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  • August 01, 2025

    Meta Illegally Recorded Flo Users' Data, Calif. Jury Finds

    A California federal jury Friday found Meta Platforms Inc. liable for violating the state's wiretap law by using a data analytics tool to retrieve sensitive health data from users of the popular menstrual tracking app Flo, in what plaintiffs' counsel called "one of the first times" a major tech company has been held accountable for such practices. 

  • August 01, 2025

    Defamation Litigation Roundup: Epstein, Macron, Lindell

    In this month's review of defamation fights, Law360 reviews U.S. President Donald Trump's suit against the Wall Street Journal over its reporting on his connections to deceased financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as well as a Second Circuit decision about the potential unsealing of documents in a since-settled, Epstein-related defamation suit.

  • August 01, 2025

    IP Owners Largely Win In Stewart's Newest Discretion Orders

    Acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Coke Morgan Stewart dismissed most of the 50 petitions for inter partes review addressed in her latest decisions over discretionary denials at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

  • August 01, 2025

    Tesla Sends Website Users' Data To Google For Ads, Suit Says

    Tesla was slapped with a proposed class action in California federal court Thursday alleging it illegally shares its website visitors' information with third parties like Google through the deployment of tracking pixels for data monetization and advertising purposes, without their knowledge or consent. 

  • August 01, 2025

    Jury Clears Media Measurement Co. In Nielsen Patent Suit

    A federal jury in Delaware on Friday cleared media measurement platform HyphaMetrics of claims that it infringed a pair of patents owned by television ratings business Nielsen relating to image processing and identifying media devices.

  • August 01, 2025

    X Corp. Must Arbitrate Ex-Twitter Workers' Claims, Cover Fees

    A Seattle federal judge is forcing X Corp. to fully pay the fees for arbitrating the claims of about 150 former Twitter employees in Washington who say they were shorted on bonus and severance pay amid layoffs after Elon Musk took over the social media giant in 2022.

  • August 01, 2025

    K&L Gates Taps Clifford Chance Atty For Int'l Arbitration Team

    K&L Gates LLP has welcomed a Perth, Australia-based Clifford Chance LLP lawyer to serve as a partner in its litigation and dispute resolution practice area, saying he will work with the international arbitration group on matters in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.

  • August 01, 2025

    9th Circ. Partially Revives Child Porn Victims' Suit Against X

    The Ninth Circuit on Friday partially revived a lawsuit brought by 13-year-old boys who had been sex trafficked alleging X Corp. refused to remove pornographic videos of them, saying Section 230 shields the social media platform from claims it knowingly benefited from sex trafficking, but not from negligence and defective-reporting design claims.

  • August 01, 2025

    Swimsuit Biz Sues Chris Brown Over 'Breezy Bowl' Tour Name

    Miami swimsuit company Breezy Swimwear Inc. has sued singer Chris Brown and several companies affiliated with his "Breezy Bowl XX" tour, claiming they used "copycat branding" that created a risk of confusion among consumers.

  • August 01, 2025

    Senate Bill Would Ramp Up Oversight Of FCC Broadband Map

    A bipartisan pair of lawmakers filed a bill to ensure the Federal Communications Commission keeps tabs on the accuracy of broadband maps used to pinpoint where funding is needed for high-speed internet service.

  • August 01, 2025

    Senate Dem Pitches Way To Keep TikTok Online Without Sale

    U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., is floating a proposal that would require TikTok to be transparent about how it displays content and limit foreign access to user data in order to allow the app to escape a legislative mandate to cut ties with its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, or face a nationwide ban.

  • August 01, 2025

    Monthly Merger Review Snapshot

    The U.S. Department of Justice abandoned its challenge of a corporate travel management deal, while lawmakers are calling for scrutiny of the agency's recent decision to settle a different case, and the Federal Trade Commission agreed to nix the requirements placed on a pair of oil and gas deals.

  • August 01, 2025

    FCC Lets Univ. Use CBRS For Salt Lake City Research Tool

    The University of Utah has received special dispensation to use spectrum set aside for the Citizens Broadband Radio Service for its "valuable, innovative research," the Federal Communications Commission revealed.

  • August 01, 2025

    FCC Asked To Narrow Undersea Cable Rule's License DQs

    The Federal Communications Commission might have been "excessively, and perhaps unintentionally, stringent" when it was drafting the new rules for undersea cables, a trade group told the agency, particularly when it comes to character disqualifications.

  • August 01, 2025

    Ex-Copyright Chief Appeals Denial Of Reinstatement Bid

    The former head of the U.S. Copyright Office will appeal a D.C. federal judge's denial of her request to be immediately reinstated to her former position after she was fired by President Donald Trump while her suit remains pending.

  • August 01, 2025

    9th Circ. Pauses Google Play Store Order In Antitrust Row

    The Ninth Circuit on Friday granted Google's same-day request for an emergency administrative pause on a looming deadline to open up the tech giant's Play Store to alternative app distribution after the appellate court upheld a landmark antitrust win for Epic Games.

  • August 01, 2025

    Judge Denies Memphis Bid To Sanction Tyre Nichols' Lawyers

    A Tennessee federal judge has decided not to issue sanctions against high-profile civil rights lawyers Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci over a press release that claimed a civil lawsuit against the city over the police beating death of Tyre Nichols would not bankrupt the Memphis government because the city's insurance would foot the bill.

  • August 01, 2025

    NC Brewery Pares Partnership Rift With Music Operator

    An Asheville brewery has whittled down a live music operator's lawsuit over their sunk partnership to form an entertainment venue after a North Carolina Business Court judge ruled the pair had no fiduciary relationship.

  • August 01, 2025

    Hyundai, Kia Can't Get Rehearing On Cities' Car Theft MDL

    The Ninth Circuit won't hold an en banc rehearing on an appeal from Hyundai Motors America Inc. and Kia America Inc. seeking to dismiss negligence claims by cities in three of seven states in multidistrict litigation over their alleged failure to install anti-theft technology in millions of vehicles.

  • August 01, 2025

    Disney Settles IP Dustup Over 'Pickles' Baseball Team

    Disney has quietly settled a trademark suit brought by the Portland Pickles, an Oregon summer league baseball team that has attained a kind of cult status within the game, over the depiction of a softball team named the Pickles in one of its animated series.

  • July 31, 2025

    Appeals Court Resurrects DC's Privacy Suit Against Facebook

    A Washington, D.C., appeals court Thursday revived a lawsuit from the district's attorney general accusing Facebook of misleading users about how their data could be shared with Cambridge Analytica and other third-party apps, finding the lower court relied on too high an evidence standard in axing the claims.

  • July 31, 2025

    Yahoo Says Chubb Unit Must Cover Potential EU Privacy Fines

    Yahoo says a Chubb subsidiary is obligated to cover regulatory fines that might be leveled against one of the tech company's subsidiaries for violating the European Union's data privacy law, but the insurer has refused to honor the policy, according to a lawsuit filed this week in Delaware.

  • July 31, 2025

    Pandora Says IP Suit Should Be Axed, Backing Special Master

    Pandora Media told a California federal judge on Wednesday that a special master was right to recommend handing it a summary judgment win in high-stakes copyright infringement litigation by a group of comedians who allege that the streaming service lacked licenses for the underlying jokes in their comedy routines.

  • July 31, 2025

    Flo Settles Privacy Fight Midtrial, Leaving Meta To Face Jury

    Flo Health Inc. told a California federal judge Thursday it had reached an agreement to settle claims that its popular menstrual-tracking app illegally shared sensitive health data of millions of women with Meta Platforms Inc. and Google, partially resolving a sweeping privacy case midtrial, and leaving Meta as the sole remaining defendant.

  • July 31, 2025

    Colo. Court Affirms Stalking Conviction In 'True Threat' Case

    The Colorado Court of Appeals on Thursday declined to overturn the stalking and harassment convictions of a man who claimed his threatening emails to a police officer were protected First Amendment speech.

Expert Analysis

  • Protecting Brand Identity In An AI-Driven Marketplace

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    A lawsuit recently filed in New York federal court marks a critical moment in the intersection of artificial intelligence and trademark law, underscoring the importance of — and challenges surrounding — IP owners' ability to protect their brands as AI-generated content continues to grow, says Wendy Heilbut at Heilbut LLC.

  • Series

    Birding Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Observing and documenting birds in their natural habitats fosters patience, sharpens observational skills and provides moments of pure wonder — qualities that foster personal growth and enrich my legal career, says Allison Raley at Arnall Golden.

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    Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Leadership To BigLaw

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    The move from government service to private practice can feel like changing one’s identity, but as someone who has left the U.S. Department of Justice twice, I’ve learned that a successful transition requires patience, effort and the realization that the rewards of practicing law don’t come from one particular position, says Richard Donoghue at Pillsbury.

  • Will Trump Order On Transgender Women In Sports Survive?

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    Attorneys at Venable consider whether President Donald Trump's executive order banning transgender women from women's sports will survive legal challenges, and if it does, how federal agencies will enforce it.

  • Law Firm Executive Orders Create A Legal Ethics Minefield

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    Recent executive orders targeting BigLaw firms create ethical dilemmas — and raise the specter of civil or criminal liability — for the government attorneys tasked with implementing them and for the law firms that choose to make agreements with the administration, say attorneys at Buchalter.

  • Firms Must Embrace Alternative Billing Models Or Fall Behind

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    As artificial intelligence tools eliminate inefficiencies and the Big Four accounting firms enter the legal market, law firms that pivot from the entrenched billable hour model to outcomes-based pricing will see a distinct competitive advantage, says attorney William Brewer.

  • How Attorneys Can Master The Art Of On-Camera Presence

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    As attorneys are increasingly presented with on-camera opportunities, they can adapt their traditional legal skills for video contexts — such as virtual client meetings, marketing content or media interviews — by understanding the medium and making intentional adjustments, says Kerry Barrett.

  • Justices' TikTok Ruling Sets Stage For 1st Amendment Battle

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's landmark ruling upholding a law requiring TikTok's sale sets the stage for an inevitable clash between free speech and government interests and signals that future cases will turn on whether a regulation poses a substantial burden on speech, say attorneys at Dykema.

  • Series

    Baseball Fantasy Camp Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    With six baseball fantasy experiences under my belt, I've learned time and again that I didn't make the wrong career choice, but I've also learned that baseball lessons are life lessons, and I'm a better lawyer for my time at St. Louis Cardinals fantasy camp, says Scott Felder at Wiley.

  • 2 Recent Federal Decisions Affecting State CIPA Cases

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    Two recent cases may help stem the tide of the ever-increasing number of California Invasion of Privacy Act complaints filed in federal court, but won't prevent plaintiffs from filing in state courts, so companies need to shift their focus from Article III standing to statutory standing, says Matthew Pearson at Womble Bond.

  • Series

    Adapting To Private Practice: From Fed. Prosecutor To BigLaw

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    Making the jump from government to private practice is no small feat, but, based on my experience transitioning to a business-driven environment after 15 years as an assistant U.S. attorney, it can be incredibly rewarding and help you become a more versatile lawyer, says Michael Beckwith at Dickinson Wright.

  • Firms Still Have Lateral Market Advantage, But Risks Persist

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    Partner and associate mobility data from the fourth quarter of 2024 shows that we’re in a new, stable era of lateral hiring where firms have the edge, but leaders should proceed cautiously, looking beyond expected revenue and compensation analyses for potential risks, say Julie Henson and Greg Hamman at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.

  • The New Playbook For Managing Athlete-Controlled IP

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    Comparing Luka Dončić's and Lebron James' approaches to establishing and managing their brands highlights a shift toward athlete-controlled IP and some lessons on how players and teams can collaborate to capitalize on athletes' star power, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • Opinion

    We Must Allow Judges To Use Their Independent Judgment

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    As two recent cases show, the ability of judges to access their independent judgment crucially enables courts to exercise the discretion needed to reach the right outcome based on the unique facts within the law, says John Siffert at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.

  • Series

    Performing Stand-Up Comedy Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Whether I’m delivering a punchline on stage or a closing argument in court, balancing stand-up comedy performances and my legal career has demonstrated that the keys to success in both endeavors include reading the room, landing the right timing and making an impact, says attorney Rebecca Palmer.

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