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Cybersecurity & Privacy

  • April 23, 2025

    Citi Gets NY AG's Suit Paused For 2nd Circ. Review

    Citibank can appeal a ruling in a lawsuit brought by the New York attorney general over the bank's response to incidents of online wire transfer fraud, with a federal judge saying that while he does not think the bank will prevail on appeal, its arguments "merit serious consideration."

  • April 23, 2025

    Judge Slams TCPA Atty Over Filing With 'No Legitimate Basis'

    A North Carolina magistrate judge on Wednesday chastised a Telephone Consumer Protection Act litigant and his attorney for filing a reply to a discovery motion after the court had already ruled on it, striking the reply from the docket and warning that further filings without "a legitimate basis" could lead to sanctions.

  • April 23, 2025

    Yelp's Antitrust Case Against Google Didn't Come Too Late

    A California federal court has refused to toss Yelp's case accusing Google of monopolizing the local search market, despite arguments that it came too late, but trimmed several claims Yelp will have a chance to fix before moving ahead with the long-simmering dispute.

  • April 23, 2025

    3 Firms Guide Launch Of $3.6B SoftBank-Backed Bitcoin Co.

    Bitcoin investment startup Twenty One Capital Inc. plans to go public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company affiliated with Cantor Fitzgerald at a $3.6 billion valuation, in a deal guided by three law firms, the parties announced on Wednesday.

  • April 23, 2025

    Conn. Firm Hit With Another Data Breach Lawsuit

    A 26-attorney Connecticut business litigation, intellectual property and employment law firm was hit with another proposed federal class action over a breach of the firm's computer systems.

  • April 23, 2025

    AI Entrepreneur In Talks To Resolve $10M Fraud Case

    The founder of an education-based artificial intelligence company accused of fleecing investors of $10 million is in talks with prosecutors to resolve the case, according to a Wednesday letter.

  • April 23, 2025

    Apple, Meta Fined €700M In 1st Penalty Under EU Tech Rules

    The European Commission said Wednesday it has fined Apple Inc. €500 million ($570 million) and Meta €200 million for failing to give consumers choices on offers and how their personal data is used — the first decision under the bloc's Digital Markets Act.

  • April 22, 2025

    FTC's Holyoak Wants 'Predictable' Regulatory Space For AI

    The Federal Trade Commission won't stop policing fraud and deception powered by artificial intelligence, but flexibility is needed to avoid "misguided enforcement actions or excessive regulation" that could stifle innovation and competition in the emerging field, Commissioner Melissa Holyoak said Tuesday. 

  • April 22, 2025

    ChatGPT Exec Says Google Data Access Could Aid Rival AI

    The head of product for OpenAI's ChatGPT vouched Tuesday for the Justice Department's proposal to force Google to produce search data to rivals, telling a D.C. federal judge the suggested remedy for Google's monopolistic conduct could accelerate development of a tool capable of competing directly with Google search.

  • April 22, 2025

    Florida Accuses Snap Of Violating New Kids Social Media Law

    Florida's attorney general hit Snap Inc. with a lawsuit in state court on Monday, accusing the social media giant of violating the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act by allowing illicit content to run rampant on Snapchat. The office demanded that Snap comply with a new state law banning children under 13 from such platforms.

  • April 22, 2025

    Instagram Founder Says Meta 'Starved' Co. After Acquisition

    During testimony in the Federal Trade Commission's monopoly case against Meta on Tuesday, the founder of Instagram said his company was "starved" after being acquired by Facebook as Mark Zuckerberg grappled with "a lot of emotion" over Instagram siphoning users away from its parent company's flagship platform.

  • April 22, 2025

    9th Circ. Affirms Otonomo's Escape Of Calif. Car Tracking Suit

    The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday unanimously refused to revive a California man's proposed class action accusing autotech company Otonomo Inc. of surreptitiously tracking drivers' movements in violation of California privacy law, finding that a device installed in the man's BMW wasn't an "electronic tracking device" under the relevant state law.

  • April 22, 2025

    4th Circ. Rejects Full Court Review Of Credit Union's Liability

    The Fourth Circuit has declined to take a second look at a panel decision finding a credit union cannot be held liable for a scammer's use of its services to swindle a metal fabricator out of $560,000.

  • April 22, 2025

    Credit Sesame Users Say Data Breach Leaked Personal Info

    Financial services provider Credit Sesame is facing a proposed class action filed Monday in California federal court by two customers who said their personally identifiable information was compromised in a data hack earlier this month and that the company did not follow common industry standards to protect their sensitive information.

  • April 22, 2025

    23andMe Has Received 'Significant Interest' In Ch. 11 Auction

    Genetic testing company 23andMe has received significant interest in the Chapter 11 auction for its assets, its counsel told a Missouri bankruptcy judge Tuesday at a hearing where it received final approval of a $35 million financing package to fund its bankruptcy case.

  • April 22, 2025

    Grindr Closer To Arbitrating Suit By 'Outed' Catholic Priest

    A California judge said Tuesday he may send to arbitration a suit filed against Grindr for allegedly selling a Catholic priest's sensitive personal information and causing him to lose a coveted position in the church, saying the argument that the app cannot prove he agreed to the arbitration agreement falls short.

  • April 22, 2025

    GAO Report Looks At Gen AI's Environmental, Human Effects

    Generative AI's promises to boost productivity and transform industries could benefit people, but it also comes with risks of social harm, and its effects on the environment remain unclear, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said in a report released Tuesday.

  • April 21, 2025

    5th Circ. Lifts Block On Mississippi Social Media Law

    The Fifth Circuit lifted a preliminary injunction on a Mississippi law requiring digital service providers to verify users' ages and social media platforms to acquire parental consent for a minor's account, saying that under the U.S. Supreme Court's 2024 decision in Moody, a "more detailed analysis" of the act is required.

  • April 21, 2025

    DOJ Pushes Chrome Sale To Solve Google Monopoly

    The U.S. Department of Justice sought to shape the future of online search and artificial intelligence chatbots Monday with opening arguments pushing a D.C. federal judge to force Google to sell its Chrome browser and to "disrupt" the billions paid for default search engine status on iPhones, Firefox and more.

  • April 21, 2025

    Toyota Accused Of Illegally Selling Driver Data To Progressive

    Toyota has for years been using tracking devices to collect drivers' driving habits and other personal information and selling the driver data to third parties like auto insurer Progressive without consent, a putative class action filed Monday in Texas federal court alleges.

  • April 21, 2025

    Roblox Secretly Tracks Kids' Data, Parents Say

    Roblox invades its users' privacy by surreptitiously intercepting communications and harvesting personal data without consent through tracking code on its gaming platform despite knowing that a large percentage of its user base is children under the age of 13, according to a proposed class action filed in California federal court.

  • April 21, 2025

    Trump Media Exec Seeks Penalties In 'Frivolous' Hacking Suit

    A board director for President Donald Trump's social media company and his associate urged a Florida federal court to impose sanctions in a "frivolous" lawsuit alleging they hacked a cloud server to steal documents used to oust the former CEO, saying their accusers can't show what information was allegedly taken.

  • April 21, 2025

    X Loses Bid To Toss Data Scraper's Antitrust Counterclaims

    A California federal judge has largely denied X Corp.'s bid to toss antitrust counterclaims data scraping firm Bright Data Ltd. lodged against the social media platform company, allowing Bright Data to proceed in accusing X of thwarting competition and monopolizing the United States' "public-square data" market.

  • April 21, 2025

    En Banc 9th Circ. Revives Shopify Data Privacy Fight

    A split Ninth Circuit en banc panel Monday revived a proposed class action alleging Shopify violates privacy rights by embedding payment-processing code on merchant websites that surreptitiously tracks consumers' location and collects personal data, with a nearly unanimous majority finding the location-tracking allegations establish specific jurisdiction in the Golden State.

  • April 21, 2025

    Consumer Groups Say FCC Should Limit Power Co. Calls

    Power companies can't call customers about demand management plans just because those customers provided their phone numbers when they signed up for electric service, a coalition of consumer groups told the Federal Communications Commission.

Expert Analysis

  • An Associate's Guide To Career Development In 2025

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    As the new year begins, associates at all levels should consider establishing career metrics, fostering key relationships and employing other specific strategies to help move through the complexities of the legal profession with confidence and emerge as trailblazers, say EJ Stern and Amanda George at Fractional Law Firm.

  • The Securities Litigation Trends That Will Matter Most In 2025

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    2025 is shaping up to be a significant year for securities litigation, as plaintiffs and defendants alike navigate shifting standards for omission theories of liability, class certification, risk disclosure claims and more, say attorneys at Willkie.

  • How White Collar Enforcement May Shift In Trump's 2nd Term

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    After President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House next month, the administration’s emphasis on immigration laws, drug offenses and violent crime will likely reduce the focus on white collar crime overall, but certain areas within the white collar world may see increased activity, say attorneys at Keker Van Nest.

  • Risk Management Takeaways From NIST's AI Symposium

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    Based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology's September artificial intelligence innovation symposium, companies should anticipate that laws and regulations safeguarding AI could take new forms and approaches that break the current mold, say attorneys at Eversheds Sutherland.

  • New Trump Admin May Bring Financial Oversight Turbulence

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    As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to begin his second term, his top financial market regulatory and securities law enforcement appointees, campaign promises, and regulatory preferences foretell a period of muddy regulatory waters, say attorneys at Kroll.

  • The Justices' Securities Rulings, Dismissals That Defined '24

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's 2024 securities rulings led to increased success for defendants' price impact arguments, but the justices' decisions not to weigh in on important issues relating to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act's pleading requirements may be just as significant, say attorneys at Skadden.

  • 10 Noteworthy ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Developments From 2024

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    In a banner year for consumer finance regulation, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau made significant strides in its efforts to rein in Big Tech and nonbank financial firms, including via rules regarding open banking, credit card late fees, and buy now, pay later products, say attorneys at Wiley.

  • Series

    Fixing Up Cars Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    From problem-solving to patience and adaptability to organization, the skills developed working under the hood of a car directly translate to being a more effective lawyer, says Christopher Mdeway at Kaufman Dolowich.

  • Making The Pitch To Grow Your Company's Legal Team

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    In a compressed economy, convincing the C-suite to invest in additional legal talent can be a herculean task, but a convincing pitch — supported by metrics and cost analyses — may help in-house counsel justify the growth of their team, say Elizabeth Smith and Roger Garceau at Major Lindsey.

  • Data Privacy Landscape After Mass. Justices' Wiretap Ruling

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    In Vita v. New England Baptist Hospital, Massachusetts’ highest court recently ruled that the state’s wiretap law doesn’t prohibit all tracking of website user activity, but major financial and reputational risks remain for businesses that aren't transparent about customer’s web data, says Seth Berman at Nutter.

  • Opinion

    Justices Rightly Corrected Course In Nvidia And Facebook

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    By dismissing both the Nvidia and Facebook class actions, over investors' ability to hold corporations accountable for fraud, the U.S. Supreme Court was right in refusing to favor corporations over transparency, and reaffirmed its commitment to corporate accountability, investor protection and the rule of law, says Laura Posner at Cohen Milstein.

  • Gov't Scrutiny Of Workplace Chat Apps Set To Keep Growing

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    The incoming Trump administration and Republican majorities in Congress are poised to open numerous investigations that include increasing demands for entities to produce communications from workplace chat apps, so companies must evaluate their usage and retention policies, say attorneys at Orrick.

  • Unwrapping Retailer AI Risks Amid Holiday Shopping Season

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    While generative artificial intelligence tools can catalyze game-changing results for retailers looking to stay ahead of the competition during the holiday season, and year-round, it can also bring certain legal risks, including product liability concerns, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

  • When US Privilege Law Applies To Docs Made Outside The US

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    As globalization manifests itself in disputes over foreign-created documents, a California federal court’s recent trademark decision illustrates nuances of both U.S. privilege frameworks and foreign evidentiary protections that attorneys must increasingly bear in mind, say attorneys at Hunton.

  • Changes To Expect From SEC Under Trump Nominee

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    President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of Paul Atkins for U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chair will likely lead to significant shifts in the Division of Enforcement's priorities, likely focused on protecting retail investors and the stability of the capital markets, say attorneys at Morrison Foerster.

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