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Cybersecurity & Privacy

  • May 15, 2025

    SEC Focused On 'Rooting Out' AI Abuse, Agency Atty Says

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is focused on "rooting out" the misuse of artificial intelligence by brokerage firms and publicly traded companies, a California audience heard Thursday as agency attorneys tried to combat the perception that the SEC's enforcement arm has gone silent.

  • May 15, 2025

    FTC Chair Says Staffing Cuts Needed After Hiring Spree

    Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson told lawmakers on Thursday that the previous administration hired too many agency staffers and said he is looking to reduce the workforce by around 16% while trying to avoid layoffs.

  • May 15, 2025

    Kelley Drye Brings On Data Privacy Pro From Calif. Agency

    Kelley Drye & Warren LLP is expanding its data privacy team, bringing in an attorney from the California Privacy Protection Agency's enforcement division as special counsel in its Los Angeles office.

  • May 15, 2025

    Davis Wright Adds Longtime Knobbe Martens IP Duo In Seattle

    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP has brought in two intellectual property partners credited with helping Knobbe Martens open its Seattle office.

  • May 14, 2025

    Politico Beats Readers' Suit Over Online Trackers, For Now

    A California federal judge on Tuesday tossed a proposed class action against Politico claiming the online news outlet unlawfully installed third-party trackers on users' browsers to surreptitiously collect data and personally identifying information without their consent, saying the plaintiffs had not shown they'd suffered a sufficiently concrete injury to sue.

  • May 14, 2025

    Wells Fargo, Others To Pay $19.5M For Recording Biz Calls

    Wells Fargo and two other companies agreed to pay $19.5 million to settle allegations they listened in on small businesses' calls in violation of the California Invasion of Privacy Act, according to a motion seeking final approval of the deal filed in federal court. 

  • May 14, 2025

    ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Junks Plans For Data Broker, Contract Clause Rules

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Wednesday that it is mothballing several more Biden-era regulatory initiatives, calling off planned rules that would have, among other things, required data brokers to comply with credit reporting-style protections.

  • May 14, 2025

    Keep DOGE Out Of Social Security Data, Unions Tell Justices

    The U.S. Supreme Court has no reason to lift a ban on the Department of Government Efficiency accessing Social Security data, four unions argued in an amicus brief, backing two other unions in their bid to protect the injunction from the Trump administration's bid to defeat it.

  • May 14, 2025

    Alex Jones Can't Duck $1B Sandy Hook Payout During Appeal

    Infowars host Alex Jones cannot avoid a $1.3 billion defamation judgment favoring the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre while he crafts an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in the hopes it accepts his final challenge to the record-breaking verdict, a Connecticut appeals court has ruled.

  • May 14, 2025

    Fintech Group OK'd To Defend ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Open-Banking Rule

    Fintech industry group the Financial Technology Association received the green light on Wednesday to defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's open banking rule in an ongoing legal challenge from the banking industry.

  • May 14, 2025

    BofA, Fla. Woman End Suit Over Imposter's $2M Grab

    Bank of America has settled a suit accusing the bank of failing to protect a 67-year-old Florida woman's accounts as she fell victim to a sophisticated social engineering scam by a person posing as a Federal Trade Commission investigator who stole $2 million.

  • May 13, 2025

    'Are We Dating The Same Guy?' Defamation Suit Gets Tossed

    An Illinois federal judge Tuesday threw out a Chicago-area man's suit over allegedly false sexual misconduct accusations on an "Are We Dating the Same Guy?" Facebook page, ruling that the comments made in the group were statements of opinion and thus not actionable.

  • May 13, 2025

    Feds Say Crypto Developer's Money Transmitter Suit Isn't Ripe

    The U.S. Department of Justice urged a Texas federal judge to cut through a lawsuit seeking to protect forthcoming crypto crowdfunding software from an enforcement action, arguing the software developer's purported business plan stands apart from the DOJ's crypto money transmission prosecutions.

  • May 13, 2025

    Pot Payment Co. Wants Court To Enforce $1.3M Deal

    A Boulder, Colorado, fintech company said its former business associates in a failed joint venture to create a cannabis payment system cannot be trusted to pay the $1.3 million settlement meant to end all claims of fraud, urging a Nevada federal court to step in and force them to follow through.

  • May 13, 2025

    Google Spars With AGs Over Impact Of DOJ Ad Tech Ruling

    Google is telling a Texas federal judge that its recent ad tech trial loss to the U.S. Department of Justice in the Eastern District of Virginia should have no bearing on the similar case brought in Texas by state attorneys general because the Virginia ruling is not yet final.

  • May 13, 2025

    4 Firms Seek $5M In $6.75M Seattle Hospital Web Privacy Deal

    An unnamed plaintiff is urging a Washington state judge to give final blessing to an up to $6.75 million settlement to end allegations that a Seattle hospital system deployed source code on its website that divulged patients' private health information to Google and Facebook, with class counsel requesting another $5 million in fees.

  • May 13, 2025

    IT Worker Accuses Feds Of Malware Trial Evidence 'Ambush'

    A former IT worker at an Ohio power management company has asked for a new trial on charges that he intentionally corrupted his employer's computer system with malware, saying prosecutors withheld evidence until the last minute that directly rebutted a key aspect of his defense.

  • May 13, 2025

    Law Firms Expected To Settle Veteran's TCPA Suit

    A veteran told a North Carolina federal judge he expects to settle a suit accusing several law firms and lawyers of badgering him about representing him in litigation over Camp Lejeune's drinking water even though he was never stationed at the base.

  • May 13, 2025

    FTC To Keep Focus On Key Sectors, Address Personal Liberty

    The head of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition said Tuesday the agency will remain focused on healthcare, technology and labor issues as enforcers also work to ensure corporate power does not infringe on personal liberties.

  • May 13, 2025

    NJ AG, Data Co. Defend Judicial Privacy Law At 3rd Circ.

    Data protection company Atlas Data Corp. and New Jersey's attorney general are urging the Third Circuit to uphold a decision declaring the state's judicial privacy measure known as Daniel's Law as constitutional.

  • May 13, 2025

    Venable Wants Out Of 'It Ends With Us' Subpoena

    Venable LLP asked a D.C. federal judge to toss a subpoena of the firm stemming from litigation between actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni over the movie "It Ends with Us," accusing Baldoni and his production company of embarking on an "unwarranted fishing expedition."

  • May 13, 2025

    Walmart Settles Biometric Privacy Suit Ahead Of June Trial

    Walmart and a driver for Walmart's grocery delivery platform have resolved his claims that the platform's identity verification process violates Illinois' biometric privacy law by scanning geometric facial data in their selfies and licenses to authenticate an applicant's identity without informed consent.

  • May 13, 2025

    Cahill Gordon Recruits Fried Frank Digital Assets Co-Leader

    Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP has added the former co-head of Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP's digital assets and blockchain practice as a partner in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Tuesday. 

  • May 12, 2025

    Google, YouTube Reach Deal To End Kids' Data Collection Suit

    Google LLC and its YouTube subsidiary say they have reached a settlement to resolve a long-running proposed class action accusing them of illegally collecting children's data to generate targeted advertising, after a California federal judge refused to release the companies from the dispute earlier this year.

  • May 12, 2025

    More Than Defaults: Google Judge Mulls AI, Search, Browsers

    A D.C. federal judge has three weeks to figure out the last questions he'll ask the U.S. Department of Justice and Google before laying out search monopolization remedies that could help shape the way consumers search, browse and use artificial intelligence.

Expert Analysis

  • How Calif., NY Could Fill Consumer Finance Regulatory Void

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    California and New York have historically taken the lead in consumer financial protection, and both show signs of becoming even more active in this area during the second Trump administration amid an enforcement pullback at the federal level, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Series

    Volunteer Firefighting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While practicing corporate law and firefighting may appear incongruous, the latter benefits my legal career by reminding me of the importance of humility, perspective and education, says Nicholas Passaro at Ford.

  • 5 Ways Banking Has Changed In 5 Years Since COVID

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    Since the start of the pandemic five years ago, technology, convenience and shifting expectations have transformed compliance for the financial services industry in several key ways, from the shrinking role of the traditional bank branch to the rise of fintech and mobile payments, says Christopher Pippett at Fox Rothschild.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: The Perils Of Digital Data Protocols

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    Though stipulated protocols governing the treatment of electronically stored information in litigation are meant to streamline discovery, recent disputes demonstrate that certain missteps in the process can lead to significant inefficiencies, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Preparing For Corporate Work

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    Law school often doesn't cover the business strategy, financial fluency and negotiation skills needed for a successful corporate or transactional law practice, but there are practical ways to gain relevant experience and achieve the mindset shifts critical to a thriving career in this space, says Dakota Forsyth at Olshan Frome.

  • Opinion

    Federal Limits On Counter-Drone Options Need Updating

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    As malicious actors swiftly and creatively adapt drone technology for nefarious ends, federal legislation is needed to expand the authority of state and local governments, as well as private businesses and individuals, to take steps against such threats, says Carter Lee at Woods Rogers.

  • DeepSeek's Emergence And What It Suggests For AI Use

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    While usage of foreign AI models like DeepSeek could streamline operations and improve efficiency for companies, such AI technologies also bring significant legal and cybersecurity risks that cannot be overlooked, say attorneys at Polsinelli.

  • Opinion

    The SEC Must Protect Its Best Tool For Discovering Fraud

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    By eliminating the consolidated audit trail's collection of most retail customer information, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may squander a once-in-a-generation opportunity to deter securities market fraud and abuse, something new Chair Paul Atkins must ensure doesn't happen, says former SEC data strategist Hugh Beck.

  • Meta Case Brings Customer-Facing Statements Issue To Fore

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    Now that Facebook v. Amalgamated Bank has returned to California federal court after the U.S. Supreme Court in November found it improvidently granted certiorari, it will be worth watching whether customer-facing communications, such as Facebook's privacy policies, are found to be made in connection with the sale of a security, says Samuel Groner at Fried Frank.

  • A Cold War-Era History Lesson On Due Process

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    The landmark Harry Bridges case from the mid-20th century Red Scare offers important insights on why lawyers must be free of government reprisal, no matter who their client is, says Peter Afrasiabi at One LLP.

  • Home Depot Ruling Tolls Death Knell For 'Silent Cyber'

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    The Sixth Circuit's recent ruling that Home Depot's insurers did not have to cover costs from a data breach hammered one more nail in the coffin of silent cyber, where coverage is sought under standard property or commercial general liability policies that were not intended to insure cyberattack claims, say attorneys at Zelle.

  • Series

    Improv Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Improv keeps me grounded and connected to what matters most, including in my legal career where it has helped me to maintain a balance between being analytical, precise and professional, and creative, authentic and open-minded, says Justine Gottshall at InfoLawGroup.

  • How BigLaw Executive Orders May Affect Smaller Firms

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    Because of the types of cases they take on, solo practitioners, small law firms and public interest attorneys may find themselves more dramatically affected by the collective impact of recent government action involving the legal industry than even the BigLaw firms named in the executive orders, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.

  • 4th Circ. Health Data Ruling Opens Door To State Law Claims

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    In Real Time Medical v. PointClickCare, the Fourth Circuit recently clarified that state law claims can rest in part on violations of a federal law that prohibits electronic health information blocking, expanding legal risks for health IT companies and potentially creating exposure to a range of competitive implications, say attorneys at BCLP.

  • Opinion

    Lawsuits Shouldn't Be Shadow Assets For Foreign Capital

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    Third-party litigation financing amplifies inefficiencies from litigation and facilitates national exposure to foreign influence in the U.S. justice system, so full disclosure of financing arrangements should be required as a matter of institutional integrity, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.

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