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April 30, 2025
Feds Barred From Reviving 'Unlawful' Tornado Cash Sanctions
A Texas federal judge has permanently barred the U.S. Department of the Treasury from enforcing its now-dissolved sanctions on crypto mixer Tornado Cash after the advocates who challenged the designation argued the government's removal of the sanctions wasn't enough.
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April 30, 2025
Senate Panel Clears Trump's Pick For 3rd FCC Republican
A key U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday advanced President Donald Trump's nominee for the third Republican seat on the Federal Communications Commission.
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April 30, 2025
Judge Orders Mediation In Riley Pope Data Breach Suit
A South Carolina federal judge on Tuesday ordered parties in a proposed class action over a 2024 cyberattack impacting the employees of law firm Riley Pope & Laney LLC's clients to conduct mediation ahead of trial — one day after the firm asked the court to toss the case, claiming the plaintiff has not alleged any actual misuse of his personal information.
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April 30, 2025
Dem Reps. Urge Court To Block IRS-ICE Info-Sharing Pact
House Democrats and two organizations that help immigrants prepare tax returns urged a D.C. federal court to block the Internal Revenue Service from sharing with immigration enforcement agencies the names and addresses of people suspected of being in the country illegally.
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April 29, 2025
5th Circ. Hints Exclusivity Could End Tata's $168M Woe
A Fifth Circuit panel asked whether Tata Consultancy Services had taken trade secrets to solely build a product for a specific customer, questioning Tuesday whether to keep intact a $168 million judgment finding Tata stole an IT company's technology concerning source code and life insurance software documentation.
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April 29, 2025
2nd Circ. Not Sure FCC Fine Denied Verizon's Trial Right
Second Circuit judges questioned Tuesday why the feds couldn't fine Verizon millions of dollars for location data misuse since the telecom carrier has the option of refusing to pay and demanding a jury trial if the U.S. Department of Justice comes to collect.
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April 29, 2025
State Telecom Roundup: Funding Security Without The Feds
The Trump administration has made it clear that it expects states to take the reins regarding cybersecurity infrastructure and disaster preparedness and that the feds plan to step back, but not all states are equally prepared for that task.
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April 29, 2025
FTX Ch. 11 Trust Asks To Keep Customer Info Confidential
In a just-under-the-wire move, the FTX bankruptcy recovery trust has sought a seventh extension for a mid-2023 ruling by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware allowing confidential treatment of its 9 million customers' information, citing the data's continued value to the estate.
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April 29, 2025
Meta Seeks Punitives For NSO WhatsApp Hack As Trial Opens
Meta's counsel told a California federal jury during trial openings Tuesday that Israeli spyware-maker NSO Group owes nearly $445,000 plus punitive damages for its "despicable" conduct hacking 1,400 WhatsApp users' devices, while NSO's counsel denied owing Meta anything and criticized Meta's case as a PR attempt to "own the narrative."
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April 29, 2025
Judge Mulls If Google Could Still Vie To Be Default Search
A D.C. federal judge probed potential middle grounds Tuesday for how to give Google's search engine rivals a leg up against the company's monopoly, asking how to avoid a "duopoly" with Microsoft and if Google might be permitted to continue paying browsers and phonemakers for default placement.
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April 29, 2025
Conn. Watchdog Urges Probe Into Avangrid Phishing Scam
Connecticut's Office of Consumer Counsel has asked the state utilities regulator to open a probe into Avangrid Inc.'s alleged public dissemination of customer information, telling the agency in a petition that two of its natural gas subsidiaries in the state fell victim to a phishing scam.
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April 29, 2025
North Georgia Healthcare Provider Sued Over Data Breach
A regional healthcare provider and a collections agency have been hit with a proposed class action in Georgia federal court over allegations that their lax cybersecurity practices allowed hackers to steal the protected health information of patients during a July 2024 data breach.
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April 29, 2025
23andMe Agrees To Privacy Ombudsman In Ch. 11
A Missouri bankruptcy judge on Tuesday signed off on a consumer privacy watchdog for 23andMe's Chapter 11 after the genetic testing group and 30 states agreed that a statutorily authorized ombudsman would be the best way to vet a Chapter 11 sale that includes 15 million users' DNA information.
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April 29, 2025
Mich. AG Says Roku Breached Children's Data Privacy
The Michigan Department of Attorney General sued Roku in federal court Tuesday, accusing the streaming platform of illegally collecting the data and personal information of its underage users and sharing it with third parties without parental consent or the notice required by law.
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April 29, 2025
Meta Looks To Delete User Antitrust Claims Over Pay For Data
Meta urged a California federal court Monday to end antitrust claims from consumers alleging they should be paid for their data, saying flawed expert theories that doomed class certification also sink the entire case for the remaining individual plaintiffs.
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April 29, 2025
Alex Jones Wants High Court Look At $1.3B Sandy Hook Case
Bankrupt Infowars host Alex Jones will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate a mammoth libel judgment that families of Sandy Hook shooting victims secured against him and his company over his conspiratorial broadcasts calling the massacre a hoax, he told a Connecticut appellate court in seeking to extend a pause on the payout.
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April 29, 2025
Highmark Must Face Bulk Of Data Breach Lawsuit
A group of individuals who said their personal information was compromised in a phishing attack against health insurer Highmark can largely proceed with their proposed class action against the company, a Pennsylvania federal court ruled, finding the plaintiffs sufficiently alleged they'll suffer imminent and concrete injuries, thereby establishing standing.
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April 29, 2025
OKCoin Says Crypto Holders Can't Tie Firm To $2M Theft
Digital asset exchange OKCoin and its affiliates urged a California federal judge to dismiss a proposed class action accusing them of enabling cryptocurrency thieves, arguing the real cause of the plaintiffs' losses was the initial theft, not any actions by the exchange.
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April 29, 2025
Fla. Bitcoin Scammer Warned That 20-Year Sentence On Table
A Manhattan federal judge told a Florida bitcoin scammer on Tuesday that he may face 20 years for refusing to repay $20 million to an entrepreneur whose cryptocurrency he stole, citing the defendant's alleged preference for doing time over making restitution.
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April 29, 2025
2 Insurance Firms Join Frozen IPO Pipeline Seeking $440M
Two insurance companies joined the roster of candidates for initial public offerings on Tuesday by launching plans to raise about $440 million combined under guidance from six law firms, potentially unlocking a stalled pipeline.
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April 29, 2025
Florida, 20 Other States Back FTC Commissioner Firings
A group of 21 Republican-led states and the Arizona Legislature are backing President Donald Trump's firing of two Democratic Federal Trade Commission members, telling the D.C. federal judge hearing the commissioners' case that the president has absolute authority over the commission.
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April 28, 2025
FTC Requires Co. To Cease Inaccurate AI Detection Claims
The Federal Trade Commission on Monday took aim at the marketer of a tool that's designed to detect whether online content has been developed using generative artificial intelligence technology, issuing a directive for the company to stop advertising the accuracy of its product without sufficient evidence.Â
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April 28, 2025
Meta Gets Jury In Damages Trial Over NSO's WhatsApp Hack
A California federal judge empaneled eight jurors Monday to decide how much Israeli spyware-maker NSO Group owes Meta Platforms for hacking into 1,400 WhatsApp users' devices, selecting from a pool of dozens of San Francisco Bay Area residents, many of whom criticized Meta, its CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the Israeli government.
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April 28, 2025
Ex-Disney Worker Gets 3 Years For Profanity-Laced Menus
A former Walt Disney World employee was sentenced to three years behind bars after he pled guilty in Florida federal court to hacking into a program used to create menus for the theme park's restaurants, adding profanities, changing prices and altering allergen information that could have put patrons at risk.
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April 28, 2025
FCC Tells Courts 5th Circ. Wrong To Kill $57M AT&T Fine
The Federal Communications Commission defended multimillion-dollar fines against T-Mobile and Verizon in letters to the D.C. Circuit and Second Circuit, urging the appeals courts not to heed the Fifth Circuit's toss of a related $57 million privacy fine against AT&T.
Expert Analysis
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Documentary Filmmaking Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Becoming a documentary filmmaker has allowed me to merge my legal expertise with my passion for storytelling, and has helped me to hone negotiation, critical thinking and problem-solving skills that are important to both endeavors, says Robert Darwell at Sheppard Mullin.
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Litigation Funding Disclosure Debate: Strategy Considerations
In the ongoing debate over whether courts should require disclosure of litigation funding, funders and plaintiffs tend to argue against such mandates, but voluntarily disclosing limited details about a funding arrangement can actually confer certain benefits to plaintiffs in some scenarios, say Andrew Stulce and Marc Cavan at Longford Capital.
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A Look At Shifting Legal Landscape For Data Brokers
An increasingly complex legal landscape at both the federal and state levels has expanded the types of businesses classified as data brokers, so consumer-facing businesses should consider their designations under these new regulations and any consequences for compliance and business operations, say attorneys at Morrison Foerster.
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Top Considerations For Insurance Companies In 2025
As insurance industry participants look to plan for the year, regulatory changes, climate-related challenges, the ongoing effects of social inflation and the potential for significant mergers and acquisitions will be among the key items for insurer boards and management to have on their radar, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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Adventure Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Photographing nature everywhere from Siberia to Cuba and Iceland to Rwanda provides me with a constant reminder to refresh, refocus and rethink the legal issues that my clients face, says Richard Birmingham at Davis Wright.
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How Cos. Can Respond To ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Digital Asset Safeguard Plan
Though the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposal to regulate online payment platforms via existing federal laws would create new challenges, digital payment companies that engage with the rulemaking process could help shape a win-win regulatory framework that protects consumer data and ensures the sector’s growth, says Allison Raley at Arnall Golden.
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EEOC Wearable Tech Guidance Highlights Monitoring Scrutiny
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's recent fact sheet on wearable technologies cautions against potential issues with federal anti-discrimination laws and demonstrates growing concern from regulators and legislators about intrusive technologies in the workplace, say attorneys at Littler.
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The 5 Most Important Bid Protest Decisions Of 2024
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Court of Federal Claims and the Government Accountability Office issued five noteworthy bid protest decisions in 2024 that will likely have a continuing impact on questions concerning standing, timeliness, corporate transactions and more, say attorneys at Bradley Arant.
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High Court Could Further Limit Deference With TCPA Fax Case
The Supreme Court's decision to hear McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates v. McKesson, a case involving alleged junk faxes that centers whether district courts are bound by Federal Communications Commission rules, offers the court a chance to possibly further limit the judicial deference afforded to federal agency interpretations of statutes, says Samantha Duke at Rumberger Kirk.
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5 Ways To Create Effective Mock Assignments For Associates
In order to effectively develop associates’ critical thinking skills, firms should design mock assignments that contain a few key ingredients, from messy fact patterns to actionable feedback, says Abdi Shayesteh at AltaClaro.
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And Now A Word From The Panel: How MDLs Fared In 2024
A significant highlight of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation's practice during 2024 was the increase in the percentage of new MDL petitions granted by the panel, with 25 granted and only eight denied — one of the highest grant rates in years, says Alan Rothman at Sidley.
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Overseas Investment Rule Calls For Compliance Caution
Investors should be leery of who and what they are investing in now that the federal outbound investment regime, effective Jan. 2, has extended the governement's regulatory reach to businesses and parties not previously subject to trade restrictions, says Thaddeus McBride at Bass Berry.
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7 Steps To Sell Corporate Leadership On Privacy Compliance
In celebration of the 17th annual Data Privacy Day, compliance professionals shouldn't take no for an answer when they request funding and other support for their privacy initiatives — instead, consider new ways to get leaders on board, says Liisa Thomas at Sheppard Mullin.
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The 7th Circ.'s Top 10 Civil Opinions Of 2024
Attorneys at Jenner & Block examine the most significant decisions issued by the Seventh Circuit in 2024, and explain how they may affect issues related to mass arbitration, consumer fraud, class certification and more.
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Kansas Bank's Suit Could Upend FDIC Enforcement Authority
​​​​​​​Should CBW Bank's federal lawsuit in Kansas challenging the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s enforcement authority gain traction with a post-Chevron U.S. Supreme Court, it could have profound implications for the FDIC and the banking industry at large, says Jack Harrington at Bradley Arant.