High Court Reverses Music Piracy Liability Ruling Against Cox

By Ivan Moreno

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Fourth Circuit incorrectly affirmed a jury verdict that found Cox Communications liable for its customers' music piracy, concluding there is a legal distinction between mere knowledge of infringement and intent to promote it.

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Analysis

Justices' Music Piracy Ruling Could Reverberate Beyond ISPs

By Ivan Moreno

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that Cox Communications is not liable for its customers' music piracy circumscribes the theories copyright owners may pursue for secondary infringement — limits that attorneys say will extend beyond internet service providers and influence litigation involving e-commerce platforms and artificial intelligence.

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Law Firm Ransomware Attacks On Rise, Report Says

By Allison Grande

Cyberattacks targeting law firms jumped in 2025, according to a new BakerHostetler report, which also highlighted recent spikes across a wide range of sectors in ransomware payments and class action lawsuits stemming from these incidents. 

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Jury Doubles Damages Against Meta, Google In LA Bellwether

By Craig Clough

A California state jury that found Meta and Google liable Wednesday for harming the mental health of a woman who says she became addicted to their social media platforms as a child delivered a second blow later in the day, awarding $3 million in punitive damages on top of a $3 million compensatory award.

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Cognizant Must Face Clorox's $380M Suit Over Login Sharing

By Dorothy Atkins

A California state judge has trimmed Clorox's $380 million lawsuit accusing the cybersecurity company Cognizant of enabling a "catastrophic" 2023 cyberattack by voluntarily handing over Clorox employee passwords after hackers merely asked for them, tossing an intentional misrepresentation claim but keeping the bulk of the suit alive.

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Cruise Booker's Brass Must Face $47M TCPA Default Citation

By Lauraann Wood

A vacation booking company's four principals must answer an Illinois class's asset citation bid as it works to collect a $47 million default judgment in a "troubling" 11-year-old Telephone Consumer Protection Act case, a federal judge ruled.

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NJ Gov. Sherrill Signs Trio Of Bills To Protect Immigrants

By Carla Baranauckas

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed on Wednesday three bills intended to limit state cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, strengthen privacy protections and require law enforcement officers — including federal agents — to identify themselves during public interactions.

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House Panel Advances Bill To Re-Up FirstNet Until 2037

By Christopher Cole

U.S. House committee lawmakers voted unanimously Wednesday to reauthorize the First Responder Network Authority for more than a decade past its current sunset next February while adding two seats to the board for public safety experts.

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Sen. Scott Sues Booz Allen, IRS Leaker Over Data Breach

By Anna Scott Farrell

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., has sued federal contractor Booz Allen Hamilton and a former employee for leaking his tax returns along with a trove of confidential tax data on President Donald Trump and other wealthy people, adding to mounting litigation over the breach.

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Meta Gets Class Suit Over Scam Investment Ads Axed, For Now

By Bonnie Eslinger

A California federal judge dismissed a proposed class action against Meta over ads on its platforms from scammers impersonating financial professionals to run pump-and-dump investment schemes, saying unlike recent cases that could "disrobe" Meta of immunity under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the plaintiffs didn't allege Meta co-created the ads.

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Anime Biz Allowed Breach Of 6.8M Email Addresses, Suit Says

By Zak Kostro

An anime streaming service's inadequate data security allowed hackers to gain access to an alleged 6.8 million unique email addresses and exfiltrate other personal information of subscribers, according to a proposed class action in California federal court.

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Extreme Networks Must Face Suit Over COVID-Era Demand

By Sydney Price

A California federal judge rejected Extreme Networks' bid to dismiss a suit alleging it misled investors about its financial prospects and declining client demand during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the investors adequately pled that the cloud network equipment company engaged in a scheme to inflate revenues through so-called channel-stuffing.

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When Trade Secret Litigation And Criminal Law Collide

An increasing convergence of trade secret litigation and white collar defense, especially with several recent criminal prosecutions from the Justice Department, should prompt businesses and counsel to adapt within the overlapping landscapes, says Kenneth Notter at MoloLamken.

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How Iran War Might Reshape Proxy Contests This Year

The Iran war may function as a short-term poison pill for proxy contests, not because it strengthens corporate defenses, but because it increases the risks associated with activist commitments, say attorneys at Sidley.

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Warren Grills Fed's Ex-BigLaw Supervision Chief On Conflicts

By Lauren Berg

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., on Wednesday asked former Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP veteran Randall Guynn, a recent addition to the Federal Reserve, to explain how he is dealing with potential conflicts of interest stemming from his previous role chairing the BigLaw firm's financial institutions group.

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Winston & Strawn Wants Hunter Biden To Respond In Fee Row

By Lynn LaRowe

Winston & Strawn LLP has asked the D.C. Superior Court to force Hunter Biden to fully respond to interrogatories in its lawsuit against the former president's son over unpaid legal bills, after Biden conducted an incomplete "hand search" of documents at issue.

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MyPillow CEO's Attys Face New Sanctions Over Latest Errors

By Lauren Berg

Two attorneys for MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell and his media company are in hot water once again as a Colorado federal judge on Wednesday ordered them to explain why they shouldn't be sanctioned for citation errors, after she previously sanctioned them for errors produced by generative artificial intelligence.

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Fla. Appeals Panel Turns Poetic In Warning About AI Misuse

By Madison Arnold

A Florida state appeals court on Wednesday admonished a pro se litigant for using AI-hallucinated case citations in his ultimately unsuccessful appeal of a lower court ruling enforcing a settlement agreement with an investment company, with the panel citing an AI-generated limerick to get its point across.

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Ramey, EscapeX Ask Justices To Review Sanctions Challenge

By Adam Lidgett

EscapeX IP and its attorney William Ramey III want the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Federal Circuit's decision backing $255,000 in fees and sanctions for what a California federal judge found to be a frivolous patent suit against Google.

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Analysis

ICE Builds Out Detention Centers, And The Suits Pile Up

By Grace Dixon

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's surging need for detention space — fueled by increased funding and a rapid escalation in enforcement activity — has sparked litigation from local lawmakers and advocacy groups concerned by the agency's full-throttle approach and perceived disregard for surrounding communities.

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Trade Court Nom Regrets Past Tweets Critical Of GOP Sens.

By Courtney Bublé

Kara Westercamp, associate counsel to the president, who was nominated for the U.S. Court of International Trade, said Wednesday she regretted her past social media posts critical of Republican senators.

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Official Says DOJ Watching Essential Patent Antitrust Cases

By Ryan Davis

A U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division official said Wednesday the agency is closely monitoring antitrust disputes over standard essential patents, aiming to ensure that proper analyses of market power are undertaken and that most patent suits are exempted from causing antitrust liability.

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DOJ Agrees To Settle Flynn's Fla. Suit Over False Prosecution

By David Minsky

Retired Army general Michael Flynn reached a financial settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday in his Florida federal lawsuit claiming he was wrongly prosecuted for allegedly lying to the FBI during its investigation into whether Donald Trump coordinated with Russia during the 2016 election.

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