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Cybersecurity & Privacy

  • June 24, 2025

    Black Accounting Group Sues Over $2.1M Cyber Heist

    A nonprofit membership association for Black accountants has filed suit against an Arizona corporation, White Investments LLC, alleging the entity was used by fraudsters in a scheme to steal $2.14 million from the association.

  • June 24, 2025

    Submarine Cable Cos. Seek Cautious FCC Reg Approach

    Companies that run undersea telecommunications cables said they're worried the Federal Communications Commission might burden them with even more regulation than they already have to deal with, urging the agency to have a light touch when regulating the industry.

  • June 24, 2025

    Krispy Kreme Cyberattack Sparks Class Claims Blitz

    A former Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corp. employee has filed a proposed class action in North Carolina federal court claiming the chain failed to properly protect its current and former workers' personal information before a November data breach, one of many suits brought against it over that same cyberattack.

  • June 24, 2025

    Abbott Hit With Genetic Privacy Suit Over Hiring Practices

    Abbott Laboratories was sued Tuesday in Illinois federal court by a former worker alleging the company's onboarding materials asked for his family's medical history in violation of a state law aimed at protecting residents' genetic information.

  • June 24, 2025

    Another Musk Case, Another Judge Recusal

    A California federal magistrate judge on Tuesday became the latest federal judge to recuse from a case involving Elon Musk, this time stepping down from handling his lawsuit challenging OpenAI's now-abandoned transition to a for-profit enterprise.

  • June 24, 2025

    Apple Assails 'Fundamentally Unfair' App Order At 9th Circ.

    Apple urged the Ninth Circuit on Monday to nix a district court's "unduly punitive" mandate blocking it from charging any commission on iPhone app purchases made outside its systems, arguing an Epic Games injunction redux goes far beyond the original order and attacks conduct that's not illegal under California law.

  • June 24, 2025

    Mich. Panel Grants New Murder Trial Over Phone Data Use

    A split Michigan appellate panel has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of murder because of illegally seized cellphone evidence used in his trial.

  • June 24, 2025

    Dechert Grows In DC With SEC Investment Management Atty

    Dechert LLP announced Tuesday that it has added the former assistant chief counsel of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Investment Management to enhance its capacity to advise clients about financial services and regulatory matters.

  • June 24, 2025

    CMA Outlines Potential Fixes For Google Search In UK

    Britain's competition authority on Tuesday proposed applying the country's new digital markets regime to Google's search service and said it is considering potential interventions, including requiring choice screens and setting rules for search rankings.

  • June 24, 2025

    Judiciary Warns Congress Of Cyber Risks To PACER

    PACER, the online public repository of federal court documents, is vulnerable to cyberthreats, a top judiciary official told members of Congress on Tuesday.

  • June 24, 2025

    Former DHS Deepfakes Expert Joins Crowell & Moring

    One of the nation's leading legal authorities on synthetic media, also known as deepfakes, has joined Crowell & Moring LLP as a privacy and cybersecurity partner to advise clients on the legal and business challenges raised by misleading online content, the firm said Tuesday.

  • June 23, 2025

    Gov't Must Report To-Be-Deleted Signal Chats, Judge Says

    The U.S. Department of Defense will need to inform Secretary of State Marco Rubio about any Signal chats sent by top agency officials that are at risk of being automatically deleted, a D.C. federal judge has ruled.

  • June 23, 2025

    Visa Defeats Class Claims Over Third-Party Gift Card Scams

    A New York federal judge on Monday threw out a proposed class action accusing Visa of knowingly peddling gift cards that are susceptible to scams, ruling that "no reasonable consumer would fail to recognize the possibility that a gift card they bought may be subject to a third-party scam."

  • June 23, 2025

    Palantir Reaches Deal With Ex-Employees In AI Secrets Case

    Palantir Technologies Inc. has reached a settlement with former employees it accused of stealing trade secrets to launch a competing artificial intelligence business, according to a notice asking a New York federal judge to let Palantir permanently dismiss its claims.

  • June 23, 2025

    Trump Admin Says Justices' Ruling Should Kill SSA Data Suit

    The Trump administration is looking to scrap a union-brought challenge to the Department of Government Efficiency's ability to access Americans' Social Security information, telling a Maryland federal judge that the U.S. Supreme Court's recent pausing of an injunction won by the unions shows the administration's position is strong.

  • June 23, 2025

    Ga. Doctor On $2M Hook For Decapitated Baby Instagram Posts

    A Georgia state jury has awarded $2.25 million in a privacy suit accusing a pathologist of unlawfully posting autopsy videos on Instagram of a baby who was decapitated during an allegedly botched delivery.

  • June 23, 2025

    FTC Tells Court Not To Pause Meta's Privacy Order Challenge

    The Federal Trade Commission is pushing back on Meta's request to stay the company's constitutional challenge to the commission's bid to bar the Facebook parent from monetizing children's data for 90 days, saying Meta has done nothing to show it could be harmed by continuing the case.

  • June 23, 2025

    X Nears Deal In Contract, Antitrust Fight With Data Scraper

    A California federal judge overseeing litigation launched by X Corp. accusing data scraper Bright Data Ltd. of improperly accessing its servers granted the parties' request to stay the case after receiving a joint stipulation stating they'd reached a settlement in principle and were "working diligently" to finalize the deal.

  • June 23, 2025

    DOJ Sues Wash. Over New Abuse Reporting Rule For Clergy

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday moved to join the Catholic Church's constitutional challenge of a Washington state law making clergy members mandatory reporters of suspected child abuse, saying the requirement violates priests' right to freely exercise religion by forcing them to disclose information shared during Confession.

  • June 23, 2025

    Senate Adviser Clears Way For AI Moratorium In Budget Bill

    The U.S. Senate won't have to meet a heightened vote threshold to enact a sweeping provision tucked into the current budget proposal that would block states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade, after the chamber's parliamentarian concluded that the controversial measure could remain in the bill. 

  • June 23, 2025

    Western Digital Gets $553M Patent Judgment Slashed To $1

    A California federal judge has agreed to wipe out a $553 million verdict against Western Digital for infringing a SPEX Technologies Inc. data security patent, instead finding that Western Digital owes just $1, according to an order docketed Monday.

  • June 23, 2025

    Small Biz Benefits Brokerage Faces Ga. Suit Over Data Breach

    An Atlanta-based provider of healthcare benefits, payroll and other human resources functions for small businesses, was hit with a proposed class action in Georgia federal court over allegations that it failed to properly safeguard the personally identifiable information of its customers during a 2024 data breach.

  • June 23, 2025

    Aflac Hit With Data Breach Class Action In Ga.

    Aflac Inc. was sued Saturday in Georgia federal court over allegations that it failed to safeguard the personally identifiable information and protected health information of its customers during a recent data breach.

  • June 23, 2025

    Ohio Debt Collector Calls Robocall Claims Too Thin To Pursue

    A debt collection agency in Marietta, Ohio, asked a federal judge to toss part of a proposed class action brought against it for allegedly violating the Telephone Consumer Privacy Act by placing unsolicited robocalls to debtors, saying the suit failed to allege that the company actually used automatic calling systems.

  • June 23, 2025

    $500K Election Audit Deal Shields Mich. Atty, Court Told

    A Michigan attorney has told a federal judge that a $500,000 settlement reached between a Pennsylvania businessman and a cybersecurity firm suing over unpaid voting machine investigation bills also covers her, encouraging the court to dismiss the case entirely or order the plaintiffs to return the money paid to them.

Expert Analysis

  • Legal Ethics Considerations For Law Firm Pro Bono Deals

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    If a law firm enters into a pro bono deal with the Trump administration in exchange for avoiding or removing an executive order, it has an ethical obligation to create a written settlement agreement with specific terms, which would mitigate some potential conflict of interest problems, says Andrew Altschul at Buchanan Angeli.

  • Series

    Playing Football Made Me A Better Lawyer

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    While my football career ended over 15 years ago, the lessons the sport taught me about grit, accountability and resilience have stayed with me and will continue to help me succeed as an attorney, says Bert McBride at Trenam.

  • 10 Arbitrations And A 5th Circ. Ruling Flag Arb. Clause Risks

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    The ongoing arbitral saga of Sullivan v. Feldman, which has engendered proceedings before 10 different arbitrators in Texas and Louisiana along with last month's Fifth Circuit opinion, showcases both the risks and limitations of arbitration clauses in retainer agreements for resolving attorney-client disputes, says Christopher Blazejewski at Sherin and Lodgen.

  • Electronic Shelf Labels Pose Myriad Risks For Retailers

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    While electronic shelf labels offer retailers a new way to convey pricing and other product information to consumers, the technology has attracted the attention of U.S. policymakers and consumer advocates, so businesses must assess antitrust, data privacy and discrimination risks before implementation, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.

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    Power To The Paralegals: The Value Of Unified State Licensing

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    Texas' proposal to become the latest state to license paraprofessional providers of limited legal services could help firms expand their reach and improve access to justice, but consumers, attorneys and allied legal professionals would benefit even more if similar programs across the country become more uniform, says Michael Houlberg at the University of Denver.

  • Pay Cos. That Adapt Can Benefit As Gov't Ends Paper Checks

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    Recent executive orders, instructing the government to cease issuing paper checks and to modernize and fraud-proof federal payments, will likely benefit financial services providers that facilitate government disbursements — provided they can manage the challenges and risks of transitioning to fully digital payments, say attorneys at Davis Wright.

  • 10 Soft Skills Every GC Should Master

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    As businesses face shifting regulatory and technological uncertainty, general counsel will need to strengthen certain soft skills to succeed, from admitting when they make a mistake to maintaining a healthy dose of dispassion, says Douglas Brown at Manatt.

  • 5 Key Issues For Multinational Cos. Mulling Return To Office

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    As companies increasingly revisit return-to-office mandates, multinational employers may face challenges in enforcing uniform RTO practices globally, but several key considerations and practical solutions can help avoid roadblocks, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.

  • An Unrestrained, Bright-Eyed View Of Legal AI's Future

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    Todd Itami at Covington offers a bright-eyed, laughing-all-the-way, skydive look at what the legal industry could look like after an artificial intelligence revolution, which he believes may happen much sooner and more dramatically than we expect.

  • Tracking The Evolution In Litigation Finance

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    Despite continued innovation, litigation finance remains an immature market with borrowers recieving significantly different terms as lenders learn to value cases, which firms need a strong handle on to ensure lending terms do not overwhelm collateral value, says Robert Wilkins at Lightfoot Franklin.

  • Lessons From Pa. Wiretapping Class Action Dismissal

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    A recent wiretapping class action in Pennsylvania federal court resulting in the dispositive dismissal of the action provides key insights on how online notice and consent can be leveraged to directly address and mitigate legal risks and class action liability exposure, say attorneys at Baker Donelson.

  • 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.

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    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.

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