Meta Flaunts 'Abuse' Of Atty-Client Privilege, Judge Told

By Dorothy Atkins

A California federal judge ordered Meta on Tuesday to rereview privilege designations on 300 documents in social media addiction litigation, after plaintiffs' lawyers cited a "culture of privilege abuse" epitomized by Instagram swag hats embroidered with "a/c priv" — the shorthand used to log withheld documents.

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9th Circ. Wipes Out $140M Class Verdict Against CenturyLink

By Craig Clough

The Ninth Circuit overturned a $140 million class verdict against CenturyLink on Tuesday, holding that the company's reasonable interpretation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act shielded it from liability for willful violations when it pulled consumers' credit reports during online orders for internet service.

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'Yikes' Email Sinks BIPA Coverage For Donut, Transport Cos.

By Lauraann Wood

An email stating "Yikes ... no" in response to outside counsel's inquiry regarding a commercial bakery's biometric data collection practices proves the business and a logistics company misrepresented material facts while seeking insurance that could have covered an underlying privacy dispute, an Illinois federal judge said Monday.

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Rack Room Shoe Shoppers Can't Get Cert. In Privacy Suit

By Gina Kim

A California federal judge on Monday refused to certify six putative classes of Rack Room Shoes website users who say it permitted Meta and other third parties to intercept their personal information in violation of state and federal privacy laws, noting the lack of evidence that their information was intercepted.

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Centripetal Asks Justices To Revive $2.6B Cisco Patent Case

By Ryan Davis

Centripetal Networks LLC has told the U.S. Supreme Court that a decision clearing Cisco Systems Inc. of infringing its cybersecurity patents in a $2.6 billion case was wrongly based on a new claim construction that a judge entered late in the case, without letting Centripetal respond.

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FTC's Ferguson: Don't Fight New Fed. Courts Merger Policy

By Bryan Koenig

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson on Tuesday warned companies that fighting the FTC's shift to challenging mergers exclusively in federal court risks making "your life more difficult."

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FCC Seeks $25K For Radio Jamming During Alleged Burglary

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission floated on Tuesday a $25,000 fine against three people who, it said, used radio signal jamming devices while apparently trying to impede police during a jewelry store burglary last year in Texas.

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Dartmouth Inks $750K Deal Over Oracle Data Breach

By Lauren Berg

Nearly 97,000 people whose sensitive information was exposed in a 2025 Oracle Corp. data breach asked a Texas federal judge to give his final blessing to a $750,000 settlement resolving their claims against Oracle subscriber Dartmouth College.

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Seyfarth Says Data Breach Exposed Social Security Numbers

By Hailey Konnath

Seyfarth Shaw LLP has disclosed a recent data breach that exposed the names and Social Security numbers of at least 300 individuals, according to notices filed with the Texas and California attorneys general.

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Flyer Says Justices Must Hear CrowdStrike Tech-Outage Suit

By Mike Curley

An airline passenger is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his proposed class action against CrowdStrike Inc. over expenses and injuries resulting from a 2024 tech outage, saying the justices need to resolve a widening circuit split on the scope of the Airline Deregulation Act.

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Amazon Says Ring Cam Privacy Suit Misconstrues State Laws

By Rachel Riley

Amazon urged a Washington federal judge Monday to throw out a proposed class action claiming its Ring doorbell security cameras illegally gathered facial recognition data of neighbors and visitors, contending the plaintiffs seek "to rewrite states' privacy laws" and invent new private rights of action.

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Colo. Hospital Seeks To Toss Meta Pixel Patient Data Suit

By MJ Koo

A Colorado hospital system has asked a federal court to toss a proposed class action accusing it of illegally sharing patients' browsing data with Meta through a website tracking tool, arguing the patient who sued failed to show he was harmed and that the conduct does not violate federal wiretapping law.

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AI Rise In Healthcare Demands New Cybersecurity Strategies

As artificial intelligence-related capabilities are increasingly integrated into medical devices and healthcare operations, organizations must adapt their compliance playbook to address evolving cybersecurity needs and implement lifecycle-based risk assessment approaches, say attorneys at Covington.

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Hims & Hers Suit Spotlights Health Data-Sharing Privacy Risks

Regulators' complaint against telehealth company Hims & Hers alleging deceptive practices serves as a reminder that the privacy principles developed under consumer protection laws and predating omnibus statutes remain in force, and sensitive data governance continues to be a crucial component of compliance, say attorneys at Venable.

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4 Paths To AI Safety Coordination Amid Antitrust Debate

Frontier artificial intelligence companies have more room for collective safety work than the debate over an antitrust waiver suggests, with several existing avenues providing different degrees of protection and oversight, says Evan Miller at V&E.

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Fintech Regulator Outlook: 5 Lessons From Minnesota

Minnesota's recent cryptocurrency kiosk ban and virtual currency custody rules hold several broad compliance lessons: Digital asset companies must map regulated activities, strengthen third-party oversight and engage regulators early to innovate responsibly, says Deputy Commissioner of Financial Institutions Mike Crow at the Minnesota Department of Commerce.

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Mich. Fed. Judge On 1-Year Leave Over Drunken Driving Case

By Jack Karp

U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Ludington is taking a one-year paid leave of absence from the bench following his misdemeanor conviction for drunken driving, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan announced Tuesday.

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Womble Bond Can't Quit Dutch Client With TM Trial Looming

By Hayley Fowler

Womble Bond Dickinson can't withdraw from a trademark feud that's dragged on for more than five years between U.S. and Dutch software companies, a North Carolina federal judge ruled, saying the firm's exit at this late stage "would be completely disruptive."

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