Technology

  • March 10, 2025

    Meta Can't Ditch Authors' Copyright Claim In AI Tool Fight

    A California federal judge has refused to throw out group of authors' claim that Meta Platforms Inc. violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act claim with its large language model product, ruling that they've adequately alleged that Meta intentionally removed copyright notice information to conceal infringement.

  • March 10, 2025

    Nike Receives $355K From Lululemon In Shoe Patent Trial

    A New York federal jury has found that athletic apparel maker Lululemon infringed one Nike footwear manufacturing patent but did not infringe a second, and awarded Nike $355,450 in damages, well below the $2.8 million the shoe giant was seeking.

  • March 10, 2025

    Realtek's Antitrust Claims Against MediaTek Pared Back

    A California federal judge on Friday dismissed Realtek Semiconductor's claims that MediaTek and two other companies conspired to restrain trade through a series of sham patent suits, while keeping claims tied to two 2021 federal cases in Texas that he said Realtek plausibly alleged to be baseless.

  • March 10, 2025

    Warren Says Defense Nominee Has 'Clear Conflict Of Interest'

    Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren called out deputy defense secretary nominee Stephen Feinberg on Sunday for a "clear conflict of interest" due to his ties to Ligado Networks, which is suing the federal government for $40 billion, and urged him to agree to recuse himself from any decisions about the company.

  • March 10, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Vacates PTAB Decision Partly Axing 4G Patent

    The Federal Circuit on Monday vacated a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision partly invalidating a Sisvel patent that the company says is essential to the 4G standard and has asserted against other businesses in infringement litigation.

  • March 10, 2025

    FCC Chair Suggests YouTube Censors Christian Content

    The Federal Communications Commission's new leader wants to know if YouTube and Google have a policy, "secret or otherwise," of discriminating against faith-based programming after receiving a complaint from the network that owns the popular Christian streaming service PureFlix.

  • March 10, 2025

    Tech Co. Beats Shareholder Suit Over Phony Amazon Reviews

    A New York federal judge dismissed a securities class action against Chinese software company Tuya Inc., ruling that the registration statement for Tuya's initial public offering was not misleading for failing to disclose that some of its merchant customers procured fake reviews on Amazon.

  • March 10, 2025

    Medtronic Compliance Officer's Journey To State Senate Seat

    A Medtronic compliance officer is taking on a role making different kinds of policies at the Minnesota State Capitol, following his successful bid for a state senate seat in late January. He told Law360 his compliance background is a natural fit for his new role in the public sector.

  • March 10, 2025

    Advocacy Orgs. Slam FCC's '60 Minutes' Probe As Unfounded

    The FCC "has denied requests alleging much worse" than CBS' choice to edit down then-Vice President Kamala Harris' "60 Minutes" interview, says an advocacy group that is asking the agency to kill its probe into whether the network committed "news distortion."

  • March 10, 2025

    USCIS To Allow Grace Period For Immigration Form Changes

    U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said it will provide a grace period before newly revised forms with only male and female gender options go into effect, a day after immigration lawyers filed a lawsuit challenging the abrupt policy change.

  • March 10, 2025

    Latham-Led Physical Therapy Startup Hinge Health Files IPO

    Artificial intelligence-focused physical therapy startup Hinge Health Inc. on Monday filed plans for an initial public offering, represented by Latham & Watkins LLP and underwriters counsel Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, joining a growing number of IPO prospects.

  • March 10, 2025

    FCC Allows Higher Power Level For SpaceX Mobile Coverage

    The Federal Communications Commission relaxed technical limits on SpaceX's new satellite-based backup for T-Mobile service, as long as it controls possible harmful signal interference to other network users.

  • March 10, 2025

    MicroStrategy Seeks To Raise $21B To Buy More Bitcoin

    MicroStrategy Inc. on Monday filed plans to raise up to $21 billion from equity sales in order to buy more bitcoin, potentially bolstering its stockpile of the flagship digital currency, represented by Latham & Watkins LLP and placement agents' counsel Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.

  • March 10, 2025

    DOJ Accuses Live Nation Of 'Delay Tactics' In Antitrust Suit

    U.S. Department of Justice officials have urged a New York federal judge to issue an order compelling Live Nation Entertainment Inc. to produce documents held by several executives, accusing the company of using "delay tactics" in the lawsuit alleging anticompetitive behavior since merging with Ticketmaster Entertainment LLC in 2010.

  • March 10, 2025

    Public Interest Groups Seek Revamped FCC Subsidy

    Advocates for federal broadband aid urged the Federal Communications Commission to support a revamp of the universal service program to make it work like the now-defunct Affordable Connectivity Program's subsidy for low-income families.

  • March 10, 2025

    Fintech-Focused SPAC Titan Acquisition Files $240M IPO

    Special purpose acquisition company Titan Acquisition Corp. on Monday detailed plans to raise up to $240 million in its initial public offering, with the goal of merging with a company in the finance and tech-enabled services industries.

  • March 10, 2025

    11th Circ. Affirms FCC Ownership Ruling, But Scraps Penalty

    The Eleventh Circuit upheld a Federal Communications Commission finding that Gray Television broke ownership consolidation rules when it bought a CBS affiliate in Anchorage, Alaska, but vacated a $518,283 penalty against the broadcast company, saying the agency failed to serve Gray proper notice on an "egregiousness" finding.

  • March 10, 2025

    GAO Says NIH Treated Bidders Disparately On $20M IT Deal

    The U.S. Government Accountability Office has sustained a protest over a $19.9 million National Institutes of Health software development task order, finding the NIH unreasonably treated similar aspects of the protester's and awardee's bids differently.

  • March 10, 2025

    Amazon Worker Can't Seal Military Leave Settlement

    A worker who settled his suit accusing Amazon of not promoting him because of his military service can't file the deal under seal, according to a Washington federal judge's Monday ruling — which also said the agreement doesn't need to hit the docket.

  • March 10, 2025

    Hagens Berman Comms With Ghosting Client Kept Privileged

    Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP doesn't have to turn over texts and emails with a client who disappeared from a putative class action against Apple and Amazon, a Washington federal judge has ruled, despite the tech giants' accusations that the firm lied about those communications.

  • March 10, 2025

    AI's Growing Influence On M&A Creates A High-Stakes Game

    For mergers and acquisitions attorneys, 2025 is shaping up to be the year when AI becomes a business imperative across industries, turning the dealmaking landscape into a high-stakes chess match of technological innovation.

  • March 10, 2025

    Early Signs Point To 'Vigorous' Trump Antitrust Regime

    Early signals from the Trump administration suggest a continued "vigorous" approach to merger enforcement, despite expectations of a more business-friendly environment, panelists said Friday at the annual Tulane Corporate Law Institute.

  • March 10, 2025

    Loeb & Loeb Adds 5-Atty Litigation Team From Kasowitz In NY

    Loeb & Loeb LLP has expanded its litigation offerings in New York with the addition of five attorneys from Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP, including the leaders of the firm's software litigation and real estate litigation practices.

  • March 10, 2025

    Paul Weiss, Fenwick Build Rocket's $1.75B Redfin Buy

    Detroit-based real estate-focused fintech platform Rocket Cos., advised by Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, on Monday announced that it has agreed to buy Fenwick & West LLP-led digital real estate brokerage Redfin in a $1.75 billion all-stock deal.

  • March 10, 2025

    ServiceNow Makes AI Push With $2.85B Moveworks Buy

    Santa Clara, California-based software company ServiceNow said Monday it has agreed to acquire Moveworks for $2.85 billion, in a move that ServiceNow said will expand its existing artificial intelligence offerings to include more automated options for front-end employees. 

Expert Analysis

  • Lights, Camera, Ethics? TV Lawyers Tend To Set Bad Example

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    Though fictional movies and television shows portraying lawyers are fun to watch, Hollywood’s inaccurate depictions of legal ethics can desensitize attorneys to ethics violations and lead real-life clients to believe that good lawyers take a scorched-earth approach, says Nancy Rapoport at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

  • What Employers Should Know For Next Round Of H-1B Filings

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    With the fiscal year 2026 H-1B visa period opening soon, employers should brush up on the registration and filing procedures, as well as organize applicable data, to ensure they are ready for this dynamic, multistep process, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • Ga. Tech Case Shows DOJ Focus On Higher Ed Cybersecurity

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    The Justice Department’s ongoing case against the Georgia Institute of Technology demonstrates how many colleges and universities may be unwittingly exposed to myriad cybersecurity requirements that, if not followed, could lead to False Claims Act liability, say attorneys at Woods Rogers.

  • Del. Ruling Further Narrows Scope Of 'Bump-Up' Exclusion

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    The recent Delaware Superior Court ruling in Harman International v. Illinois National Insurance offers a critical framework for interpreting bump-up exclusions in management liability insurance policies, and follows the case law trend of narrow interpretation of such exclusions, says Simone Haugen at Tressler.

  • Perspectives

    Accountant-Owned Law Firms Could Blur Ethical Lines

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    KPMG’s recent application to open a legal practice in Arizona represents the first overture by an accounting firm to take advantage of the state’s relaxed law firm ownership rules, but enforcing and supervising the practice of law by nonattorneys could prove particularly challenging, says Seth Laver at Goldberg Segalla.

  • Zuckerberg's Remarks Pose Legal Risk For Meta Amid Layoffs

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    Within days of announcing that Meta Platforms will cut 5% of its lowest-performing employees, Mark Zuckerberg remarked that corporations are becoming "culturally neutered" and need to bring back "masculine energy," exposing the company to potential claims under California employment law, says Andi Mazingo at Lumen Law Center.

  • Foreign Trade Zones Can Help Cos. With Tariff Exposure

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    Companies navigating shifts in global trade — like the Trump administration’s newly levied tariffs on Chinese goods — should consider whether the U.S. Department of Commerce's poorly understood foreign trade zone program could help reduce their import costs, says James Grogan at FTI Consulting.

  • Critical Steps For Navigating Intensified OFAC Enforcement

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    The largely overlooked SkyGeek settlement from the end of 2024 heralds the arrival of the Office of Foreign Assets Control's long anticipated enhanced enforcement posture and clearly demonstrates the sanctions-compliance benefits of immediately responding to blocked payments, says Jeremy Paner at Hughes Hubbard.

  • Perspectives

    DC Circ. Cellphone Ruling Upends Law Enforcement Protocol

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    The D.C. Circuit’s recent U.S. v. Brown decision, holding that forcibly requiring a defendant to unlock his cellphone with his fingerprint violated the Fifth Amendment, has significant implications for law enforcement, and may provide an opportunity for defense lawyers to suppress electronic evidence, says Sarah Sulkowski at Gelber & Santillo.

  • Trump's Energy Plans: Climate, Data Centers, LNG And More

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    With a host of executive orders addressing climate and emissions policies, expanded energy development, offshore and onshore projects, liquefied natural gas and more, the second Trump administration has already given energy companies much to consider, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.

  • AI Will Soon Transform The E-Discovery Industrial Complex

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    Todd Itami at Covington discusses how generative artificial intelligence will reshape the current e-discovery paradigm, replacing the blunt instrument of data handling with a laser scalpel of fully integrated enterprise solutions — after first making e-discovery processes technically and legally harder.

  • IP, Licensing, M&A Trends To Watch In Life Sciences This Year

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    2025 promises to continue an exciting trajectory for the life sciences industry, with major trends ranging from global harmonization of intellectual property to cross-border licensing activity and an increase of nontraditional financial participants in the mergers and acquisition space, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • Trump's Energy Plans: Funding, Permits And Nuclear Power

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    In the wake of President Donald Trump's flurry of first-day executive orders focusing on the energy sector, attorneys at Gibson Dunn analyze what this presidency will mean for energy-related grants and loans, changes to permitting processes and developments in nuclear power.

  • When Innovation Overwhelms The Rule Of Law

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    In an era where technology is rapidly evolving and artificial intelligence is seemingly everywhere, it’s worth asking if the law — both substantive precedent and procedural rules — can keep up with the light speed of innovation, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.

  • Engaging With Feds On Threats To Executives, Employees

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    In an increasingly polarized environment, where companies face serious concerns about how to protect executives and employees, counsel should consider working with federal law enforcement soon after the discovery of threats or harassment, says Jordan Estes at Gibson Dunn.

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