Telecommunications

  • June 06, 2023

    Apple Foe Asks Fed. Circ. To Rethink $576M Patent Loss

    A company trying to monetize expired patents is continuing its legal fight against Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions that have imperiled a $576 million verdict it won against Apple, telling judges on the Federal Circuit they were mistaken to sign off on those decisions in March.

  • June 06, 2023

    Lawmakers Not Fans Of Pulling AM Radios From Electric Cars

    Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle seemed adamant Tuesday that pulling AM radios from electric cars was a bad idea from a public safety standpoint, though one legislator at the subcommittee hearing wondered whether the medium was destined to go the way of "8-track tapes, cigarette lighters and manual windows."

  • June 06, 2023

    Ill. Judge Slams Bid To Examine TCPA Plaintiff's Electronics

    An Illinois federal magistrate judge's refusal to allow an Illinois marketing company defending Telephone Consumer Protection Act class claims to inspect the lead plaintiff's electronic devices drew frustration from defense counsel Tuesday, who said her motion "got flipped upside down" when the court opted to allow the plaintiff to conduct the desired inspection.

  • June 06, 2023

    Apple Slams Expansion Of IPR Estoppel In Bid For Review

    Apple has fired back after the federal government suggested that the U.S. Supreme Court skip a $1.1 billion patent infringement dispute between the iPhone maker and the California Institute of Technology, arguing Tuesday that the Federal Circuit dramatically overexpanded an estoppel provision barring certain invalidity challenges in district court.

  • June 06, 2023

    FCC Urged Not To Disrupt 3rd Party Call Authentication

    Cable and network providers are asking the Federal Communications Commission to reject proposed rules blocking voice providers from using third-party services to authenticate phone calls under an industry framework to combat junk calls.

  • June 06, 2023

    Texas Jury Says $23M Trade Secret Suit Was 'Bad Faith' Effort

    A Texas state jury has found that telecom firm Teligistics Inc. had acted in bad faith in launching a $23 million dispute accusing rival Liquid Networx of misappropriating trade secrets relating to an online platform for handling contracts.

  • June 05, 2023

    9th Circ. Will Hear Google's 21M Class Cert. Appeal Early

    The Ninth Circuit agreed Friday to expedite Google's appeal challenging the certification of a 21 million consumer class who allege Google monopolized app distribution on Android devices, setting oral arguments for September, which could give the panel enough time to rule before an upcoming November trial in the multidistrict litigation.

  • June 05, 2023

    Injunction Issued In Limbaugh Estate's Row With Ex-IT Worker

    A federal judge in Florida has ordered a conservative website to "remove and cease use of any images of Rush Limbaugh" and his golden microphone while the estate of the late broadcaster pursues a trademark suit against a former IT contractor who worked for him.

  • June 05, 2023

    Wireless Cos. Say TCPA Rule Changes May Harm Consumers

    The Federal Communications Commission's plan to stem the flow of spam texts might actually prevent wireless customers from getting necessary messages about their service if the proposed rules aren't tweaked, an industry group told the agency.

  • June 05, 2023

    NAB, Paramount Pan Sennheiser Bid For Wireless Mic Rules

    CBS parent company Paramount Global and a broadcast lobbying group are skeptical of a bid by microphone maker Sennheiser Electronic Corp. to secure federal authorization for a wireless microphone technology, saying evidence shows it could disrupt licensed spectrum users.

  • June 05, 2023

    Gamers Appeal Lost Bid To Pause Microsoft-Activision Deal

    Gamers opposed to Microsoft's $68.7 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard Inc. continue to press for a preliminary injunction, filing an appeal with the Ninth Circuit seeking to pause the merger after their request was denied by a federal judge.

  • June 05, 2023

    JPML Sends States' Google Ad Tech Case Back To Texas

    Litigation brought by state-level enforcers accusing Google of building an online display advertising monopoly belongs back in Texas federal court, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ruled Monday, saying a provision in the federal year-end appropriations bill curtailed the inclusion of state-led antitrust suits in multidistrict litigation.

  • June 05, 2023

    Wells Fargo 'Stonewalled' Discovery, TelexFree Investors Say

    Victims of the $3 billion TelexFree Ponzi scheme are accusing Wells Fargo of dragging its feet on producing certain requested documents as the discovery deadline looms for the sprawling multidistrict litigation in Massachusetts, where they're seeking damages from the scheme's financial and legal facilitators.

  • June 05, 2023

    Verizon Strikes Deal To End Massive 401(k) Class Action

    Verizon told a New York federal judge Monday that it has reached a deal to end a class action brought on behalf of some 200,000 401(k) plan participants who alleged they lost retirement savings through a shoddy investment option, staving off a trial that had been set for July.

  • June 05, 2023

    Telecom Group Calls For 60-Day Clock On Federal Permits

    A top trade group for broadband service providers wants Congress to impose a 60-day deadline on federal permitting decisions for high-speed connectivity projects.

  • June 05, 2023

    Judge Details How Comcast Escaped Streaming-Patent Trial

    A Florida federal judge finally explained Monday why he cleared Comcast of infringement claims two months ago, shortly into a jury trial over a rival's patent on streaming-service technology, breaking down how the patent owner missed the evidentiary benchmark for literal infringement.

  • June 05, 2023

    Ex-WSJ Reporter Says Dechert Hacking Suit Isn't Too Late

    A former Wall Street Journal reporter hit back in D.C. federal court at several motions to dismiss his suit accusing Dechert LLP, its partners and several others of hacking into his email account and leaking his inappropriate communications with a source, saying his claims are not time-barred because he thought he was hacked by sovereign government entities, which are shielded from litigation in the U.S. in most circumstances. 

  • June 05, 2023

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    New cases in Delaware's Chancery Court last week involved matters ranging from cannabis to pet care.

  • June 02, 2023

    Samsung Loses Bid To Move Caltech Patent Suit From EDTX

    Eastern District of Texas Judge Rodney Gilstrap has rejected Samsung's request to transfer a patent suit against it by the California Institute of Technology to the Golden State, ruling that Samsung's arguments based on earlier license agreements require "too many logical leaps."

  • June 02, 2023

    Judge Lays Out Why He Erased $470M IP Verdict Against Dish

    A Utah federal judge has explained exactly why he tossed a nearly $470 million jury verdict against Dish Network LLC in patent litigation over technology used to edit out sex and swearing from movies, revealing that Dish actually should've been cleared from the infringement claims right after the patent owner presented its "case-in-chief" during trial.

  • June 02, 2023

    FCC Says Yes To Windstream Bid For Majority Foreign Interest

    Windstream Holdings convinced the Federal Communications Commission on Friday to approve a partial foreign ownership stake in the telecom company that will allow it to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, even though it exceeds the 25% cap normally set by the agency.

  • June 02, 2023

    Judge OKs $976K In Legal Fees In Citrix Autodialer Suit

    A federal judge in Maryland has given final approval to a $2.75 million settlement between Citrix Systems Inc. and a group of people claiming the company engaged in illegal telemarketing calls to sell their products.

  • June 02, 2023

    Top Groups Lobbying The FCC

    In the month of May, the Federal Communications Commission heard from interest groups lobbying the agency on issues ranging from the rollout of next-generation 911 to rural broadband funding, freeing up the airwaves, regulatory fees and more.

  • June 02, 2023

    JPML Consolidates T-Mobile Data Breach Suits In Missouri

    The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on Friday consolidated in the Western District of Missouri a slew of proposed class actions against T-Mobile over a data breach that occurred in 2022, finding that consolidation will best serve the parties and that the Missouri court was supported by T-Mobile and some plaintiffs. 

  • June 02, 2023

    T-Mobile Asks FCC To Rev Up School Bus Wi-Fi Plan

    T-Mobile wants the Federal Communications Commission to take the plunge and make school bus Wi-Fi one of the services eligible for reimbursement under the agency's E-rate subsidy program before it's too late for schools to take advantage of the change in fiscal 2024.

Expert Analysis

  • Prepping Your Business Ahead Of Affirmative Action Ruling

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's upcoming ruling on whether race should play a role in college admissions could potentially end affirmative action, and companies will need a considered approach to these circumstances that protects their brand power and future profits, and be prepared to answer tough questions, say Nadine Blackburn at United Minds and Eric Blankenbaker at Weber Shandwick.

  • Tackling Judge-Shopping Concerns While Honoring Localism

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    As the debate continues over judge-shopping and case assignments in federal court, policymakers should look to a hybrid model that preserves the benefits of localism for those cases that warrant it, while preventing the appearance of judge-shopping for cases of a more national or widespread character, says Joshua Sohn at the U.S. Department of Justice.

  • How Fla. Amendment Changes The State's Mini-TCPA

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    Gov. Ron Desantis recently signed amendments that will roll back Florida's mini-Telephone Consumer Protection Act by getting rid of the capacious definition of an autodialer, leaving the courts to sort out where the lines fall in Florida Telephone Solicitation Act litigation, says Aaron Weiss at Carlton Fields.

  • Perspectives

    How Attorneys Can Help Combat Anti-Asian Hate

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    Amid an exponential increase in violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, unique obstacles stand in the way of accountability and justice — but lawyers can effect powerful change by raising awareness, offering legal representation, advocating for victims’ rights and more, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.

  • Opinion

    Congress Needs To Enact A Federal Anti-SLAPP Statute

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    Although many states have passed statutes meant to prevent individuals or entities from filing strategic lawsuits against public participation, other states have not, so it's time for Congress to enact a federal statute to ensure that free speech and petitioning rights are uniformly protected nationwide in federal court, say attorneys at Skadden.

  • 5 Insider-Threat Reminders After Recent DOJ Prosecutions

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    Three recent U.S. Department of Justice actions may well lead to much greater scrutiny of companies in which insiders engage in a variety of corporate misconduct, including conducting or enabling cybercrimes, which will likely fall not just on government contractors, but across industries and geographies, say attorneys at Paul Weiss.

  • Some Client Speculations On AI And The Law Firm Biz Model

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    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.

  • Section 214 Order Solidifies FCC's Role In National Security

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    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.

  • Why Ericsson DPA Breach Is Precedent-Setting

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    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.

  • Metaverse Presents New Challenges For Data Preservation

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    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.

  • Failed Tegna Deal Reveals Increasing Merger Review Hurdles

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    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.

  • A Lawyer's Guide To Approaching Digital Assets In Discovery

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    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.

  • Opinion

    High Court's Ethics Statement Places Justices Above The Law

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    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.

  • G7 Russia Restrictions May Further Complicate Compliance

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    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.

  • A Look At Corwin Cleansing After Chancery Edgio Ruling

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    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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