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February 23, 2026
Pittsburgh Law Firm Hit With Class Claims Over Data Breach
A Pittsburgh-based law firm has been hit with proposed class claims alleging it failed to protect clients' private information, which was compromised by a data breach in May.
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February 23, 2026
5 Firms Guide Finnish Firm IQM Quantum's $1.8B SPAC Deal
Quantum computing company IQM Finland Oy announced Monday it is planning to go public in the U.S. by merging with special purpose acquisition company Real Asset Acquisition Corp. in a $1.8 billion transaction led by five law firms.
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February 23, 2026
Justices Won't Eye Axed Bright Data Patents From $7.5M Case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to review a Federal Circuit decision invalidating claims in four network patents owned by Bright Data, turning aside the Israeli tech company's argument that the appeals court uses "asymmetrical" claim construction rules.
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February 23, 2026
Justices Won't Review Peloton Win In 'Bike+' TM Fight
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a fitness company's appeal of a Ninth Circuit ruling that dismissed trademark infringement claims against Peloton, letting stand a decision that found no likelihood of confusion between how each business uses the "Bike+" name.
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February 23, 2026
High Court Lets Stand Decision Saving Comcast IP Suit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Comcast's challenge to a patent infringement suit against it by WhereverTV Inc., letting stand a Federal Circuit opinion that overturned a lower court's mid-trial opinion clearing the telecommunications giant.
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February 20, 2026
Bumble Allowed 'Massive' Data Breach, Class Action Claims
Dating app Bumble failed to protect users' personal information stored in the company's information network, making it vulnerable to a recent data breach by a cybercriminal operation known as ShinyHunters, a Texas woman alleged in a proposed class action.
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February 20, 2026
Discord Caused Child To Stream Suicide For Cult, Parents Say
Discord Inc.'s failure to properly police its online platform enabled a sadistic cult focused on child abuse to convince a 13-year-old trans user to end his life as part of a suicide pact, according to a Washington state lawsuit.
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February 20, 2026
Valve's Anti-Troll Law Win Could Open New Doors
The first jury verdict in the U.S. finding a patent owner violated state law meant to curb bad faith patent suits had unique circumstances that will be hard to repeat, but attorneys say Tuesday's decision still has them considering the little-used laws more closely.
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February 20, 2026
Roblox Faces Calif. Lawsuit Over Child Safety Failures
Roblox built a multibillion-dollar business by marketing its online gaming site as safe for children, but knowingly allowed its platform to become a "hunting ground for predators" where adults systematically groom and sexually exploit minors, according to a civil enforcement action brought by Los Angeles County.
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February 20, 2026
Centripetal Wants Squires To Erase 2022 Patent Review Order
Centripetal Networks Inc. has asked U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires to undo a 2022 decision instituting review of a cybersecurity patent that was part of its since-vacated multibillion-dollar judgment against Cisco Systems, saying the decision conflicts with his current policies.
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February 20, 2026
Evolve Bank Freed From Fintech Yotta's Fraud Suit, For Now
A San Francisco federal judge has dismissed Yotta Technology's lawsuit accusing Evolve Bank & Trust of operating a Ponzi scheme on the grounds that it can't proceed in federal court without now-defunct fintech intermediary Synapse Financial Technologies as a party, but the judge held it could be refiled in state court.
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February 20, 2026
Social Media Cases Atty In Hot Water Over Courthouse Filming
A Los Angeles judge on Friday ripped into an attorney for the plaintiff in a bellwether suit alleging Meta and Google's social media platforms harm childrens' mental health, stripping the attorney of his seat on the plaintiffs' steering committee for violating court rules by twice filming inside the courthouse.
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February 20, 2026
Wireless Builders Want FCC Kibosh On Dish 'Shell Games'
Dish Network has reneged on its promise to build a 5G network, and with that pledge rescinded, it has stopped paying the companies that were supposed to be doing the build out, placing all their operations at risk, those companies told the Federal Communications Commission.
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February 20, 2026
Zillow Fights Class Claims It Pushed Buyers Into Pricey Loans
Real estate marketplace Zillow urged a Seattle federal judge Friday to throw out homebuyers' accusations it violated a Washington consumer protection law and federal anti-racketeering and real estate statutes, rejecting claims that it directed buyers to its own more costly mortgage services and steered website visitors toward Zillow-affiliated sales agents.
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February 20, 2026
State Privacy Watch: 4 Legislative Developments To Know
In the first weeks of 2026, state lawmakers pushed policy initiatives aimed at protecting consumers' most sensitive personal data, with two states moving closer to banning companies from selling location data and South Carolina becoming the latest to establish enhanced digital safeguards for minors despite continued industry pushback.
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February 20, 2026
Squires Sinks 2 PTAB Challenges, Including 1 He Instituted
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has reversed his own decision and another made by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to institute a pair of America Invents Act petitions, citing what he called the challengers' inconsistent claim construction.
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February 20, 2026
Google Data Sharing With China Violates DOJ Rule, Suit Says
Google has sent millions of internet users' information to several large ad firms in China, violating a U.S. Department of Justice rule preventing the bulk transmission of data to "countries of concern" that are American adversaries, according to a proposed class action in Maryland federal court.
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February 20, 2026
Dallas Jury Finds Ex-NFL Player Ran $328M Medicare Scheme
A federal jury in Dallas has found that former NFL player and Texas laboratory owner Keith Gray orchestrated a $328 million fraud scheme involving billing for cardiovascular genetic testing, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
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February 20, 2026
FCC Warned Of Risks From Moving Too Fast On IP Networks
The Federal Communications Commission risks harm to the public if it moves too quickly to retire legacy phone networks in the transition to all-internet-based connectivity, consumer advocates warn.
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February 20, 2026
Fed. Circ. Backs PTAB Invalidation Of VideoLabs Patent Claims
The Federal Circuit on Friday upheld a decision by the Patent Trial and Review Board that most of the challenged claims in a VideoLabs Collective patent for synchronizing data are invalid, finding VideoLabs had forfeited its argument by raising it for the first time before the circuit.
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February 20, 2026
Tesla Moves To Claw Back $7M, $10M Interest In Fee Fight
Tesla Inc. has asked the Delaware Chancery Court to force the lawyers who secured a massive derivative settlement over board pay to return more than $7 million in allegedly withheld fees and pay over $10 million in interest, arguing that they are defying a recent Delaware Supreme Court ruling that slashed their award.
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February 20, 2026
SEC Says Tech CEO Hid Criminal Convictions, Misused Funds
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has accused the developer of a purported audio technology company of defrauding nearly 50 investors out of $4.2 million with misrepresentations about the company's products and her criminal background.
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February 20, 2026
Meta Judge's Antitrust Dismissal 'Usurped' Jury, 9th Circ. Told
Facebook users urged the Ninth Circuit to revive their proposed class action accusing Meta Platforms Inc. of monopolizing personal social networking markets by misrepresenting its privacy and data practices, arguing that a trial judge misapplied antitrust law and "improperly usurped the jury's role" in deciding factual disputes.
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February 20, 2026
Fed. Circ. OKs Micron's PTAB Loss In Netlist Patent Challenge
The Federal Circuit on Friday upheld Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions that Micron Technology Inc. failed to show that claims of a Netlist Inc. computer memory patent are invalid, part of a wide-ranging dispute that includes a nine-figure verdict against Micron on other patents.
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February 20, 2026
NY AG's Zelle Fraud Suit Sent Back To State Court
A Manhattan federal judge has ruled that the New York attorney general's office may return to state court with its lawsuit accusing Zelle's parent company of failing to adequately protect against fraud on the digital payment platform, granting the state's bid for remand.
Expert Analysis
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Series
The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Getting The Message Across
Communications and brand strategy during a law firm merger represent a crucial thread that runs through every stage of a combination and should include clear messaging, leverage modern marketing tools and embrace the chance to evolve, says Ashley Horne at Womble Bond.
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How Bank-Fintech Partnerships Changed In 2025
The 2025 transition to the Trump administration, augmented by the reversal of Chevron deference in 2024, has resulted in unprecedented shifts, and bank-fintech partnerships are no exception, with key changes affecting a number of areas including charters, regulatory oversight and anti-money laundering, say attorneys at K&L Gates.
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2 Early Settlement Alternatives In Federal Securities Litigation
Most class actions brought under the federal securities laws are either settled or won by the defendants following a motion to dismiss, but two alternative strategies have the potential to lower discovery costs and allow defendants to obtain judgment without the uncertainty of jury trials on complex matters, says Richard Zelichov at DLA Piper.
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Opinion
Horizontal Stare Decisis Should Not Be Casually Discarded
Eliminating the so-called law of the circuit doctrine — as recently proposed by a Fifth Circuit judge, echoing Justice Neil Gorsuch’s concurrence in Loper Bright — would undermine public confidence in the judiciary’s independence and create costly uncertainty for litigants, says Lawrence Bluestone at Genova Burns.
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Grounding Netflix's 'Death By Lightning' In Patent History
In Netflix’s "Death by Lightning," U.S. President James Garfield's assassin declares that patent lawyers lack original ideas, but real-life 19th-century patent attorney-inventors were key to technological progress and the success of the American patent system, say Tasha Gerasimow at Kirkland & Ellis and David Gerasimow at Gerasimow Law.
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How Fed. Circ. Shaped Subject Matter Eligibility In 2025
The Federal Circuit's most impactful patent eligibility decisions this year, touching on questions about obviousness and abstractness, provide a toolbox of takeaways that can be utilized during patent preparation and prosecution to guard against potential challenges, says Reilley Keane at Banner Witcoff.
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Key Takeaways From Armed Services Board's FY 2025 Report
The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals’ annual report reveals an increase in new cases filed, but a decrease in cases resolved, and fewer parties choosing alternative dispute resolution, despite the likely reduction in time and expenses incurred during a prolonged appeal process, say attorneys at Miller & Chevalier.
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Categorical Exclusions Bring New NEPA Litigation Risks
With recent court rulings and executive actions shifting regulatory frameworks around the National Environmental Policy Act — especially regarding the establishment, adoption and use of categorical exclusions to expedite projects — developers must carefully evaluate the risks presented by this altered and uncertain legal landscape, says Stacey Bosshardt at Greenberg Traurig.
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DC Circ. Decision Reaffirms SEC Authority Post-Loper Bright
The recent denial of a challenge to invalidate 2024 amendments to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's tick size and fee-cap rules reinforces the D.C. Circuit's deference to SEC expertise in market structure regulation, even after Loper Bright, though implementation of the rules remains uncertain, say attorneys at Sidley.
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10 Commandments For Agentic AI Tools In The Legal Industry
Though agentic artificial intelligence has demonstrated significant promise for optimizing legal work, it presents numerous risks, so specific ethical obligations should be built into the knowledge base of every agentic AI tool used in the legal industry, says Steven Cordero at Akerman LLP.
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Fed. Circ. In Oct.: Spotlight On Wording Beyond Patent Claims
The Federal Circuit's recent decision in Barrette Outdoor Living v. Fortress Iron provides useful guidance on how patent prosecutors should avoid language that triggers specification disclaimer and prosecution disclaimer, doctrines that may be used to narrow the scope of patent infringement claims, say attorneys at Knobbe Martens.
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NY Tax Talk: New ALJs, New Rules, Apportionment, Bundling
Attorneys at Eversheds review the top New York tax law developments from last quarter, including appointments to the New York City Tax Appeals Tribunal and the city's proposed rules to clarify income taxation of foreign corporations, and highlight two litigation matters to watch.
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What Trump's Scientific Discovery AI Order Will Mean For Cos.
Although private organizations will not see an immediate change in their compliance obligations from President Trump's recent executive order establishing a government effort to use artificial intelligence to accelerate scientific discovery, large enterprises and critical infrastructure operators will face pressure to demonstrate that their AI practices are comparable, says Shawn Tuma at Spencer Fane.
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9th Circ. Ruling Upholds Employee Speech Amid Stalled NLRB
The Ninth Circuit's recent decision in National Labor Relations Board v. North Mountain Foothills Apartments shows that courts are enforcing National Labor Relations Act protections despite the board's current paralysis, so employers must tread carefully when disciplining employee speech, whether at work or online, say attorneys at Foley & Lardner.
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Series
Preaching Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Becoming a Gospel preacher has enhanced my success as a trial lawyer by teaching me the importance of credibility, relatability, persuasiveness and thorough preparation for my congregants, the same skills needed with judges and juries in the courtroom, says Reginald Harris at Stinson.