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March 21, 2025
No 'Cosmic Coincidence,' Atty Suggests In Peet's Privacy Suit
Counsel for a digital marketing company on Friday urged a California federal judge to reject a class certification bid in a suit accusing it and Peet's Coffee of unlawfully tracking internet users' browsing activity, accusing a would-be lead plaintiff of trying to intentionally trigger the tracking to become a class representative.
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March 21, 2025
No Suspension Pause For Ex-Alex Jones Atty, Ethics Boss Says
A former Alex Jones attorney's two-week suspension from practicing law in Connecticut should not be halted amid an impending appeal, but he should get credit for a previous weeklong suspension he served over the same mishandling of confidential information about family members of Sandy Hook shooting victims, the state's chief legal ethics official said in a new filing.
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March 21, 2025
DC Circ. Won't Let Apple Intervene For Google Search Fix Trial
A D.C. Circuit panel on Friday rejected Apple's appeal seeking to participate in the remedy trial for the U.S. Department of Justice's search monopolization case against Google next month.
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March 21, 2025
3rd Circ. Takes On NJ Judicial Privacy Law's Constitutionality
The Third Circuit has granted requests by several data brokers to review a lower court judge's ruling that New Jersey's judicial privacy and security measure, known as Daniel's Law, is constitutional.
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March 21, 2025
Conn. Firm Appeals Client's Win In Suit Over Email Scam
The Connecticut law firm Mancini Provenzano & Futtner LLC says it will appeal a negligence verdict won by a client after a fraudster infiltrated one of its attorney's emails and tricked the client into wiring $90,586 to an incorrect account.
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March 21, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Cravath, Paul Weiss, Cooley
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Google acquires Wiz, QXO Inc. acquires Beacon Roofing Supply, and the Boston Celtics are bought by a group led by private equity firm co-founder William Chisholm.
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March 21, 2025
Ex-UM Football Coach Charged With Hacking Student Photos
A former assistant coach for the University of Michigan football team hacked thousands of students' digital accounts and gained access to intimate photos, according to a 24-count federal indictment filed Thursday.
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March 20, 2025
Judge OKs $51.75M Clearview AI Deal Despite AG Objections
An Illinois federal judge Thursday granted final approval to Clearview AI's $51.75 million settlement resolving multidistrict litigation challenging the company's practice of automatically collecting biometric facial data online, rejecting objections from 22 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia.
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March 20, 2025
Atrium Health Escapes Privacy Suit Over Meta Data Sharing
A North Carolina federal judge on Thursday tossed a proposed class action accusing Atrium Health Inc. of unlawfully sharing patients' private information with Meta Platforms and Google through browser tracking tools, finding the allegations couldn't proceed in his court but leaving the door open for the plaintiffs to refile negligence, contract and other claims in state court.
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March 20, 2025
Judge Bars DOGE 'Fishing Expedition' Of Social Security Data
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency cannot have access to sensitive Social Security Administration systems, a Maryland federal judge ruled Thursday, saying the entity's search for fraud is a "fishing expedition" that could put the personal data of millions of Americans at risk.
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March 20, 2025
'Epic Self-Own': Lively Says Baldoni Libel Suit Hikes Damages
Blake Lively urged a New York federal judge on Thursday to toss Justin Baldoni's claims that she defamed him with sexual harassment allegations, saying the law prohibits such retaliatory libel suits and that he has committed an "epic self-own" that will put him on the hook for additional damages.
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March 20, 2025
Philadelphia Inquirer Gets OK For Data Breach Class Deal
A Pennsylvania federal judge has given the final okay to a $525,000 settlement that resolves litigation against the Philadelphia Inquirer alleging the paper failed to protect the personal information of over 25,000 people compromised by a cyberattack.
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March 20, 2025
State AGs Want 11th Circ. Redo Of FCC Robocall Reg Ruling
Attorneys general from more than half the states and Washington, D.C., are urging the full Eleventh Circuit to reverse a panel decision that nixed a federal rule restricting the use of comparison shopping sites to generate robocall leads.
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March 20, 2025
Feds Say Crypto Lobbyist Can't Delay FTX-Tied Case
New York federal prosecutors Thursday opposed a request from attorney and crypto lobbyist Michelle Bond to extend filing deadlines for pre-trial motions in her criminal case until June, saying Bond's inability to access her assets due to bankruptcy proceedings involving her FTX-affiliated husband is not enough to warrant a delay.
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March 20, 2025
Senate Panel To Weigh NTIA Nom Next Week
A U.S. Senate panel next week will consider President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Commerce branch that oversees federal spectrum policy.
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March 20, 2025
Judge Denies CFPB's Bid To Pause Experian Dispute Case
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can't pause its dispute-handling claims against credit reporting giant Experian to give the agency's new acting director time to review the case, a California federal judge said.
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March 20, 2025
2nd Circ. Tosses ID Theft Conviction, Citing Justices' Ruling
The Second Circuit on Thursday reversed the aggravated identity theft conviction of a man accused of participating in an international fraud scheme, citing the U.S. Supreme Court's 2023 finding in Dubin v. U.S. that such charges must be "at the crux" of a criminal enterprise.
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March 20, 2025
Oracle Eyes Stake In TikTok's US Entity, And More Rumors
Oracle is considering acquiring a stake in TikTok's U.S. operations that would allow the social media giant to continue doing business here under certain security assurances. Meanwhile, Brookfield Asset Management has emerged as the top contender to acquire Colonial Pipeline, and German drugmaker Stada is delaying its IPO until at least September because of market volatility. Here, Law360 breaks down the notable deal rumors from the past week.
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March 20, 2025
Robinson Bradshaw Adds Ex-FBI Deputy Chief Of Staff
Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson PA has hired a former FBI deputy chief of staff, whose new role will focus on representing clients in complex internal investigations similar to those he led in a previous position at the Justice Department, the firm announced.
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March 19, 2025
Ryan Reynolds Says Baldoni's Claims Are Just 'Hurt Feelings'
Ryan Reynolds has urged a New York federal court to throw out Justin Baldoni's defamation suit against him, arguing that the "It Ends With Us" actor-director's complaint is devoid of any legitimate allegations and merely stems from Baldoni's "hurt feelings" in his ongoing beef with Reynolds and Blake Lively.
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March 19, 2025
'Weird' Mass Arb. Fights Have Judge Questioning FAA's Reach
A California federal judge who held Verizon's arbitration agreements to be unconscionable told a law forum panel Wednesday in San Diego that the rise of mass arbitration cases and companies' increasingly "creative" efforts to avoid arbitration has him finding the process "weird" and asking, "What's wrong with the courts?""
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March 19, 2025
Software Co. Smart ERP Failed To Prevent Breach, Suit Says
California software company Smart ERP Solutions Inc. failed to protect social security numbers and other sensitive personal information during a summer 2024 data breach, leaving more than 78,700 customers at risk of fraud and identity theft, one man has alleged in a putative class action in California federal court.
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March 19, 2025
All GOP FTC Tamps Down Dissent, Ratchets Up Legal Fights
Dissenting voices may become an endangered prospect at the Federal Trade Commission after President Donald Trump fired the agency's two Democrats on Tuesday, with no sign of plans to name new members.
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March 19, 2025
DOJ Says Anthropic View Of Google Search Fix Is Now Moot
The U.S. Department of Justice is urging a D.C. federal judge to dismiss Anthropic's bid to submit witness declarations in the remedies phase of the government's search antitrust case against Google, arguing that it already dropped the proposed remedy that drew Anthropic's input in the first place.
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March 19, 2025
Trade Group Sues La. Over Social Media Age Restrictions
Tech trade group NetChoice is going after a new Louisiana law that would restrict minors' access to social media and ban companies from showing them targeted ads, saying the law blocks children's access to protected speech and is a "fiasco for free speech and online safety."
Expert Analysis
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Dispelling 10 Myths About Health Provider-Based Compliance
Congress appears intent on requiring hospitals to submit provider-based attestations for all off-campus outpatient hospital locations, so now is the time for hospitals to prepare for this change by understanding common misconceptions about provider-based status and proactively correct noncompliance, say attorneys at McDermott.
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Employer Tips For Wise Use Of Workers' Biometrics And Tech
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Employers that collect employee biometric data and operate bring-your-own-device policies, which respectively offer better corporate security and more flexibility for workers, should prioritize certain best practices to protect the privacy and rights of employees and safeguard sensitive internal information, says Douglas Yang at Sheppard Mullin.
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How Ill. Ruling Could Influence Future Data Breach Cases
The Illinois Supreme Court's recent decision in Petta v. Christie Business Holding, which was based solely on standing, establishes an important benchmark for the viability of Illinois-based lawsuits arising out of data security incidents that defendants can cite in future cases, say attorneys at Wilson Elser.
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Expect To Feel Aftershocks Of Chopra's CFPB Shake-Up
Publications released by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau personnel in the last days of the Biden administration outline former Director Rohit Chopra's long-term vision for aggressive state-level enforcement of federal consumer financial laws, opening the doors for states to launch investigations and pursue actions, say attorneys at Hudson Cook.
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Corp. Transparency Act's Future Under Treasury's Bessent
The Corporate Transparency Act’s ultimate fate faced uncertain terms at the end of 2024, but new U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's statements and actions so far demonstrate that he does not intend to ignore the law, though he may attempt to make modifications, say attorneys at Taylor English.
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A Look At A Possible Corporate Transparency Act Exemption
Attorneys at Kirkland offer a deep dive into the application of the Corporate Transparency Act's reporting requirements specifically to U.S.-domiciled co-issuers in typical collateralized loan obligation transactions, and consider whether such issuers may be able to assert an exemption from the CTA's reporting requirements.
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Opinion
Inconsistent Injury-In-Fact Rules Hinder Federal Practice
A recent Third Circuit decision, contradicting a previous ruling about whether consumers of contaminated products have suffered an injury in fact, illustrates the deep confusion this U.S. Supreme Court standard creates among federal judges and practitioners, who deserve a simpler method of determining which cases have federal standing, says Eric Dwoskin at Dwoskin Wasdin.
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What Financial Intermediaries Can Expect From New Admin
Understanding the current regulatory landscape of consumer financial services — and anticipating how it might evolve under Trump 2.0 — is essential for brokers, lead generators and digital platforms, and they should consider strategies for managing regulatory uncertainty, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.
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Virginia AI Bills Could Serve As Nationwide Model
If signed into law, two Virginia bills focused on regulating the use of high-risk AI systems in the private and public sectors have the potential to influence similar legislation in other states, as well as the compliance strategies of companies operating in the commonwealth and across the U.S., say attorneys at Woods Rogers.
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In-House Counsel Pointers For Preserving Atty-Client Privilege
Several recent rulings illustrate the challenges in-house counsel can face when attempting to preserve attorney-client privilege, but a few best practices can help safeguard communications and effectively assert the privilege in an increasingly scrutinized corporate environment, says Daniel Garrie at Law & Forensics.
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CFPB's Message To States Takes On New Weight Under Trump
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's January guidance to state enforcers has fresh significance as the Trump administration moves to freeze the bureau's work, and industry should expect states to use this series of recommendations as an enforcement road map, say attorneys at Brownstein Hyatt.
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Series
Collecting Rare Books Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My collection of rare books includes several written or owned by prominent lawyers from early U.S. history, and immersing myself in their stories helps me feel a deeper connection to my legal practice and its purpose, says Douglas Brown at Manatt Health.
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DeepSeek AI Investigation Could Lead To IP Law Precedents
The investigation by OpenAI and Microsoft into DeepSeek's artificial intelligence model raises interesting legal concerns involving intellectual property and contract law, including potential trade secret appropriation and fair use questions, say Saishruti Mutneja and Raghav Gurbaxani.
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What NHTSA's Autonomous Vehicle Proposal Means For Cos.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's recently proposed framework for review and oversight of vehicles equipped with automated driving systems offers companies a more flexible, streamlined approach to regulatory approvals for AVs, including new exemption pathways, assessments by independent experts and other innovations, say attorneys at Covington.
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Guidance For Cos. Balancing Web Scraping And Privacy
The European Data Protection Board's recent Opinion 28/2024, which clarifies how web scraping can be implemented under the General Data Protection Regulation while respecting data privacy, offers insights for companies navigating this intersection of AI innovation and privacy laws, says Jo Levy at the Norton Law Firm.