Telecommunications

  • June 10, 2026

    IT Co. Rigged Server To Christmas Tree Timer, $5.5M Suit Says

    The National Institute of Building Sciences alleged in D.C. federal court that an information technology firm caused it at least $5.52 million in damages by failing to maintain and upgrade a web platform for government facility acquisition, instead doing "slapdash" work including rigging a server with a Christmas tree timer.

  • June 10, 2026

    Use 'Great Care' In Covered List Changes, Rural ISPs Tell FCC

    Rural internet service providers want the Federal Communications Commission to make sure only companies posing known risks are barred from interconnecting high-speed networks as the FCC looks to expand a national security program.

  • June 10, 2026

    IP Notebook: Cox's Reach, 'Top Gun' Appeal, 'Lazy' Videos

    This round of Law360's review of emerging copyright and trademark issues looks at the ripple effects from the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on secondary copyright liability and highlights looming high court bids over "Top Gun" and Roberto Clemente's likeness on commemorative license plates.

  • June 09, 2026

    Broadband Co. Says Peru Is Dodging $168M Award Discovery

    A broadband corporation has asked a D.C. federal judge to force Peru to answer its post-judgment requests for information aimed at pinning down assets, after the court greenlit litigation to enforce two arbitral awards valued at $168 million against the country.

  • June 09, 2026

    FCC Looks To Spur Submarine Cables With New Security Reg

    The Federal Communications Commission will start presuming that submarine cable applications that meet certain qualifications don't have to be referred to the executive branch for national security reviews, if the agency votes yes later this month on the order it'll have before it.

  • June 09, 2026

    Mayors Rally To Fight Permit 'Shot Clocks,' This Time At FCC

    U.S. mayors are back fighting proposals to impose strict deadlines on local reviews of broadband projects, but this time their focus is not just on Capitol Hill but on the Federal Communications Commission.

  • June 09, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Upholds $37.5M Patent Verdict Against TP-Link

    The Federal Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a $37.5 million patent infringement verdict against two companies selling TP-Link wireless network devices that were sued by patent licensing company Atlas Global Technologies LLC.

  • June 09, 2026

    Ohio Appeals Court Agrees: Google Not A Common Carrier

    An Ohio appeals panel sided with Google and against a state attorney general's efforts to designate the company a common carrier subject to neutrality controls on its search results, affirming a lower court's rejection of the lawsuit because Google doesn't transport property and doesn't serve users "indifferently."

  • June 09, 2026

    Emergency Alert Systems Set For FCC Cybersecurity Revamp

    The nation's emergency alert services would see cybersecurity upgrades under a new plan put forward this month at the Federal Communications Commission.

  • June 09, 2026

    Google Gets New Chance To Defend IP In Sonos PTAB Dispute

    The Federal Circuit on Tuesday reversed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's invalidation of claims in a pair of Google's voice command patents challenged by Sonos after the speaker company was accused of infringement.

  • June 09, 2026

    House Report Says NFL Misused Sports Antitrust Exemption

    The National Football League has stretched its use of the antitrust exemption beyond what Congress intended when lawmakers created it 65 years ago, according to a new report from the House Judiciary Committee.

  • June 09, 2026

    The Law360 400: A Look At The Top 100 Firms

    The race to build the legal industry's largest law firm accelerated in 2025, with major firms leaning on mergers, lateral hiring and strategic expansion to climb the ranks of the Law360 400.

  • June 09, 2026

    Telecom Managers Deny $20M Fraud As Feds Float Plea Talks

    Three managers from the U.S. arm of Telekom Malaysia denied fraud and identity theft charges Tuesday in Manhattan federal court, as prosecutors who charge them with stealing $20 million from their overseas parent suggested plea talks could get underway.

  • June 09, 2026

    Fiber Internet Co. Failed Customers In Data Breach, Suit Says

    A Denver-based fiber internet provider failed to protect customers' sensitive personal information in a cyberattack and waited five months to notify those affected, a customer said in a suit filed in Colorado federal court.

  • June 08, 2026

    How A Texas Pastor Beat Mark Zuckerberg In Landmark Trial

    Jurors who reached a landmark $6 million verdict in March finding Meta Platforms Inc. and Google liable for harming a teen's mental health didn't find Mark Zuckerberg credible, an impression that the plaintiff's attorney Mark Lanier credited to putting the well-prepared executive off his guard.

  • June 08, 2026

    Kaiser Member Seeks Class Cert. In Microsoft Site Tracker Suit

    A Kaiser Permanente member has called on a federal judge in Seattle to greenlight a series of national classes and California subclasses in her privacy lawsuit accusing Microsoft and Qualtrics of secretly intercepting millions of patients' private health information through tracking technologies embedded in the healthcare system's website.

  • June 08, 2026

    USPTO Clamping Down Reexam Bids After IPR Denials

    A U.S. Patent and Trademark Office decision denying a request for ex parte reexamination of a patent because it reused arguments from an inter partes review that was discretionarily denied sends a clear message that the office wants challengers to pick one of the two options, attorneys say.

  • June 08, 2026

    FCC Considering 120-Day Deadline For Permit Approvals

    The Federal Communications Commission plans to propose telling states and municipalities that they have four months to act on applications before it will presume they've "effectively prohibited the provision of wireline telecommunications services," as part of a push to reduce what it perceives as barriers to broadband deployment.

  • June 08, 2026

    Calif. Judge Sides With Apple In Screen Sliding Patent Fight

    A California federal judge on Monday sided with Apple's assertion that a Swedish smartphone company's swipe-to-unlock patent lacks a valid written description, invalidating the patent owner's infringement claim.

  • June 08, 2026

    CenturyLink Waited 1 Year To Report Copper Theft Outage

    CenturyLink might be in hot water with the Federal Communications Commission after taking more than a year to file the requisite paperwork with the agency following an outage in Washington state caused by copper theft.

  • June 08, 2026

    FCC Needs To Clarify Router Ban's Scope, Tech Retailers Say

    Retailers are worried about the effect of a Federal Communications Commission effort to clamp down on foreign-made routers sold to consumers, saying the agency needs to better define the range of products covered by the new restrictions, which are aimed at reducing device security risks.

  • June 08, 2026

    AT&T Pushes Feds To Preempt Calif. Copper Network Rules

    AT&T continues to press the Federal Communications Commission to declare that agency policy favoring the phaseout of copper wire networks should supersede California rules that make them harder to remove.

  • June 08, 2026

    States Preparing To Challenge Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal

    The New York Attorney General's Office is among state enforcers preparing to file a lawsuit challenging Paramount Skydance Corp.'s $110 billion deal for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., the office confirmed to Law360 Monday.

  • June 08, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Upholds Apple PTAB Win In Voice Recognition Case

    The Federal Circuit on Monday refused to revive claims in a Zentian Ltd. patent related to voice recognition technology, backing a split Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision in favor of Apple.

  • June 08, 2026

    France's SFR Inks $24B Deal For Sale To Telecom Companies

    French telecom operators Bouygues Telecom, Iliad and Orange have signed a memorandum of understanding with Altice France to acquire rival SFR in a deal valuing the business at about €20.35 billion ($23.5 billion). 

Expert Analysis

  • 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.

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    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.

  • AI Evidence Rule Tweaks Encourage Judicial Guardrails

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    Recent additions to a committee note on proposed Rule of Evidence 707 — governing evidence generated by artificial intelligence — seek to mitigate potential dangers that may arise once machine outputs are introduced at trial, encouraging judges to perform critical gatekeeping functions, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.

  • Series

    The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Getting The Message Across

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    Communications and brand strategy during a law firm merger represent a crucial thread that runs through every stage of a combination and should include clear messaging, leverage modern marketing tools and embrace the chance to evolve, says Ashley Horne at Womble Bond.

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