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August 18, 2025
Insurer, Kennel Settle Coverage Dispute Over Nuisance Claims
A Hanover unit and a dog kennel have resolved a dispute over coverage for an underlying suit alleging that the kennel's expansion interfered with a Golden State community's rights of possession, according to a California federal court filing.
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August 18, 2025
LabMD Fights Dinsmore's Bid To Toss Malpractice Suit
Now-shuttered LabMD Inc. and its CEO are pushing back against a bid from Dinsmore & Shohl LLP and a legal nonprofit to have a malpractice suit in Georgia federal court tossed, saying they haven't abandoned the case but rather were delayed in pursuing arbitration because they were searching for "competent counsel."
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August 18, 2025
Whiteford Taylor Must Face Wire Fraud Malpractice Suit
A Maryland federal judge has declined to toss the majority of a malpractice and gross negligence suit brought by the founder of a construction company who accused his former business partners and their shared counsel of being partially to blame for hackers stealing his $4 million share of proceeds from the sale of their business.
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August 15, 2025
Feds Say $2.8M In Seized Crypto Linked To Ransomware Ploy
Federal prosecutors say they've seized $2.8 million in crypto from accounts controlled by an alleged ransomware attacker.
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August 15, 2025
Lee Subscribers Get Final OK For $9.5M Video Privacy Deal
An Iowa federal judge has given final approval to a $9.5 million deal to resolve a proposed class action accusing media company Lee Enterprises of illegally disclosing subscribers' video-viewing information to Meta, finding the agreement adequately addresses risks that both sides would have if litigation were to continue.
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August 15, 2025
DC Circ. Says $92M Sprint, T-Mobile Privacy Fine Is Here To Stay
The D.C. Circuit said no way Friday to knocking out $92 million in fines that T-Mobile and Sprint were slapped with for selling users' sensitive location data even after they knew the data was being used inappropriately, saying the fines accounted for the "egregiousness of their conduct."
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August 15, 2025
Mich. Bank Keeps Arbitration Win Against Scammed Law Firm
A marijuana industry-focused law firm must pay its bank nearly $373,000, a deficit sustained after a Nigerian scammer tricked the firm into cashing fraudulent Canadian checks, a Michigan appeals court ruled, rejecting arguments that the bank had a duty to protect the firm "from its own mistakes."
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August 15, 2025
Microsoft Unit Agrees To Pay $8.5M In MOVEIt Hack MDL
A Massachusetts federal judge has preliminarily signed off on an $8.5 million settlement reached between Nuance Communications and more than 1 million patients in multidistrict litigation over a 2023 malware attack that exploited a vulnerability in Progress Software's MOVEIt transfer file tool.
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August 15, 2025
NetChoice Sues Colo. Over Social Media Warnings For Minors
A trade association representing social media giants Meta, YouTube, Reddit and others claims a Colorado law set to go into effect next year that will require social media platforms to display warning messages for minors is compelled speech in violation of the First Amendment.
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August 15, 2025
Auto Shop Says Insurer Hasn't Paid $4.9M In Cyber Coverage
An auto repair company accused its cyber insurer in Illinois state court of withholding roughly $4.9 million in coverage over a "cyber event" in bad faith, adding it took nearly two years to receive coverage for "undisputed portions" of its total loss, with some portions still outstanding.
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August 15, 2025
NY Judge Orders Temu Users To Arbitrate Data Claims
A New York federal judge ordered a group of plaintiffs accusing online bargain app Temu of privacy violations to arbitrate their claims, saying an arbitration agreement in the company's terms is not unconscionable and that an arbitrator must determine the pact's scope.
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August 15, 2025
Judge Tosses GitLab Investors' AI Hype Suit
Software development collaboration platform GitLab has escaped a lawsuit accusing it of overhyping its artificial intelligence technology, but the California federal judge in charge of the case has given shareholders another chance to demonstrate just how the technology allegedly was not up to snuff.
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August 15, 2025
Production Co.'s Subpoena Over Pirated Film Fails At 9th Circ.
The film production company behind the 2022 film "Fall" on Friday lost its fight at the Ninth Circuit to force Cox Communications to hand over the names of a group of subscribers who allegedly were pirating copies of the film.
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August 15, 2025
NY Fines Insurer Healthplex $2M Over Cybersecurity Failures
A dental insurance provider has agreed to pay a $2 million penalty and undergo an audit of its multifactor authentication controls in order to resolve the New York financial regulator's claims that its failure to implement robust cybersecurity safeguards led to an email phishing attack that exposed customers' sensitive data.
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August 15, 2025
AT&T Seeks Approval To Halt Copper Service After Thefts
AT&T is asking the Federal Communications Commission for emergency authorization to suspend its copper-based phone legacy service for 22 customers outside Dallas, claiming that service outages were caused by a series of copper thefts from its facilities in June.
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August 15, 2025
3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Pa. County's Dominion Contract Suit
The Third Circuit has declined to revisit a ruling that a Pennsylvania county's commissioners lacked standing to sue Dominion Voting Systems over alleged security flaws during the 2020 election.
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August 15, 2025
Google Asks 9th Circ. To Rethink Play Store Antitrust Ruling
Google urged the Ninth Circuit to reconsider a panel's decision to affirm a jury's findings that it monopolized the Android app market, saying the panel made several missteps when evaluating the claims and contended the injunction issued as a result of the verdict goes too far.
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August 14, 2025
Banks Ask To Halt 'Unfair' Clock On Ƶ Open Banking Rule
Bank trade groups are asking a Kentucky federal judge to freeze looming compliance deadlines for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's contested open banking rule as the agency revamps the measure, while opposing fintech groups called on the White House to block banks from charging them fees for the kind of data-sharing the rule mandates.
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August 14, 2025
Fla. Judge Won't Require Snap To Heed Teen Social Media Law
A Florida federal judge has rejected the state attorney general's bid to force Snap Inc. to comply with a new law that would limit the ability of teens to access the platform, holding that the state's challenge was unlikely to succeed in light of his prior ruling in a related case finding the measure to likely be unconstitutional.
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August 14, 2025
6th Circ. Upholds FCC's Telecom Data Breach Rules
The Sixth Circuit on Wednesday upheld the Federal Communications Commission's expanded data breach notification rules for telecommunications carriers, rejecting challenges from industry groups who said the 2024 changes were too similar to a 2016 FCC order that Congress rejected under the Congressional Review Act early the following year.
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August 14, 2025
2nd Circ. Backs Convictions In ATM-Skimming Ploy
The Second Circuit on Thursday affirmed the convictions of two men involved in a major ATM card-skimming ring, but said a district court should clarify one defendant's restitution payment schedule.
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August 14, 2025
Grindr Says Section 230 Shields It From Teen Death Suit
Dating app Grindr told a Florida federal judge Wednesday that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act shields it from claims it negligently allowed a 16-year-old to access the platform and caused her to be matched with a 35-year-old man who is accused of murdering her.
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August 14, 2025
Truist Settles Class Claims Over Third-Party Data Trackers
Truist Financial Corp. has settled a proposed class action accusing the company of embedding third-party trackers on its website for companies like Meta and Google to use to monetize user data through advertising, according to a joint settlement notice filed Thursday in California federal court.
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August 14, 2025
AGs Urge Meta To 'Prioritize Safety' With Location Feature
A bipartisan coalition of more than three dozen state attorneys general is calling on Meta Platforms Inc. to strengthen the privacy and security safeguards for a new location tracking feature that recently debuted on Instagram, arguing that the social media giant has a duty "to prioritize user safety over product novelty."
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August 14, 2025
Rumble's Ad Boycott Suit Tossed For Now
A Texas federal court tossed Rumble's antitrust case against the World Federation of Advertisers and others after finding the claims about a boycott of the video-sharing site, after it refused to follow safety standards, have no connection to the state.
Expert Analysis
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Top Takeaways From Trump's AI Action Plan
President Donald Trump's AI Action Plan represents some notable evolution in U.S. policy, including affirmation of the administration's trend toward prioritizing artificial intelligence innovation over guardrails and toward supporting greater U.S. private sector reach overseas, say attorneys at WilmerHale.
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Reel Justice: 'Eddington' Spotlights Social Media Evidence
In the neo-Western black comedy “Eddington” released last month, social media is a character unto itself, highlighting how the boundaries between digital and real-world conduct can become blurred, thereby posing evidentiary challenges in criminal prosecutions, says Veronica Finkelstein at Wilmington University School of Law.
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Rebuttal
BigLaw Settlements Should Not Spur Ethics Deregulation
A recent Law360 op-ed argued that loosening law firm funding restrictions would make BigLaw firms less inclined to settle with the Trump administration, but deregulating legal financing ethics may well prove to be not merely ineffective, but counterproductive, says Laurel Kilgour at the American Economic Liberties Project.
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9th Circ. Leaves Scope Of CIPA Applicability Unclear
Three recent Ninth Circuit decisions declined to directly address whether all of the California Invasion of Privacy Act's provisions actually apply to internet activity, and given this uncertainty, companies should heed five recommendations when seeking to minimize CIPA litigation risk, say attorneys at Skadden.
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5 Ways Lawyers Can Earn Back The Public's Trust
Amid salacious headlines about lawyers behaving badly and recent polls showing the public’s increasingly unfavorable view of attorneys, we must make meaningful changes to our culture to rebuild trust in the legal system, says Carl Taylor at Carl Taylor Law.
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Notable Q2 Updates In Insurance Class Actions
Vehicle valuation challenges regarding the use of projected sale adjustments continued apace in insurance class actions this quarter, where insurers have been scoring victories on class certification decisions in federal circuit courts, says Mathew Drocton at BakerHostetler.
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Series
Hiking Makes Me A Better Lawyer
On the trail, I have thought often about the parallels between hiking and high-stakes patent litigation, and why strategizing, preparation, perseverance and joy are important skills for success in both endeavors, says Barbara Fiacco at Foley Hoag.
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Opinion
Time For Full Disclosure Of Third-Party Funding In MDLs
It is appropriate that the Federal Advisory Committee on Civil Rules is considering a rule to require disclosure of third-party litigation funding in civil litigation — something that is particularly needed in multidistrict litigation, which now comprises more than half of all civil cases in the federal courts, says Eric Hudson at Butler Snow.
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Regulating Online Activity After Porn Site Age Check Ruling
A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding an age verification requirement for accessing online adult sexual content applied a lenient rational basis standard, raising questions for how state and federal courts will determine what kinds of laws regulating online activity will satisfy this standard going forward, say attorneys at Hogan Lovells.
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DC Circ. Ruling Augurs More Scrutiny Of Blanket Gag Orders
The D.C. Circuit’s recent ruling in In re: Sealed Case, finding that an omnibus nondisclosure order was too sweeping, should serve as a wake-up call to prosecutors and provide a road map for private parties to push back on overbroad secrecy demands, says Gregory Rosen at Rogers Joseph.
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Series
Law School's Missed Lessons: Negotiation Skills
I took one negotiation course in law school, but most of the techniques I rely on today I learned in practice, where I've discovered that the process is less about tricks or tactics, and more about clarity, preparation and communication, says Grant Schrantz at Haug Barron.
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Opinion
Bar Exam Reform Must Expand Beyond A Single Updated Test
Recently released information about the National Conference of Bar Examiners’ new NextGen Uniform Bar Exam highlights why a single test is not ideal for measuring newly licensed lawyers’ competency, demonstrating the need for collaborative development, implementation and reform processes, says Gregory Bordelon at Suffolk University.
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Location Data And Online Tracking Trends To Watch
Regulators and class action plaintiffs are increasingly targeting companies' use of online tracking technologies and geolocation data in both privacy enforcement and litigation, so organizations should view compliance as a dynamic, cross-functional responsibility as scrutiny becomes increasingly aggressive and multifaceted, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.
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A Simple Way Courts Can Help Attys Avoid AI Hallucinations
As attorneys increasingly rely on generative artificial intelligence for legal research, courts should consider expanding online quality control programs to flag potential hallucinations — permitting counsel to correct mistakes and sparing judges the burden of imposing sanctions, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl and Connors.
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Tracking The Evolving Legal Landscape Of Music Festivals
The legal infrastructure behind music festivals is anything but simple, so attorneys advising clients in this space should be prepared for a wide range of legal challenges, including the unexpected risks that come with live events, says Meesha Moulton at Meesha Moulton Law.