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September 18, 2025
Gov't Told GPS Signal Jamming Growing Far Worse
More than a dozen trade groups banded together to tell federal agencies that GPS signal jamming is a growing concern to U.S. industries in international waters and airspace.
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September 18, 2025
Jury Mulls Claims Man Duped Penny Stock Traders On Twitter
A Manhattan federal jury on Thursday weighed fraud claims against an Ohio salesman from securities regulators who say he duped other traders as he took in over $2.5 million buying penny stocks, hyping shares on Twitter before selling in a "scalping" scheme.
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September 18, 2025
AI Firm's Ex-CTO Barred From Using Trade Secrets
A Washington federal judge has barred an artificial intelligence startup's former chief technology officer from using trade secrets to hurt the company, making disparaging statements about it or contacting the company's current or prospective customers.
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September 18, 2025
Chinese Aircraft Co., Investors Ink $1.9M Deal Over 'Fake' Sales
A California federal judge has granted the first green light to a $1.9 million settlement between investors and Chinese autonomous aircraft company EHang to resolve claims the company made false and misleading statements about pre-orders for its autonomous aerial vehicles.
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September 18, 2025
DOJ's Slater Says Google Search Fixes Set AI 'Foundation'
The head of the Justice Department Antitrust Division left the door open Thursday to appealing a D.C. federal judge's rejection of the government's most sweeping remedies proposals targeting Google's search monopoly, even as she used New York City remarks to tout the fixes the government did manage to win.
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September 18, 2025
Apple Affiliate Can't Ax Classes After Wage Trial, Court Told
An Apple-affiliated repair company cannot undo five classes in a wage and hour suit that snagged a nearly $840,000 win for employees, the workers told a North Carolina federal court, arguing the company's decertification request is a "Hail Mary" attempt to delay its appeal.
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September 18, 2025
Senate Confirms Squires To Lead USPTO
The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Dilworth Paxson LLP partner John Squires to serve as the next U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director.
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September 18, 2025
OpenAI Faces Liability Test In Suit Over ChatGPT Suicide
A wrongful death suit accusing OpenAI's artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT of aiding a teenager's suicide is set to be a high-stakes test of the responsibilities that AI firms will have toward vulnerable users, particularly minors exhibiting signs of mental distress, attorneys said.
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September 18, 2025
Sports Group Brera Raises $300M To Launch Solana Treasury
Irish sports ownership holding company Brera Holdings, led by Lowenstein Sandler LLP, on Thursday announced that it plans to rebrand as a digital asset treasury company called Solmate following a $300 million private fundraise.
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September 18, 2025
Nvidia Investing $5B In Intel, Launches AI Chip Alliance
Nvidia Corp. said Thursday it will join forces with Intel Corp. to develop custom chips for data centers and personal computers, kicking off the collaboration with a planned $5 billion investment in Intel stock.
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September 18, 2025
Dorsey & Whitney IP Atty Joins Foley Hoag In Denver
Foley Hoag LLP announced the addition of its first intellectual property partner in the West with the hire of a longtime Dorsey & Whitney LLP attorney in its fast-growing Denver office.
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September 18, 2025
Montreal-Based Corp. Atty Moves To Akerman's NY Office
Akerman LLP has announced that a former Quebec-based partner at the Canadian business law firm Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP is returning to New York to join its corporate practice group.
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September 18, 2025
DOJ Seeks Rehearing On Copyright Chief's Reinstatement
The federal government has asked the D.C. Circuit to rethink its decision to temporarily reinstate the head of the U.S. Copyright Office who was fired by President Donald Trump, saying the president has the authority to remove the copyright chief because the position is part of the executive branch.
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September 18, 2025
DOD To Probe Redundancies In Cyberspace Ops
The U.S. Department of Defense said it will look for possible efficiencies and consolidations after a congressional watchdog said there may be unnecessary overlap in sprawling cyberspace operations that span hundreds of organizations, tens of thousands of personnel and more than 9,500 contractors.
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September 18, 2025
PNC Accused Of Sharing Site Users' Private Info With LinkedIn
A proposed class action claims PNC Financial Services violated the privacy of visitors to its website by tracking their browsing and sharing that information with social network LinkedIn, according to a complaint filed in Pennsylvania state court.
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September 18, 2025
Group Of US Investors To Buy TikTok, Plus More Rumors
A consortium of big-name buyers including Oracle, Silver Lake and Andreessen Horowitz are rumored to be taking a majority stake in TikTok after a long search to find the app a U.S. owner; Paramount Skydance is reportedly ready to make an offer for Warner Bros. Discovery; and private equity shop CVC is close to inking a $1.5 billion deal to acquire web-hosting provider Namecheap. Here, Law360 breaks down these and other deal rumors from the past week.
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September 17, 2025
Movie Chain Shakes Privacy Row Over Meta Data-Sharing
A New York federal judge tossed a proposed class action accusing Bow Tie Cinemas of illegally sharing movie ticket buyers' personal information with Facebook parent Meta, finding a recent Second Circuit decision on what qualifies as data covered by the Video Privacy Protection Act was "fatal" to the plaintiff's claims.
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September 17, 2025
Uber Stalled On Women-Only Rides, Jury Hears In Assault Trial
Uber executives pumped the brakes for years on a proposed safety program that would have matched woman drivers with woman riders, fearing legal risks and the potential for a public perception that the service is unsafe for women, a San Francisco jury heard Wednesday in a bellwether sexual assault trial.
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September 17, 2025
3rd Circ. Urged To Revive NJ Casino Antitrust Pricing Suit
Algorithmic collusion by Atlantic City casino hotels, as alleged by their customers, poses a grave threat to consumers as the hotels use software to get around a century's worth of antitrust precedent, an attorney for the American Antitrust Institute told the Third Circuit on Wednesday, urging the court to revive an antitrust suit.
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September 17, 2025
'It Doesn't Look Good': CoComelon Foe Faces Uphill IP Fight
Ninth Circuit panel judges doubted Wednesday a Chinese company's appeal of its $23.4 million copyright-trial loss to the maker of the children's YouTube channel CoComelon, with one judge telling counsel "it doesn't look good for you," and another observing he's "never seen copying evidence quite as compelling as this record."
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September 17, 2025
PTAB Told Variations From Prior Rulings Require Explanation
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has told Patent Trial and Appeal Board judges that they must now explain any decisions that have a different outcome from an earlier ruling on the same patent or similar patent claims, either by the patent office or in litigation.
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September 17, 2025
AM Radio Bill Makes It Through House Committee, Again
More than two-thirds of the House of Representatives have signed on to co-sponsor a bill that would prevent automakers from removing AM radios from their vehicles, so it came as no surprise when the bill sailed through markup Wednesday afternoon.
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September 17, 2025
VC-Backed Cybersecurity Biz Netskope Prices $908M IPO
Netskope, a cybersecurity firm with venture capital backing, is set to begin trading on the Nasdaq Thursday after pricing a $908 million initial public offering, at the top of its upwardly revised range.
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September 17, 2025
Frontier Copyright Row Triggered Duty To Defend, Court Says
Insurers for Frontier Communications had a duty to defend the telecommunications company against copyright infringement claims that were ultimately settled, a Delaware state court ruled in a recently unsealed opinion, analyzing a deliberate acts exclusion and the timeliness of Frontier's claim notice.
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September 17, 2025
FCC Told To Take Care When Adding AI To Public Alerts
As the Federal Communications Commission mulls how to best overhaul its emergency alert rules, one California county is warning the agency to tread carefully when it comes to adopting emerging technologies like artificial intelligence.
Expert Analysis
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When AI Denies, Insurance Bad Faith Claims May Follow
Two recent rulings from Minnesota and Kentucky federal courts signal that past statements about claims-handling practices may leave insurers using artificial intelligence programs in claims administration vulnerable to suits alleging bad faith and unfair trade practices, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.
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Using Reissue Applications To Strategically Improve Patents
Though reissue applications are an often-overlooked consideration in today's patent environment, they can offer powerful tools for correcting errors, strengthening patent protection, or adapting to evolving business and legal landscapes, says Curtis Powell at Wolf Greenfield.
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Being A Professional Wrestler Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Pursuing my childhood dream of being a professional wrestler has taught me important legal career lessons about communication, adaptability, oral advocacy and professionalism, says Christopher Freiberg at Midwest Disability.
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2 Calif. Cases Could Reshape Future Of Trap-And-Trace Suits
A California federal judge's recent dismissal of two California Invasion of Privacy Act cases demonstrates an inherent contradiction in pen register and trap-and-trace claims, teeing up a Ninth Circuit appeal that could either breathe new life into such claims or put an end to them outright, says Matthew Pearson at Womble Bond.
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SEC Rulemaking Radar: The Debut Of Atkins' 'New Day'
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's regulatory flex agenda, published last week, demonstrates a clear return to appropriately tailored and mission-focused rulemaking, with potential new rules applicable to brokers, exchanges and trading, among others, say attorneys at Goodwin.
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Restored Charging Project Funds Revive Hope For EV Market
While 2025 began with a host of government actions that prompted some to predict the demise of the U.S. electric vehicle market, the Trump administration's recent restoration of federal funding for EV charging infrastructure under new terms presents market participants with reason for optimism, says Levi McAllister at Morgan Lewis.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Adapting To The Age Of AI
Though law school may not have specifically taught us how to use generative artificial intelligence to help with our daily legal tasks, it did provide us the mental building blocks necessary for adapting to this new technology — and the judgment to discern what shouldn’t be automated, says Pamela Dorian at Cozen O'Connor.
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Ch. 11 Ruling Voiding $2M Litigation Funding Sends A Warning
A recent Texas bankruptcy court decision that a postconfirmation litigation trust has no obligations to repay a completely drawn down $2 million litigation funding agreement serves as a warning for estate administrators and funders to properly disclose the intended financing, say attorneys at Kleinberg Kaplan.
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A Changing Playbook For Fighting Records Requests In Del.
The Delaware Supreme Court's recent decision in Wong v. Amazon, reversing the denial of an inspection demand brought by a stockholder, serves as a stark warning to corporations challenging books and records requests, making clear that companies cannot defeat such demands solely by attacking the scope of their stated purpose, say attorneys at Duane Morris.
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Future-Proof Patent Law By Starting Talent Pipelines Early
Law firms struggling with a narrow talent pipeline in the intellectual property space should consider beginning their recruitment strategies for potential candidates as early as high school, and raise awareness for career opportunities that do not require a law degree, says Christine Hollis at Marshall Gerstein.
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Tesla Verdict May Set New Liability Benchmarks For AV Suits
The recent jury verdict in Benavides v. Tesla is notable not only for a massive payout — including $200 million in punitive damages — but because it apportions fault between the company's self-driving technology and the driver, inviting more scrutiny of automated vehicle marketing and technology, says Michael Avanesian at Avian Law Group.
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Demystifying The Civil Procedure Rules Amendment Process
Every year, an advisory committee receives dozens of proposals to amend the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, most of which are never adopted — but a few pointers can help maximize the likelihood that an amendment will be adopted, says Josh Gardner at DLA Piper.
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How USPTO Examiner Memo Informs Software Patent Drafting
A memorandum recently released by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office provides useful clues as to how the USPTO and examining corps will evaluate claims in software-implemented inventions for subject matter eligibility going forward, says Michael Lew at Squire Patton.
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How The 5th, DC Circuits Agreed On FCC Forfeiture Orders
The Fifth and D.C. Circuits split this year on the Federal Communications Commission's process for adjudicating enforcement actions, but both implicitly recognized the problem with penalizing a party based on a forfeiture order that has not yet been challenged in any way in court, says Jared Marx at HWG.
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FTC, CoStar Cases Against Zillow May Have Broad Impact
Zillow's partnerships with Redfin and Realtor.com have recently triggered dual fronts of legal scrutiny — an antitrust inquiry from the Federal Trade Commission and a mass copyright infringement suit from CoStar — raising complex questions that reach beyond real estate, says Shubha Ghosh at Syracuse University College of Law.