Getty Inks AI Pact As Regulators Eye $3.7B Shutterstock Deal

By Al Barbarino

Getty Images said Friday it has signed a multiyear image licensing agreement with artificial intelligence-powered search engine company Perplexity, in a move that comes as the visual media giant's $3.7 billion merger with Shutterstock remains under regulatory review.

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OpenAI Opposes 'Cookie-Cutter' Google Search Fixes

By Bryan Koenig

OpenAI waded into the Justice Department's case against Google's search monopoly Friday to urge the D.C. federal judge to apply flexibility to mandates requiring Google to syndicate its search results to would-be rivals, arguing that permitting Google's more rigid "ten blue links" proposal would stifle "innovative uses."

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FCC Plans To Drop More Regs Covering 'Obsolete' Techs

By Nadia Dreid

When the Federal Communications Commission convenes for its monthly meeting in November, it will vote on a measure that would nix nearly two dozen more rules that the agency has deemed obsolete in one fell swoop.

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Analysis

In The World Of Deepfake Porn, Tech Moves Faster Than Law

By Corey Rothauser

When a 14-year-old New Jersey student discovered her classmates had used an app to generate nude deepfakes of her and other girls, she and her mother confronted her high school and found no relevant law and little recourse for victims. What followed helped spark state legislation that pairs criminal penalties with civil remedies, part of a national reckoning over AI's misuse.

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Banking, Business Groups Call For Federal AI Regulations

By Sarah Jarvis

Business and banking industry groups are calling for federal legislation to preempt what they say is a patchwork of state and local regulations on artificial intelligence, throwing their support behind the Trump administration's policy blueprint for "winning the AI race."

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Social Media Co., Instacart Cut Deal To End 'Fizz' TM Suit

By Adam Lidgett

Social media platform Fizz Social Corp. has reached a deal to end its trademark infringement and anti-cybersquatting suit accusing Instacart Inc. and Partiful Co. of ripping off its "FIZZ" mark to launch a rival "Fizz" beverage-delivery app targeting the Gen Z demographic.

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Tech Co. Employees Bring Florida Suit Over Data Breach

By David Minsky

Several current and former employees of a California technology company have brought a proposed class action in Florida state court, alleging they weren't notified that their personal information was stolen in a data breach. 

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TikTok Divestiture Deal Revolves Around IP Considerations

The divestiture deal between the U.S. and China to resolve a security dispute over TikTok's U.S. operations is seen as a diplomatic breakthrough, but its success hinges on the treatment of intellectual property and may set a precedent in the global contest over digital sovereignty and IP control, say attorneys at Brownstein Hyatt.

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CFIUS Trends May Shift Under 'America First' Policy

The arrival of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States' latest annual report suggests that the Trump administration's "America First" policy will have a measurable effect on foreign investment, including improved trendlines for investments from allied sources and increasingly negative trendlines for those from foreign adversary sources, say attorneys at Debevoise.

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Judges See An Immigration Court Gutted From Inside

By Marco Poggio

Eight former immigration judges who spoke to Law360 say the rough treatment of the immigration courts in President Donald Trump's second term poses an unprecedented threat to judicial independence and is eroding immigrants' due process rights.

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Alaska Joins Utah In Firing Motley Rice From Opioid Case

By Lauren Berg

Alaska joined Utah this month in terminating its contract with Motley Rice LLC, which the state hired nearly a decade ago to pursue litigation over the opioid crisis, saying the law firm didn't disclose it was simultaneously representing other clients in separate opioid litigation.

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Roundup

Up Next At High Court: Tariffs, Fugitives & Contractor Liability

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court will begin its November oral argument session Monday, during which the justices will consider President Donald Trump's authority to impose tariffs on foreign countries under an emergency statute, whether military contractors can be held liable for alleged breaches of contracts in war zones, and if there are time limits for litigants who want to vacate a void judgment. Here, Law360 breaks down the week's oral arguments.

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Texas Atty Sanctioned For Not Disclosing AI Use

By Lynn LaRowe

A Texas federal judge has sanctioned a Dallas-area attorney for failing to disclose that he used artificial intelligence to prepare a summary judgment response that included inaccurate information in a wrongful termination case.

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Ill. Judge Prefers 'Clean' Dismissal Against Ex-Girardi Attys

By Lauraann Wood

An Illinois federal judge told Edelson PC on Friday to either dismiss its conversion case against two former Girardi Keese attorneys in a "clean" and "unadulterated" stipulation or submit legal authority supporting its desire to condition the dismissal on him adopting side agreements the parties outlined in their filing.

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Troutman Owes $3.5M For Malpractice, Med Tech Co. Says

By George Woolston

A healthcare tech company urged a New Jersey state judge on Friday to have Troutman Pepper Locke LLP pay the more than $3.5 million in counsel fees and costs the company and its managing partner incurred successfully litigating legal malpractice claims against the firm, arguing the path to a trial win was lengthy and complex.

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New Rule Limits Loan Forgiveness For Public Service Workers

By Alison Knezevich

The Trump administration has finalized a rule to limit who can qualify for a federal student loan forgiveness program that has been a key incentive for attorneys to pursue public service and nonprofit careers.

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Analysis

Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action

By Jeff Overley

In this installment of Wheeling & Appealing, November's appellate calendar features a Trump lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, New York City housing disputes, drug pricing battles, immigrant rights cases, and challenges to so-called patent troll laws.

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Students Defend Law School Application Fee Antitrust Suit

By James Boyle

Plaintiffs in a proposed class action accusing the Law School Admission Council of fixing application fees with its member schools claim in a new filing their complaint is strong enough to survive a motion to dismiss.

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Q&A

First Trans Judge In Mass. Advocates Courtroom Courtesy

By Parker Quinlan

Boston Municipal Court Judge Connor M. Barusch spent nearly two years navigating the complicated process to become a judge in Massachusetts. In this interview with Law360, they say their path to becoming the first judge in state history who identifies as nonbinary and transgender will help diversify the bench and better serve the community.

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IP-Focused Judges Say Less Is More In Patent Litigation

By Theresa Schliep

Attorneys litigating patent cases should exercise discretion when redacting documents, limit the length and volume of motions, and talk to judges the way they talk to juries about complicated intellectual property issues, a panel of IP-focused judges advised Thursday.

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Practising Law Institute Launches Legal Innovation Council

By Andrea Keckley

The Practising Law Institute announced Friday that it is launching its first-ever Innovation Council, which will offer guidance on the integration of emerging technological innovations into the legal industry.

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AccessLex, Southwestern Law Join Up To Study Admissions

By Matt Perez

Legal education nonprofit AccessLex Institute has announced that Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles will be the first school to go through its Admission Innovation Project, which supports and funds efforts by universities to implement and assess new approaches to selecting first-year law students.

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Monthly Merger Review Snapshot

By Bryan Koenig

The Justice Department battled with state attorneys general trying to peek behind its controversial settlement clearing Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Juniper purchase, United Kingdom officials deepened their probe into Getty's proposed acquisition of Shutterstock and Pfizer cried foul when Novo Nordisk tried to swoop in over its Metsera purchase.

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Hub Hires: Cooley, Hinckley Allen, Weil Gotshal

By Chris Villani

The month of October brings with it shorter days, crisp fall weather, and a handful of fresh legal homes for some of Boston's top talent. Cooley boosted its life sciences practice, Hinckley Allen strengthened its litigation team, and Weil snagged an appellate pro.

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UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Max Austin

This past week in London has seen two regional law firms clash at the intellectual property court over the name Amicus Solicitors, Bill's Restaurant face a breach of contract suit by its former executive chair, and a Capita subsidiary sue the Metropolitan Police over a multimillion-pound procurement dispute. 

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Michele Gorman

Among the stories in corporate legal news in the past week: Google and Apple fired back at an effort to depose their respective CEOs in an antitrust case, and a new survey found most corporate legal departments expect to seek much more help from outside counsel next year.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick PLLC, Motley Rice LLC and Powell & Majestro PLLC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Fourth Circuit overturned a key ruling by a West Virginia federal judge in the first federal bellwether in multidistrict opioid litigation.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

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