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October 30, 2026
FCC To Look At Clearing Airwaves For Moving Earth Stations

The Federal Communications Commission will in November consider an order that would make it easier under agency rules to deploy earth stations in motion that are mounted on ships, planes, vehicles and drones.
October 30, 2026
Cyberattack Class Action Against Fox Rothschild Dropped

Three data breach victims have dismissed their proposed class action lawsuit against Fox Rothschild LLP after ransomware group Silent Ransom Group targeted the firm.
October 30, 2026
How A Cigar Box And An Expert On Lying Cost Meta $25B

Two lawyers who won $25 billion at a closely watched corporate deception trial against Meta said they followed three simple rules: Take extreme care with your jury questionnaire, devise your trial themes during discovery and don't be afraid of a lead witness who specializes in abstract theory.
October 30, 2026
3 Ways Burgeoning AI Use Can Trip Up Benefits Providers

As the use of artificial intelligence in the employee benefits space grows, experts warn that the companies need to be vigilant to guard against mishaps caused by the emerging technology. Here, Law360 looks at three areas where benefits attorneys say AI can cause legal headaches.
October 30, 2026
Meta Settles With Mental Harm Plaintiff On Eve Of LA Trial

Meta Platforms Inc. has reached a settlement during jury selection in the second Los Angeles bellwether trial over claims its Instagram platform harms the mental health of children, leaving Snap Inc. as the lone defendant facing trial, an attorney for Meta told a California state judge Friday morning.
October 29, 2026
Spoliation Silence Should End Price-Fixing Claims, Court Told

Broiler chicken producers defending sprawling price-fixing accusations in Illinois argue two Burford Capital units' intentional discovery misconduct that destroyed key bid-rigging evidence should bar the litigation funding units from pursuing claims in two food distributors' place.
October 29, 2026
Judge 'Put Off' By Atty Fee Bid In $59.5M Menstrual App Deal

A California federal judge said Thursday that he'll give final approval to a $59.5 million settlement resolving class claims over a menstrual tracking app sharing sensitive health data with Google, but he cut the $19 million attorney fee request by 5%, saying counsel is "taking money out of consumers' pockets."
October 29, 2026
'Food Fraud-Friendly' Judge Pans Suit Against Campbell's

A California federal judge who described himself as more "food fraud-friendly" than colleagues said Thursday that a Golden State resident didn't plausibly plead that The Campbell's Co. misleads consumers by labeling microplastic-emitting soup packaging as "microwavable," but gave her permission to file an amended complaint.
October 29, 2026
Meta Faces Senate Inquiry Over AI Glasses Privacy Risks

Two Democratic senators on Thursday launched an investigation into allegations that Meta Platforms' "smart" glasses capture sensitive images of users and bystanders without their consent and use the data to train the tech giant's artificial intelligence models.
October 29, 2026
NY Bars AI Chatbots From Using Emotional Tactics With Kids

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a law Wednesday that creates a regulatory framework restricting artificial intelligence chatbots' emotional interactions with minors, spurring swift pushback from business groups, which criticized the legislation for allegedly being unconstitutionally vague and overly broad.
October 29, 2026
Binance Says It's Not Liable For Alleged Crypto Laundering

Binance has asked a Florida federal judge to dismiss a consolidated suit accusing it of failing to prevent stolen funds from being moved through its platform, saying that even if it identified the suspicious transactions and reported them, that wouldn't have stopped criminals from stealing the crypto.
October 29, 2026
EMT Immunity Doesn't Cover Driving, Wash. Justices Say

Emergency medical technicians' qualified immunity from negligence claims in Washington does not extend to driving ambulances, a divided state Supreme Court held Thursday, ruling that the transportation of patients falls outside EMTs' statutory immunity for rendering emergency services.
October 29, 2026
Gov't Urges Court To Dismiss $50B Ligado Takings Case

The federal government has urged the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to dismiss Ligado's attempt to secure $50 billion over claims the Pentagon prevented the company from using valuable spectrum rights it bought for exclusive use to build a terrestrial wireless network.
October 29, 2026
SEC Claims Crypto Firms' Bogus Filings Fueled $130M Scam

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission hit BG Wealth Sharing Ltd. and crypto-platform DSJ Exchange Pty Ltd. with a civil lawsuit in California federal court Thursday, alleging their scam investment apps defrauded investors out of $130 million by posing as the "world's largest hedge fund" and submitting bogus SEC filings.
October 29, 2026
Fertility Cos. Accused Of Moving Eggs Without Consent

A national fertility clinic network has been hit with a suit in Los Angeles Superior Court alleging it jeopardized a 50-year-old woman's ability to have a biological child by transporting her frozen eggs across state lines to an automated facility without her permission.
October 29, 2026
Utah Hits Kalshi With Criminal Charges Over Sports Offerings

Utah has brought criminal charges in state court against Kalshi and its co-founders under its anti-gambling laws, amid an ongoing jurisdictional battle over whether federal law preempts state and tribal regulation of the prediction market platform's sports event contracts.
October 29, 2026
FCC Agrees To Rules Targeting Some Foreign Test Labs

The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to block recognition of equipment testing labs in countries that do not similarly recognize U.S.-based labs.
October 29, 2026
House Bill Would Increase Oversight Of Antitrust Settlements

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., introduced proposed legislation Thursday that would increase court scrutiny of antitrust settlements reached by federal enforcers, with the lawmaker saying more oversight is needed after the White House's involvement in recent cases.
October 29, 2026
Tech Prices, Driver Networks Hang Over DoorDash Tie-Up

Antitrust observers told Law360 Thursday they expect significant scrutiny of DoorDash's plan to acquire Instacart for an equity value of approximately $17 billion, pointing to the overlap between their restaurant and grocery delivery services, and the timing of the deal just as the Federal Trade Commission launches a surveillance pricing investigation.
October 29, 2026
Block Investors Win Cert. In Biz Growth, Compliance Suit

A California federal judge has certified a narrowed class of investors in Block Inc., the parent company of Square and Cash App, in a suit alleging the company failed to maintain a "strong compliance infrastructure" and misled investors about the growth of Cash App, leading to an 84% stock price decline once the truth came to light.
October 29, 2026
Parents Say Roblox, Discord Can't Compel Arbitration

Federal law bars Roblox and Discord from compelling sexual assault plaintiffs to arbitrate their claims that the companies enabled adult predators to use their platforms to groom and abuse children, parents have told the California federal court overseeing their suits.
October 29, 2026
Pa. Can Enforce E-Cigarette Law Amid Vape Cos. Appeal

There will be no pause on a Pennsylvania law that makes it illegal to sell most vape products, a federal judge said, rejecting a vape industry bid seeking a brief reprieve while an appeal seeking to upend the statute heads to the Third Circuit.
October 29, 2026
Schools Can Appeal Forum Ruling In 'Early Decision' Case

A group of 21 elite universities, including Columbia, Duke and Penn, won permission to appeal a ruling that a Massachusetts federal court has personal jurisdiction over them in a lawsuit claiming they conspired to use the "early decision" admissions process to raise tuition.
October 29, 2026
FCC Floats $4.4M Fine For Boomerang's Alleged Lifeline Fraud

The Federal Communications Commission proposed a $4.4 million fine against Boomerang Wireless for allegedly defrauding the Lifeline program, which gives discounts on phone and internet services to qualifying low-income Americans.
October 29, 2026
FCC Seeks To Rev Up Satellite Device Coverage

The Federal Communications Commission advanced new rules Thursday that could open 25 megahertz of midband spectrum for new uses, including not only terrestrial wireless but potentially also direct-to-device coverage from satellites.

Editor's Picks

Fed. Circ. Panel Backs Invalidation Of OxyContin Patent

The Federal Circuit on Monday upheld a Delaware federal court's decision that deemed invalid a Purdue Pharma patent covering an abuse-deterrent version of the opioid OxyContin, rebuffing the company's arguments that the lower court got its obviousness analysis wrong.
Fed. Circ. Questions Specificity Needed In Oxy IP Invalidation

A Federal Circuit panel expressed frustration with attorneys from both Purdue Pharma LP and generic-drug maker Accord Healthcare Inc. Wednesday as it tried to navigate whether the Delaware district court order invalidating Purdue's abuse-deterrence patent was explicit enough.

Expert Analysis

FinCEN Scam Alerts Push Banks To Rethink AML Monitoring

Recent Financial Crimes Enforcement Network guidance on digital asset scams suggests that future anti-money laundering examinations may focus less on whether institutions detect the movement of criminal proceeds and more on whether they can identify fraud schemes before victims suffer catastrophic losses, say attorneys at Ballard Spahr.
Washington Email Law Still Puts Marketers At Litigation Risk

Despite legislative efforts to curtail abusive litigation after the 2025 Brown v. Old Navy decision extending Washington's Commercial Electronic Mail Act to misleading email subject lines, CEMA can still trigger class actions with statutory damages, even for national campaigns run by companies with no physical presence in Washington, say attorneys at Wilson Elser.
How AI Could Help Judges Spot Their Own Biases

In close cases where there’s room for discretion, artificial intelligence could challenge judges’ implicit biases by running counterfactual tests at scale — but any judicial use of such tools would need guardrails, say Arnold Peter at Peter Law and Nancy Rapoport at University of Nevada.
Compete Act Reinforces Calif.'s Antitrust Leadership Role

California's recent passage of the Compete Act, which expands the state's principal antitrust statute's focus on concerted multifirm conduct to business dealings between two or more firms, underscores California's leadership in state antitrust enforcement as attorneys general move to fill perceived gaps left by reduced federal oversight, say attorneys at Skadden.
Parsing The Lowest SEC Enforcement Stats In Over A Decade

Statistics show that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission brought a historically low number of enforcement actions during Paul Atkins' first full fiscal year as chairman, delivering on his promise to reduce enforcement in program areas focused on recordkeeping and other technical violations, say attorneys at Covington.
How To ID And Respond To 5 Types Of Misleading Witnesses

Witnesses can mislead fact-finders using a variety of tactics — from strategic amnesia to manufactured ignorance — but lawyers can learn how to identify and expose this testimony to come out on top, says Allison Rocker at Baker McKenzie.
Midterm Elections Outlook For Financial Services

A change in congressional control after the upcoming midterm elections could bring about slower regulatory approvals, intensified oversight and shifting enforcement priorities for the financial services industry, say attorneys at Covington.
New Manhattan DA Task Force Puts Antitrust In Its Crosshairs

The Manhattan District Attorney's Office's new corporate crime and antitrust task force is adding local criminal enforcement to a field long led by federal authorities, meaning companies need to account for potential parallel federal and state antitrust investigations when responding to misconduct, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.
Right-To-Repair Laws Create Manufacturer Compliance Maze

Without existing precedent to help interpret new right-to-repair laws, original equipment manufacturers must make careful judgments about how best to comply with conflicting state statutes — but several principles related to documentation, replacement products and more emerge from the patchwork, say attorneys at Faegre Drinker.
3 Strategies To Reduce AI Sycophancy In Legal Work

The tendency of generative artificial intelligence models to tell users what they want to hear can reinforce attorneys’ confirmation bias when testing the strength of arguments, and it can’t simply be prompted away — but a few practices can help mitigate it, says Michael Ott at Ice Miller.
AI Risks May Recalibrate 'Reasonable Security' Standards

A definitive answer to what constitutes reasonable vulnerability management in the age of artificial intelligence is still emerging, but the answer is likely less a reset of the standard than a recalibration of how organizations meet it, say Scott Loughlin at Hogan Lovells and Mike Priest at Globe Life.
DOJ Directive Gives Contractors A Fraud Risk Road Map

For government contractors, the 10 factors described in the U.S. Department of Justice's recent corporate fraud enforcement directive function as a de facto scoring rubric for internal audits that mirrors what prosecutors will prioritize, say attorneys at Spencer Fane.
Key Risk Assessment Gaps To Note From NY Cyber Guidance

Covered entities should take a fresh look at the compliance gaps flagged in recent New York State Department of Financial Services guidance on "deficient cybersecurity programs," particularly around scope, asset inventories and documentation, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.
FTC's Changing Model Raises Questions About Its Mission

Federal Trade Commission leaders have recently sketched a vision of an agency that continues an enforcement role distinct from the U.S. Department of Justice's, even as a shift toward greater presidential control makes enforcement more responsive to changes in administrations, say attorneys at Wiley.
2nd Circ. EFAA Ruling Shifts Employer Litigation Strategy

In Diaz-Roa v. Hermes Law, the Second Circuit recently held that, under the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, employers can't carve out nonharassment claims and send them to arbitration, which has implications for discovery, litigation costs and resolution strategy in EFAA-covered disputes, say attorneys at Krevolin Horst.