Technology

  • February 26, 2025

    NJ Tech Co. Misled Investors On NASA Partnership, Suit Says

    Computer chip manufacturer Quantum Computing Inc. was hit with a proposed shareholder class action alleging it overhyped its business relationships, including its partnership with NASA, and lied about its revenues and the progress it made in building a foundry.

  • February 26, 2025

    USDA Unlawfully Purged Climate Info, Advocacy Groups Say

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture has illegally erased scores of data-rich webpages focused on climate change from its websites in a sudden action that denies farmers access to essential information as the country faces extreme weather patterns, according to a lawsuit filed in New York federal court.

  • February 26, 2025

    Senators Want Federal Broadband Money To Be Tax-Exempt

    Telecom companies set to collectively receive billions in federal dollars aimed at subsidizing the build-out of broadband infrastructure won't have to pay taxes on those funds, if a bipartisan group of senators gets its way.

  • February 26, 2025

    LG Ad Co. Tells Del. Justices It Didn't Breach Deal With Firings

    An attorney for TV data company Alphonso Inc. told Delaware's top court Wednesday that the Court of Chancery wrongly ruled last year that the company and its LG Electronics Inc.-controlled board lacked authority to fire five Alphonso co-founder executive officers and two pre-deal employees in a post-deal purge.

  • February 26, 2025

    Broadcasters Say Next-Gen TV Transition Must Move Faster

    It's time to finish up the transition to the next generation of television broadcasting, and the Federal Communications Commission should move things along or the "realistic window for implementation could pass," broadcasters are telling the agency.

  • February 26, 2025

    Skanska JV Owes Ukraine War Cost Hikes, Contractor Says

    A Skanska joint venture is the target of a breach of contract lawsuit from a Microsoft corporate campus construction subcontractor alleging it racked up $10 million in unpaid costs due in part to supply chain disruptions caused by COVID and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

  • February 26, 2025

    Ex-CFTC Chair Says Congress 'Can Do Better' On Stablecoins

    Senate Democrats questioned the consumer protection provisions included in recently proposed stablecoin legislation at a Wednesday digital asset subcommittee hearing, which saw a former U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission chair argue that lawmakers "can do a lot better" than the existing proposals.

  • February 26, 2025

    Simpson Thacher Adds Partner From Wilson Sonsini

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has picked up a trial litigator from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC who helped a startup defeat a nearly $460 million trade secrets case over expert testimony involving antibody cancer treatments and secured defense victories in patent cases for companies like Google LLC and HTC Corp.

  • February 26, 2025

    Web Liability Fix Faces 'Persuasive' Test, FCC Expert Says

    It won't be easy for the Federal Communications Commission to weaken tech platforms' liability shield as some Republicans want to do, but the commission could still make changes that courts find "persuasive," a former FCC lawyer now leading a pro-business group said on a blog Tuesday.

  • February 26, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Won't Let Micron Out Of Sharing Source Code

    The Federal Circuit held Wednesday that Micron Technology Inc. can't get out of handing over what the company deemed "highly confidential" source code to Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. Ltd. in an ongoing dispute over flash memory chip patents.

  • February 26, 2025

    GOP-Led House Panel Pushes Easier Rules On Capital Raising

    A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee invited input Wednesday on a slew of deregulatory bills that seek to ease rules governing private and public securities offerings, drawing plaudits from the Republican majority and mixed responses from Democrats.

  • February 26, 2025

    Albright Won't Rethink Tossing VolP-Pal's Patent Fights

    U.S. District Judge Alan Albright declined to reconsider the court's decision to throw out VoIP-Pal's patent lawsuits against Verizon and T-Mobile, saying Wednesday that the plaintiff has failed to offer any new evidence.

  • February 26, 2025

    Google Photos Service Illegally Scans Facial Data, Suit Says

    Google has been sued in Illinois state court by two residents who claim their privacy was violated through Google Photos' collection and retention of face templates, created to compare the similarity of faces in photos for the purposes of grouping them.

  • February 26, 2025

    Trump Says FCC Right To Probe '60 Minutes' Interview Editing

    President Donald Trump on Wednesday repeated his claim that CBS doctored a "60 Minutes" interview with Kamala Harris last year, likely costing him votes in the November election, and said the Federal Communications Commission is looking "very strongly" into the matter.

  • February 26, 2025

    Banks' Fight Over CFPB Open Banking Rule Put On Pause

    A Kentucky federal judge agreed Tuesday to pause a banking industry challenge to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's open banking rule, giving the agency's new leadership time to review what it wants to do with the Biden-era measure.

  • February 26, 2025

    DOJ Says RealPage Can't Ditch Antitrust Claims

    The U.S. Department of Justice and a group of states are urging a North Carolina federal judge to reject a move by RealPage Inc. and a group of landlords to escape claims that use of the company's software paves the way for collusion on setting rental prices.

  • February 26, 2025

    Ex-Twitter Execs Demand Docs In $200M Severance Fight

    Elon Musk and his social media platform X are trying to dodge perfectly reasonable discovery requests tackling claims that the billionaire fired four former company executives after he bought the social media platform to avoid several benefits obligations, the workers told a California federal court.

  • February 26, 2025

    Google Settles Claims It Fired Bipolar Worker Out Of Bias

    Google has settled a former employee's suit alleging he was unlawfully fired for taking medical leave because of his bipolar disorder following a manic episode, according to California federal court filings.

  • February 25, 2025

    Retailer Pushes To Ax 2,400 Web Tracking Arbitration Claims

    Children's clothing retailer Janie & Jack LLC is attempting to stave off more than 2,400 arbitration claims filed by individuals over the company's allegedly unlawful website tracking practices, telling a California federal court that the website visitors are "weaponizing" an arbitration agreement that doesn't even apply to them. 

  • February 25, 2025

    YouTube, TikTok Evade Deadly 'Challenge' Video Suit, For Now

    A California magistrate judge has dismissed, for now, parents' product liability proposed class action alleging YouTube's and TikTok's reporting features are defectively designed since they did not result in the removal of deadly "choking challenge" videos, finding the suit does not clearly identify the product in question or its alleged design defect.

  • February 25, 2025

    DC Judge Blocks Trump's Federal Funding Freeze

    A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from implementing a federal spending freeze while a group of nonprofits challenge the freeze, calling the measure "ill-conceived from the beginning."

  • February 25, 2025

    Apple Litigation Director Threatened With Sanctions At Hearing

    A California federal judge presiding over a high-stakes evidentiary hearing into whether Apple has complied with her 2021 antitrust injunction threatened to sanction Apple's commercial litigation director Tuesday, telling counsel she has "significant concerns" about Apple's over-designation of attorney-client privilege, saying, "Your client is not entitled to have you engage in unethical conduct."

  • February 25, 2025

    Total High Speed Coverage In Alaska 'Not Realistic,' FCC Told

    The Alaska Connect Fund sets unrealistic standards for bringing high-speed internet to the state, a telecom operating in Alaska told the Federal Communications Commission at a recent meeting where it urged the agency to lower its expectation.

  • February 25, 2025

    Calif. AG Agrees To Strike Part Of Landmark Social Media Law

    California Attorney General Rob Bonta has agreed to abandon a key part of the Golden State's groundbreaking law requiring social media companies to disclose their content moderation policies as part of a settlement with X Corp., according to a stipulation filed in federal court.

  • February 25, 2025

    Meta Must Face US Citizens' Hiring Bias Suit

    A California federal magistrate judge on Tuesday refused to nix a proposed class action alleging Meta intentionally favors H-1B visa holders over U.S. citizens for jobs, referencing statistics showing Meta's H-1B visa holders make up 15% of its workforce, compared to 0.5% for other employers.

Expert Analysis

  • New Year, New Risks: 8 Top Cyber Issues For Finance In 2025

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    As financial institutions forge ahead in 2025, they must strike a delicate balance between embracing technological innovation and guarding against its darker threats, which this year could include everything from supply chain vulnerabilities to deepfakes, say attorneys at Baker Donelson.

  • FTC Focus: A Changing Of The Guard

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    While rigorous antitrust enforcement is unlikely to slow down at the Federal Trade Commission, the focus will undoubtedly change, including when it comes to Big Tech, as Andrew Ferguson prepares to take the reins from Chair Lina Khan, say attorneys at Proskauer.

  • 5th Circ.'s Nasdaq Ruling Another Piece In DEI Policy Puzzle

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    The Fifth Circuit's recent en banc opinion vacating Nasdaq's board diversity listing rule wades into the hotly debated topic of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at a time when many public companies are navigating the attention that DEI commitments are drawing from activists and shareholders, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • Series

    Playing Esports Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Competing in a global esports tournament at Wimbledon last year not only fulfilled my childhood dream, but also sharpened skills that are essential to my day job, including strategic thinking, confidence and networking, says AJ Schuyler at Jackson Lewis.

  • Lessons From The SEC's 2024 Crackdown On AI Washing

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    AI washing was the subject of increased scrutiny from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in 2024 following a surge in the commercial adoption of generative artificial intelligence technologies in 2023, highlighting the importance of transparency, accuracy and accountability when communicating about AI, say attorneys at Perkins Coie.

  • The 6 Most Significant FCRA Litigation Developments Of 2024

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    From a key sovereign immunity decision at the U.S. Supreme Court to a ruling on creditworthiness out of the Seventh Circuit, several important Fair Credit Reporting Act cases wound their way through the courts in 2024, each offering takeaways for both plaintiffs and defendants, say attorneys at Shipkevich.

  • Identifying Deepfakes During Evidence Collection, Discovery

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    Attorneys must familiarize themselves with the tools used to create and detect deepfakes — media manipulated by artificial intelligence to convincingly mimic real people and events — as well as best practices for keeping this fabricated evidence out of court, says Bijan Ghom at Saxton & Stump.

  • Fed. Circ. In December: A Patent Prosecution History Lesson

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    Despite relying on two rock-solid principles of patent law, DDR lost its Federal Circuit case against Priceline.com, highlighting how a change in the scope of the invention from the provisional to the nonprovisional application can affect the court's analysis of how a skilled artisan would understand claim terms after reading the prosecution history, say attorneys at Knobbe Martens.

  • Health Tech Regulatory Trends To Watch In 2025

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    With an upcoming change in administration and the release of some long-awaited rules, the healthcare industry should prepare for shifting trends, including a growing focus on health data and interest in technology-enabled delivery of healthcare, say attorneys at Orrick.

  • An Associate's Guide To Career Development In 2025

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    As the new year begins, associates at all levels should consider establishing career metrics, fostering key relationships and employing other specific strategies to help move through the complexities of the legal profession with confidence and emerge as trailblazers, say EJ Stern and Amanda George at Fractional Law Firm.

  • The Securities Litigation Trends That Will Matter Most In 2025

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    2025 is shaping up to be a significant year for securities litigation, as plaintiffs and defendants alike navigate shifting standards for omission theories of liability, class certification, risk disclosure claims and more, say attorneys at Willkie.

  • Predicting The Lasting Changes CFPB May Face In 2025

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    President-elect Donald Trump and the incoming Republican-controlled Congress' likely attempts to reshape the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could significantly alter its rulemaking, supervisory and enforcement abilities for years to come, says Jim Sandy at McGlinchey Stafford.

  • 2025 Patent And TM Policy At USPTO: What We Know So Far

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    This upcoming year at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office promises a continued focus on artificial intelligence-related policies, as well as initiatives to drive efficiency and modernize standard processes, say attorneys at Knobbe Martens.

  • 5 Antitrust Issues For In-House Counsel In 2025

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    Attorneys at Squire Patton evaluate the top areas where U.S. antitrust policy is likely to change in the next 12 months, including major challenges to the Federal Trade Commission's authority that could reshape enforcement.

  • Reviewing 2024's Crucial Patent Law Developments

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    As 2024 draws to a close, significant rulings and policies aimed at modernizing long-standing legal practices or addressing emerging challenges have reached patent law, says Michael Ellenberger at Rothwell Figg.

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