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September 11, 2025
Influencer Vows To Revive Malpractice Case Against Akin
A social media influencer is planning to bring a malpractice suit in Texas state court against Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP after a federal judge found a lack of jurisdiction over claims that the firm mishandled a dispute over payment for participation in an amateur boxing competition.
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September 10, 2025
Britannica, Merriam-Webster Sue Perplexity Over Content Use
Encyclopedia Britannica Inc. and Merriam-Webster Inc. on Wednesday sued Perplexity AI Inc. in New York federal court, alleging that the artificial intelligence-powered search engine startup was engaging in "massive copying" of their copyright-protected content and spitting out verbatim reproductions of their content without permission.
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September 10, 2025
2nd Circ. OKs Verizon's $47M FCC Fine, Splitting With 5th Circ.
The Second Circuit upheld Wednesday the Federal Communications Commission's $46.9 million fine against Verizon Communications Inc. for misuse of device-location data, rejecting Verizon's arguments that the data falls outside federal privacy protections and that such a penalty without a jury trial was unconstitutional, creating a split with the Fifth Circuit.
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September 10, 2025
FCC's Carr Says Agency Clawbacks Save More Than $9M
The Federal Communications Commission will be clawing back more than $9 million in overpayments that it says it mistakenly made to telecoms and discovered as part of an audit of the "antiquated high-cost program."
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September 10, 2025
Chubb Says La. Casino Can't Stop English Arbitration Case
A Chubb unit has asked a Louisiana federal judge to toss a lawsuit by the owners of a casino as they look to halt parallel litigation in England related to arbitration proceedings for a COVID-19 pandemic coverage case, saying a British court order bars the U.S. suit.
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September 10, 2025
FCC Sticks With Nearly $1M Pirate Radio Fine
A New York City area man was slapped with a nearly $1 million Federal Communications Commission fine Wednesday for operating an illegal radio station, after the agency says he ignored the notice warning that they intended to fine him for nearly a year.
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September 10, 2025
Sonos Seeks Exit In $3M Royalties Suit By SoundExchange
Sonos says it shouldn't have to face a suit claiming it and Napster failed to pay more than $3.4 million in royalties, interest and other costs related to the operation of Sonos Radio, saying it never had the responsibility of having to pay any royalties.
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September 10, 2025
Disney Says Forged Doc Aids $532K 'Moana' Sanctions Bid
An attorney for Disney on Wednesday urged a California federal judge to issue $532,815 in sanctions against attorneys representing an animator who unsuccessfully alleged "Moana" lifted from his Polynesian adventure story, saying the lawyers knew or should have known a key document in the case is a forgery.
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September 10, 2025
Plaintiffs Seek Info From Microsoft, OpenAI In Copyright MDL
A proposed class of authors suing over the alleged use of works to train ChatGPT has asked a Manhattan federal judge to force Microsoft to hand over documents they said could be a "smoking gun of copyright infringement," while a group of news organizations said OpenAI should turn over materials on low-quality, artificial intelligence-generated news sites.
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September 10, 2025
Meet The Attys Now Fighting Judge Newman's Suspension
Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's main attorney in the fight against her suspension from the appeals court has departed from the New Civil Liberties Alliance, leaving his former colleagues to head the litigation.
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September 10, 2025
Broadcom Urges Fed. Circ. To Undo Netflix's Patent Wins
Broadcom has told the Federal Circuit that a California federal judge wrongly invalidated two data patents it asserted against Netflix, saying the judge erred in finding that the patents cover steps that could be carried out by a traffic cop or a 19th century switchboard operator.
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September 10, 2025
OpenAI Can't Keep For-Profit Shift Docs From Musk
A California federal magistrate judge has said that OpenAI must produce key planning documents in Elon Musk's lawsuit challenging its attempted shift into a for-profit business, rejecting arguments that the information is protected because it could influence future takeover bids by the billionaire or future investments by Microsoft.
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September 10, 2025
Vehicle Cosmetics Co. Sues Over AI-Voice Suit Threats
A manufacturer of vehicle wax and wash products has sued a voice actor in Texas federal court, seeking a declaration that he doesn't have a claim for misappropriating his likeness, saying a rogue employee created an artificial intelligence-generated version of his voice and that no revenues were derived from it.
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September 10, 2025
No Mulligan For Pro Golfer's Slander Claims, 11th Circ. Says
The Eleventh Circuit said Tuesday that it will not revisit a three-judge panel's decision ending a pair of defamation suits filed by golfer Patrick Reed over coverage of his affiliation with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tournament and allegations that he cheated on the course.
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September 10, 2025
Cruz Fights NDAA's Pentagon 'Veto' Of Commercial Spectrum
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said Wednesday he's pushing to remove a draft provision in this year's defense policy bill that he says would allow the U.S. Department of Defense to effectively "veto" certain allocations of military-held spectrum to the private sector.
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September 10, 2025
NC Justices Debate 2-Second Reaction Time In Crash Suit
The North Carolina Supreme Court grappled Wednesday with whether two seconds was enough time for a town utility worker to both register and react to the fact that he was about to hit a pedestrian with his work truck.
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September 10, 2025
Del. Justices Urged To Reverse Ad Co. Note Conversion Nix
An investor group attorney told three Delaware Supreme Court justices Wednesday that the Court of Chancery wrongly found last year that advertising tech company Vistar Media Inc. had a right to involuntarily cash out millions worth of matured investor notes despite noteholder claims their agreement never allowed the move.
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September 10, 2025
NTIA Poised To Release First Spectrum Under New Budget Act
The Trump administration said Wednesday it will make a chunk of spectrum used for weather monitoring available for commercial use, the first such transfer of the airwaves since Congress passed this summer's sweeping budget package.
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September 10, 2025
DC Circ. Temporarily Reinstates Copyright Head After Firing
The fired head of the U.S. Copyright Office has regained her position for the time being after a split D.C. Circuit faulted a lower court's analysis of whether she would be harmed if she didn't get her job back while fighting the Trump administration's dismissal of her.
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September 10, 2025
Skadden, Latham Lead Vimeo's $1.4B Sale To Bending Spoons
Video platform Vimeo Inc. said Wednesday it has agreed to be acquired by Italian mobile app developer Bending Spoons in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.38 billion, with Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP representing Vimeo and Latham & Watkins LLP advising Bending Spoons.
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September 09, 2025
2nd Circ. Won't Nix Vimeo IP Loss But Clears Path For Appeal
The Second Circuit Tuesday mostly rejected Capitol Records' bid to revisit its loss to Vimeo over lip-dub videos set to copyrighted songs, removing a footnote that could've blocked an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, but leaving intact their finding that the record labels waived a key liability theory.
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September 09, 2025
State Privacy Enforcers Set Sights On Data Use Opt-Outs
California's data privacy agency and attorney general are teaming up with regulators in Colorado and Connecticut on an investigative sweep focused on whether companies are honoring consumers' requests to stop the sale and sharing of their personal information to third parties, the enforcers announced Tuesday.
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September 09, 2025
Shein, Designers Resolve IP, RICO Dispute Over Copying
Shein has reached a settlement with a group of independent designers accusing the ultra-fast fashion company of copyright infringement and racketeering, according to a notice filed Monday in California federal court.
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September 09, 2025
Wash. Appeals Court Won't Revive Phish Concert Assault Suit
A Washington state appeals court declined Tuesday to renew two concert attendees' personal injury suit against Phish and Live Nation after they were injured by rocks during a 2018 show, finding they failed to show the band and venue manager could have foreseen the "random attacks."
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September 09, 2025
NFL Insists Ex-Raiders Coach Case Belongs In Arbitration
The NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell have urged the Nevada Supreme Court to reconsider its decision to keep out of arbitration a lawsuit filed by former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden accusing the league of character assassination, arguing that the current ruling "would have destabilizing consequences" for contract negotiations in a number of industries.
Expert Analysis
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Series
Teaching Business Law Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Teaching business law to college students has rekindled my sense of purpose as a lawyer — I am more mindful of the importance of the rule of law and the benefits of our common law system, which helps me maintain a clearer perspective on work, says David Feldman at Feldman Legal Advisors.
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Deregulation Memo Presents Risks, Opportunities For Cos.
A recent Trump administration memo providing direction to agencies tasked with rescinding regulations under an earlier executive order — without undergoing the typical notice-and-review process — will likely create much uncertainty for businesses, though they may be able to engage with agencies to shape the regulatory agenda, say attorneys at Blank Rome.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Discovery
The discovery process and the rules that govern it are often absent from law school curricula, but developing a solid grasp of the particulars can give any new attorney a leg up in their practice, says Jordan Davies at Knowles Gallant.
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Web Tracking Ruling Signals Potential Broadening Of CCPA
The Northern District of California's recent decision in Shah v. Capital One Financial Corp. is notable, as it signals a potential broadening of the California Consumer Privacy Act's private right of action beyond data breaches to unauthorized, nonbreach disclosures involving the use of now-ubiquitous tracking technologies, say attorneys at Baker Donelson.
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Patent Takeaways In Fed. Circ.'s 1st Machine Learning Ruling
The Federal Circuit’s recent decision in Recentive Analytics v. Fox, a case of first impression affirming the invalidity of patents that applied general machine learning methods to conventional tasks, serves as a cautionary guide for patent practitioners navigating the complexities of machine learning inventions, say attorneys at Foley & Lardner.
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Opinion
Int'l Athletes' Wages Should Be On-Campus Employment
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security should recognize participation in college athletics by international student-athletes as on-campus employment to prevent the potentially disastrous ripple effects on teams, schools and their surrounding communities, says Catherine Haight at Haight Law Group.
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Playing Guitar Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Being a lawyer not only requires logic and hard work, but also belief, emotion, situational awareness and lots of natural energy — playing guitar enhances all of these qualities, increasing my capacity to do my best work, says Kosta Stojilkovic at Wilkinson Stekloff.
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Crisis Management Lessons From The Parenting Playbook
The parenting skills we use to help our kids through challenges — like rehearsing for stressful situations, modeling confidence and taking time to reset our emotions — can also teach us the fundamentals of leading clients through a corporate crisis, say Deborah Solmor at the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and Cara Peterman at Alston & Bird.
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Tips For Companies Crafting Tariff Surcharge Disclosures
As the Trump administration imposes tariffs on imports, retail businesses considering itemizing tariff-related costs separately for consumers must ensure that any disclosures are both accurate and defensible to avoid regulatory enforcement or private suits, says Christopher Cole at Katten.
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Adapting To Private Practice: From NY Fed To BigLaw
While the move to private practice brings a learning curve, it also brings chances to learn new skills and grow your network, requiring a clear understanding of how your skills can complement and contribute to a firm's existing practice, and where you can add new value, says Meghann Donahue at Covington.
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Combs Case Reveals Key Pretrial Scheduling Strategies
The procedural battles over pretrial disclosure deadlines leading up to the criminal trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs show how disclosure timing can substantially affect defendants’ ability to prepare and highlight several scheduling pointers for defense counsel, says Sara Kropf at Kropf Moseley.
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Top 3 Litigation Finance Deal-Killers, And How To Avoid Them
Like all transactions, litigation finance deals can sometimes collapse, but understanding the most common reasons for failure, including a lack of trust or a misunderstanding of deal terms, can help both parties avoid problems, say Rebecca Berrebi at Avenue 33 and Boris Ziser at Schulte Roth.
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Best Practices For Companies Integrating Existing IP With AI
Some copyright owners are exploring how they can make new content by combining their existing intellectual property assets with generative artificial intelligence, and although these initiatives can serve multiple business goals, those considering such practices should be aware they are entering largely uncharted waters, says Josh Weigensberg at Pryor Cashman.
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How Attys Can Use A Therapy Model To Help Triggered Clients
Attorneys can lean on key principles from a psychotherapeutic paradigm known as the "Internal Family Systems" model to help manage triggered clients and get settlement negotiations back on track, says Jennifer Gibbs at Zelle.
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How Athletes Can Protect Their Signature Celebrations As IP
As copyright and trademark law adapts to short-form choreography and dynamic media, athletes and their business partners have new tools to protect the intellectual property embedded in their unique dances, poses and celebrations, say attorneys at Debevoise.