Technology

  • September 19, 2025

    Insurer Seeks Coverage Sublimit For Unbooked Uber Driver

    An insurer for Uber told a Texas federal court that it should only owe coverage up to a lower set of limits over an auto collision involving one of its drivers, arguing that a policy with a higher limit only applied once a driver actually accepted a ride request.

  • September 19, 2025

    OneDigital Nabs $7B Value With PE-Backed Majority Stake Buy

    U.S.-based insurance brokerage and workforce consulting firm OneDigital said Friday that funds managed by Stone Point Capital and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board are acquiring a majority stake in the company in a transaction that values it at more than $7 billion.

  • September 19, 2025

    Privacy Class Suit Over Meta Code On Sports Site Stays Alive

    A California man's proposed class action accusing a website that provides free instructional sports videos of invading his privacy by way of Meta Platforms Inc. code will continue in federal court, after a judge denied the website's motions to dismiss the suit and to change the venue.

  • September 19, 2025

    Judge Overturns Maxell's $112M Patent Win Against Samsung

    A Texas federal judge has cleared Samsung in Maxell's suit accusing it of infringing personal electronics patents, overriding a jury's May verdict that the South Korean company owed $112 million.

  • September 19, 2025

    MongoDB Directors, Officers Sued In Del. Over Trading

    A stockholder of software venture MongoDB sued a dozen company directors and key officers in Delaware's Court of Chancery late Thursday, seeking to recover more than $240 million allegedly lost in part to trading by insiders after the release of what the complaint said were unsupported, upbeat growth forecasts and business model changes.

  • September 19, 2025

    Off The Bench: Briefings On Trans Ban, New Kalshi Conflicts

    In this week's Off The Bench, the U.S. Supreme Court receives initial briefs from West Virginia and Idaho regarding their bans on gender identity-based participation in school sports, Kalshi is taken to court by another state over its event contract offerings, and Washington, D.C.'s National Football League team takes a major step toward returning to its namesake city.

  • September 19, 2025

    Greenberg Traurig Adds Venture Capital Atty From O'Melveny

    Greenberg Traurig LLP has brought on an O'Melveny & Myers LLP partner in its Los Angeles office, strengthening its venture capital practice with an attorney who has guided clients on hundreds of transactions that total over $10 billion.

  • September 19, 2025

    Google Must Face Suit Over Mideast Protest Firings

    Google managed to narrow, but couldn't knock out, a proposed class action challenging the firings of employees who protested the company's connections to the Israeli military, as a California federal court said it's too soon to decide if the in-office dissent lost the protection of federal anti-retaliation law.

  • September 19, 2025

    Maine County Can Use Business Channel For Public Safety

    Maine's northernmost county will be able to draw from a pool of industrial channels to use for internal public safety and first responder communications.

  • September 19, 2025

    Ellenoff-Led SPAC Among 3 IPOs Seeking Total $450M

    Galata Acquisition Corp. II, a special purpose acquisition company formed by Callaway Capital Management, began trading Friday after raising $150 million by offering 15 million units at $10.

  • September 19, 2025

    SEC Wins 'Scalping' Trial Against Penny Stock Trader

    A Manhattan federal jury held an Ohio man liable on Friday in a case brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission alleging he fraudulently earned over $2.5 million by buying up penny stocks, hyping them online and then selling for gains in a "scalping" scheme.

  • September 19, 2025

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

    This past week in London has seen brokerage firm ADS Securities file a fresh claim against German entrepreneur Lars Windhorst, AmTrust and Endurance Worldwide Insurance tackle an ongoing £50 million ($67 million) dispute over a failed litigation and insurance scheme, and Howard Kennedy LLP sue the son of a diamond tycoon over a £3.1 million legal bill. 

  • September 18, 2025

    MrBeast Ads, Kids' Privacy Practices Draw Watchdog Scrutiny

    An industry self-regulatory body has urged the media company created by YouTube personality MrBeast to revamp the way it advertises to and collects personal information from children, after identifying several issues with how the company presented ads on YouTube videos and promoted its Feastables chocolate brand.

  • September 18, 2025

    'My Life Ended In That Car,' Uber Assault Accuser Says

    A woman suing Uber over claims a driver sexually assaulted her told a San Francisco jury Thursday that "my life ended in that car" because of the lasting effects of the traumatic attack, and explained tearfully that she gave the driver a five-star review out of fear he'd come after her.

  • September 18, 2025

    Kimmel Controversy Sidetracks Broadband Permitting Hearing

    A U.S. House subcommittee looking into how to expedite broadband permitting struggled to stay on topic Thursday afternoon due to Democrats being hopping mad about late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel being pulled off the air.

  • September 18, 2025

    FCC Should Follow Exec Branch Policy, Commissioner Says

    As President Donald Trump continues to get more involved in the operations of independent federal agencies, a member of the Federal Communications Commission said Thursday the FCC needs to remain accountable to the executive branch.

  • September 18, 2025

    Fed. Circ.'s PTAB Prior Art Ruling Risks Havoc, Justices Told

    The Federal Circuit created a "jumbled mess" when it ruled that the filing date of a patent application dictates whether it can be used as prior art to invalidate a later patent, rather than the date the application was published, Lynk Labs Inc. has told the U.S. Supreme Court.

  • September 18, 2025

    'Virtual CFO' To Internet Scammers Gets 4 Years

    A Rhode Island man who copped to money laundering and obstructing justice in connection with claims his "virtual CFO" business helped internet fraudsters launder over $35 million was sentenced to four years behind bars, Boston prosecutors have announced.

  • September 18, 2025

    Amazon Must Face Buyers' Antitrust Suit Over Pricing Policy

    A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday allowed consumers' lawsuit targeting a policy Amazon had in place until March 2019 that restricted sellers from offering cheaper prices elsewhere to proceed under antitrust and consumer protection laws in 25 states, but tossed claims brought under Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee laws.

  • September 18, 2025

    Atlassian To Buy DX For $1B In AI Productivity Push

    Collaboration software company Atlassian announced Thursday it agreed to buy DX, a developer intelligence firm, for about $1 billion, in a deal that Atlassian said will help large enterprises gauge the impact of artificial intelligence on engineering productivity.

  • September 18, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Hears 'Settled Expectations' Are 'Lawless' In IP Feud

    SanDisk Technologies Inc. and its former parent have become the latest challengers at the Federal Circuit to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's discretionary denial practices, taking aim at its acting director's holdings that patent owners eventually have the right to assume their patents won't be challenged.

  • September 18, 2025

    FTC Greenlights Amazon Prime Trial For Next Week

    A Seattle federal judge has cleared the Federal Trade Commission's consumer protection case against Amazon to go to trial on Monday, finding the company violated at least one requirement of an e-commerce law, yet jurors must still decide if it clearly disclosed Prime subscription terms to users and offered simple cancellation methods.

  • September 18, 2025

    NPE Asks To Drop Samsung Patent Suit Watched By Gov't

    A nonpracticing entity has moved to drop a patent infringement suit against Samsung in light of new testimony in a case where the federal government had taken the rare step of showing interest.

  • September 18, 2025

    Circuit Board Maker Fights $7.6M Trial Loss At 11th Circ.

    A Chinese circuit board manufacturer asked the Eleventh Circuit on Thursday to reverse a ruling in its U.S. distributor's favor, arguing that the lower court improperly held it to a heightened pleading standard in their contract dispute, paving the way to a $7.6 million loss at trial.

  • September 18, 2025

    IRS Discloses Details On ICE Agreement In Data Sharing Row

    The U.S. government disclosed additional details Thursday on the agreement between the IRS and immigration enforcement authorities to share confidential tax return information, including who had necessary permissions to access the disclosures, following a D.C. federal judge's order in a lawsuit seeking to end the interagency data sharing.

Expert Analysis

  • Assessing Potential Ad Tech Remedies Ahead Of Google Trial

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    The Virginia federal judge tasked with prying open Google’s digital advertising monopoly faces a smorgasbord of potential remedies, all with different implications for competition, government control and consumers' internet experience, but compromises reached in the parallel Google search monopoly litigation may point a way forward, say attorneys at MoloLamken.

  • Earned Wage Access Providers Face State Law Labyrinth

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    At least 12 states have established laws or rules regulating services that allow employees to access earned wages before payday, with more laws potentially to follow suit, creating an evolving state licensing maze even for fintech providers that partner with banks, say attorneys at Venable.

  • The Pros And Cons Of Levying Value-Based Fees On Patents

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    The potential for a recurring, value-based maintenance fee on patents, while offering some benefits, raises several complications, including that it would likely exceed the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's statutory authority and reduce research and development activities in the U.S., says Sandip Patel at Marshall Gerstein.

  • Series

    Writing Musicals Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My experiences with writing musicals and practicing law have shown that the building blocks for both endeavors are one and the same, because drama is necessary for the law to exist, says Addison O’Donnell at LOIS Law.

  • Between The Lines Of EPO's Adoption Of Color Drawings

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    The European Patent Office's decision to accept patent drawings in color starting in October may enhance clarity in technical disclosures and streamline the examination process, and could also enable new patent filing strategies for international applicants, say attorneys at Miller Canfield.

  • How Fashion, Tech Can Maximize New Small Biz Tax Breaks

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    Fashion and technology companies, which invest heavily in innovation, should consider taking advantage of provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that favor small businesses, restructuing if necessary to become eligible for expanded research and experimental expenditure credits and qualified small business stock incentives, says Aime Salazar at Olshan Frome.

  • 3 Circuits Breathe Life Into Privacy Enforcement, For Now

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    With the Second Circuit's recent decision in Verizon v. Federal Communications Commission, three courts of appeals have weighed in on all four record-breaking fines imposed, showing that — at least for now — the FCC continues to have broad authority to set and enforce privacy rules outside of the Fifth Circuit, say attorneys at HWG.

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    Adapting To Private Practice: From Va. AUSA To Mid-Law

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    Returning to the firm where I began my career after seven years as an assistant U.S. attorney in Virginia has been complex, nuanced and rewarding, and I’ve learned that the pursuit of justice remains the constant, even as the mindset and client change, says Kristin Johnson at Woods Rogers.

  • How 5th Circ.'s NLRB Ruling May Reshape Federal Labor Law

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    The Fifth Circuit's recent SpaceX National Labor Relations Board decision undermines the agency's authority, but it does not immediately shut down NLRB enforcement, so employers and labor organizations should expect more litigation, more uncertainty and a possible U.S. Supreme Court showdown, say attorneys at Goldberg Segalla.

  • 7 Document Review Concepts New Attorneys Need To Know

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    For new associates joining firms this fall, stepping into the world of e-discovery can feel like learning a new language, but understanding a handful of fundamentals — from coding layouts to metadata — can help attorneys become fluent in document review, says Ann Motl at Bowman and Brooke.

  • Senate Bill Could Overhaul Digital Asset Market Structure

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    The Senate Banking Committee's draft Responsible Financial Innovation Act would not only clarify the roles and responsibilities of financial institutions engaging in digital asset activities but also impose new compliance regimes, reporting requirements and risk management protocols, say attorneys at Troutman.

  • Opinion

    Congress Must Resolve PSLRA Issue For Section 11 Litigants

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    By establishing a uniform judgment reduction credit for all defendants in cases involving Section 11 of the Securities Act, Congress could remove unnecessary statutory ambiguity from the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act and enable litigants to price potential settlements with greater certainty, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • FTC's Reseller Suit Highlights Larger Ticket Platform Issues

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    Taken together, the recent Federal Trade Commission lawsuit and Ticketmaster's recent antitrust woes demonstrate that federal enforcers are testing the resilience of antitrust and consumer-protection frameworks in an evolving, tech-driven marketplace, says Thomas Stratmann at George Mason University.

  • How Value-Based Patent Fees May Shape IP Strategies

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    If the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office implements rumored plans to correlate patent fees with patent value, the financial and strategic consequences would largely depend on the specifics of how, when and how often patent values are assessed, say attorneys at Cleary.

  • Agentic AI Puts A New Twist On Attorney Ethics Obligations

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    As lawyers increasingly use autonomous artificial intelligence agents, disciplinary authorities must decide whether attorney responsibility for an AI-caused legal ethics violation is personal or supervisory, and firms must enact strong policies regarding agentic AI use and supervision, says Grace Wynn at HWG.

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