Comcast Hit With $213M Verdict In Streaming Patent Case

By Adam Lidgett

Comcast is on the hook for $213 million after a Florida federal jury found Thursday that it infringed a rival's patent for a streaming service system, years after the telecommunications giant was cleared by the judge in the middle of an earlier trial.

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Crowell Faces DQ Bid Over AI Tool At Heart Of Client's IP Suit

By Dorothy Atkins

DeviantArt urged a California federal judge Wednesday to disqualify Crowell & Moring LLP from representing Evox Productions in litigation alleging multiple AI companies used Evox's copyrighted car photos to train artificial-intelligence image generators, arguing the firm "unquestionably" represented DeviantArt and has "sued its own client on behalf of another client."

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Fund Firms Lose $10M Fee Bid After Short-Swing Trial Win

By Katryna Perera

Kartoon Studios doesn't have to cover $10 million in legal fees for two investment firms that won a federal jury trial over short-swing profits, New York's trial court ruled, finding the indemnity provisions of the parties' agreements only cover the investors' purchase of Kartoon securities, not later share sales.

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Chance The Rapper Wins Fiduciary Fight Against Ex-Manager

By Lauraann Wood

Chance the Rapper's former manager breached the fiduciary duties he owed the Chicago-based rapper after their once-close personal and business relationship fell apart and ultimately ended in 2020, an Illinois state judge ruled.

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DOJ Defends Government-Funded Trump Ad Campaign

By Jared Foretek

A D.C. federal judge declined to immediately join a New York federal court in blocking the Trump administration's government-funded campaign-style ads from airing after a Justice Department attorney said the campaign was over, but appeared to agree with a Democratic National Committee attorney who called the ads propaganda and not public service announcements as the government has claimed.

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Dish, Disney Working On Deal In Sling TV Suit

By Matthew Perlman

Dish Network told a New York federal court that settlement discussions are in progress for Walt Disney Co.'s breach of contract suit that challenged the satellite provider's short-term Sling TV passes and spurred Dish to lodge antitrust counterclaims over Disney's carriage licensing deals.

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Music Companies Fight To Continue Influencer Ad Claims

By Adam Lidgett

A group of Warner Music-affiliated record labels and publishers have urged an Ohio federal judge to keep alive copyright claims accusing DSW Shoe Warehouse Inc. of profiting from unlicensed music in influencer marketing campaigns.

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11th Circ. Says Ga. Can Enforce Social Media Age Check Law

By David Aaro

The Eleventh Circuit struck down an injunction Thursday that blocked Georgia from enforcing its age verification law for social media platforms, finding that internet trade group NetChoice hadn't shown it was likely to prevail on its legal challenge to the statute.

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Ex-Marvel CEO Drops Punitive Damages Bid In DNA Feud

By Carolina Bolado

The former CEO of Marvel Entertainment asked a Florida court Thursday to enter a final judgment in his long-running feud with a neighbor over the surreptitious collection of DNA evidence, after he dropped a claim for punitive damages that was the subject of a high-profile Florida Supreme Court case.

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Feds Say Co. Skirted Rules To Buy, Resell 7K Beyonce Tickets

By Lauren Berg

A California technology company has for years used unlawful tactics to buy up millions of tickets to popular events and concerts, including Beyonce's 2023 Renaissance tour, to resell them and rake in millions of dollars, the Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice alleged Thursday.

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Google Will Seek To Pause Ad Tech Case For DOJ Appeal

By Matthew Perlman

Google will ask a New York federal court to pause a scheduled April trial in the private antitrust litigation over its advertising placement technology while it appeals a loss in a similar case from the U.S. Department of Justice in Virginia.

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Gambler Pleads Guilty In Basketball Betting Fraud Cases

By Tom Lotshaw

Federal prosecutors said a Philadelphia- and Las Vegas-based sports gambler known as "Sugar Shane" could face decades in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to a scheme to rig Chinese Basketball Association games and NCAA men's basketball games.

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Justices Stay 4th Circ. Mandamus In FCC Political Ad Case

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

The U.S. Supreme Court has stayed an order from a Fourth Circuit panel that would have required the full Federal Communications Commission to review agency staff guidance requiring broadcasters to offer discount ad rates to political committees tied to candidates.

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FCC To Vote On Adding $162M To Boost Alaska Connectivity

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

The Federal Communications Commission is set to vote on a proposal to pump an additional $162 million into ongoing efforts to expand high-speed internet connectivity in Alaska.

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Nunes Loses 2nd Circ. Appeal In Defamation Case

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

The Second Circuit has upheld a New York federal judge's August 2025 dismissal of former U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes' defamation suit against NBCUniversal over a 2021 Rachel Maddow broadcast.

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Parsing The Latest Signals On FTC Section 5 Enforcement

Federal Trade Commission cases brought over the last several years and Commissioner Mark Meador’s recent call for stand-alone Section 5 enforcement suggest businesses should prepare for continued scrutiny of conduct beyond traditional antitrust violations, particularly in essential goods, technology and labor markets, say attorneys at Axinn.

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Cyber Incident Halts Bankruptcy Court Noticing Nationwide

By Hilary Russ

The nationwide system for providing notice to creditors in bankruptcy cases has been disrupted by a cybersecurity incident, and it is not currently known when the outage will end.

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Missouri AG Alumni Make Their Mark In Trump 2.0

By Courtney Bublé

Missouri is hundreds of miles from Washington, D.C., but the legal community of the Show-Me State has taken a significant hold in the second Trump administration.

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Norton Rose Beats $100M Suit Over Withdrawn Patent App

By Celeste Bott

Norton Rose Fulbright has defeated a former client's malpractice suit over a missed patent fee payment, after an Illinois state judge ruled that the deadline to sue began before the firm allegedly acknowledged its mistake and dismissed the company's $100 million lawsuit against the firm with prejudice.

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Murdaugh Tells 4th Circ. To Revive Jury Tampering Civil Suit

By Cara Salvatore

Disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh asked the Fourth Circuit on Thursday to revive his suit accusing a court clerk of interfering in his murder trial, arguing he has standing because the alleged tampering "destroyed the value" of his $600,000 defense.

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Judge Who Called For Philly DA Probe Rejects Recusal Bid

By Matthew Santoni

A federal judge who called for an investigation of the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office will not reconsider or recuse himself from the underlying habeas corpus case, calling DA Larry Krasner's bid to undo his rulings "frivolous" and "intemperate."

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Gov't Urges Justices To Reject Google, Intel Fight Over Fintiv

By Adam Lidgett

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject Intel Corp. and Google LLC's challenge to a precedent allowing Patent Trial and Appeal Board petitions to be denied based on related litigation.

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Would-Be Kavanaugh Assassin Slams Feds' Skewed Facts

By Lauren Berg

A woman accused of trying to kill U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh told the Fourth Circuit that federal prosecutors have presented a "wildly inaccurate description" of a Maryland federal judge's sentencing decision, rejecting their argument that she got off too easy because of her gender identity.

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NYC Sanctuary Policies Survive Trump Admin. Lawsuit

By Rae Ann Varona

A New York federal judge on Thursday tossed the Trump administration's lawsuit challenging New York City policies that the administration alleged unconstitutionally obstruct federal immigration enforcement, saying federal law the administration leaned on does not preempt the sanctuary provisions.

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