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  • April 15, 2025

    Zuckerberg Calls Buying Rival, Building Co. Two Sides Of 1 Coin

    Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg tried Tuesday to distance himself from internal documents describing Instagram and WhatsApp as competitive threats, pushing back on Federal Trade Commission monopolization claims by arguing in D.C. federal court that the owner of Facebook was always focused on improvements to itself and the acquisitions.

  • April 15, 2025

    Judge Ends 'China Initiative' Prosecution Of Ex-Ga. Tech Prof

    A federal judge has dismissed the last remaining criminal charges against a former Georgia Tech professor who was indicted more than four years ago over allegations he was helping Chinese tech workers come to the U.S. under the guise of being university-affiliated researchers.

  • April 15, 2025

    Japan Orders Google To Stop Android Licensing Practice

    Japan's competition enforcer became the latest global authority to take on Google's Android licensing practices Tuesday, ordering the search giant to stop requiring phone manufacturers and mobile carriers to preinstall its apps on their devices.

  • April 15, 2025

    SpaceX Blasts GE Healthcare Effort To 'Slow Roll' Spectrum

    GE Healthcare Technologies has asked the Federal Communications Commission to hold off on issuing authorizations for space launch operations in a certain slice of spectrum used by the healthcare industry, and SpaceX is steaming mad about it.

  • April 15, 2025

    Avoid 'Prescriptive' Pole Upgrade Rules, Telecoms Say

    An industry group warned the Federal Communications Commission that it would be a bad idea to impose broad new rules to expedite broadband upgrades to utility poles at a time when the FCC is looking to cut the number of telecom regulations.

  • April 15, 2025

    Carriers Seek High Court Clarity On Universal Service

    The trade group for regional and rural wireless service providers warned members Tuesday that they can't count on federal support for telecom deployment following last month's U.S. Supreme Court arguments over the federal government's program for subsidizing build-outs in high-cost and underserved areas.

  • April 15, 2025

    How An Apple Exec's Attys Turned A Bribe Charge Into 'Vapor'

    When jurors ruled this month that an Apple executive's promise to donate iPads to the local sheriff's department was not a bribe, it appeared to vindicate a defense strategy of calling no witnesses and painting the case as fundamentally flawed.

  • April 15, 2025

    Submarine Cable Rules Need To Follow NIST, Feds Told

    Companies that use undersea cables should have flexibility in how they develop their individual cybersecurity plans — as long as those plans comply with the framework laid out by the government's National Institute of Standards and Technology, a trade group is telling the Federal Communications Commission.

  • April 15, 2025

    Insurer Denies Coverage For Short Seller Cohodes' Libel Case

    Short seller Marc Cohodes, who was accused by a financial advisory firm of causing $5 million in reputational damage via libelous posts on X, cannot have coverage for the litigation, an insurer told a Montana federal court, noting that his homeowners policy excluded intentional wrongdoing.

  • April 15, 2025

    Telecom Infrastructure Biz Hits Ch. 11 With Up To $50M Debt

    Excell Communications Inc., a telecommunications infrastructure developer, and two affiliates filed for bankruptcy in New York with $45.5 million in unsecured debt after losing a key business relationship.

  • April 15, 2025

    Judge Upholds Jury Verdict Against Project Veritas

    A D.C. federal judge upheld a $120,000 jury verdict against Project Veritas for its sting operation on the liberal consulting firm Democracy Partners, ruling that the conservative activist group's activities are not protected by heightened First Amendment standards because the case involved non-expressive conduct, not speech content.

  • April 14, 2025

    Ransomware Payouts, Forensic Costs Falling, Law Firm Says

    The measures that companies are putting in place to guard against ransomware attacks are starting to pay off, with the amount that's being doled out to contain the impact of these incidents and the cost of forensic investigations dropping last year, according to a new BakerHostetler report.

  • April 14, 2025

    SEC Won't Revisit WhatsApp Settlements With 16 Firms

    A divided U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission refused Monday to redo settlements it inked with 16 financial firms over their failure to keep records of so-called off-channel communications, finding the "settlor's remorse" the firms are suffering because others received better terms is not reason enough to modify their deals.

  • April 14, 2025

    PAC Treasurer Avoids Prison For $26.4M Fundraising Fraud

    A Manhattan federal judge on Monday sentenced the former treasurer of multiple political action committees to 30 months of home detention for a scheme that raised about $26.4 million from small-dollar donors for supporting veterans and other causes, but that saw little of that money go to intended recipients.

  • April 14, 2025

    Linking Friends No Longer Meta's Focus, Zuckerberg Says

    Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified Monday that the social media giant is no longer solely focused on connecting friends and family, arguing on the first day of the Federal Trade Commission's monopolization trial that the company has broader focus and faces more competition than the FTC claims.

  • April 14, 2025

    Apple Wants Renewed Cloud Storage Monopoly Suit Tossed

    Apple has urged a California federal court to toss the latest version of a proposed class action alleging it gives its iCloud service an advantage over third-party cloud storage providers, saying it limits certain remote-backup features for security and privacy.

  • April 14, 2025

    Verizon Says Unlocking Rules Are Boon To Crime Rings

    Verizon is asking the Federal Communications Commission to allow carriers to wait longer before unlocking customers' devices, telling the agency that device locking is one of the only effective tools for combating phone trafficking crime rings.

  • April 14, 2025

    FCC Inundated With Ideas On Where To Cut Regulatory Fat

    From prison phone service providers to trade groups, everybody has something to say about what rules and requirements the Federal Communications Commission should be cutting as part of President Donald Trump's directive to shed as many regulations as possible.

  • April 14, 2025

    Industry Seeks Tougher Laws To Fight Cable Theft, Vandalism

    State and local officials should enact more effective laws to fight the growing theft and vandalism of cable infrastructure, according to a new industry report.

  • April 14, 2025

    FCC Could Nix Engineer Certification Reg, Cable Biz Says

    A cable industry lobbying group said Monday the Federal Communications Commission could soon withdraw a little-known but contentious rule requiring professional engineers to certify providers' broadband mapping data.

  • April 11, 2025

    Microsoft, OpenAI Want Out Of Musk's For-Profit Challenge

    OpenAI and Microsoft are ready to be done with a lawsuit brought by Elon Musk accusing them of swindling the billionaire by turning OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, into a private entity after he and others invested in the artificial intelligence venture.

  • April 11, 2025

    Ireland Probes X's Use Of Public Posts To Train AI Tool Grok

    Ireland's data protection authority said Friday that it is forging ahead with an investigation into whether efforts by the Elon Musk-owned social media platform X to train its artificial intelligence model Grok on personal data lifted from public posts complied with the European Union's data protection rules.

  • April 11, 2025

    T-Mobile Prevails In Wireless Patent Trial In EDTX

    T-Mobile on Friday persuaded jurors in the Eastern District of Texas to reject an infringement case from a patent licensing company that had landed a nine-figure verdict against a different telecom company in another patent case that later settled amid a retrial.

  • April 11, 2025

    Dish Says Worker Signed Release Barring NDA Class Action

    The Dish Network told a Colorado state judge that a former employee can't bring a class action alleging that its separation agreements contain illegal nondisclosure provisions because she released any claims against the company when she signed the separation deal and collected severance.

  • April 11, 2025

    EchoStar Wants FCC To Cut Satellite Cos.' Political File Reg

    Dish Network parent company EchoStar Corp.'s wishlist to curb Federal Communications Commission regulations includes a proposal to drop a requirement that satellite providers keep tabs on paid political ads.

Expert Analysis

  • Finding Coverage For Online Retail Privacy Class Actions

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    Following recent court rulings interpreting state invasion of privacy and electronic surveillance statutes triggering a surge in the filing of privacy class actions against online retailers, companies should examine their various insurance policies, including E&O and D&O, for defense coverage of these claims, says Alison Gaske at Gilbert LLP.

  • The State Law Landscape After Justices' Social Media Ruling

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    Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent NetChoice ruling on social media platforms’ First Amendment rights, it’s still unclear if state content moderation laws are constitutional, leaving online operators to face a patchwork of regulation, and the potential for the issue to return to the high court, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

  • Why Attorneys Should Consider Community Leadership Roles

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    Volunteering and nonprofit board service are complementary to, but distinct from, traditional pro bono work, and taking on these community leadership roles can produce dividends for lawyers, their firms and the nonprofit causes they support, says Katie Beacham at Kilpatrick.

  • 'Pig Butchering': The Scam That Exploits Crypto Confusion

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    Certain red flags can tip off banks to possible "pig-butchering," and with the scam's increasing popularity, financial institutions need to take action to monitor entry points into the crypto space, detect suspicious activity and provide a necessary backstop to protect customers, say Brandon Essig and Mary Parrish McCracken at Lightfoot Franklin.

  • Opinion

    Agencies Should Reward Corporate Cyber Victim Cooperation

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    The increased regulatory scrutiny on corporate victims of cyberattacks — exemplified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's case against SolarWinds — should be replaced with a new model that provides adequate incentives for companies to come forward proactively and collaborate with law enforcement, say attorneys at McDermott.

  • Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World

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    After the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision overturning Chevron deference, law firms will need to integrate litigation, lobbying and communications functions to keep up with the ramifications of the ruling and provide adequate counsel quickly, says Neil Hare at Dentons.

  • 5 Tips To Succeed In A Master Of Laws Program And Beyond

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    As lawyers and recent law school graduates begin their Master of Laws coursework across the country, they should keep a few pointers in mind to get the most out of their programs and kick-start successful careers in their practice areas, says Kelley Miller at Reed Smith.

  • Series

    Being An Opera Singer Made Me A Better Lawyer

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    My journey from the stage to the courtroom has shown that the skills I honed as an opera singer – punctuality, memorization, creativity and more – have all played a vital role in my success as an attorney, says Gerard D'Emilio at GableGotwals.

  • How Law Firms Can Avoid 'Collaboration Drag'

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    Law firm decision making can be stifled by “collaboration drag” — characterized by too many pointless meetings, too much peer feedback and too little dissent — but a few strategies can help stakeholders improve decision-making processes and build consensus, says Steve Groom at Miles Mediation.

  • Election Outlook: A Precedent Primer On Content Moderation

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    With the 2024 election season now in full swing, online platforms will face difficult and politically sensitive decisions about content moderation, but U.S. Supreme Court decisions from last term offer much-needed certainty about their rights, say Jonathan Blavin and Helen White at Munger Tolles.

  • Opinion

    Litigation Funding Disclosure Key To Open, Impartial Process

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    Blanket investor and funding agreement disclosures should be required in all civil cases where the investor has a financial interest in the outcome in order to address issues ranging from potential conflicts of interest to national security concerns, says Bob Goodlatte, former U.S. House Representative for Virginia.

  • What NFL Draft Picks Have In Common With Lateral Law Hires

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    Nearly half of law firm lateral hires leave within a few years — a failure rate that is strikingly similar to the performance of NFL quarterbacks drafted in the first round — in part because evaluators focus too heavily on quantifiable metrics and not enough on a prospect's character traits, says Howard Rosenberg at Baretz+Brunelle.

  • Replacing The Stigma Of Menopause With Law Firm Support

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    A large proportion of the workforce is forced to pull the brakes on their career aspirations because of the taboo surrounding menopause and a lack of consistent support, but law firms can initiate the cultural shift needed by formulating thoughtful workplace policies, says Barbara Hamilton-Bruce at Simmons & Simmons.

  • Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: August Lessons

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    In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy considers certification cases touching on classwide evidence of injury from debt collection practices, defining coupon settlements under the Class Action Fairness Act, proper approaches for evaluating attorney fee awards in class action settlements, and more.

  • Planning Law Firm Content Calendars: What, When, Where

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    During the slower month of August, law firms should begin working on their 2025 content calendars, planning out a content creation and distribution framework that aligns with the firm’s objectives and maintains audience engagement throughout the year, says Jessica Kaplan at Legally Penned.

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