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Cybersecurity & Privacy

  • April 08, 2025

    Google Accused Of Secretly Harvesting Student School Data

    A group of parents hit Google LLC with a proposed class action in California federal court Monday, accusing the tech giant of using its K-12 education products to secretly harvest "massive" amounts of information on tens of millions of school age children without consent from students or their parents.

  • April 08, 2025

    Charles Schwab, Comerica & More Hit With EDTX Patent Suits

    At least eight banks and financial institutions were caught up in a wave of patent lawsuits filed Tuesday in the Eastern District of Texas over technology covering a way of securing payment systems from data breaches.

  • April 08, 2025

    Ex-Google Engineer Unlikely To Beat AI Trade Secrets Charges

    A California federal judge indicated Tuesday that he's unlikely to toss economic espionage charges against an ex-Google engineer accused of stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets to benefit startups in China, but said he "can't shake the feeling" that prosecutors wouldn't have brought the case if it involved a different country.

  • April 08, 2025

    Dems Air Grievances But Advance Telecom Bills At Markup

    The House Committee on Energy and Commerce managed to advance about 20 bills Tuesday, most of which dealt with telecom issues, including proposed legislation that would require the FCC to publish lists of licensees with ties to "adversarial" foreign countries and mandate a study on the dangers of foreign-made routers.

  • April 08, 2025

    Students Urge Speedy Discovery In Ex-Coach Hacking Suit

    As cases against the University of Michigan and a former assistant football coach over the alleged hacking of personal information and downloading of intimate photos move to one judge's docket, students in the first-launched lawsuit are seeking to speed up discovery so they can learn of their potential exposure from the breach. 

  • April 08, 2025

    Wash. Co. Liable For Hack Involving 19K Workers, Suit Says

    A Washington-based seafood producer has been hit with a proposed class action in federal court over a data breach that allegedly exposed the private information of more than 19,000 employees to hackers.

  • April 08, 2025

    OCC Says 'Highly Sensitive' Bank Info Accessed In Hack

    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced Tuesday that an outside party hacked its email system, with the attack large enough to qualify as a "major information security incident." 

  • April 08, 2025

    Subscribers Push For Arbitration In MLB.TV Data Sharing Row

    An MLB.TV subscriber filed a petition on behalf of himself and 5,600 customers, asking a New York federal court to force the league's media arm into arbitration over allegations that it is misusing customers' personal information.

  • April 08, 2025

    Split 4th Circ. Lifts Block On DOGE's Access To Gov't Data

    A split Fourth Circuit panel paused Monday a ruling blocking the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive information on millions of Americans held by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Department of Education and the Office of Personnel Management, while a dissenting judge disagreed "with all the energy an old judge can muster."

  • April 08, 2025

    2nd Circ. Rejects Biden Diary Thief's Appeal Over Medical Info

    The Second Circuit denied an appeal on Tuesday from a woman who pled guilty to stealing a diary belonging to former President Joe Biden's daughter, rejecting her arguments that a judge was wrong to allow a probation officer to disclose her presentencing report and prior medical records to mental health providers without first obtaining consent.

  • April 08, 2025

    IRS Acting Chief To Depart Amid ICE Info Sharing Deal

    The Internal Revenue Service's acting commissioner Melanie Krause plans to step down, the White House confirmed Tuesday, after the agency struck an agreement with immigration enforcement authorities to share taxpayer records of non-U.S. citizens under criminal investigation.

  • April 08, 2025

    FCC Reworks Database Of Reassigned Phone Numbers

    It will be easier and cost less for companies to make sure they're reaching the right consumer's phone number with recent changes to the Reassigned Numbers Database, the Federal Communications Commission said.

  • April 07, 2025

    Autotrader Website 'Tester' Can't Carry Privacy Suit

    A California federal judge has tossed a proposed class action accusing Autotrader of unlawfully sharing website visitors' search queries with third parties, finding that the plaintiff didn't suffer an actionable injury because her expectations were met when she visited the website to "test" for privacy violations.

  • April 07, 2025

    FCC Agrees To Bankers' Request To Delay Call Consent Rule

    The Federal Communications Commission agreed Monday to delay for a year a new rule expanding the scope of call consent revocation, after banking groups said they need more time to comply.

  • April 07, 2025

    Insurers Lose Subrogation Suits Over Blackbaud Data Breach

    Several insurers cannot recoup investigation and credit monitoring expenses they covered for their insureds following a 2020 ransomware attack against Blackbaud, a Delaware state court ruled, saying two suits by the carriers failed to allege insured-specific facts in order to adequately plead breach of contract claims against the software company.

  • April 07, 2025

    Coinbase Accused Of Scam Prevention Shortfalls

    A California man has filed a proposed class action seeking to hold cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase liable for failing to implement safeguards against fraudsters who run "pig-butchering" scams.

  • April 07, 2025

    Fla. Man Pleads Guilty In $8.4M Medicare ID Fraud Case

    A Fort Lauderdale man has pled guilty in Florida federal court to criminal charges accusing him of illegally buying Medicare identification numbers and using those numbers to help submit $8.4 million in false Medicare claims.

  • April 07, 2025

    OMB Issues Guidance On Agency Use, Purchasing Of AI

    The Office of Management and Budget issued a pair of memorandums last week that replaced the Biden administration's safeguards on the federal acquisition of artificial intelligence with a policy aimed at accelerating federal agencies' use and procurement of artificial intelligence.

  • April 07, 2025

    Fintech Customers Sue Banks Over Synapse Collapse

    Evolve Bank & Trust and Lineage Bank were hit with a consumer's proposed class action in Tennessee federal court accusing them of mismanaging their relationships with Synapse Financial, a now-bankrupt middleware fintech service that the suit says caused customers to lose $85 million.

  • April 07, 2025

    Lively Seeks To Ax PR Rep's 'It Ends With Us' Defamation Suit

    Blake Lively urged a Texas federal court Monday to toss an Austin-based public relations consultant's defamation suit alleging Lively falsely roped the consultant into her sexual harassment and retaliation claims against her "It Ends With Us" director and co-star Justin Baldoni, saying the case lacks merit and shouldn't be adjudicated in Texas.

  • April 07, 2025

    Conn. High Court Snapshot: Atty's 'Double' ID Theft Damages

    When it convenes for its next term, Connecticut's highest court will weigh whether an attorney whose identity was stolen can skirt a panel's ruling that he is not entitled to a "double recovery" of damages, and it will consider an insurance agent's responsibilities when a policyholder's coverage is canceled.

  • April 07, 2025

    Meta May Not Scroll Past 'Clever' Instagram Addiction Suit

    Meta Platforms Inc. may struggle to convince Massachusetts' top court to dismiss a suit claiming it illegally hooks kids on Instagram, according to experts, who credit the state's attorney general for a creative legal strategy to thwart web platforms' usual defenses.

  • April 04, 2025

    Ad Watchdog Nabs Hunton Andrews Partner To Lead Division

    The National Advertising Division has tapped a former Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP partner and onetime chief of staff for advertising practices at the Federal Trade Commission to lead the industry self-regulatory body that's charged with ensuring advertisers are adhering to stringent truth and accuracy standards.

  • April 04, 2025

    OpenAI And Musk Get 2026 Trial Date, Likely Sans Microsoft

    A California federal judge on Friday nailed down an expedited March 2026 trial schedule for Elon Musk and OpenAI's contract fight over OpenAI's transition into a for-profit enterprise, while staying antitrust claims indefinitely and calling Microsoft's request to participate in the trial if she dismisses Musk's claims against it "not logical."

  • April 04, 2025

    Defamation Litigation Roundup: Jay-Z, Blake Lively, Drake

    In this month's review of ongoing defamation fights, Law360 looks back on an escalation in Jay-Z's case against personal injury lawyer Tony Buzbee, who he accuses of pursuing a "false" and "malicious" rape suit, as well as on the war of words between actors Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively.

Expert Analysis

  • Expect Continuity In 2025 Anti-Money Laundering Policy

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    The past year has seen a range of anti-money laundering actions from federal financial regulators, and notwithstanding the imminent change from the Biden administration to the Trump administration, continuity may be more prevalent than change in the AML compliance space in 2025, say attorneys at White & Case.

  • 5 Notable Anti-Money Laundering Actions From 2024

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    Regulators' renewed interest in anti-money laundering programs in 2024 led to numerous enforcement actions and individual prosecutions in industries like banking, cryptocurrency and gaming, including the blockbuster TD Bank settlement and investigations of casinos in Nevada, says Michael Beckwith at Dickinson Wright.

  • Series

    Group Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The combination of physical fitness and community connection derived from running with a group of business leaders has, among other things, helped me to stay grounded, improve my communication skills, and develop a deeper empathy for clients and colleagues, says Jessica Shpall Rosen at Greenwald Doherty.

  • Opinion

    6 Changes I Would Make If I Ran A Law School

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    Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner identifies several key issues plaguing law schools and discusses potential solutions, such as opting out of the rankings game and mandating courses in basic writing skills.

  • The Current State Of Play Around Corporate Transparency Act

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    Although a Texas court preliminarily enjoined enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act and paused an impending Dec. 31 reporting deadline, multiple states have similar requirements, so companies should continue to monitor compliance obligations regardless of the CTA's constitutionality, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

  • Using Data To Inform Corporate Disclosure Decisions

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    With today’s market volatility and regulatory factors requiring public companies to confront competing transparency and protection demands, incorporating stock price reaction analysis of company-specific news into the controller's role could be beneficial for disclosure determinations, say Liz Dunshee at Fredrikson & Byron and Nessim Mezrahi at SAR.

  • How Ƶ Rule Would Affect Data Brokers And Beyond

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    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently proposed a rule that would not only expand data broker oversight by classifying many as consumer reporting agencies, but would also impose new limitations on companies seeking to obtain information from them, potentially requiring such entities to alter their business models, say attorneys at Orrick.

  • Firms Still Have The Edge In Lateral Hiring, But Buyer Beware

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    Partner mobility data suggests that the third quarter of this year continued to be a buyer’s market, with the average candidate demanding less compensation for a larger book of business — but moving into the fourth quarter, firms should slow down their hiring process to minimize risks, say officers at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.

  • Reviewing 2024's State Consumer Privacy Law Enforcement

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    While we are still in the infancy of state consumer privacy laws, a review of enforcement activity this year suggests substantial overlaps in regulatory priorities across the most active states and gives insight into the likely paths of future enforcement, says Thomas Nolan at Quinn Emanuel.

  • 5th Circ. Crypto Ruling Shows Limits On OFAC Authority

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    The Fifth Circuit's recent decision that immutable smart contracts on the Tornado Cash crypto-transaction software protocol are not "property" subject to Office of Foreign Assets Control jurisdiction may signal that courts can construe OFAC's authority more restrictively after Loper Bright, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • Preparing For The New Restrictions On Investment Into China

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    In light of a new regulatory program governing U.S. investments in China-related technology companies of national security concern, investors should keep several considerations in mind, including the rules' effect on existing and new investments, compliance hurdles, and penalties for noncompliance ahead of the rules' January implementation, say attorneys at Gunderson Dettmer.

  • Risk Disclosure Issue Remains After Justices Nix Meta Case

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    After full briefing and argument, the U.S. Supreme Court recently dismissed Facebook v. Amalgamated Bank as improvidently granted, leaving courts with the tricky endeavor of determining when the failure to disclose a past event in an Item 105 risk disclosure is materially misleading, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: 1 Type Of Case Complexity Stands Out

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    In contrast to some cases that appear complex due to voluminous evidence or esoteric subject matter, a different kind of complexity involves tangled legal and factual questions, each with a range of possible outcomes, which require a “sliding scale” approach instead of syllogistic reasoning, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • FTX Exec's Sentencing Shows Pros And Cons Of Cooperation

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    The sentencing of former FTX tech deputy Gary Wang, whose cooperation netted him a rare outcome of no prison time, offers critical takeaways for attorneys and clients navigating the burgeoning world of crypto-related prosecutions, says Andrew Meck at Whiteford.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: Note 3 Simple Types Of Legal Complexity

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    Cases can appear complex for several reasons — due to the number of issues, the volume of factual and evidentiary sources, and the sophistication of those sources — but the same basic technique can help lawyers tame their arguments into a simple and persuasive message, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

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