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May 30, 2025
Calif. Fire Chiefs Favor Earth-Based GPS Backup Plan
A group of California fire chiefs told the Federal Communications Commission that a tech firm's proposal to deploy an Earth-based navigation and broadband network would be the best way to backstop the Global Positioning System.
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May 30, 2025
AT&T Unit Loses Dispute Over Calif. Property Tax Rates
AT&T unit Pacific Bell and other phone companies failed to prove that a California county's differing tax rates for locally assessed and state-assessed properties are unconstitutional, a state appeals court affirmed.
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May 30, 2025
Radar Co. Saves Trade Secret Claims In Suit Against Ex-Exec
A Washington federal judge has preserved a radar company's claims that a former executive stole confidential information as he left to start his own company, while dismissing other breach of contract claims against the executive and another former employee.
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May 30, 2025
Google Nears Class Deal In Privacy Suit Over Recording Users
Google and a 30 million-strong consumer class have told a California federal judge they've made "substantial progress" in reaching a potential settlement that would "fully and finally" resolve a years-old action alleging Google Assistant-enabled devices surreptitiously recorded conversations to fuel its advertisement business and train machine-learning models.
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May 30, 2025
DC Circ. Keeps Block On Texas AG's Media Matters Probe
A D.C. Circuit panel on Friday upheld an order barring the Texas attorney general from demanding internal records from Media Matters about the left-leaning media watchdog's reporting on the social media platform X.
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May 30, 2025
Off The Bench: NASCAR V. Crypto, Puig Doc, NCAA Eligibility
In this week's Off The Bench, NASCAR beats defamation claims from a cryptocurrency founder regarding the spurious value of the coin, former MLB star Yasiel Puig sues the media companies behind a series documenting his entanglements in a federal gambling probe, and a Seventh Circuit panel appears receptive to the NCAA's defense of its eligibility rules.
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May 30, 2025
Congressional Caucus Aims To Fix Rural Broadband Delays
Lawmakers are again pushing to fix broadband gaps around the country by forming a bipartisan congressional caucus focused on high-speed connectivity in rural areas, a move praised by telecom carriers.
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May 30, 2025
Robocall Biz Owner Faces Bar From Industry, $600K Fee Order
A Texas federal judge has barred a telecommunications businessman from working in the industry, and ordered him to pay just over $600,000 in contempt-related attorney fees to states across the country.
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May 30, 2025
UK Clears $3.1B SES-Intelsat Satellites Biz Merger Plan
The Competition and Markets Authority has given the green light to the proposed $3.1 billion takeover by SES SA, a communications satellite operator based in Luxembourg, of its local rival Intelsat Holdings Sàrl.
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May 29, 2025
ZoomInfo Wants Out Of Investors' Accounting Fraud Claims
Software company ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. urged a Washington federal judge to toss a proposed investor class action accusing it of making missteps in an effort to retain new pandemic-era customers, claiming the "fraud-by-hindsight" allegations are inactionable.
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May 29, 2025
FTC Seeks To Push Amazon Antitrust Trial To 2027
The Federal Trade Commission and Amazon on Wednesday fought over the agency's proposal to push back an antitrust trial into 2027 to account for the e-commerce giant's alleged efforts to obstruct discovery, with Amazon telling a Washington federal judge that it was the FTC that insisted on a burdensome discovery.
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May 29, 2025
China Unicom Will Stay On FCC 'Covered List'
The Federal Communications Commission has dashed China Unicom's hopes of being removed from the agency's so-called covered list, a list of companies whose telecommunications equipment the FCC says poses an unacceptable risk to national security.
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May 29, 2025
Colo. Court Says No Immunity For Telecom From Injury Suit
Colorado appellate judges on Thursday ruled that a telecommunications provider lacked authority over a sidewalk where a cyclist was injured and can't be shielded from liability by a recreational use law, reversing a trial court decision in favor of the company.
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May 29, 2025
Netflix's 'Broad' IP Claims Against Broadcom Face Skepticism
A California federal judge appeared open Thursday to tossing some claims in Netflix's lawsuit accusing Broadcom of ripping off five software patents, repeatedly questioning how Netflix's patents improve technology and calling certain terms "incredibly broad and undefined," while also observing that Netflix's willful infringement claim may amount to "good lawyering."
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May 29, 2025
Don't Kill 'Crucial' FCC Wi-Fi Subsidy, House Lawmakers Told
Dozens of groups urged lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday to preserve the Federal Communications Commission's off-campus wireless hot spot subsidy for schools and libraries after the U.S. Senate voted to gut the program created late in the Biden administration.
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May 29, 2025
Apple Says Google Ruling Boosts Appeal Of $300M Verdict
Apple has told the Federal Circuit that its en banc decision ordering a new damages trial in a separate suit against Google bolsters its own appeal of a $300 million verdict against the tech giant for infringing standard-essential 4G patents owned by Optis.
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May 29, 2025
Japan's NTT Docomo Launches Offer Valuing Bank At $5.1B
NTT Docomo, the mobile unit of Japanese telecom giant Nippon Telegraph & Telephone, on Thursday announced a tender offer to acquire shares of SBI Sumishin Net Bank Ltd., valuing the online bank at approximately 739 billion yen ($5.1 billion).
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May 29, 2025
Fiber Developer Tilson Hits Ch. 11 With Over $100M In Debt
Fiber network developer Tilson Technology Management Inc. and affiliates filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware bankruptcy court Thursday with $100 million to $500 million in debt, claiming a client's recent failure to pay the company for work it performed had left it starved of cash and new investment.
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May 28, 2025
16 States Sue Trump Admin Over Cuts To Science Grants
A coalition of 16 state attorneys general have sued the Trump administration in New York federal court on Wednesday to stop it from cutting millions of dollars in grant funds from the National Science Foundation for scientific research and programs aimed at enhancing diversity, equity and inclusion in STEM fields and environmental justice.
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May 28, 2025
EchoStar Says FCC Should Not Question Buildout Extension
Echostar Corp. says the FCC has created a "dark cloud of uncertainty" by opening the door to comments about whether the agency should have given the company an extension on its deadline for building a broadband service using spectrum it acquired for its open RAN network plan.
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May 28, 2025
Judge Says Nokia Might Have License In AT&T 5G Patent Case
A Texas federal magistrate judge has recommended that the Eastern District of Texas reject an Irish company's effort to defeat Nokia's argument that it couldn't have infringed a telecommunications patent because it has a license from the patent's former owner.
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May 28, 2025
FCC Urged To Reject Waiver For Alaska Plan Mapping
The Federal Communications Commission ought not lower its standards for telecoms hoping to receive federal dollars in order to bring high-speed internet to Alaska, according to a trade group, who is arguing the end result would simply be worse service for Alaskans.
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May 28, 2025
SG Backs Cox's High Court Bid In Music Copyright Battle
The U.S. solicitor general has pressed the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Fourth Circuit ruling affirming a contributory copyright infringement verdict against Cox Communications Inc., saying the circuit court's "sweeping view" of that kind of infringement can have downstream effects on internet access.
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May 28, 2025
Va. Ruling Undercuts Railroads' Broadband Suit, 4th Circ. Told
Virginia's attorney general is looking to turn a state court loss into a federal court win, telling the Fourth Circuit that a recent Virginia Supreme Court decision curbing a new law that eases access for broadband providers on railroad property actually diminishes a railroad industry association's standing.
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May 28, 2025
Justices Seek SG's Take On Falun Gong Case Against Cisco
The U.S. Supreme Court has asked the solicitor general to weigh in on an Alien Tort Statute suit revived by the Ninth Circuit and lodged by a class of Falun Gong practitioners alleging that Cisco Systems aided in the Chinese government's crackdown on the religious movement.
Expert Analysis
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What To Know About Latest Calif. Auto-Renewal Law Update
While businesses have about nine months to prepare before the recently passed amendment to California's automatic renewal law takes effect, it’s not too early to begin working on compliance efforts, including sign-up flow reviews, record retention updates and marketing language revisions, say Gonzalo Mon and Beth Chun at Kelley Drye.
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Taking Stock Of FCC's New Spectrum Rule For Drones
While an order recently adopted by the Federal Communications Commission is intended to provide drones with rapid access to a limited amount of spectrum in the 5030-5091 megahertz band, the commission envisions an incremental approach to full usage that will play out over the course of the coming months and years, say attorneys at Wiley.
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3 Coverage Tips As 2nd Circ. 'Swipes Left' On Tinder Claim
The Second Circuit's recent opinion in Match Group v. Beazley Underwriting, overturning Tinder's victory on its insurer's motion to dismiss a coverage action, reinforces three best practices policyholders purchasing claims-made coverage should adhere to in order to avoid late-notice defenses, say Lynda Bennett and Alexander Corson at Lowenstein Sandler.
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How Loper Bright Is Affecting Pending FCC Litigation
Pending challenges against Federal Communications Commission orders at the Sixth and Eleventh Circuits following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Loper Bright highlight that counsel must be familiar with the statutes, regulations and precedent relevant to the FCC to best navigate the rapidly changing compliance landscape, say attorneys at Davis Wright.
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Series
Round-Canopy Parachuting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Similar to the practice of law, jumping from an in-flight airplane with nothing but training and a few yards of parachute silk is a demanding and stressful endeavor, and the experience has bolstered my legal practice by enhancing my focus, teamwork skills and sense of perspective, says Thomas Salerno at Stinson.
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Dealmaker Lessons From CFIUS' New Enforcement Webpage
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States’ recently launched webpage, which details the actions — and inactions — that led to enforcement activity, provides important insights for dealmakers about filing requirements, mitigation commitments and the cost of noncompliance, say attorneys at Dechert.
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Why Now Is The Time For Law Firms To Hire Lateral Partners
Partner and associate mobility data from the second quarter of this year suggest that there's never been a better time in recent years for law firms to hire lateral candidates, particularly experienced partners — though this necessitates an understanding of potential red flags, say Julie Henson and Greg Hamman at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.
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Google And The Next Frontier Of Divestiture Antitrust Remedy
The possibility of a large-scale divestiture in the Google search case comes on the heels of recent requests of business breakups as remedies for anticompetitive conduct, and companies should prepare for the likelihood that courts may impose divestiture remedies in the event of a liability finding, say Lauren Weinstein and Nathaniel Rubin at MoloLamken.
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Considering Possible PR Risks Of Certain Legal Tactics
Disney and American Airlines recently abandoned certain litigation tactics in two lawsuits after fierce public backlash, illustrating why corporate counsel should consider the reputational implications of any legal strategy and partner with their communications teams to preempt public relations concerns, says Chris Gidez at G7 Reputation Advisory.
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It's No Longer Enough For Firms To Be Trusted Advisers
Amid fierce competition for business, the transactional “trusted adviser” paradigm from which most firms operate is no longer sufficient — they should instead aim to become trusted partners with their most valuable clients, says Stuart Maister at Strategic Narrative.
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Calif. Bill, NTIA Report Illustrate Open-Model AI Safety Debate
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s balanced recommendations for preventing misuse of open artificial intelligence models, contrasted with a more aggressive California bill, demonstrate an evolving regulatory debate about balancing democratic access to this powerful new technology against potential risks to the public, say Stuart Meyer and Fredrick Tsang at Fenwick.
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Patent Lessons From 4 Federal Circuit Reversals In July
The Federal Circuit’s July reversal of four cases, all of which were Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions, highlights lessons for patent practitioners regarding the scope of estoppel provisions, potential issues with obtaining certain substitute claims, and more, say Denise De Mory and Li Guo at Bunsow De Mory.
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Patent Owner Estoppel Questions In The Wake Of SoftView
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's seldom-litigated Rule 42.73(d)(3) on Patent Trial and Appeal Board estoppel was recently brought to the forefront in the Federal Circuit's SoftView v. Apple decision, highlighting uncertainties in this aspect of patent practice, say David Haars and Richard Crudo at Sterne Kessler.
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Opinion
A Fuzzy Label With Bite: FTC Must Define Surveillance Pricing
The Federal Trade Commission recently issued orders to eight companies — including Mastercard, McKinsey and Chase — seeking information on "surveillance pricing," but the order doesn't explain the term or make the distinction between legal and illegal practices, leaving any company that uses personalized pricing in the dark, says Chris Wlach at Huge.
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Nuclear Waste Storage Questions Justices May Soon Address
The petition for the U.S. Supreme Court to review U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission v. Texas stands out for a number of reasons — including a deepening circuit split regarding the NRC's nuclear waste storage authority under the Atomic Energy Act, and broader administrative law implications, say attorneys at MoloLamken.