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April 09, 2025
Conn. Justices Won't Review $1.4B Verdict Against Alex Jones
The Connecticut Supreme Court has denied a bid by bankrupt Infowars host Alex Jones to appeal a judgment awarding more than $1 billion to the families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims who sued him for defamation.
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April 08, 2025
MrBeast Accuses Ex-Employee Of Stealing Confidential Docs
YouTuber Mr. Beast's media company has hauled a former IT contractor into North Carolina federal court, accusing him of downloading thousands of confidential company documents ahead of his termination — documents the company said have yet to be returned — and leaving behind hidden cameras throughout the company's offices.
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April 08, 2025
House Working Group Fields Input On Data Privacy Efforts
Business groups and digital rights advocates responding to an influential House committee's call for feedback on the latest push to craft federal data privacy legislation showed no signs of backing down from their dueling positions on the key issues that have long stymied such legislative efforts.
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April 08, 2025
Google Accused Of Secretly Harvesting Student School Data
A group of parents hit Google LLC with a proposed class action in California federal court Monday, accusing the tech giant of using its K-12 education products to secretly harvest "massive" amounts of information on tens of millions of school age children without consent from students or their parents.
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April 08, 2025
Charles Schwab, Comerica & More Hit With EDTX Patent Suits
At least eight banks and financial institutions were caught up in a wave of patent lawsuits filed Tuesday in the Eastern District of Texas over technology covering a way of securing payment systems from data breaches.
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April 08, 2025
Ex-Google Engineer Unlikely To Beat AI Trade Secrets Charges
A California federal judge indicated Tuesday that he's unlikely to toss economic espionage charges against an ex-Google engineer accused of stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets to benefit startups in China, but said he "can't shake the feeling" that prosecutors wouldn't have brought the case if it involved a different country.
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April 08, 2025
Dems Air Grievances But Advance Telecom Bills At Markup
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce managed to advance about 20 bills Tuesday, most of which dealt with telecom issues, including proposed legislation that would require the FCC to publish lists of licensees with ties to "adversarial" foreign countries and mandate a study on the dangers of foreign-made routers.
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April 08, 2025
Students Urge Speedy Discovery In Ex-Coach Hacking Suit
As cases against the University of Michigan and a former assistant football coach over the alleged hacking of personal information and downloading of intimate photos move to one judge's docket, students in the first-launched lawsuit are seeking to speed up discovery so they can learn of their potential exposure from the breach.
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April 08, 2025
Wash. Co. Liable For Hack Involving 19K Workers, Suit Says
A Washington-based seafood producer has been hit with a proposed class action in federal court over a data breach that allegedly exposed the private information of more than 19,000 employees to hackers.
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April 08, 2025
OCC Says 'Highly Sensitive' Bank Info Accessed In Hack
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced Tuesday that an outside party hacked its email system, with the attack large enough to qualify as a "major information security incident."
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April 08, 2025
Subscribers Push For Arbitration In MLB.TV Data Sharing Row
An MLB.TV subscriber filed a petition on behalf of himself and 5,600 customers, asking a New York federal court to force the league's media arm into arbitration over allegations that it is misusing customers' personal information.
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April 08, 2025
Split 4th Circ. Lifts Block On DOGE's Access To Gov't Data
A split Fourth Circuit panel paused Monday a ruling blocking the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive information on millions of Americans held by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Department of Education and the Office of Personnel Management, while a dissenting judge disagreed "with all the energy an old judge can muster."
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April 08, 2025
2nd Circ. Rejects Biden Diary Thief's Appeal Over Medical Info
The Second Circuit denied an appeal on Tuesday from a woman who pled guilty to stealing a diary belonging to former President Joe Biden's daughter, rejecting her arguments that a judge was wrong to allow a probation officer to disclose her presentencing report and prior medical records to mental health providers without first obtaining consent.
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April 08, 2025
IRS Acting Chief To Depart Amid ICE Info Sharing Deal
The Internal Revenue Service's acting commissioner Melanie Krause plans to step down, the White House confirmed Tuesday, after the agency struck an agreement with immigration enforcement authorities to share taxpayer records of non-U.S. citizens under criminal investigation.
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April 08, 2025
FCC Reworks Database Of Reassigned Phone Numbers
It will be easier and cost less for companies to make sure they're reaching the right consumer's phone number with recent changes to the Reassigned Numbers Database, the Federal Communications Commission said.
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April 07, 2025
Autotrader Website 'Tester' Can't Carry Privacy Suit
A California federal judge has tossed a proposed class action accusing Autotrader of unlawfully sharing website visitors' search queries with third parties, finding that the plaintiff didn't suffer an actionable injury because her expectations were met when she visited the website to "test" for privacy violations.
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April 07, 2025
FCC Agrees To Bankers' Request To Delay Call Consent Rule
The Federal Communications Commission agreed Monday to delay for a year a new rule expanding the scope of call consent revocation, after banking groups said they need more time to comply.
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April 07, 2025
Insurers Lose Subrogation Suits Over Blackbaud Data Breach
Several insurers cannot recoup investigation and credit monitoring expenses they covered for their insureds following a 2020 ransomware attack against Blackbaud, a Delaware state court ruled, saying two suits by the carriers failed to allege insured-specific facts in order to adequately plead breach of contract claims against the software company.
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April 07, 2025
Coinbase Accused Of Scam Prevention Shortfalls
A California man has filed a proposed class action seeking to hold cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase liable for failing to implement safeguards against fraudsters who run "pig-butchering" scams.
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April 07, 2025
Fla. Man Pleads Guilty In $8.4M Medicare ID Fraud Case
A Fort Lauderdale man has pled guilty in Florida federal court to criminal charges accusing him of illegally buying Medicare identification numbers and using those numbers to help submit $8.4 million in false Medicare claims.
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April 07, 2025
OMB Issues Guidance On Agency Use, Purchasing Of AI
The Office of Management and Budget issued a pair of memorandums last week that replaced the Biden administration's safeguards on the federal acquisition of artificial intelligence with a policy aimed at accelerating federal agencies' use and procurement of artificial intelligence.
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April 07, 2025
Fintech Customers Sue Banks Over Synapse Collapse
Evolve Bank & Trust and Lineage Bank were hit with a consumer's proposed class action in Tennessee federal court accusing them of mismanaging their relationships with Synapse Financial, a now-bankrupt middleware fintech service that the suit says caused customers to lose $85 million.
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April 07, 2025
Lively Seeks To Ax PR Rep's 'It Ends With Us' Defamation Suit
Blake Lively urged a Texas federal court Monday to toss an Austin-based public relations consultant's defamation suit alleging Lively falsely roped the consultant into her sexual harassment and retaliation claims against her "It Ends With Us" director and co-star Justin Baldoni, saying the case lacks merit and shouldn't be adjudicated in Texas.
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April 07, 2025
Conn. High Court Snapshot: Atty's 'Double' ID Theft Damages
When it convenes for its next term, Connecticut's highest court will weigh whether an attorney whose identity was stolen can skirt a panel's ruling that he is not entitled to a "double recovery" of damages, and it will consider an insurance agent's responsibilities when a policyholder's coverage is canceled.
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April 07, 2025
Meta May Not Scroll Past 'Clever' Instagram Addiction Suit
Meta Platforms Inc. may struggle to convince Massachusetts' top court to dismiss a suit claiming it illegally hooks kids on Instagram, according to experts, who credit the state's attorney general for a creative legal strategy to thwart web platforms' usual defenses.
Expert Analysis
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Impact Of Corporate Transparency Act Ambiguity On Banks
Even though banks generally needn't file beneficial ownership information reports, financial institutions must continue to monitor the status of the Corporate Transparency Act and understand its requirements in case the nationwide injunction that was issued against the CTA earlier this month is overturned, say attorneys at Armstrong Teasdale.
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What 2024 Trends In Marketing, Comms Hiring Mean For 2025
The state of hiring in legal industry marketing, business development and communications over the past 12 months was marked by a number of trends — from changes in the C-suite to lateral move challenges — providing clues for what’s to come in the year ahead, says Ben Curle at Ambition.
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Expect Continuity In 2025 Anti-Money Laundering Policy
The past year has seen a range of anti-money laundering actions from federal financial regulators, and notwithstanding the imminent change from the Biden administration to the Trump administration, continuity may be more prevalent than change in the AML compliance space in 2025, say attorneys at White & Case.
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5 Notable Anti-Money Laundering Actions From 2024
Regulators' renewed interest in anti-money laundering programs in 2024 led to numerous enforcement actions and individual prosecutions in industries like banking, cryptocurrency and gaming, including the blockbuster TD Bank settlement and investigations of casinos in Nevada, says Michael Beckwith at Dickinson Wright.
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Series
Group Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The combination of physical fitness and community connection derived from running with a group of business leaders has, among other things, helped me to stay grounded, improve my communication skills, and develop a deeper empathy for clients and colleagues, says Jessica Shpall Rosen at Greenwald Doherty.
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Opinion
6 Changes I Would Make If I Ran A Law School
Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner identifies several key issues plaguing law schools and discusses potential solutions, such as opting out of the rankings game and mandating courses in basic writing skills.
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The Current State Of Play Around Corporate Transparency Act
Although a Texas court preliminarily enjoined enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act and paused an impending Dec. 31 reporting deadline, multiple states have similar requirements, so companies should continue to monitor compliance obligations regardless of the CTA's constitutionality, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.
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Using Data To Inform Corporate Disclosure Decisions
With today’s market volatility and regulatory factors requiring public companies to confront competing transparency and protection demands, incorporating stock price reaction analysis of company-specific news into the controller's role could be beneficial for disclosure determinations, say Liz Dunshee at Fredrikson & Byron and Nessim Mezrahi at SAR.
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How Ƶ Rule Would Affect Data Brokers And Beyond
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently proposed a rule that would not only expand data broker oversight by classifying many as consumer reporting agencies, but would also impose new limitations on companies seeking to obtain information from them, potentially requiring such entities to alter their business models, say attorneys at Orrick.
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Firms Still Have The Edge In Lateral Hiring, But Buyer Beware
Partner mobility data suggests that the third quarter of this year continued to be a buyer’s market, with the average candidate demanding less compensation for a larger book of business — but moving into the fourth quarter, firms should slow down their hiring process to minimize risks, say officers at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.
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Reviewing 2024's State Consumer Privacy Law Enforcement
While we are still in the infancy of state consumer privacy laws, a review of enforcement activity this year suggests substantial overlaps in regulatory priorities across the most active states and gives insight into the likely paths of future enforcement, says Thomas Nolan at Quinn Emanuel.
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5th Circ. Crypto Ruling Shows Limits On OFAC Authority
The Fifth Circuit's recent decision that immutable smart contracts on the Tornado Cash crypto-transaction software protocol are not "property" subject to Office of Foreign Assets Control jurisdiction may signal that courts can construe OFAC's authority more restrictively after Loper Bright, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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Preparing For The New Restrictions On Investment Into China
In light of a new regulatory program governing U.S. investments in China-related technology companies of national security concern, investors should keep several considerations in mind, including the rules' effect on existing and new investments, compliance hurdles, and penalties for noncompliance ahead of the rules' January implementation, say attorneys at Gunderson Dettmer.
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Risk Disclosure Issue Remains After Justices Nix Meta Case
After full briefing and argument, the U.S. Supreme Court recently dismissed Facebook v. Amalgamated Bank as improvidently granted, leaving courts with the tricky endeavor of determining when the failure to disclose a past event in an Item 105 risk disclosure is materially misleading, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.
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Think Like A Lawyer: 1 Type Of Case Complexity Stands Out
In contrast to some cases that appear complex due to voluminous evidence or esoteric subject matter, a different kind of complexity involves tangled legal and factual questions, each with a range of possible outcomes, which require a “sliding scale” approach instead of syllogistic reasoning, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.