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Top Privacy And AI Developments Of 2026: Midyear Report

By Allison Grande

The first half of the year has delivered major developments in the data privacy and artificial intelligence space, including the resumption of action to grow the state data privacy law patchwork, a U.S. Supreme Court decision that raises questions about the future of a key transatlantic data transfer deal and widespread scrutiny of so-called surveillance pricing practices.

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Meta Can't Block States' Damages Expert In Addiction Trial

By Mike Curley

A California federal judge has denied Meta Platforms Inc.'s bid to exclude testimony from a damages expert offered by a coalition of 29 states from an upcoming trial in a suit alleging Facebook and Instagram are intentionally addictive.

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T-Mobile Broke Data Breach Notification Law 722K Times

By Nadia Dreid

T-Mobile broke Washington's data breach notification law 722,060 times after its servers were breached in 2021, a state judge said, ruling that the text messages the mobile company sent violated both the law's required method of delivery and its content requirements.

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10th Circ. Backs Debt Collector In FCRA Identity Theft Dispute

By Lauren Berg

A Georgia-based debt collection company does not have to face a $500,000 jury verdict that it failed to reasonably investigate a disputed debt involving identity theft, the Tenth Circuit ruled Monday, joining other circuits in holding that it's up to the consumer to show the underlying information was incorrect.

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FCC Settles With Telecoms Over 'Rip And Replace' Violations

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

Two telecommunications companies will pay $10,000 each to the Federal Communications Commission to settle claims that they didn't file "accurate and truthful" statements when participating in a telecommunications gear replacement program.

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FCC Poised To Pull Co.'s Test Lab Status Over China Ties

By Christopher Cole

A Federal Communications Commission office is ready to pull a company's certification as an authorized test lab for devices sold into the U.S. market because of its ownership ties to the Chinese government.

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Celsius' Goldstein Owes $2M, Banned From Crypto Trading

By Craig Clough

The former chief technology officer of Celsius Network must pay more than $2 million to the Federal Trade Commission as part of a settlement alleging the company's leaders knowingly made false statements to customers before the platform went bankrupt, a New York federal judge has ordered.

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DOJ Says It Shut Down 1K Illegal World Cup Streaming Sites

By Elliot Weld

The U.S. Department of Justice seized more than 1,000 internet domains that were used for unauthorized streaming of the FIFA World Cup, the agency said Monday.

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EY Sued Over Breach Targeting Client Tax, Financial Info

By Gina Kim

An Ernst & Young customer's personal, financial and tax information might have been compromised after it was determined cybercriminals accessed a third-party support ticket system used by EY's IT staff, he said in a proposed class action in New York federal court Monday.

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JPMorgan Infringed Privacy Tech Patents, Software Co. Claims

By Adam Lidgett

JPMorgan Chase's payment processing systems have been infringing a trio of patents covering technology meant to protect data during transactions, according to a lawsuit filed in Texas federal court.

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Preparing For Next Congress With Eye On Investigation Risk

Rod Rosenstein, Brian Whisler and Bruce Linskens at Baker McKenzie offer advice for organizations seeking to build a proactive response plan to potential congressional oversight as the election looms.

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How Competitive Is Your Pay? Last Call To Take Our Survey

Is your compensation keeping pace with the rate of inflation? Do you know what your colleagues made last year? Help Law360 Pulse answer these questions and more in this year's Law Firm Compensation Survey.

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Trump Admin Wants Susman Godfrey DQ In ABA's EO Suit

By Adrian Cruz

Over a year into a suit by the American Bar Association challenging 2025 executive orders targeting law firms, the Trump administration is looking to have Susman Godfrey LLP disqualified as plaintiffs' counsel, alleging the firm can't act as counsel in a case where it's also a key witness.

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Simpson Thacher Points To Audit Issues In Malpractice Trial

By Cara Salvatore

A corporate founder seeking more than $100 million in a malpractice case against Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP endured a withering cross-examination in Florida state court Monday over his companies' money flows and an auditor's refusal to certify their financial statements two years after the fundraising transaction he believes the firm botched.

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Jackson Walker, US Trustee Denied Delay In Romance Dispute

By Emma Cueto

Jackson Walker LLP and the U.S. Trustee's Office, grappling with the aftermath of a romantic relationship between one of the firm's former partners and a then-bankruptcy judge, will not be able to delay pretrial proceedings to continue negotiating a possible settlement, a judge ruled Monday.

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AGs Say DOJ Suit Would 'Upend' Atty Discipline System

By Phillip Bantz

Attorneys general in 20 states have raised alarms over the U.S. Department of Justice's "unprecedented effort" to halt a disciplinary case in D.C. against former federal prosecutor Jeffrey Clark, warning the Trump administration is trying to "upend a centuries-old system of attorney discipline" and put federal government lawyers beyond the reach of local disciplinary authorities.

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Tennessee Lawyer Disbarred For Doxxing Judge, Hiding Client

By Rachel Rippetoe

The Supreme Court of Tennessee on Monday upheld a decision to permanently disbar a family law attorney for harassing a juvenile court judge online and illegally hiding a client and their child from police officers in her home.

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Trump Demands Review Of Judges' Science Manual

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump has escalated a recent controversy over a scientific manual for federal judges that has been around for over three decades. 

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Another NYC Public Defense Union Sets Strike Deadline

By Andrea Keckley

The Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem union became the latest New York City-area legal aid union to set a strike deadline this week, announcing Monday that its over 230 members will walk off the job if they don't reach a deal with their managers by Friday at 8 a.m.

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Atty Says Firm Used Info From Merger Talks Against Him

By Christine DeRosa

A Florida-based attorney and accountant has accused DeWitt LLP of retaliating against him after he declined to merge his estate practice with the firm by representing a woman he sued for defamation in a separate case after he had shared confidential information with DeWitt.

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NYC Judiciary Advisory Committee Executive Steps Down

By Andrea Keckley

The executive director of New York City's Mayor's Advisory Committee on the Judiciary has resigned, a City Hall spokesperson confirmed Monday, as the committee's near-total vacancy continues.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court last week tackled disputes involving intellectual property, corporate control, fiduciary duties, artificial intelligence, trust administration and cryptocurrency litigation.

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