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February 15, 2024
Home Depot, Google Sued Over AI Customer Call Monitoring
Home Depot and Google were hit with a proposed class action in California federal court Wednesday, accusing them of deploying artificial intelligence technology to surreptitiously "eavesdrop" on calls between customers and Home Depot's representatives without permission, in violation of Golden State privacy laws.
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February 15, 2024
FCC Wants Licensing Revamp To Help Hatch Space Industries
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday proposed ways to streamline federal licensing needed to support an array of services in space, including manufacturing and parts assembly.
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February 15, 2024
FCC Makes It Easier To Revoke Robocall Consent
The Federal Communications Commission has ushered in new rules that are supposed to make it easier than ever for consumers to revoke previously given consent to receive telemarketing calls and text messages.
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February 15, 2024
7th Circ. Questions $4M Samsung Arbitration Fee Order
The Seventh Circuit seemed skeptical Thursday that more than 35,000 Samsung consumers had enough evidence to prove the telecommunications giant should pay $4 million in individual biometric privacy arbitration fees, as one judge also questioned whether the appeal is properly before the court.
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February 15, 2024
Lenovo, Motorola Lose Injunction Bid In IP License Fight
A North Carolina federal judge has rejected a bid from Lenovo and Motorola Mobility to block Ericsson from being able to enforce injunctions it got in other countries barring sales of Lenovo products in those countries.
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February 15, 2024
Biz Groups Urge Feds To Back WTO's Block On Digital Duties
Major U.S. trade and business groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Foreign Trade Council, urged U.S. officials to back the World Trade Organization's suspension of tariffs on electronic transmissions ahead of a renewal vote later this month.
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February 15, 2024
State Dept. Offers $5M For Info On 'BlackCat' Ransomware Group
The State Department is offering millions for information on the "BlackCat" ransomware, claiming that the AlphV cybercrime group has compromised over 1,000 entities globally.
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February 15, 2024
FCC To Expand Emergency Alerts In Multiple Languages
The Federal Communications Commission proposed new rules Thursday that would make it easier to broadcast emergency alerts in multiple languages on TV and radio.
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February 15, 2024
GSA Probed For Buying Banned Chinese Conferencing Cams
The House Oversight Committee's Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation is probing the General Services Administration's purchase of videoconference cameras made in China following a recent report by the GSA's internal watchdog the subcommittee said raised alarming questions.
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February 14, 2024
Google's Use Of User Data Quotas Draws 9th Circ. Analogies
A Ninth Circuit panel Wednesday struggled to find an apt analogy for a property claim made by Android users alleging in a proposed class action that Google illegally uses their purchased data allotments to transmit information back to the company, comparing the intangible data to electricity or an annuity, among other hypotheticals.
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February 14, 2024
Network Group Wants Faster Access To Utility Poles
Federal regulators must push for further reforms in order to expedite talks between utility pole owners and high-speed equipment attachers on how to divvy up pole upgrade costs, a broadband trade group said.
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February 14, 2024
FCC Nixes NM Schools' Bid For Cancelled Radio Stations
The Albuquerque Board of Education has no relationship with the person who surrendered two radio station licenses and, therefore, cannot petition the Federal Communications Commission to undo that decision and hand the licenses over to them as "trustees," the agency has declared.
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February 14, 2024
Honda, Ford Push For Review Of New Wireless IP
Honda is urging U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal to vacate the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision not to review a Neo Wireless patent it had challenged, the same day Ford did the same.
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February 14, 2024
Telecom Confusion Caused $56M Damages, Conn. Judge Told
A telecommunications company's confusion about bankruptcy law played a key role in the disintegration of a contract for Los Angeles telephone switching equipment and related telecom services, a company seeking $56 million told a Connecticut state judge on Wednesday as a bench trial kicked off in the 14-year-old case.
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February 14, 2024
FCC Must Distribute School IT Funds, Tech Firms Tell DC Circ.
Two tech companies are calling on the D.C. Circuit to force the Federal Communications Commission to release funds to pay for information technology and broadband services the firms provide in elementary and secondary schools around the country.
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February 14, 2024
Telefonica Gets Win In $570M Busted Deal Dispute
A New York state judge has said Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica SA is entitled to compensatory damages in a suit it launched against Millicom International Cellular SA over claims the mobile provider reneged on a $570 million deal to buy Telefonica's Costa Rican subsidiary.
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February 14, 2024
Google Again Targets 'Strategic' Texas AGs' Ad Tech Delays
Google is hoping a newly appointed special master can finally force a coalition of state attorneys general led by Texas to hand over "fundamental information" it said Tuesday has long been improperly withheld from one of three cases targeting its dominance over display advertising placement auction technology.
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February 14, 2024
Google 'Lockbox' Program Hid App Tracking, 9th Circ. Told
Counsel for a group of Android phone users urged the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday to revive a proposed class action alleging that Google's "Lockbox" program secretly collected information about Android owners' non-Google app use, saying the tech giant's privacy policy on the data collection was ambiguous at best.
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February 14, 2024
Nokia Exposure Over $23M Oral Deal Won't Be Clear Until Trial
A federal judge said Wednesday she won't decide until trial what framework a jury will use to decide damages in a New Hampshire telecom's case against Nokia over an alleged breach of a 2017 oral contract to integrate noise-filtering technology into Nokia's cell networks.
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February 14, 2024
Software Co. Inks $4M Deal In Privacy Suit Over Breached Info
Patients suing software company Connexin Software for allegedly failing to safeguard the healthcare and personal identifiable information of more than 200,000 people compromised during a data breach, including that of children, asked a Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday to approve a $4 million class settlement.
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February 14, 2024
Phone-Maker Says T-Mobile Can't Hang Up On $100M Suit
A mobile phone manufacturer suing T-Mobile over a canceled order for nearly 500,000 devices told a Washington federal judge the telecommunications giant is now seeking to escape $100 million in damages by leaning on an unsigned contractual provision.
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February 14, 2024
Netflix, Hulu Owe Fees Like Cable Cos., Calif. City Argues
Streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu are using public rights of way in California, which means localities can compel them to pay service provider fees as cable companies do, a California city argued before a state appeals court panel.
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February 13, 2024
Indian Satellite Co. Wants Justices' View On US Courts' Purview
The Ninth Circuit erred in ruling it had no jurisdiction over a commercial division of an Indian space agency and, therefore, could not enforce a $1.3 billion arbitral award, an Indian satellite company said in its request to stay the ruling while it takes the matter up with the U.S. Supreme Court.
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February 13, 2024
Wireless Tech Co. Can't Get $12.5M Award OK'd At 4th Circ.
The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday overturned the enforcement of a $12.5 million arbitral award issued in a trade secrets dispute between wireless technology companies, ruling in a published opinion that the lower court lacked jurisdiction under the U.S. Supreme Court's 2022 decision in Badgerow v. Walters.
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February 13, 2024
FCC Runs Into Reality Of Limited Power To Fight Deepfakes
The Federal Communications Commission drew headlines last week when it declared that cloned voices fall under a federal ban on junk calls. But the ruling may not be as powerful as supporters would like, especially as campaign shenanigans heat up as election season draws near.
Expert Analysis
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Some Client Speculations On AI And The Law Firm Biz Model
Generative artificial intelligence technologies will put pressure on the business of law as it is structured currently, but clients may end up with more price certainty for legal services, and lawyers may spend more time being lawyers, says Jonathan Cole at Melody Capital.
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Section 214 Order Solidifies FCC's Role In National Security
In its recent approval of an order to collect foreign ownership information from international Section 214 authorization holders, the Federal Communications Commission demonstrates its formal commitment to improving efforts to protect national security and international telecommunications services, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.
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Why Ericsson DPA Breach Is Precedent-Setting
Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson recently faced several penalties for breaching a deferred prosecution agreement, revealing a sobering new precedent for when the U.S. Department of Justice will find an entity in noncompliance, so companies should be prepared to revisit pre-resolution disclosures, say James Koukios and Sarah Maneval at MoFo.
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Metaverse Presents New Challenges For Data Preservation
With regulators increasingly requesting data — and recordings — from virtual meeting applications, and cracking down on employee use of ephemeral messaging, companies have hints of what's to come for metaverse-generated data and should consider the technological capabilities of the metaverse and governance of its data, says Timothy Taylor at Holland & Knight.
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Failed Tegna Deal Reveals Increasing Merger Review Hurdles
A deeper look at how the Tegna-Standard General deal derailed during merger review suggests some practical steps that firms should consider to close transactions when dealing with multiple federal agencies operating under a whole-of-government antitrust enforcement approach, say Jody Boudreault and Katherine Dutcher at Baker Botts.
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A Lawyer's Guide To Approaching Digital Assets In Discovery
The booming growth of cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens has made digital assets relevant in many legal disputes but also poses several challenges for discovery, so lawyers must garner an understanding of the technology behind these assets, the way they function, and how they're held, says Brett Sager at Ehrenstein Sager.
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Opinion
High Court's Ethics Statement Places Justices Above The Law
The U.S. Supreme Court justices' disappointing statement on the court's ethics principles and practices reveals that not only are they satisfied with a status quo in which they are bound by fewer ethics rules than other federal judges, but also that they've twisted the few rules that do apply to them, says David Janovsky at the Project on Government Oversight.
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G7 Russia Restrictions May Further Complicate Compliance
New sanctions and export controls announced at the G7 summit targeting parties that help Russia circumvent existing restrictions signal continued multilateral commitment to intensifying economic pressure on Russia, and underscore the increasing compliance challenges for companies that pursue Russia-related opportunities, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.
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A Look At Corwin Cleansing After Chancery Edgio Ruling
The Delaware Chancery Court's denial of Corwin cleansing in an action seeking post-closing injunctive relief in the Edgio stockholders case has potentially significant implications for corporations and their boards in the negotiation of investment agreements with significant stockholders, say attorneys at Cleary.
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Opinion
Time For Law Schools To Rethink Unsung Role Of Adjuncts
As law schools prepare for the fall 2023 semester, administrators should reevaluate the role of the underappreciated, indispensable adjunct, and consider 16 concrete actions to improve the adjuncts' teaching experience, overall happiness and feeling of belonging, say T. Markus Funk at Perkins Coie, Andrew Boutros at Dechert and Eugene Volokh at UCLA.
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Tips For In-House Legal Leaders In A Challenging Economy
Amid today's economic and geopolitical uncertainty, in-house legal teams are running lean and facing increased scrutiny and unique issues, but can step up and find innovative ways to manage outcomes and capitalize on good business opportunities, says Tim Parilla at LinkSquares.
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The Multimillion-Dollar Patent Consequences Of 'A' Vs. 'The'
Two Federal Circuit cases last month provide exemplary applications of both the general rule and its exception when interpreting the exact meaning of the indefinite articles "a" and "an" in patent claims, say attorneys at Shearman.
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What Associates Need To Know Before Switching Law Firms
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
The days of staying at the same firm for the duration of one's career are mostly a thing of the past as lateral moves by lawyers are commonplace, but there are several obstacles that associates should consider before making a move, say attorneys at HWG.
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Opinion
Radical Reform Is Needed So Small Biz Can Better Assist DOD
A recent U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing was a good first step in identifying national security implications of barriers to entry for small businesses selling to the U.S. Department of Defense, but the DOD and Congress must keep up momentum to prevent small business participation from declining further, says Jessica Lehman at Verizon.
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A Case For Sharing Mediation Statements With Counterparties
In light of a potential growing mediation trend of only submitting statements to the mediator, litigants should think critically about the pros and cons of exchanging statements with opposing parties as it could boost the chances of reaching a settlement, says Arthur Eidelhoch at Eidelhoch Mediation.