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July 15, 2025
FCC Hunts For Customer Info On Cellcom Network Outage
Regional wireless service provider Cellcom's mid-May network outage has prompted a public inquiry by federal regulators who want to know how customers handled their inability to make or receive texts and calls.
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July 15, 2025
9th Circ. Won't Revive SAG-AFTRA Vax Mandate Challenge
The Ninth Circuit declined Tuesday to reinstate a suit claiming SAG-AFTRA shirked its duties to union members by greenlighting a COVID-19 vaccine mandate to get actors back to work during the pandemic, ruling their claims are either untimely or preempted by federal labor law.
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July 15, 2025
NC Brewery Accused Of 'Secret' Talks Amid Partnership Rift
A live music operator accused a brewery during a hearing Tuesday of conducting secret negotiations with competitors and frustrating discovery efforts in a lawsuit over their failed partnership to form an entertainment venue in downtown Asheville, North Carolina.
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July 15, 2025
Harrah's Accused Of Firing Supervisor Over Health Issues
A housekeeping supervisor said Harrah's Resort Atlantic City used flimsy reasoning to fire her after she sought time off for multiple health problems in a complaint filed in New Jersey federal court.
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July 15, 2025
Voxer Sues Google And Amazon Over Streaming Patents
Virtual walkie-talkie maker Voxer has sued Google and Amazon in Delaware federal court, claiming they infringed the same network reception patents resulting in a $206 million trial win in a separate case against Meta in 2022 that was later vacated after a settlement.
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July 15, 2025
Cricket Directors Urge Colo. Justices To Flip Jurisdiction Ruling
Some out-of-state directors for the U.S. governing body for the sport of cricket asked the Colorado Supreme Court on Monday to reverse a state court ruling keeping alive a suit claiming they had rigged board elections, saying the lower court does not have personal jurisdiction over them.
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July 15, 2025
Take New Spectrum Auction Powers Out For Spin, Feds Told
Telecom regulators need to act quickly to open a critical portion of midband airwaves to wireless companies while ensuring safeguards to block any interference with aircraft safety equipment using a nearby band, a mobile services group said this week.
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July 15, 2025
Roku Attacks Mich. AG's Standing In Child Data Privacy Suit
Michigan's attorney general lacks the authority to assert privacy claims on behalf of millions of Great Lakes State residents, Roku Inc. said Monday in a bid to narrow a lawsuit accusing the streaming platform of illegally collecting and sharing children's data.
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July 15, 2025
5th Circ. Says Media Matters Can Challenge X Suit Venue
The Fifth Circuit gave left-leaning watchdog Media Matters for America another shot at transferring a business disparagement lawsuit launched by X Corp. to California, saying Tuesday the Texas federal judge overseeing the case didn't do an adequate venue analysis.
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July 15, 2025
Anthropic Seeks 9th Circ. Fair Use Appeal Over Piracy Claims
Anthropic PBC asked a California federal judge Tuesday to let the Ninth Circuit review his decision that making fair use of copyrighted books to train artificial intelligence technology did not absolve the company of potential liability for alleged piracy.
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July 15, 2025
Booz Allen Urges DC Circ. To Affirm IRS Leak Sentence
Government contractor Booz Allen Hamilton urged the D.C. Circuit to uphold the five-year prison sentence of its former employee for leaking tax returns while on a job at the IRS, saying the crime has hurt the company's reputation and subjected it to "baseless lawsuits."
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July 15, 2025
50 Cent Can't Stop Release Of Horror Film, Calif. Judge Rules
50 Cent cannot block the release of Hollywood producer Ryan Kavanaugh's horror film that allegedly uses his name and likeness without a final contract in place, after a California federal judge decided there was evidence suggesting the rapper assented to the parties' agreed-upon terms to do so.
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July 15, 2025
Producer Wants Out Of Suit Over Karol G's Hit 'Gatúbela'
A producer of Colombian singer Karol G's reggaeton hit "Gatúbela" has asked to be let out of a copyright suit from two producers who claim the song's beat was stolen from their song, saying he was improperly lumped in with the other creators of the track without any specificity as to his allegedly infringing activity.
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July 15, 2025
Judge Won't Block Strike On Calif. Native American Casino
A California federal judge won't intervene in a strike at a Native American casino until the casino and a union have fleshed out their arguments over whether the work stoppage is legal, saying the casino's request for a restraining order left several key questions unanswered.
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July 15, 2025
Jeanine Pirro's $11M Net Worth Revealed In Disclosure
Former judge and Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, nominee for U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, has a net worth of over $11 million, according to a financial disclosure obtained by Law360 on Monday.
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July 15, 2025
TikTok, Chinese Co. Dispute Ownership Of Video Editing Tech
TikTok and a Chinese company that accuses it of stealing trade secrets for a video-editing tool and infringing copyrights related to the tool have filed opposing motions for summary judgment, with the social media giant arguing that the plaintiff has not established ownership of the technology in question.
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July 15, 2025
Small Carriers Caught Off Guard By Demand-Free T-Mobile OK
Rural wireless carriers appeared stunned by the feds' recent decision to let T-Mobile absorb most of UScellular without setting new requirements meant to protect their service areas, but they aren't the only ones dismayed by the turn of events.
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July 14, 2025
FCC Greenlights Bell Canada's $3.65B Ziply Fiber Deal
The Federal Communications Commission on Monday granted its approval to Canadian communications company BCE Inc.'s planned acquisition of U.S. internet provider Ziply Fiber for about CA$5 billion ($3.65 billion).
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July 14, 2025
Artists' Expert Can't View Some Material In Stability AI Row
A California federal magistrate judge on Monday blocked artists' expert from accessing the confidential information and source code of Stability AI and other artificial intelligence platforms in copyright infringement litigation, ruling that the expert's work makes him a "functional competitor" of the companies.
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July 14, 2025
Top Data Privacy & AI Developments Of 2025: Midyear Report
The rise and rapid fall of a federal proposal to ban states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade and an uptick in activity from data privacy enforcers in states across the country dominated headlines in the first half of 2025, and attorneys are expecting these areas to continue to grab attention in the coming months.
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July 14, 2025
Sirius XM Can't Escape WCPA Suit Over Music Royalty Fees
A Washington federal judge allowed Sirius XM subscribers to proceed with their proposed class action alleging the company tricks them into paying a 21.4% per month "U.S. Music Royalty Fee" without describing the charges, ruling Monday they sufficiently allege a claim under the state's consumer protection statute.
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July 14, 2025
NBA Deal Investor Suit Doesn't Hold Up, Warner Bros. Says
Warner Bros. Discovery has asked a New York federal judge to throw out investors' proposed class action over its failed negotiations for a new media rights agreement with the NBA, arguing that the investors haven't pointed to any evidence showing that Warner Bros. intended to mislead them about the deal.
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July 14, 2025
'It Is The Same Photo': 9th Circ. Questions Von D's Tattoo Win
A Ninth Circuit panel grappled Monday with tattoo artist Kat Von D's jury win over a photographer who claimed she infringed his copyrighted photo of Miles Davis with a tattoo she inked, with one judge noting the panel disagrees with the jury's finding the two works aren't substantially similar.
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July 14, 2025
Mich. Tribe Says Sovereign Immunity Bars Data Breach Claims
A Michigan tribe is backing its stance in federal court to dismiss a proposed class action by a group of casino employees, arguing the workers are looking to usurp recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent in a way to all but eliminate tribal sovereignty.
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July 14, 2025
Judge Stops Artist's Fight Against Music Co. After Deal
A Texas federal judge has closed a dispute between a Houston hip-hop artist and his longtime business partner over the management of his music production company's funds, following the two agreeing to end the case.
Expert Analysis
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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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Series
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.
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What Banks Must Do To Attract Gen Z Customers
The young adults of Generation Z bank differently, so financial institutions must engage appropriately if they wish to attract this key population, including by leveraging savvy marketing, well-designed online interfaces and top-notch customer service, says Madeline Thieschafer at Fredrikson & Byron.