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July 23, 2025
Senate Confirms Roth To Lead Federal Spectrum Agency
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Arielle Roth as the next chief of the U.S. Department of Commerce agency that manages federal use of the airwaves.
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July 22, 2025
Chime Facing Class Suit In Wash. Over 'Refer-A-Friend' Texts
Online banking company Chime has been breaking a Washington state ban on unsolicited texts by encouraging customers to send "refer a friend" messages in order to expand its reach, according to a new proposed class action.
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July 22, 2025
Investor Sanctioned For Ignoring Telecom Arbitration Award
A New York federal judge has sanctioned an investor in telecommunications infrastructure firm Continental Towers LATAM Holdings Ltd. for ignoring an arbitral award issued in a bitter, yearslong dispute over control of the company, saying he hasn't done enough to vacate offending judgments in the British Virgin Islands.
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July 22, 2025
Fubo Streamers Get Own Attys In Disney Suit
DiCello Levitt and Lite DePalma have won out over Bathaee Dunne in a battle to represent FuboTV subscribers suing Disney over ESPN streaming rates, with a judge saying he had "grave doubts" that Yavar Bathaee could adequately represent the plaintiffs after Bathaee undercut their case in a status conference.
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July 22, 2025
Phone Co.'s Stockholder Disputes Not Covered, Insurers Say
A former smartphone developer's insurers told a New York federal court they owe no coverage for a suit seeking access to the company's books and records and a stockholder derivative action accusing the CEO of misusing company funds while the board of directors failed to provide oversight.
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July 22, 2025
WTO Finds China's Anti-Suit Injunctions Violate TRIPS
China's use of anti-suit injunctions in patent litigation violates an international intellectual property agreement, according to arbitrators at the World Trade Organization.
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July 22, 2025
Amazon Pushes Back On FTC's Trial Time Extension Bid
Amazon has urged a Washington federal court to reject the Federal Trade Commission's bid to extend the agency's trial time in a lawsuit over automatically recurring Prime subscriptions, calling the proposal both unfair and baseless.
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July 22, 2025
IP Notebook: Cox Piracy Appeal, Ugliest House, Keyword Feud
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to review Cox Communications Inc.'s appeal regarding the liability of internet service providers for their customers' music piracy has prompted defendants to request stays in separate intellectual property litigation until the question is resolved, but plaintiffs say that's no reason for delays.
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July 22, 2025
Gogo Worries 900 MHz Redo Could Disrupt In-Flight Receivers
In-flight communications provider Gogo told the Federal Communications Commission that a plan advanced early this year to rework two bands of 900 megahertz airwaves could disrupt its air-to-ground receivers that use an adjacent band.
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July 22, 2025
Charter Shareholder Drops Suit Over $37.9B Cox Deal
A Charter Communications Inc. shareholder has withdrawn from Connecticut state court an 11-day-old lawsuit that sought to block a July 31 vote on the company's proposed $37.9 billion acquisition of Cox Communications Inc.
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July 22, 2025
FCC Urged To Exempt Private Networks In Foreign Owner Rule
Private networks that offer public safety and industrial communications shouldn't be required to fill out new paperwork saying they aren't under the thumb of foreign adversaries, a nonprofit group told the Federal Communications Commission.
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July 22, 2025
AST Plan Called Threat To Amateur Satellite Signals
A nonprofit amateur satellite organization is fighting an application from AST SpaceMobile to launch hundreds of satellites for space-based cellular service, saying the company's proposal to use the 430-440 megahertz frequencies for telemetry and command could cause interference with amateur satellites active in the band.
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July 22, 2025
NY To Make Prison Phone Calls Free, Saving Families Millions
Phone calls for inmates in New York state prisons will soon be free of charge, officials announced Tuesday — a policy shift advocates say will save more than $13 million annually for families of incarcerated people and strengthen ties that are crucial to rehabilitation and public safety.
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July 21, 2025
The Biggest Telecom Developments Of 2025: Midyear Report
It's been a headline-grabbing year in communications law so far, with the U.S. Supreme Court handing down a major win for federal programs that help pay for broadband deployment and a new Republican chief at the nation's telecom agency ushering in a rule-slashing agenda.
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July 21, 2025
Sinclair Stations Clear Up FCC's Kid TV Enforcement
Sinclair Broadcast Group stations that aired Hot Wheels commercials during a children's Hot Wheels program in violation of Federal Communications Commission rules are settling with the agency after their owner inked a deal allowing the parent company to avoid a $2.6 million fine.
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July 21, 2025
FCC Waives Rules To Use Radar Digging In Construction
Rod Radar has convinced the Federal Communications Commission to grant it a waiver that would allow it to hook ground-penetrating radar to excavator buckets to help avoid underground infrastructure like utility lines.
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July 21, 2025
Software Co.'s Ex-CEO Claims Fraud 'Infects' $9M Award
The founder and former chairman of a software investment company has asked a New York federal judge to set aside an order enforcing a $9 million arbitral award against him, claiming a Pakistani court ruled the company engaged in a fraudulent scheme that infected the entire arbitration.
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July 21, 2025
Copyright And TM Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court will evaluate contributory liability in a $1 billion copyright case involving internet service providers, and the Federal Circuit will assess the latest attempted trademark registration testing the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's comfort with profanity. Here are the copyright and trademark cases to watch for the rest of the year.
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July 21, 2025
Not Enough Similarities To Apply DOJ Ad Tech Win: Google
Google urged a New York federal judge not to let website publishers, advertisers and others lock the company into the Justice Department's win in a separate Virginia federal court monopolization lawsuit over its advertising placement technology business, arguing the cases have key differences in facts and circuit standards.
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July 21, 2025
Guinea Tells DC Circ. $22M Award Can't Be Enforced
The Republic of Guinea has urged the D.C. Circuit not to revive a consulting company's bid to enforce a $22 million arbitration award, saying a lower court correctly found that it was unclear whether the country agreed to arbitrate the dispute in the first place.
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July 21, 2025
Huawei Chips Block Some TVs' NextGen Signals, FCC Told
Pearl TV is calling on SiliconDust to remove Huawei-made components from its products, which rebroadcast TV signals from viewer antennas over home networks, saying the chips in its HDHomeRun Flex devices are unable to broadcast certain Next Generation TV programming.
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July 21, 2025
Ky. AG Sues Temu For 'Stealing' User Data
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has brought a lawsuit in state court against Chinese bargain-shopping app Temu, accusing it of illegally "stealing" customer data without their knowledge and allowing the Chinese Communist Party to access the information.
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July 21, 2025
DC Circ. Strikes Down Gag Order On X Corp. Subpoenas
A D.C. Circuit panel has struck down a lower court's sweeping order blocking X Corp. from informing users about government data requests, with the appeals court finding the district court failed to identify specific harm that would come from keeping users in the loop.
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July 21, 2025
States, Territories Get The OK For $42B In Broadband Grants
The U.S. Department of Commerce said Monday that all 56 states and territories taking part in a $42.5 billion expansion of U.S. broadband service can now begin picking contractors to get the work done on the ground.
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July 21, 2025
4th Circ. Reverses Portion Of Railroads' Broadband Suit
The Fourth Circuit has ruled that the Association of American Railroads has standing to challenge a Virginia state law requiring railroads to allow for broadband crossings, reversing a trial court decision and dealing another blow to a law that the Virginia Supreme Court already gutted on state constitutional grounds in May.
Expert Analysis
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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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Mentorship Resolutions For The New Year
Attorneys tend to focus on personal achievements or career milestones when they set yearly goals, but one important area often gets overlooked in this process — mentoring relationships, which are some of the most effective tools for professional growth, say Kelly Galligan at Rutan & Tucker and Andra Greene at Phillips ADR.
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Series
Coaching Little League Makes Me A Better Lawyer
While coaching poorly played Little League Baseball early in the morning doesn't sound like a good time, I love it — and the experience has taught me valuable lessons about imperfection, compassion and acceptance that have helped me grow as a person and as a lawyer, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.
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5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2025
Lawyers and their clients must be prepared to navigate an evolving litigation funding market in 2025, made more complicated by a new administration and the increasing overall cost of litigation, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.
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Managing Litigation Side-Switching During 2nd Trump Admin
Now that the new presidential administration is in place, the government will likely switch positions in a number of pending cases, and stakeholders should employ strategies to protect their interests, say attorneys at Covington.
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3 Noteworthy Effects Of The 2025 NDAA
The 2025 defense budget includes further restrictions on semiconductor sales to Huawei, requiring companies to rethink customer-base oversight, but other provisions are likely to broaden procurement contract opportunities, say attorneys at Miles & Stockbridge.
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Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win
Attorneys have a tendency to overestimate litigation risk before summary judgment and underestimate risk after it, but an eight-stage litigation framework can clarify risk at different points and help litigators reassess what true success looks like in any particular case, says Joshua Libling at Arcadia Finance.
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How DOGE's Bite Can Live Up To Its Bark
All signs suggest that the Department of Government Efficiency will be an important part of the new Trump administration, with ample tools at its disposal to effectuate change, particularly with an attentive Republican-controlled Congress, say attorneys at K&L Gates.
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5 Notable Information Security Events In 2024
B. Stephanie Siegmann at Hinckley Allen discusses 2024's largest and most destructive data breaches seen yet, ranging from ransomware disrupting U.S. healthcare systems on a massive scale, to tensions increasing between the U.S. and China over cyberespionage and the control of U.S. data.
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Series
Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My experience playing rugby, including a near-fatal accident, has influenced my legal practice on a professional, organizational and personal level by showing me the importance of maintaining empathy, fostering team empowerment and embracing the art of preparation, says James Gillenwater at Greenberg Traurig.
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Opinion
No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.
A recent study claimed that litigation funders have “fled” Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.
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5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond
In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.
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What To Expect From Federal Cybersecurity Policy In 2025
There are 12 cyber policy questions to keep an eye on as the new administration and Republican control of Congress present an opportunity to advance less regulatory approaches and revisit some choices from the prior administration, say attorneys at Wiley.
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4 Trade Secret Developments To Follow This Year
Significant developments in trade secret law are likely in 2025, and areas to watch include protection of AI-related innovations, the fate of the Federal Trade Commission's noncompete ban, and questions of the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act's extraterritorial reach, say attorneys at Faegre Drinker.
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Republican Trifecta Amplifies Risks For Cos. In 3 Key Areas
Expected coordination between a Republican Congress and presidential administration may expose companies to simultaneous criminal, civil and congressional investigations, particularly with regard to supply chain risks in certain industries, government contracting and cross-border investment, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.