With IP Suits Over Auto-Reply Features
• Nielsen Tells 2nd Circ. To Upend Cumulus' Data-Tying Order
• Netlist Backs DOJ Stance On Essential IP In Samsung Case
• Chip Co. Must Face Suit Over Apple Biz Loss, Judge Says
• Meta Seeks To Toss LA Jury's Social Media Addiction Verdict
• Dems Say ABC License Probe Is Retaliation For Kimmel Joke
• FCC Rule Changes Could Accelerate The Space Economy
• Arguments Show Justices Vacillating On Geofence Warrants
• USPTO Tells Fed. Circ. Verizon Can't Appeal Ax Of IPR Win
• IBM Can't Dodge All PFAS Claims In NY Contamination Suit
• Blue Owl's Stack Could See $30B Price Tag, And More Rumors
• Frontier Agrees To Settle 401(k) Suit Over Verizon Stock
• Speed Jigsaw Puzzling Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 8th Circ. Strikes Down FCC's Digital Discrimination Rules
• Mother Of Musk's Kids Defends Role As OpenAI Liaison
• Mortgage Co. Strikes $9M Deal In NC Phone-Pay Fee Suit
• Meta's Exploitation Reporting Needs Work, NM Judge Told
• Amazon Sees What You See On Your Fire TV, Users Claim
• Fla. Court Asked To Lift Freeze In $91M Fake Health Plans Suit
• Goodyear Wants Waiver For Smart Tire Sensor Tech
• Mobile Industry's Pai Calls For More Exclusive Airwaves For AI
• Dish To Pay $17M In Broadband Subsidies Settlement
• Tenn. Telecom Says Dish Owes $300K For Using Fiber Cables
• Google Users Say DOJ Win 'Leaves Only Damages For Trial'
• Financier Charged With Fleecing Billionaire Out Of $450M
• Documenting Business Purpose After IRS' 10th Circ. Win
• Home Security Firms Hit With TCPA Suit Over Sales Calls
• Advocacy Group Fights Trump Bid To End Broadband Grants
• High Court Rejects Apple's Bid To Pause App Store Ruling
• High Court's Cox Ruling Leaves ISP Copyright Rules Intact
• DHS Can Withhold Some Border Search Records, Judge Says
• FCC Dem Calls For 'Rigorous' Paramount, WBD Review
• Polish Antitrust Arm Probing OLX's RE Listings Platform
• Musk Sought Control Of OpenAI To Fund Mars City, Jury Told
• Sanofi Unit Gets Backup In Fed. Circ. Double Patenting Appeal
• Meta Should Have Warning Label, NM Witness Says
• Apple Reaches $250M Deal Over Claims It Overhyped IPhone AI
• Fed. Circ. Doubts It Can Hear T-Mobile Settlement Scuffle
• FCC Asks DC Circ. To End Nexstar-Tegna Merger Challenges
• 7th Circ. Backs Dropbox's Warrantless Search For Child Porn
• Ligado Satellite Plans Spur New Challenge To FCC Order
• Charter Asked To Pay Overdue Royalties After 5th Circ. Loss
• Congress Should Ax Privacy Bill For Not Shielding Consumers
• Tower Builders Float Escrow Plan For Failed Dish Contracts
• Apple Says Webcam IP, Antitrust Suit Belongs In Calif.
• FCC Chair Carr Promotes 6 In Key Legal, Policy Roles
• Fed. Circ. Sides With Google In Mobile Device Patent Suit
• Apple Asks High Court To Pause Epic Games App Store Order
• 'What Will Take Me To $1B?': Trial Probes OpenAI Exec's Diary
• Nexstar Tells Justices DirecTV Fee Case Creates Circuit Split
• OkCaller Tells 11th Circ. Its Google Suit Wasn't 'Incoherent'
• FTC Deal Bars Kochava From Selling Sensitive Location Data
• Squires Orders Review Of Patent Ax In $170M GoDaddy Case
• FTC Swears Off Media Matters' Boycott Probe, Forever
• FCC Says Crackdown Killed 3M Listings For Risky Devices
• Aptiv Trims Automotive USB Patent Claims In Delaware Suit
• Fla. Cites Petty Defense Of Social Media Law, Groups Say
• Attys Defend $85M Fee Bid Blasted By Judge In Google Deal
• Pilots' Union Seeks FCC Focus On Safety In Drone Boost
• FCC Grants Limited Extensions For 'Rip And Replace' Work
• DOJ's Stance On Antitrust And Patent Law Reflects Balance
• 2 AI Snafus Show Why Attys Can't Outsource Judgment
• FCC Told Sports Rights Fix May Lie In Fewer Rules, Not More
• Meta Owes $3.7B For 'Public Nuisance,' NM AG Tells Judge
• Trump's Fixed-Price Contract Default Could Raise Gov't Costs
• Don't 'Throw' Young Attys Under Bus, Judge Warns Musk Atty
• Va. Social Media Limit Law Should Stay Blocked, Court Told
• Consumers Challenge Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal
• ReConnect Program Back In Farm Bill Passed By House
• Media Matters Says Justices' New Ruling Secures Its FTC Win
• What To Watch For As Meta Stares Down NM Injunction Trial
• Top Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Calif. Firm Says AI Service Co. Tried To 'Stiff Arm' Biz Renewal
• Judge Dubious Of TikTok Bid To Trim Mass. Addiction Suit
• 5 Argument Sessions Benefits Attys Should Watch In May
• How Paul Clement Does It All