Video Privacy Law Doesn't Hit Movie Theaters, 9th Circ. Says

By Allison Grande

The federal Video Privacy Protection Act doesn't cover companies that offer "a classic in-theater moviegoing experience," the Ninth Circuit ruled Thursday in affirming the dismissal of a putative class action accusing Landmark Theatres of violating the law by sharing ticket buyers' information with Facebook.

Opinion attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

FCC Ready To Explore Earth-Based Backstop For GPS

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday started looking into methods of backing up the satellite-based Global Positioning System, which national security experts say is vulnerable to foreign attacks and signal interference in space.

1 document attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Palo Alto Networks Dodges $100M Cybersecurity Patent Case

By Adam Lidgett

A California federal judge has found that Silicon Valley-based Palo Alto Networks Inc. didn't infringe a trio of cybersecurity patents, freeing the company from a lawsuit that had asked for at least $100 million.

Order attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Fintech Group Reups Bid to Defend CFPB Open Banking Rule

By Katryna Perera

A fintech trade group has renewed its request to defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's open banking rule from a challenge launched by a group of banks after the parties in the suit agreed to pause the suit to give the CFPB's new leadership time to review what it wants to do with the Biden-era measure.

Motion attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Commerce Nominee Demurs On Broadband Fund At Hearing

By Nadia Dreid

Sen. Ted Cruz's top aide, Arielle Roth, skirted the question Thursday when asked how much each state would receive under the $42.5 billion broadband deployment program during her confirmation hearing to be the next head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

US Ranked Low At Fighting Real Estate Money Laundering

By David Hansen

The U.S. is the third-worst country when it comes to fighting money laundering in real estate because of a lack of regulations, according to a report ranking the national markets of 24 countries.

Report attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Next-Gen 911 Overhaul, Location Accuracy Regs Underway

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday set into motion a modernization of 911 calling systems and new rules on wireless providers to help first responders pinpoint callers' vertical locations.

2 documents attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Brief

Cruz Says DOD Lobbied Against FCC Spectrum Auctions

By Nadia Dreid

The U.S. Department of Defense has been asked to turn over documents that U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said he believes will show that executive agency officials leaned on defense contractors, so they would lobby to keep the FCC's spectrum auction authority from being reauthorized.

1 document attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Pulled CFPB Amicus 'Irrelevant' To Citibank Case, NY AG Says

By Sarah Jarvis

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's move to withdraw a Biden-era brief backing New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit over Citibank NA's handling of online wire fraud is "irrelevant to any matter currently pending before this court," James' office told a federal court Thursday.

2 documents attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

UMich Athletes Launch Second Suit Over Ex-Coach's Hacking

By Danielle Ferguson

Two former University of Michigan student-athletes have launched a class action against former offensive coordinator Matthew Weiss and the university over the ex-coach's alleged illegal access to and downloading of thousands of student-athletes' private information, the second lawsuit in recent weeks.

Complaint attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

FINRA Improperly Acts As Government Agency, 6th Circ. Told

By Sarah Jarvis

The owner of a consulting company has urged the Sixth Circuit to overturn a decision by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission affirming sanctions imposed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority for alleged securities fraud, arguing that FINRA never had jurisdiction over him.

3 documents attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

X Says It Doesn't Owe Rivals 'Free Ride' In Data Scraping Row

By Bonnie Eslinger

X Corp. urged a California federal judge on Thursday to dismiss antitrust counterclaims brought by data-scraping firm Bright Data Ltd. alleging the social media giant improperly imposes unfavorable contract terms to block competitors from taking its data, arguing it doesn't have to let rivals "free ride" on its platform.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Apple Says Its Affidavits Are Admissible In Google Case

By Ali Sullivan

After an unsuccessful bid to intervene in the remedies phase of the Justice Department's antitrust case against Google, Apple is urging a D.C. federal judge to consider its affidavits from company executives as the court weighs the proper fix for Google's search monopoly.

1 document attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

FTC Democrats Sue To Undo Trump's 'Unlawful' Firing

By Bryan Koenig

Recently fired Federal Trade Commission members Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro M. Bedoya challenged their terminations Thursday in D.C. federal court, arguing President Donald Trump violated "bedrock, binding precedent" permitting their removal only for cause.

Complaint attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Feds Allowed To Weigh In On MultiPlan Pricing MDL

By Celeste Bott

The federal government will be allowed to appear in multidistrict antitrust litigation targeting MultiPlan's out-of-network reimbursement rates to offer input on the legal framework for analyzing claims involving the joint use of algorithms, a practice it says poses "a growing threat" to free market competition.

2 documents attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

2 Recent Federal Decisions Affecting State CIPA Cases

Two recent cases may help stem the tide of the ever-increasing number of California Invasion of Privacy Act complaints filed in federal court, but won't prevent plaintiffs from filing in state courts, so companies need to shift their focus from Article III standing to statutory standing, says Matthew Pearson at Womble Bond.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Paul Atkins' Past Speeches Offer A Glimpse Into SEC's Future

Following Paul Atkins' Thursday Senate confirmation hearing, a look at his public remarks while serving as a commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission between 2002 and 2008 reveals eight possible structural and procedural changes the SEC may see once he likely takes over as chair, say attorneys at Covington.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Series

Baseball Fantasy Camp Makes Me A Better Lawyer

With six baseball fantasy experiences under my belt, I've learned time and again that I didn't make the wrong career choice, but I've also learned that baseball lessons are life lessons, and I'm a better lawyer for my time at St. Louis Cardinals fantasy camp, says Scott Felder at Wiley.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Judges Block Trump's Jenner & Block, WilmerHale Orders

By Lauren Berg, Ali Sullivan and Alison Knezevich

Jenner & Block LLP and WilmerHale both won temporary restraining orders late Friday blocking President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting the firms, with two Washington, D.C., federal judges determining the firms have shown the orders are likely retaliation for their representation of certain clients.

4 documents attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Ex-Paralegal Sues Ga. Personal Injury Firm Over 658 OT Hours

By Irene Spezzamonte

An Atlanta-based personal injury law firm didn't pay a former paralegal for 658 hours of overtime, and it erroneously considered her a salaried-exempt employee, according to a lawsuit filed in Georgia federal court.

Complaint attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Skadden Offers $100M In Pro Bono Work To Avoid Trump Order

By Aebra Coe

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP has reached a deal with President Donald Trump to avert an impending executive order that could have prevented it from taking on work connected to the federal government and its contractors, according to an announcement by the president Friday on social media platform Truth Social.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

UCLA School of Law's Supreme Court Clinic and Gair Gallo Eberhard LLP head this week's list of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a Seventh Circuit ruling that upheld the conviction of a former Chicago alderman for making false statements about loans from a defunct bank.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Roundup

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

By Max Austin

This past week in London has seen sparkling winemaker Nyetimber hit a rival distillery with an intellectual property claim, Newcastle United's former owner Mike Ashley target the club's ex-vice president for damages tied to a fraudulent investment, and a real estate agency file a legal claim against law firm Winston & Strawn LLP. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

As a growing number of companies and their general counsel consider moving their incorporation out of Delaware, the state's governor has quickly signed into law a measure revising its corporation statutes, though there are still critics. And 98% of legal leaders in a recent survey said their budgets are increasing in 2025 to handle the extra work stemming from new diversity risks, tech changes and cybersecurity threats.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Tubi Says Keller Postman Breached Deal In Arbitration Fight

By Emily Sawicki

The D.C. federal judge overseeing video streaming service Tubi Inc.'s tortious interference suit against Keller Postman LLC over mass arbitration claims ordered the parties on Friday to schedule a status conference for next month, in light of Tubi's claims that the firm violated an agreement.

Report attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »