Telecommunications

  • June 12, 2026

    DOJ Clears Paramount's $110B Deal To Acquire Warner Bros.

    The U.S. Department of Justice is closing its investigation into Paramount Skydance Corp.'s $110 billion deal for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., the department's antitrust unit announced Friday, saying its review suggests the deal will "increase" and not harm competition in media and entertainment.

  • June 12, 2026

    Chinese National Gets 1 Year In AI Chip Export Scheme

    A Chinese national was sentenced in California federal court Friday to one year and one day in prison for conspiring to unlawfully export to China computer chips used in artificial intelligence applications, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California.

  • June 12, 2026

    9th Circ. Tells Serial Litigant App Developer No More

    The Ninth Circuit has said it does not want to hear any more from a serial litigant who has a bone to pick with tech behemoth Apple and a California federal court over the exclusion of an application for tracking COVID-19 cases from the App Store.

  • June 12, 2026

    Radio Station Group Presses For Relaxed Ownership Caps

    Radio station chain Connoisseur Media has called for the Federal Communications Commission to ease the industry's local ownership limits, pointing to rapidly rising competition from digital services.

  • June 12, 2026

    PTAB Cites Oscar, Emmy In Upholding Zaxcom Recording IP

    The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has declined to invalidate claims in Zaxcom Inc.'s patents covering technology for wireless audio recording, finding that Academy and Emmy awards that Zaxcom received for the technology defeat the challenges to them. 

  • June 12, 2026

    Eutelsat Seeks 'Relative' Payments For Upper C-Band Moves

    The FCC ought to stick with its plan of paying companies who agreed to quickly clear out of the upper C-band "relative" to their contribution, but that doesn't mean using the same percentages it did to dole out payments for clearing out of the lower C-band, one satellite company said.

  • June 12, 2026

    InterDigital Patent Suit Against Disney Paused For Dolby Feud

    A California federal judge has paused a patent infringement suit brought by wireless technology outfit InterDigital Inc. against The Walt Disney Co. while letting play out a dispute involving a request from Dolby to declare one InterDigital patent invalid, as well as Disney's challenges over two other patents at the patent office.

  • June 12, 2026

    9th Circ. Judge Doubts Google Rival's 'Broad' Antitrust Suit

    A Ninth Circuit judge appeared skeptical Friday of efforts to revive allegations that Google harmed market competition for digital advertising by booting a now-defunct advertising app from its Play Store, saying Google has many rivals in the "very broad" proposed market and asking the plaintiff, "So what's the injury?"

  • June 12, 2026

    Motorola Sued Again Over Vehicle-Tracking Camera Data

    A putative class action filed Thursday in Illinois federal court claims that Motorola Solutions operates a nationwide network of license plate recognition cameras and surveillance software that allows law enforcement agencies to track drivers' movements without their consent and in violation of their privacy rights.

  • June 12, 2026

    Bloggers Say EBay Stalking Settlement Has Fallen Apart

    A Massachusetts couple who were stalked and harassed by eBay employees after publishing blog posts critical of the online retailer's management asked a Massachusetts federal judge on Friday to reopen their suit against the company and several executives, saying a proposed settlement has collapsed.

  • June 12, 2026

    Jury Rejects Nielsen's TV Audience IP Case Against TVision

    A Delaware federal jury has cleared TVision Insights Inc. from claims by The Nielsen Co. that it infringed a patent covering audio recognition software with its products for getting data on TV audiences.

  • June 12, 2026

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    The past week in London has seen the FCA bring a claim against a fund manager it accused of providing investment services despite having been banned, an Ardmore unit sue a contractor two days before the construction group's collapse, and shipping and cruise giant MSC hit back at an entertainment company following separate intellectual property litigation in the U.S. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • June 11, 2026

    OpenAI Hit With Another Suit Claiming ChatGPT Aided Suicide

    A Canadian mother on Thursday sued ChatGPT maker OpenAI over her daughter's suicide in California state court, adding to mounting litigation accusing the artificial intelligence tool of encouraging or aiding users in self-harm and suicide.

  • June 11, 2026

    Tech Group Urges High Court To Block Texas App Store Law

    The Computer & Communications Industry Association on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to vacate a recent Fifth Circuit ruling permitting Texas to move forward with a law requiring app store owners to verify users' ages, arguing the law is unconstitutional and overly burdensome for its members.

  • June 11, 2026

    FCC Says Telecom Filed Fake Doc To Get Phone Numbers

    A telecom filed a fake Federal Communications Commission document with the North American Numbering Plan in a bid to gain access to phone numbers, and the agency is ready to block that company's traffic unless it has a good explanation.

  • June 11, 2026

    GlobalStar Opposes FCC Review Of 2 GHz Satellite Order

    The Federal Communications Commission should ignore a request to rethink its rejection of a plan that would bring sweeping changes to the "Big LEO" satellite rules, an American satellite telecom is telling the agency.

  • June 11, 2026

    Judge Doubts Need For Discovery In Digital Equity Suit

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge struggled to find a reason for plaintiffs challenging the Trump administration's shutdown of the Digital Equity Act's Competitive Grant Program to get discovery in their lawsuit, suggesting the question of the program's constitutionality appeared to be a purely legal question, as the government suggested.

  • June 11, 2026

    FCC Aims To Quell Pole Attachment Fights At State Level

    The Federal Communications Commission says it wants to speed up the resolution of disputes over broadband attachments on utility poles in states that have adopted their own rules on top of federal requirements.

  • June 11, 2026

    Gov't Hectoring Prompts Bipartisan Bill To Shield Free Speech

    A bipartisan Senate bill was introduced Thursday to curtail government jawboning of free speech amid the Federal Communications Commission chair's political controversies with broadcasters.

  • June 11, 2026

    Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill To Rein In Big Tech Platforms

    Lawmakers reintroduced legislation in the U.S. Senate on Thursday that would impose new rules on large technology platforms, barring them from blocking competition and undermining rivals by giving their own products and services an unfair advantage.

  • June 11, 2026

    3 Firms Guide $5.1B Dana, Eaton Mobility Auto Supplier Deal

    Dana Inc. and Eaton Corp. said Thursday that they will combine Eaton's mobility business with Dana in a $5.1 billion transaction, creating a global vehicle supplier with more than $10 billion in enterprise value and about $11 billion in annual revenues.

  • June 10, 2026

    FCC Grants ISP Biz Waiver On Router Hardware For 1 Year

    The Federal Communications Commission has come through and granted NCTA — The Internet & Television Association members a waiver allowing them to make changes to foreign-made routers after granting similar permission to telecom titan AT&T.

  • June 10, 2026

    FCC Says Chinese Lab Falsified Reports Via Copy-Paste Ploy

    The Federal Communications Commission has started the process of pulling U.S. certification from an equipment testing lab based in China that the agency claims submitted false test reports for devices by copying other reports.

  • June 10, 2026

    Colo. Co. Says Boeing Tolled Contract Claim In NASA IP Suit

    A Colorado aerospace company has told a Washington federal judge that its breach of contract claim against The Boeing Co. alleging theft of its patented technology was timely and that Boeing's bid to dismiss the claim cited the incorrect statute of limitations for a breach of a written contract.

  • June 10, 2026

    Pa. Panel Revives AT&T's Arbitration Bid In Worker's Suit

    In a precedential opinion Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Superior Court held that AT&T and its retailer Prime Communications' request to compel arbitration in an employment dispute should not have been overruled outright, saying that questions remained about whether the employee clicking an electronic box constituted signing an arbitration agreement.

Expert Analysis

  • How Fractional GCs Can Manage Risks Of Engagement

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    As more organizations eliminate their in-house legal departments in favor of outsourcing legal work, fractional general counsel roles offer practitioners an engaging and flexible way to practice at a high level, but they can also present legal, ethical and operational risks that must be proactively managed, say attorneys at Boies Schiller.

  • Opinion

    Justices Should Clarify Loper Bright Doctrine Via Patent Case

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    The U.S. Supreme Court should use the Lynk Labs v. Samsung patent case to provide urgently needed guidance on how last year’s Loper Bright decision should be applied to real-world questions of agency authority in the post-Chevron world, says Timothy Hsieh at Oklahoma City University School of Law.

  • Reviewing 2025's Most Pertinent Wiretap Developments

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    2025 was a remarkable year in the world of web tracking wiretapping litigation, not only for the increased caseload but also because of numerous developing theories of liability, with disputes expected to continue unabated in 2026, say attorneys at Squire Patton.

  • Series

    Nature Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Nature photography reminds me to focus on what is in front of me and to slow down to achieve success, and, in embracing the value of viewing situations through different lenses, offers skills transferable to the practice of law, says Brian Willett at Saul Ewing.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving

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    Issue-spotting skills are well honed in law school, but practicing attorneys must also identify clients’ problems and true goals, and then be able to provide solutions, says Mary Kate Hogan at Quarles & Brady.

  • How Workforce, Tech Will Affect 2026 Construction Landscape

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    As the construction industry's center of gravity shifts from traditional commercial work to infrastructure, energy, industrial and data-hosting facilities, the effects of evolving technology and persistent labor shortages are reshaping real estate dealmaking, immigration policy debates and government contracting risk, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.

  • Opinion

    A Uniform Federal Rule Would Curb Gen AI Missteps In Court

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    To address the patchwork of courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence, curbing abuses and relieving the burden on judges, the federal judiciary should consider amending its civil procedure rules to require litigants to certify they’ve reviewed legal filings for accuracy, say attorneys at Shook Hardy.

  • Netflix Caps 2025 M&A Deals That Will Test Antitrust Strategy

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    The 2025 media consolidation trend culminated in Netflix's $82.7 billion Warner Bros. Discovery announcement, but the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice is likely to question whether remedies short of blocking the deal could credibly preserve competition, says Brian Pandya at Duane Morris.

  • AG Watch: Texas Junk Fee Deal Shows Enforcement Priorities

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    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's recent $9.5 million settlement with online travel agency website Booking Holdings for so-called junk fee practices follows a larger trend of state attorneys general who have taken similar action and demonstrates the significant penalties that can follow such allegations, say attorneys at Kelley Drye.

  • A Look At The Wave Of 2025 Email Marketing Suits In Wash.

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    Since the Washington Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Old Navy in April, more than 30 lawsuits have alleged that a broad range of retailers across industries sent emails that violate the Washington Commercial Electronic Mail Act, but retailers are unlikely to find clear answers yet, says Gonzalo Mon at Kelley Drye.

  • Series

    The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Integrating Practice Groups

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    Enacting unified leadership and consistent client service standards ensures law firm practice groups connect and collaborate around shared goals, turning a law firm merger into a platform for growth rather than a period of disruption, says Brian Catlett at Fennemore Craig.

  • Opinion

    Supreme Court Term Limits Would Carry Hidden Risk

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    While proposals for limiting the terms of U.S. Supreme Court justices are popular, a steady stream of relatively young, highly marketable ex-justices with unique knowledge and influence entering the marketplace of law and politics could create new problems, say Michael Broyde at Emory University and Hayden Hall at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

  • Series

    Knitting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Stretching my skills as a knitter makes me a better antitrust attorney by challenging me to recalibrate after wrong turns, not rush outcomes, and trust that I can teach myself the skills to tackle new and difficult projects — even when I don’t have a pattern to work from, says Kara Kuritz at V&E.

  • How 11th Circ.'s Qui Tam Review Could Affect FCA Litigation

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    On Dec. 12, the Eleventh Circuit will hear arguments in U.S. ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates, setting the stage for a decision that could drastically reduce enforcement under the False Claims Act, and presenting an opportunity to seek U.S. Supreme Court review of the act's whistleblower provisions, say attorneys at Epstein Becker.

  • Series

    The Biz Court Digest: Welcome To Miami

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    After nearly 20 years in operation, the Miami Complex Business Litigation Division is a pioneer upon which other jurisdictions in the state have been modeled, adopting many innovations to keep its cases running more efficiently and staffing experienced judges who are accustomed to hearing business disputes, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

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