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December 14, 2018
Atty Says Firm Stole Client Involved In 'Gears Of War' IP Suit
The Law Offices of Bruce J. Chasan sued Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP on Friday in Pennsylvania federal court, seeking $160,000 the firm claims Pierce Bainbridge owes for stealing its client, a wrestler suing Microsoft Studios Inc. and Epic Games Inc. for using his likeness without his consent in the "Gears of War" video game franchise.
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December 14, 2018
Tech Cos. Should Heed Same Privacy Rules As Attys: Sens.
A group of Democratic senators is taking the latest stab at enshrining consumer privacy protections at the federal level, proposing legislation that would establish a fiduciary duty for online companies to responsibly use and safeguard personal information, as privacy groups continue to push Congress not to displace stronger state laws with their legislative efforts.
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December 14, 2018
Airline May Face Sanctions For Withholding Docs In Site Fight
A Canadian budget airline should be punished with sanctions, including dismissal of its complaint, for failure to produce crucial documents in its cybersquatting suit against a web design company, a travel consultancy and their shared director, the defendants told an Illinois federal court on Thursday.
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December 14, 2018
Facebook Says Bug Exposed 6.8M Users' Private Photos
Facebook disclosed Friday that a software bug permitted as many as 1,500 apps to access private photos that more than 6.8 million users uploaded but didn't post to their timelines or authorize to be shared with third parties.
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December 14, 2018
Cable Cos. Continue Push For Conservative C-Band Clearing
The American Cable Association is urging the Federal Communications Commission to take a conservative approach in its plans to clear the C-band, saying that if not handled carefully, companies already using the band could be harmed.
Areas of Coverage
- LITIGATION
- Intellectual property disputes, including patent, piracy, and trade secrets suits
- Section 301 cases
- Antitrust suits
- Consumer litigation and class actions over technology issues
- Privacy disputes
- Fraud and compliance suits
- Employment-related suits, including immigration disputes and stock-option backdating
- Shareholder litigation
- Corporate governance disputes
- Bankruptcy proceedings
- AGENCIES
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Federal Communications Commission
- Federal Trade Commission
- U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division
- U.S. International Trade Commission
- White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Antitrust, consumer protection, and privacy controls
- Net neutrality issues
- Technology lobbying
- ENFORCEMENT
- Piracy investigations and enforcement
- Merger reviews
- TRANSACTIONS
- Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
- Project finance involving technology
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of technology practices
Readership
- Technology lawyers at top law firms
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Executives and attorneys in the tech industry
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals