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Telecommunications

  • April 02, 2025

    Dish Says No Grounds For Cell Tower Co. To Toss Jury Verdict

    Dish Wireless has urged the Colorado Court of Appeals to uphold a jury's verdict finding it didn't breach a cell tower lease deal by failing to pay millions in extra rent, arguing the cell tower company can't show its reading of the lease is the only reasonable one.

  • April 02, 2025

    Broadcasters Ask FCC To Lift National Ownership Cap

    Broadcasters asked the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday to lift the 39% federal cap on national market share, one of the industry's longest-sought changes to media ownership rules.

  • April 02, 2025

    Spanish Co. Says No Federal Jurisdiction In Finder's Fee Spat

    Spanish company Delclaux Partners SA on Wednesday urged the Eleventh Circuit to vacate its loss in a dispute with Texas-based satellite technology company AST & Science LLC, arguing the federal district court never had jurisdiction over the simple breach of contract dispute.

  • April 02, 2025

    Garmin Beats Fitness Tracker Patent Suit, For Now

    A Michigan federal judge has tossed, for now, a suit accusing Garmin International Inc. of infringing a CardiacSense Ltd. fitness tracker patent after finding the claims aren't eligible for patent protection, but the judge left room for an amended complaint to be filed.

  • April 02, 2025

    House Dems Seek FCC Answers On Media Probes

    A trio of leading House Democrats on the Energy and Commerce Committee are calling on the Federal Communications Commission's Republican chief to explain his pursuit of "political goals" through a bevy of news network investigations since taking office in January.

  • April 02, 2025

    Microsoft Ad Platform Allows Illegal Surveillance, Suit Says

    Microsoft has been targeted in a proposed class action that alleges it uses software and an advertising and analytics platform to illegally track sensitive private information and the browsing histories of hundreds of millions of people in violation of federal and California privacy laws.

  • April 02, 2025

    Walgreens Ignoring Requests To Stop Emails, Suit Says

    Walgreens floods customers' inboxes with "incessant spam" and ignores any attempt to unsubscribe from the retailer's mailing list, according to a proposed class action filed in Massachusetts state court.

  • April 02, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Partly Revives Website Patent Suit Against GoDaddy

    The Federal Circuit on Wednesday revived Express Mobile's claims that website hosting platform GoDaddy infringes a pair of patents covering ways to build a website, but refused to undo a finding that GoDaddy didn't infringe a trio of other patents.

  • April 01, 2025

    Ark. Law Limiting Kids' Social Media Use Struck Down

    Arkansas' law limiting minors' social media access is a "content-based restriction on speech" that violates platform users' First Amendment rights and is unconstitutionally vague, a federal judge ruled Monday, striking down the law that requires parental permission and age checks to access certain online platforms.

  • April 01, 2025

    FCC Urged To Raise Prison Phone Rate Caps Amid Legal Fight

    Prison phone company NCIC Correctional Services is not letting up on its bid to convince the Federal Communications Commission to reverse prison phone call rate caps put in place during the Biden administration, as evidenced by another recent meeting with agency officials.

  • April 01, 2025

    FCC Pulls Texas Station's License For Unpaid Fees

    A Texas radio station nestled right on the border with New Mexico just had its license yanked by the Federal Communications Commission after it failed to pay its regulatory fees for more than a decade, the agency has revealed.

  • April 01, 2025

    FCC Says Scammers Are Targeting Chinese Community

    Chinese-Americans have been receiving calls from bad actors attempting to line their own pockets by posing as insurance company employees and government officials in order to get personal information or cash payments, the FCC is warning.

  • April 01, 2025

    Plaintiff Can't Sue TransUnion After High Court Ruling

    An Illinois appellate panel affirmed the dismissal of a Fair Credit Reporting Act complaint filed by a man who was dismissed from federal class action litigation against TransUnion after a U.S. Supreme Court landmark decision, rejecting the plaintiff's argument that he pursued the claims in a timely manner.

  • April 01, 2025

    House Lawmakers Want Media Ownership Regs Relaxed

    More than 70 House lawmakers, mostly Republicans, are pressing the Federal Communications Commission to get started on an expected overhaul of local media ownership rules under FCC Chair Brendan Carr.

  • April 01, 2025

    Wireless Industry Asks FCC To Loosen NEPA Rules

    A major wireless trade association is urging the Federal Communications Commission to drop National Environmental Policy Act requirements on certain wireless infrastructure deployments, saying that the "burdensome" "red tape" is hindering future wireless expansion, rather than facilitating it.

  • April 01, 2025

    GAO Faults Army's Experience Assessment On $544M Deal

    The U.S. Government Accountability Office has sustained a protest over a $544.35 million U.S. Army communications support services deal, saying the Army did not assess the past performance of the contractor in line with its solicitation.

  • April 01, 2025

    Rep. Files Bill To Study LEO Broadband Funding In Appalachia

    A bill introduced by a U.S. House Republican would direct a new study on possibly providing federal aid in Appalachia for low Earth orbit satellite systems that can fill gaps in high-speed connectivity.

  • March 31, 2025

    Federal Worker Union Challenges Trump Order Gutting CBAs

    The National Treasury Employees Union sued on Monday to block portions of President Donald Trump's recent executive order ending collective bargaining at a number of federal agencies where its members work, saying the directive amounts to unlawful "political retribution" for the union's legal advocacy against Trump's agenda.

  • March 31, 2025

    Costa Rica Dodges Bankrupt Telecom Co.'s $25M Claim

    A bankrupt telecommunications company owner's $25 million arbitration against Costa Rica has been discontinued after the owner failed to show he could deposit and maintain a surety bond to secure the costs of the proceedings, according to the country's counsel.

  • March 31, 2025

    Wireless Cos. Warn Of Economic Losses In Call For Spectrum

    The wireless industry is ramping up calls for Capitol Hill to allow more midband licensed spectrum, pointing to a new report showing that failure to clear more airwaves could cost the U.S. more than $1.4 trillion in economic growth over a decade.

  • March 31, 2025

    Feds Seek $3M From Ex-Ill. Speaker, Who Wants New Trial

    Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan urged an Illinois federal judge to acquit him of bribery and wire fraud, or at least order a new trial, due to "numerous" jury instruction and evidentiary errors that confused and prejudiced the jury, on the same day prosecutors filed a motion for him to forfeit more than $3 million in the wake of his partial conviction.

  • March 31, 2025

    Low-Power TV Stations Seek Looser Rules For 5G Broadcast

    Low-power TV broadcasters have asked the Federal Communications Commission to let them voluntarily transmit 5G broadcast signals and, in turn, ease requirements to carry programming channels.

  • March 31, 2025

    DOJ Seeking Steep Costs To Make Challengers Think Twice

    The U.S. Department of Justice is quickly implementing President Donald Trump's plan to seek huge sums of money from litigants whose cases impede his agenda but ultimately prove unsuccessful, court records show.

  • March 31, 2025

    Ex-CardReady CEO Gets 7 Years For Aiding In $19M Scam

    A Manhattan federal judge hit a former credit card processing executive from California with a seven-year prison sentence Monday for scheming to saddle thousands of victims with payments that supported a $19 million Florida-based telemarketing fraud.

  • March 28, 2025

    Calif. Privacy Action Drives Home Need To Look Under Hood

    California's privacy agency targeted design features and contracting policies that apply to a wide range of companies in its inaugural enforcement strike under the state's data privacy law, signaling a broad regulatory approach that experts say promises to heat up as the agency continues to mature. 

Expert Analysis

  • 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.

  • 4 Steps To Address New Sanctions Time Bar Extension

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    Recent guidance from the Office of Foreign Assets Control clarifies details of the newly extended statute of limitations for civil and criminal enforcement of U.S. sanctions law, so compliance teams should implement key updates, including to lookback periods and recordkeeping policies, say attorneys at Freshfields.

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