3rd Circ. Asks How Legal Tech AI Tool Differed From Westlaw

By Ivan Moreno

A Third Circuit panel grilled ROSS Intelligence's attorney Thursday over whether the defunct legal tech startup's use of Westlaw headnotes to train an artificial intelligence-powered legal research tool was truly transformative, repeatedly asking counsel to explain how the product differed from Westlaw.

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OpenAI Says High Court Curbed Some News Org IP Claims

By Craig Clough

OpenAI told a New York federal judge Thursday that the U.S. Supreme Court's recent Cox v. Sony decision bars a contributory infringement claim brought by four news companies accusing the artificial intelligence company of using their copyrighted materials to train ChatGPT, saying the high court's ruling eliminates the legal theory on which the plaintiffs rely.

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Meta Must Face Porn Studio's IP Suit Over AI Training

By Rae Ann Varona

Meta Platforms Inc. can't toss a porn studio's copyright infringement suit accusing the social media giant of downloading the studio's films to train generative artificial intelligence models, a California federal judge ruled Thursday, saying the studio's allegations suffice to infer a "coordinated effort" by Meta to gather data.

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Amazon Didn't Infringe 'The Love Zone' TM With TV Show

By Elliot Weld

A Manhattan federal judge has dismissed a suit brought by a New York radio personality who hosts a show called "The Love Zone" against Amazon Studios and Paramount over a television episode that featured a fictional radio show of the same name, saying there wasn't a risk that the episode would harm the reputation of the real-life radio show.

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Magistrate Judge Suggests Injunction On 'Blippi' Fakes

By Elliot Weld

A federal magistrate judge has recommended permanently enjoining a Florida company from infringing trademarks on the children's show "Blippi," agreeing with the U.K.-based business that makes the show that the Florida company's Blippi impersonators were infringing.

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Fla. Justices Lower Bar For Ex-Marvel CEO's Damages Bid

By David Minsky

The Florida Supreme Court ruled that the former CEO of Marvel Entertainment doesn't need to show "clear and convincing" evidence to add a punitive damages claim against his neighbor, saying Thursday the lower court doesn't act as a trier of fact at the pleading stage of a lawsuit. 

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Ex-CEO Seeks To Again Depose Lutnick In Trump Media Suit

By David Minsky

The former CEO of a company that merged with President Donald Trump's Truth Social platform urged a Florida state court on Thursday to again allow him to depose U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, arguing his testimony is highly relevant to the lawsuit over a botched public offering.

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Miss America CEO Wants Ex-Atty Barred From Court

By Emily Lever

The CEO of Miss America and companies linked to the pageant asked a Florida federal court on Thursday to bar their former counsel Carlton Fields from a status conference in their litigation over Miss America's bankruptcy, arguing the firm is not a party and is no longer counsel of record.

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DJI Says Insta360's Gimbal Cameras 'Blatantly Copy' Its Own

By Lauren Berg

Drone maker DJI Technology Co. filed a pair of patent infringement suits in Texas federal court alleging Insta360's new Luna line of handheld gimbal cameras "blatantly copy DJI's patented inventions wholesale."

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Sports Tech Company Calls Rival's Licensing Claims False

By David Steele

Genius Sports has accused Panda Interactive in Delaware federal court of falsely claiming licensing deals in several states, connections with sportsbooks, and production of NFL-related content, the latest act in a multiyear legal battle between the rival sports tech companies.

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Tech Group Urges High Court To Block Texas App Store Law

By Hailey Konnath

The Computer & Communications Industry Association on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to vacate a recent Fifth Circuit ruling permitting Texas to move forward with a law requiring app store owners to verify users' ages, arguing the law is unconstitutional and overly burdensome for its members.

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Meta Beats Investors' Suit Over AI-Powered Facebook Scams

By Bonnie Eslinger

A California federal judge tossed a proposed class action alleging that Meta's AI tools enabled investment schemes advertised on Facebook, finding Thursday that his own earlier ruling means that the plaintiffs' state claims are barred under federal securities law.

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Valve Seeks Appeal After Judge Lets Steam Arbitrations Roll

By Caroline Simson

Valve will seek interlocutory review of a federal judge's order last month refusing to block hundreds of video game buyers from arbitrating consumer protection claims, the game developer said on Wednesday, citing the Seattle judge's observation during a hearing last month that neither side is "'sitting on comfortable ground.'"

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FTC Wants Zillow-Redfin Deal Presumed Illegal Ahead Of Trial

By Bryan Koenig

The Federal Trade Commission sought Wednesday to further limit Zillow and Redfin's ability to defend a rental listings syndication deal the agency says was a $100 million payoff for Redfin to exit the market, asking a Virginia federal judge to treat the agreement as a presumptively unlawful transaction.

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Amazon Reaches Deal To End Workers' Genetic Privacy Suit

By Patrick Hoff

Amazon has agreed to end a lawsuit alleging that it violated Illinois genetic privacy law by seeking information about job applicants' family medical history, according to a federal court filing.

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Ex-Colo. Film Commissioner Says Age Bias Led To Firing

By Benjamin Morse

Colorado's former film commissioner hit the state's economic development office with an age bias and retaliation suit, alleging he was forced out at age 79 after initiating the effort to bring the Sundance Film Festival to Colorado and raising concerns about a nearly $748,000 accounting error.

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WWE, Accuser Eyeing Confidential Deal In Sex Abuse Suit

By Brian Steele

The former World Wrestling Entertainment legal staffer accusing the company and founder Vince McMahon of sexual abuse and trafficking may consent to the defendants' long-sought effort to drag the dispute into arbitration, the parties jointly told a Connecticut federal judge on Thursday.

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239M Napster Shares Stolen By NC Man And Atty, SEC Says

By Bonnie Eslinger

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil suit in New York federal court Thursday against a North Carolina resident and his lawyer over an alleged stock scheme, claiming they defrauded the company that acquired Napster out of 239 million shares of its stock.

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Gov't Hectoring Prompts Bipartisan Bill To Shield Free Speech

By Christopher Cole

A bipartisan Senate bill was introduced Thursday to curtail government jawboning of free speech amid the Federal Communications Commission chair's political controversies with broadcasters.

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FCC Aims To Quell Pole Attachment Fights At State Level

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission says it wants to speed up the resolution of disputes over broadband attachments on utility poles in states that have adopted their own rules on top of federal requirements.

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GlobalStar Opposes FCC Review Of 2 GHz Satellite Order

By Nadia Dreid

The Federal Communications Commission should ignore a request to rethink its rejection of a plan that would bring sweeping changes to the "Big LEO" satellite rules, an American satellite telecom is telling the agency.

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Judge Doubts Need For Discovery In Digital Equity Suit

By Jared Foretek

A Washington, D.C., federal judge struggled to find a reason for plaintiffs challenging the Trump administration's shutdown of the Digital Equity Act's Competitive Grant Program to get discovery in their lawsuit, suggesting the question of the program's constitutionality appeared to be a purely legal question, as the government suggested.

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Series

Cow Horse Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Moving an unwilling 800-pound cow while riding a horse at high speed is exhilarating, a little unhinged and, at least for me, a surprisingly effective training ground for litigation — both demand focus, preparation over rigid planning and the willingness to act despite fear, says Ashley Zitrin at Glenn Agre.

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More BigLaw Raises Predicted Despite Silence After Milbank

By Alison Knezevich

While boutiques make up many of the law firms that have quickly matched Milbank LLP's recently announced associate raises, recruiters told Law360 Pulse this week that they predict more BigLaw firms will eventually reveal their own salary hikes.

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Analysis

Insider Trading Defense May Draw On 'Varsity Blues' Playbook

By Chris Villani

After enlisting a crew of experienced attorneys, defendants charged in an insider trading case allegedly involving deal information stolen from huge law firms are preparing to use a strategy that could take some cues from the "Varsity Blues" case in the same Boston courthouse.

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Q&A

JAMS Chief Executive Says Mass Arbitrations On The Rise

By Kellie Mejdrich

Mediation giant JAMS says it has seen a major upswing in mass arbitrations in employment and other contexts, as plaintiff-side firms develop new ways of responding to language requiring out-of-court dispute resolution by companies. CEO Kimberly Taylor and veteran JAMS mediator Robert Meyer spoke to Law360 about mediation trends, with a specific focus on employee benefits disputes.

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Atty Faces Sanctions Over Fake Quotes In Taco TM Fight

By Brian Steele

A Connecticut attorney could be sanctioned for including fake case quotes and misrepresentations of the law in court filings that seek dismissal of a trademark case against a taco restaurant, a federal judge said Friday in questioning whether the documents were sullied by artificial intelligence.

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Analysis

3 Things To Know As Judge Stares Down Impeachment Push

By Kelcey Caulder

The scandal that could cost U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross her job also threatens to cause courthouse chaos in the form of recusal motions, bids to reopen suits and uncertainty for clerks. Here, Law360 looks at three things to know about the calls to impeach the judge and their potential fallout.

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Texas Court Urged To Keep Judge Romance Suit Alive

By Adrian Cruz

In multiple filings, EJS Investment Holdings LLC has asked a Texas federal judge to reject attempts by former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones and other parties to dismiss its proposed class action over his secret romance with a former Jackson Walker LLP partner.

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'Poor Lawyering': Walmart Flub Haunts Class Attys At 9th Circ.

By Jeff Overley

Amid warnings of a chilling effect on plaintiffs counsel, a Ninth Circuit panel Friday scrutinized six-figure sanctions against attorneys whose false advertising suit targeting Walmart Inc. collapsed because of crucial fine print in an avocado oil receipt.

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No Amici In Comey Seashell Threat Case, Judge Says

By Craig Clough

A North Carolina federal judge on Friday said she will not allow any amici to weigh in on former FBI Director James Comey's criminal charges alleging he threatened President Donald Trump with a social media post, finding the parties are "ably represented" by counsel and public input is not needed.

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Ill. Judge Decries Grand Jury 'Turmoil,' Tosses Fraud Charges

By Lauraann Wood

An Illinois federal judge agreed Friday to dismiss fraud charges against two men ahead of an evidentiary hearing probing recent grand jury misconduct claims, but cautioned that "getting rid" of the case may not have prosecutors' desired effect, as such allegations continue causing "turmoil" throughout the district court.

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Deluge Of Video Evidence Overwhelms Criminal Cases

By Brandon Lowrey

Surveillance cameras and police body cameras are creating a flood of video evidence that can help prosecutors and defense attorneys build strong cases. But many have been struggling with the technical and logistical challenges that come with the sheer volume of footage.

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Roundup

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

By Laura Stewart Liberty

The past week in London has seen the FCA bring a claim against a fund manager it accused of providing investment services despite having been banned, an Ardmore unit sue a contractor two days before the construction group's collapse, and shipping and cruise giant MSC hit back at an entertainment company following separate intellectual property litigation in the U.S. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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Roundup

GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

Elon Musk and SpaceX's legal team blasted off with the largest IPO in history, with shares priced at $150 each at opening before briefly topping $176. And a new study shows investors have approved 11 of 17 companies' requests to move their incorporation from Delaware to Texas so far this proxy season.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Kirkland & Ellis LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Los Angeles jury in a bellwether trial cleared Johnson & Johnson of any liability in the deaths of three women from ovarian cancer.

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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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