11th Circ. Says Fla. Can Enforce Social Media Teen Ban

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

The Eleventh Circuit has ruled that Florida can enforce its restrictions on social media for children, vacating and reversing a preliminary injunction that blocked the state's enforcement.

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Amazon Flags Possible Abuse In Chicago 'Schedule A' Suits

By Ivan Moreno

Amazon is moving to pause court-ordered fund transfers in more than a dozen trademark cases brought against large numbers of online sellers in Chicago federal court, saying that while it's not a party to the litigation, it's investigating whether some of the lawsuits were used to obtain money the retailer previously froze for reasons unrelated to the disputes.

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Justices Appear Wary Of Broad Reach For Video Privacy Law

By Allison Grande

Several U.S. Supreme Court justices seemed hesitant Wednesday to take a more expansive view of the online activities protected by the Video Privacy Protection Act, raising concerns that such an approach would buck the statute's original intent and invite a flood of litigation against a wide range of companies.

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Software Patent Claims Invalidated In Google, Amazon Suits

By Theresa Schliep

A California federal judge found Tuesday that claims in a pair of VirtaMove software patents are invalid, agreeing with Amazon and Google's arguments that the claims asserted against them in the infringement litigation are indefinite.

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OpenAI Tells Court Ex-Worker Took Confidential Files To Apple

By Lauren Berg

OpenAI Foundation on Wednesday alleged one of its former employees absconded with confidential files about an unreleased artificial intelligence product and gave the information to Apple Inc., asking the California federal judge overseeing Apple's nearly identical trade secret allegations for time to investigate and potentially file counterclaims.

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Sens. Probe Meta For Claiming Tax Credits On AI Data Centers

By Gina Kim

Democratic senators called on Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to explain why he's justifying the use of billions in federal research tax credits to pay for building the company's AI data centers, warning that doing so is a possible misapplication of federal tax law that could prompt further investigation.

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4 Questions After US, China Announce Tariff Shield

By Dylan Moroses

The U.S. and China's recent announcement that they will shield a subset of goods from tariff actions and extend a trade truce is welcome by importers and advisers, though those stakeholders recognize more substantive policy outcomes between the world's two largest economies continue to face obstacles. Here, Law360 looks at four questions on the subject.

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Delay In 39% Audience Cap Lift Not Needed, Broadcasters Say

By Christopher Cole

The broadcast lobby urged the Federal Communications Commission to reject a bid from several cable industry groups to pause the agency's repeal of the 39% national audience share limit on TV station chains.

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Fed. Circ. Affirms Toss Of Hulu Digital Advertising Patent Suit

By Elliot Weld

The Federal Circuit on Wednesday upheld a California federal judge's decision dismissing a suit brought by a patent-holding company accusing streaming giant Hulu of infringing patents covering advertising in digital media, finding the patent claims cover an abstract idea and lack an inventive concept.

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Trustee Asks 1st Circ. To Nix Shuttered Bank Owner's Claims

By Zak Kostro

A Puerto Rico federal court properly dismissed claims against a trustee appointed to administer the receivership of a shuttered online bank suspected of facilitating tax evasion and money laundering, he told the First Circuit, saying he's entitled to 11th Amendment immunity because he was sued in his official capacity.

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EV Charging Co. To Pay Investors $4M In Liquidity Woes Suit

By Sydney Price

Bankrupt electric-vehicle charging infrastructure company Charge Enterprises Inc. has agreed to pay $4 million to resolve an investor's proposed class action alleging the company and its executives concealed a liquidity crisis involving the founder and his investment advisory firm before the company's downfall.

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Jenzabar Investors Ask Del. Justices To Revive $55M Suit

By Jarek Rutz

Jenzabar Inc. and former members of New Media Investors II LLC, an investment vehicle formed to hold Jenzabar securities, clashed before the Delaware Supreme Court on Wednesday over whether the investors can revive their suit seeking roughly $55.25 million tied to the higher education software company's stock warrants, even though the investment vehicle was canceled in 2017.

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NY Asks Court To Undo RealPage's Software Law Injunction

By Isaac Monterose

The New York attorney general has asked a federal court to reconsider and vacate RealPage Inc.'s preliminary injunction win in its suit challenging a state law that forbids residential property owners from using technology that lets them engage in rent price-fixing.

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Baker Botts Atty Seeks $3.4M In Fees After Defamation Suit

By Madison Arnold

A Baker Botts LLP patent attorney has moved for almost $3.4 million in attorney fees and expenses in a defamation suit an inventor brought against her that was dismissed.

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Roblox, Epic Say Minor Can't Buck Arbitration, Keep Gaming

By Mike Curley

Roblox Corp., Epic Games Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are each asking a Pennsylvania federal judge to reconsider an order denying their bids to arbitrate a suit alleging their platforms addicted a minor to gaming, saying the minor can't disaffirm the arbitration agreement and keep using the platforms.

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Widow Says Free Speech Can't Shield OpenAI In Shooting Suit

By Jonathan Capriel

A widow who says ChatGPT helped a mass shooter plan the attack that killed her husband at Florida State University has told a federal court that OpenAI can't hide behind the First Amendment to shield its conduct.

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Anthropic Seeks To Dodge AI Patent Suit From U. of Tenn.

By Adam Lidgett

Anthropic says it shouldn't have to face a lawsuit accusing it of infringing a pair of patents related to neural networks owned by a research arm of the University of Tennessee because its Claude artificial intelligence tool isn't covered by the patents.

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Samsung Says Rival Leans On Fabricated 'Mini LED' Definition

By Gina Kim

Samsung moved to dismiss a competitor's suit alleging it falsely markets some of its TVs as having Mini LED technology that provides a higher-quality picture, telling a California federal judge Tuesday the plaintiff wants her to adopt a "fabricated three-part definition" for Mini LED that only exists in the complaint. 

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Quinn Emanuel Seeks Arbitration Of $1.7M Fee Dispute

By Caroline Simson

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP is urging a California federal court to order an entrepreneur to arbitrate malpractice claims stemming from the firm's representation of her in a sexual harassment claim against a technology investor as it seeks to collect more than $1.7 million in unpaid fees.

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Grok's Facial Analysis, Editing Abilities Draw BIPA Fight

By Lauraann Wood

Elon Musk's Grok artificial intelligence technology contains image-understanding capabilities that involve scanning the facial geometry in uploaded photos in violation of Illinois users' biometric privacy rights, a federal lawsuit alleges.

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Sports Betting Tech Co. Faces EU, UK Antitrust Claims

By Alex Lawson

Sportsbook software company Altenar lobbed antitrust complaints against sports technology giant Sportradar in the European Union and United Kingdom on Wednesday, alleging that Sportradar is illegally blocking access to the essential data behind live odds during games.

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Cognizant's $2.8M 401(k) Deal Hits Speedbump

By Patrick Hoff

A New Jersey federal judge refused to approve a $2.8 million agreement ending a proposed class action alleging information technology company Cognizant loaded its 401(k) plan with poor investment options and lofty fees, ruling workers hadn't explained why the court should bless the deal.

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Samsung Settles Patent Case On Eve Of Texas Trial

By Elliot Weld

Samsung has reached a settlement with a patent-holding company claiming that certain smartphones and tablets were infringing patents covering app management before a trial was set to begin early next week in Texas.

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4 Firms Steer $2B Sale Of AT&T's Mexico Wireless Unit

By Al Barbarino

A group of four U.S. and Mexican law firms are guiding AT&T Mexico's agreement to sell itself to a consortium made up of Grupo Televisa and Fintech Holdings Inc. for $2 billion.

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BlackRock, Baillie Gifford Back ICON In $200M Series D

By Nate Beck

ICON, a homebuilder that uses 3D printing, said it has raised $200 million in a Series D financing round led by investment managers Baillie Gifford and BlackRock, which will support deployment of the company's robotic construction systems and the opening of a research and development facility in Austin, Texas.

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AGs Say Character.AI Chats Must Be Protected In Ch. 11 Sale

By Rick Archer

A group of state attorneys general told a Delaware bankruptcy judge Wednesday that protection of minors and privacy concerns need to be addressed before the company behind artificial intelligence entertainment platform Character.AI is allowed to sell its data in its Chapter 11 case.

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SEC Approves Trading On Apple, Tesla Performance Metrics

By Jessica Corso

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has given CBOE the green light to allow binary options trading on its exchange, giving investors the opportunity to place yes-or-no bets on the financial performance of Apple, Tesla and nearly two dozen other publicly-traded companies.

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10th Circ. Backs Asset Freeze In SEC Case Against Biotech

By Katryna Perera

The Tenth Circuit on Wednesday backed a lower court's order freezing a biotech firm's assets in a suit brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accusing the company and its founders of misappropriating roughly $9 million.

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Utah Broadband Settles FCC Probe Over Lost Huawei Gear

By Christopher Cole

A broadband provider serving Utah admitted it could not confirm that it properly destroyed foreign gear under a network security program and agreed to pay $11,000 to resolve the matter, the Federal Communications Commission said.

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High Court Won't Pause Mich. Activist Pretrial Jail Order

By Parker Quinlan

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a bid by a self-described "antifa" member to halt a Sixth Circuit order sending him back to jail pending charges that he cyberstalked and threatened a social media supporter of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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What Lawyers Should Know Before Accepting Crypto Payment

As clients increasingly request to pay legal fees, retainers and escrow funds using cryptocurrency, lawyers should consider how only a handful of state bar authorities have addressed the issue with varying ethics opinions, as well as the related questions that no authority has yet answered, says attorney Felix Shipkevich.

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Watchdog Wants Probe Of Trump Press Secretary's Atty Claim

By Jack Karp

A nonprofit government watchdog on Wednesday asked the State Bar of California to investigate whether the new White House press secretary has claimed to be an attorney without being licensed to practice law.

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Ex-BigLaw Atty Wants Firm Docs For Insider Trading Defense

By Carolyn Muyskens

A former BigLaw associate accused of insider trading is seeking records from ex-employers Sidley Austin LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP and Goodwin Procter LLP to help fight charges that he tipped others about nonpublic deals the firms were working on.

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Fox Rothschild Beats Daycare's Malicious Prosecution Suit

By George Woolston

A New Jersey state court dismissed an adult daycare company's suit against Fox Rothschild LLP and one of its attorneys related to their prosecution of a fraudulent loan lawsuit that led to a $65,000 sanction against the firm, according to a court order.

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DLA Piper Accused Of Malpractice In Investor's Soccer Deals

By Bonnie Eslinger

American businessman John Textor has filed a legal malpractice suit in Florida against DLA Piper over the firm's representation in connection with an investment vehicle he created to acquire soccer clubs in the United Kingdom and other countries, claiming his damages could exceed hundreds of millions of dollars.

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