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June 06, 2024
NFL Sunday Ticket Is A Rigged Game, Antitrust Jury Told
An attorney for NFL Sunday Ticket subscribers told a California jury Thursday during opening statements of a multibillion-dollar antitrust suit that secret documents will prove the NFL engaged in anticompetitive behavior, and the trial would reveal the "darker side of the NFL behind the shield."
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June 06, 2024
Cellular Fraud Ring Netted $9M In Fake Lost Phone Claims
Telephone providers and insurance companies were bilked out of $9 million over a six-year period by a scam that used stolen identities to trick them into replacing mobile devices, which were then resold outside the country, according to a guilty plea secured by federal prosecutors.
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June 06, 2024
Senate Panel To Weigh Proposal For FCC Spectrum Auctions
A key Senate committee plans next week to take up Democratic legislation to renew the Federal Communications Commission's authority to auction the airwaves and use future revenues to pay for agency-related national priorities, the committee's chair announced Thursday.
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June 06, 2024
GOP Sens. Attack FCC Plan For AI Political Ad Disclosure
Four Republican senators on Thursday lambasted the Federal Communications Commission chair's recent proposal to consider if the agency needs new rules to disclose the use of artificial intelligence in radio and TV political advertising, saying such rules are out of the commission's authority and would confuse voters.
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June 06, 2024
Split FCC Kicks Off Cybersecurity Fund For Schools, Libraries
Democrats on the Federal Communications Commission created a $200 million pilot program Thursday to build up cybersecurity in schools and libraries.
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June 06, 2024
FCC Could Change Credit Rules To Qualify For Broadband Aid
The Federal Communications Commission is considering easing some letter of credit requirements for Universal Service Fund recipients, saying the current mandates may have become too onerous and could be slowing broadband deployment.
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June 06, 2024
FTC And DOJ Divvy Up Probes Of OpenAI, Microsoft, Nvidia
The Federal Trade Commission will investigate OpenAI and its investor Microsoft for potential competition issues, while the U.S. Department of Justice will look at chipmaker Nvidia's role in the quickly emerging artificial intelligence space, a source confirmed to Law360 on Thursday.
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June 06, 2024
AT&T Says Pension De-Risking Move Expressly Allowed
AT&T is trying to ditch two suits by retirees who claimed the telecom giant put their savings at risk by transferring pension obligations to an annuity provider, arguing that the retirees were attempting to "attach fiduciary liability to a non-fiduciary decision."
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June 06, 2024
6th Circuit Selected For Start Of Net Neutrality Fight
The Sixth Circuit was chosen by random drawing Thursday to consolidate, at least for now, more than half a dozen challenges to the Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules.
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June 06, 2024
High Bar For Booking.com Price Limits, EU High Court Told
A European Court of Justice advocate general recommended a high bar Thursday for Booking.com assertions that price parity clauses imposed on contracts with hotels are "ancillary" to, and thus protected as, legitimate business arrangements.
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June 06, 2024
FCC Floats New Rules On ISPs To Protect Internet Security
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday proposed to impose new rules on internet service providers to ensure security of the internet's crucial routing technology, the Border Gateway Protocol.
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June 06, 2024
UK, US Team Up On Standard-Essential Patents
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and U.K. Intellectual Property Office each announced a five-year agreement Thursday to collaborate on policy for standard-essential patents.
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June 06, 2024
Lewis Brisbois Adds Corporate Pro In DC From Womble Bond
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP announced Thursday that it has hired a partner for its corporate practice group who previously worked at Womble Bond Dickinson and also has prior in-house experience.
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June 05, 2024
Massive NFL Sunday Ticket Antitrust Trial Kicks Off In LA
The California federal trial in a multibillion-dollar antitrust suit against the NFL by Sunday Ticket subscribers kicked off Wednesday with the seating of eight jurors and two alternates, after some potential jurors were eliminated for expressing strong views on former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, player concussions and the league's significant wealth.
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June 05, 2024
Fubo Loses Bid To Toss Consumer's Privacy Suit
Streaming service Fubo cannot escape a proposed class action alleging it unlawfully shared subscribers' personally identifiable information, or PII, with third-party advertisers, an Illinois federal judge ruled Tuesday.
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June 05, 2024
Catholic Broadcasters Angry Over FCC 'Gender Ideology' Rule
The Catholic Radio Association is up in arms over the Federal Communications Commission's new workforce diversity reporting mandates that will require broadcasters to report how many nonbinary people they employ, telling the agency they're being forced to record something that "does not comport to reality."
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June 05, 2024
Judge Denies Fubo Bid For Texts On Streaming Bundle
A New York federal judge on Wednesday denied FuboTV's bid to obtain text messages from executives at Disney, ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery discussing the joint venture streaming plan at the heart of Fubo's ongoing antitrust suit.
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June 05, 2024
Fed. Circ. Judges Skeptical Broadband IP Is Patentable
A Federal Circuit panel seemed ready Wednesday to affirm a Texas federal judge's decision that a Broadband iTV Inc. streaming service interface patent is invalid as abstract, even if one judge eventually said the company was "making close to a persuasive case."
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June 05, 2024
3rd Circ. Revives Union Harassment Claims Against County
The Third Circuit revived claims Wednesday accusing Hudson County, New Jersey; its department of corrections; and three county employees of retaliating against a corrections officer because of his union activity, saying a federal judge tossed the allegations too soon.
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June 05, 2024
Google Legal Dept. Goes From Crisis Mode To Long Term
As much of the major antitrust litigation against Google winds down, the company is shuffling around its in-house legal departments to add more people and settle from crisis mode into the more sustainable posture of a technology giant where lawsuits have likely become a permanent feature of its existence.
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June 05, 2024
Panel To Pick Venue For FCC Net Neutrality Challenges
The federal courts are poised to randomly pick which circuit court will initially hear more than half a dozen legal challenges to the Federal Communications Commission's recently adopted net neutrality rules.
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June 05, 2024
Microsoft Blasts Gamers' Bid To Add To Activision Appeal
Microsoft Corp. says the Ninth Circuit should reject a "bevy of additional, extra-record 'facts'" seeking to hold up the recent layoffs of 1,900 Activision and Xbox employees as proof that the tech giant's acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. was anticompetitive.
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June 05, 2024
FCC Looking Into Reports Of AT&T Wireless Service Outage
The Federal Communications Commission said it is trying to find out what happened when AT&T wireless customers lost service in several states Tuesday due to what the company described as an interoperability problem.
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June 05, 2024
Meta Can't Dodge Trial In Monopoly Suit, FTC Says
The Federal Trade Commission said "voluminous evidence" cuts against Meta's bid to avoid trial over claims the social media giant illegally entrenched its monopoly in the market for personal social networking by acquiring WhatsApp and Instagram.
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June 05, 2024
4th Circ. Says SC Agency Must Give Google Ad Docs
A South Carolina agency must respond to Google's document request after the Fourth Circuit ruled Wednesday that the state waived its sovereign immunity by joining a case accusing the tech giant of monopolizing key digital advertising technology.
Expert Analysis
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Preparing Law Students For A New, AI-Assisted Legal World
As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms the legal landscape, law schools must integrate technology and curricula that address AI’s innate challenges — from ethics to data security — to help students stay ahead of the curve, say Daniel Garrie at Law & Forensics, Ryan Abbott at JAMS and Karen Silverman at Cantellus Group.
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ESG Around The World: South Korea
Numerous ESG trends have materialized in South Korea in the past three years, with impacts ranging from greenwashing prevention and carbon neutrality measures to workplace harassment and board diversity initiatives, say Chang Wook Min and Hyun Chan Jung at Jipyong.
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General Counsel Need Data Literacy To Keep Up With AI
With the rise of accessible and powerful generative artificial intelligence solutions, it is imperative for general counsel to understand the use and application of data for myriad important activities, from evaluating the e-discovery process to monitoring compliance analytics and more, says Colin Levy at Malbek.
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The Scope Of Challenged Claims After Fed. Circ. Sisvel Ruling
Joshua Weisenfeld at Sheppard Mullin considers the Federal Circuit's recent Sisvel v. Sierra decision and its impact on claim construction and post-issuance claim amendments that broaden the scope of challenged claims.
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Tips For Avoiding Disputes From M&A Earnout Provisions
Attorneys at Freshfields review key Delaware cases to outline several important considerations that may reduce the risk of an earnout dispute arising from a merger agreement and help the parties navigate disputes when they do occur.
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A Look At Successful Bid Protests In FY 2023
Attorneys at Sheppard Mullin look beyond the statistics in the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s recent annual report on bid protests, sharing their insights about nine categories of sustained protests, gained from reading every fiscal year 2023 decision in which the protester had a positive result.
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Trending At The PTAB: Administrative Procedure
A pair of recent Federal Circuit rulings on Patent Trial and Appeal Board inter partes review shed light on applications of the Administrative Procedure Act, adding to an ever-growing body of case law showing the board's final written decision must be based on arguments clearly put forth by the parties, say Robert High and Benjamin Saidman at Finnegan.
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Retailers: Beware Legislator And Regulator Junk Fee Focus
In light of the Biden administration’s recent focus on restricting so-called junk fee surcharges across industries, attorneys at Benesch discuss what retailers should know about several evolving developments, including a new California law, a proposed Federal Trade Commission rule, an expanding litigation landscape, and more.
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Navigating Discovery Of Generative AI Information
As generative artificial intelligence tools become increasingly ubiquitous, companies must make sure to preserve generative AI data when there is reasonable expectation of litigation, and to include transcripts in litigation hold notices, as they may be relevant to discovery requests, say Nick Peterson and Corey Hauser at Wiley.
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Finding Focus: Strategies For Attorneys With ADHD
Given the prevalence of ADHD among attorneys, it is imperative that the legal community gain a better understanding of how ADHD affects well-being, and that resources and strategies exist for attorneys with this disability to manage their symptoms and achieve success, say Casey Dixon at Dixon Life Coaching and Krista Larson at Stinson.
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Takeaways From Iran Missile Procurement Advisory
Companies should familiarize themselves with the entities and practices highlighted in the recent multiagency Iran Ballistic Missile Procurement Advisory, to avoid falling prey to deceptive practices that help bad actors evade sanctions, say attorneys at DLA Piper.
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Safe-Harbor Period Change Could Hinder TCPA Compliance
A proposed rule change under consideration by the Federal Communications Commission would require businesses to honor do-not-call requests within 24 hours of receipt for calls and texts that are subject to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, and companies have already called it unreasonable, say Aaron Weiss and Danny Enjamio at Carlton Fields.
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Cos. Must Address Growing Chatbot Class Action Risk
Following a new wave of chatbot-related consumer data privacy litigation and expanding compliance obligations created by state legislatures, businesses using such technology face a high-risk environment for wiretapping allegations, with inconsistent court rulings to date and uncertain legal holdings ahead, say attorneys at Pierce Atwood.
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Attorneys, Law Schools Must Adapt To New Era Of Evidence
Technological advancements mean more direct evidence is being created than ever before, and attorneys as well as law schools must modify their methods to account for new challenges in how this evidence is collected and used to try cases, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.
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5 Telecom Issues To Watch Amid FCC Broadband Proposal
The Federal Communications Commission's recent proposal to restore net neutrality rules and reassert its regulatory authority over broadband providers is likely to spark debate over certain issues, including privacy rules and questions surrounding the commission's legal authority, says Matthew DelNero at Covington.