Telecommunications

  • January 22, 2024

    Google Accused Of Invalid Motion To Kill States' Antitrust Suit

    Google "blatantly violated" court rules against filing multiple motions to dismiss when it lodged a second bid to kill an antitrust suit filed by a coalition of conservative state attorney generals, according to the states' filing in Texas federal court.

  • January 22, 2024

    Cyberattack Yields Mistrial In Scam Marketing Case

    A Colorado federal judge declared a mistrial Monday morning in prosecutors' fraud case against workers accused of boosting their employer's clients' scams, telling jurors picked last week their service was no longer needed after an unspecified hacking incident over the weekend. 

  • January 22, 2024

    Providers Want More Clarity From FCC On Outage Reporting

    A cable television and internet industry group told the Federal Communications Commission that it broadly supports the commission's proposal for mandatory participation in the Disaster Information Reporting System, but asked that service providers be allowed more time to report the status of their networks when the disaster system is activated.

  • January 22, 2024

    Md. Bill Would Make Tax-Exempt Orgs Report Rent Income

    Maryland owners of tax-exempt property would be required to report certain rental income from those properties to the state's tax department under legislation introduced Thursday in the state House of Delegates.

  • January 22, 2024

    Justices Won't Hear Fight Over FTC's $163M 'Scareware' Win

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a former marketing executive's challenge to a $163 million judgment imposed more than 10 years ago in the Federal Trade Commission's suit over a "scareware" scam, rejecting the contention that the penalty couldn't stand because of a recent high court decision curtailing the FTC's ability to seek restitution. 

  • January 19, 2024

    Law360 Names Firms Of The Year

    Eight law firms have earned spots as Law360's Firms of the Year, with 55 Practice Group of the Year awards among them, steering some of the largest deals of 2023 and securing high-profile litigation wins, including at the U.S. Supreme Court.

  • January 19, 2024

    Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year

    Law360 would like to congratulate the winners of its Practice Groups of the Year awards for 2023, which honor the attorney teams behind litigation wins and major deals that resonated throughout the legal industry this past year.

  • January 19, 2024

    News Cos. Wants Expert Evidence In Google Ad Tech Case

    Media companies Gannett and the Daily Mail, which are part of multidistrict litigation in New York accusing Google of monopolizing digital advertising technology, have asked a Virginia federal court overseeing a related case from the U.S. Department of Justice for permission to access expert evidence.

  • January 19, 2024

    Sirius XM Moves NY AG Suit To Federal Court

    Sirius XM said it will defend itself against New York's suit over its subscription retention tactics in federal court, rather than the state court where it was initially filed.

  • January 19, 2024

    Net Neutrality Backers Say Rules Must Survive Legal Fights

    The FCC appears set to revive Obama-era net neutrality rules that limit broadband providers' power to control web traffic and supporters want to tailor the rules to survive legal challenge and preserve state regulations. Critics, on the other hand, are pushing the FCC to go light.

  • January 19, 2024

    UpHealth's 'Full Pay' Ch. 11 Plan On Horizon, Committee Says

    Bankrupt medical tech company UpHealth is in talks with its official committee of unsecured creditors to submit a Chapter 11 plan by the end of April that would pay unsecured debts in full, the committee told a Delaware bankruptcy court in a statement supporting UpHealth's request to extend its exclusive plan filing window.

  • January 19, 2024

    Apple Rival Seeks 9th Circ. Rethink On Statute Of Limitations

    A rival app store developer asked the Ninth Circuit on Thursday to reconsider reviving an antitrust lawsuit against Apple, arguing a divided panel's previous refusal created "new and problematic law" that dramatically increases the burden to survive motions to dismiss based on the statute of limitations.

  • January 19, 2024

    Broadcasters Stress AM Radio's Public Safety Role

    Broadcasters are increasing pressure on Congress and automakers to keep AM radio in vehicles, emphasizing its central role in alerting listeners to public emergencies, six weeks after a bill to require the service fell short on the Senate floor.

  • January 19, 2024

    Apple Offers To Allow 'Tap And Go' Competition In Europe

    Apple is offering to provide third-party access in Europe to the technology used by its iPhones for "tap and go" payments in physical stores as it tries to address concerns from enforcers that Apple Pay is the only service with access to the feature.

  • January 19, 2024

    Off The Bench: Dolan Sued, Bally-Amazon Deal, NIL Hearing

    In this week's Off The Bench, a massage therapist sues the New York Knicks' owner and disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein for sexual assault, Amazon inks a streaming deal with Bally Sports' bankrupt parent, and lawmakers debate a sweeping overhaul of college athlete payment rules.

  • January 19, 2024

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

    The past week in London has seen a bankrupt English local council bring a construction claim against property maintenance company Axis, a Cypriot cheese trade protection body appeal a UK IPO decision granting trademark registration for "Grilloumi" and employees of supermarket giant Morrison’s shop around for compensation in a claim over equal pay. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • January 18, 2024

    Samsung Settles MyPort Patent Suit Over Galaxy Devices

    Samsung has reached a settlement in principle in a patent suit by MyPort Inc., which had accused the mobile electronics giant of selling Galaxy devices that copied MyPort software technology covering personal voice assistants, multimedia capture and location tagging, according to a notice submitted Thursday in Texas federal court. 

  • January 18, 2024

    FTC Secures Ban On Marketer's Sale Of Precise Location Data

    The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday announced its second enforcement action this month aimed at cracking down on unauthorized collection and use of consumers' sensitive location information, revealing a settlement that will bar data aggregator InMarket Media from selling or licensing the precise location data it uses for marketing and targeted advertising. 

  • January 18, 2024

    Microsoft Asks To Depose Sony, Ubisoft In FTC Challenge

    Microsoft is asking a Federal Trade Commission administrative judge for authority to join in on the FTC's upcoming deposition of executives from Sony and Ubisoft, saying its inclusion in the proceedings would help it defend its acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

  • January 18, 2024

    Comcast Faces Another Suit Over Citrix Data Breach

    The suits against Xfinity owner Comcast and cloud computing service provider Citrix keep rolling in, months after they revealed a vulnerability in Citrix's system resulted in a data breach that exposed the personal information of nearly 36 million Comcast customers.

  • January 18, 2024

    Fed. Circ. Upholds PTAB Latecomer Decision, Frustrating Atty

    The Federal Circuit signed off on the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision to allow a tech company's lawyers to throw new arguments into a petition even if they join the case late, drawing a complaint Thursday from an attorney for the losing side that the precedential ruling means there are "no rules for IPR petitioners."

  • January 18, 2024

    SD Sioux Tribe Vying For FCC Universal Service Recognition

    The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe is asking the Federal Communications Commission to certify its telephone authority as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier, saying the agency had no reason four years ago to dismiss its petition, which would have made it eligible for federal funding.

  • January 18, 2024

    Google Judge Promises 'Hot Tub' After Epic's Antitrust Win

    The California federal judge who will determine what relief Epic Games gets after its antitrust jury trial win over Google's Android app market told the parties on Thursday that he'll arrange a "hot tub" hearing with economists to discuss a possible injunction, while warning Epic he won't "micromanage" Google.

  • January 18, 2024

    FCC Fines Cumulus $26K Over Late Equal Employment Filings

    The Federal Communications Commission is hitting a radio licensing company with fines for a nine-month delay in posting an Equal Employment Opportunity program report, the first such fines the agency has doled out since a 2016 rule change on EEO reporting.

  • January 18, 2024

    Verizon Hit With Another Investor Suit Over Toxic Cables

    Verizon investors have slapped the telecommunications behemoth with yet another lawsuit accusing the company and its top brass of misleading them about the dangers of its national network of lead cables, which they say will cost billions to remediate.

Expert Analysis

  • The Role Record-Keeping May Play In TCPA Class Cert.

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    Two recent federal court decisions highlight that the viability of the established business relationship exemption for defeating class certification in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act case may depend on the defendant company's record-keeping and policies, says Samantha Duke at Rumberger Kirk.

  • Utah Social Media Restrictions Reach Into Uncharted Territory

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    Utah’s recently passed Social Media Regulation Amendment and the Social Media Usage Amendments require platforms to implement controls to restrict underage users from freely engaging online, which could fundamentally shift how social media sites engage with younger users, says Luke Schaetzel at Benesch.

  • Opinion

    Thomas Report Is Final Straw — High Court Needs Ethics Code

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    As a recent report on Justice Clarence Thomas' ongoing conflicts of interest makes evident, Supreme Court justices should be subject to an enforceable and binding code of ethics — like all other federal judges — to maintain the credibility of the institution, says Erica Salmon Byrne at Ethisphere.

  • Joint Representation Ethics Lessons From Ga. Electors Case

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    The Fulton County district attorney's recent motion to disqualify an attorney from representing her elector clients, claiming a nonconsentable conflict of interest, raises key questions about representing multiple clients related to the same conduct and highlights potential pitfalls, say Hilary Gerzhoy and Grace Wynn at HWG.

  • Utah Social Media Law May Set Tone For Child Safety Regs

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    Utah’s recently passed Social Media Regulation Act demonstrates growing trends in state laws that aim to protect children and teens online, and offers compliance considerations for social media companies as other states follow suit, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

  • Lawyer Discernment Is Critical In The World Of AI

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    In light of growing practical concerns about risks and challenges posed by artificial intelligence, lawyers' experience with the skill of discernment will position them to help address new ethical and moral dilemmas and ensure that AI is developed and deployed in a way that benefits society as a whole, says Jennifer Gibbs at Zelle.

  • FCC's Proposed Robotext Rules Could Fuel More Litigation

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    The Federal Communications Commission recently proposed rules that would make it harder for companies to use text messages for customer communications, marking the latest in a tug of war pitting marketers against the plaintiffs bar and potentially spurring litigation against these companies, say Walter Anderson and Jennifer Bagg at HWG.

  • Don't Forget Alumni Engagement When Merging Law Firms

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    Neglecting law firm alumni programs after a merger can sever the deep connections attorneys have with their former firms, but by combining good data management and creating new opportunities to reconnect, firms can make every member in their expanded network of colleagues feel valued, say Clare Roath and Erin Warner at Troutman Pepper.

  • Mexican Reform Bill Threatens Private Sector Investments

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    Following the announcement of an extensive and potentially problematic Mexican reform proposal that targets 23 laws, which could considerably affect the private sector and lead to increased arbitration proceedings, businesses and investors in Mexico should prepare for a likely changing legal landscape, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.

  • Without Stronger Due Diligence, Attys Risk AML Regulation

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    Amid increasing pressure to mitigate money laundering and terrorism financing risks in gatekeeper professions, the legal industry will need to clarify and strengthen existing client due diligence measures — or risk the federal regulation attorneys have long sought to avoid, says Jeremy Glicksman at the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office.

  • Every Lawyer Can Act To Prevent Peer Suicide

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    Members of the legal industry can help prevent suicide among their colleagues, and better protect their own mental health, by learning the predictors and symptoms of depression among attorneys and knowing when and how to get practical aid to peers in crisis, says Joan Bibelhausen at Minnesota Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers.

  • 3 Auto Industry IP Trends To Watch In 2023

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    Vehicle manufacturers and suppliers should expect issues stemming from communications technology, dynamic global trade and a particularly prolific patent court to play outsize roles in the automotive industry's intellectual property scene this year, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

  • Building On Successful Judicial Assignment Reform In Texas

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    Prompt action by the Judicial Conference could curtail judge shopping and improve the efficiency and procedural fairness of the federal courts by implementing random districtwide assignment of cases, which has recently proven successful in Texas patent litigation, says Dabney Carr at Troutman Pepper.

  • FTC Proposal Greatly Widens Auto-Renewal Regulation

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    The Federal Trade Commission's proposed rule on automatic renewal subscriptions would impose significant new obligations on sellers of negative option plans and expand the agency's enforcement powers, likely requiring companies to examine and change their practices, say attorneys at Squire Patton.

  • Opinion

    Now Is The Time For Independent Industry Self-Regulation

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    The high level of trust in business, coupled with the current political and legal landscape, provides an opportunity for companies to play a meaningful role in finding solutions to public policy issues through the exploration of independent industry self-regulation models, says Eric Reicin at BBB National Programs.

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