Deposition Sinks Social Media Bellwether Case, Judge Told

By Craig Clough

Social media companies urged a California federal judge at a hearing Tuesday to toss a bellwether case in sprawling litigation accusing the companies of harming children's mental health, arguing that the plaintiff admitted during his deposition that he was not harmed by the platform's features, sinking his claims.

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Squires Hints At New 'Holistic' Decision On PTAB Discretion

By Theresa Schliep

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires previewed at a conference Tuesday an imminent "comprehensive decision" that will articulate current policy on discretionary factors that inform the viability of Patent Trial and Appeal Board challenges, saying he's seeking "predictability" for the PTAB.

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Justices Look Split In 7th Amendment Feud Over FCC Fines

By Christopher Cole

Several U.S. Supreme Court justices seemed convinced Tuesday that Federal Communications Commission fines are nonbinding unless enforced and don't deprive alleged rule violators of the right to a jury trial, but some colleagues still questioned whether the parties sanctioned by the agency have a meaningful chance of facing a jury.

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Fed. Circ. Backs Micron PTAB Win Over Axed Chip Patents

By Adam Lidgett

The Federal Circuit on Tuesday refused to revive a pair of semiconductor chip patents that Micron Technology was accused of infringing in Idaho federal court, backing the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's findings that they were invalid.

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W.Va. Strikes $11.5M Deal With Roblox Over Kid Safety

By Emily Field

The West Virginia attorney general on Tuesday said his office had reached an $11 million settlement with gaming platform Roblox that will "fundamentally overhaul" the embattled company's child safety protections with mandatory age verification and limits on adult interactions with minors.

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Capital One Clients Seek Cert. Over Info Sent To Meta, Google

By Bonnie Eslinger

Counsel for Capital One customers urged a California federal judge Tuesday to certify a class over claims their personal financial information was illegally disclosed to Meta Platforms Inc., Google LLC and others, saying the customers' claims share a common question — whether the financial giant obtained consent based on its privacy disclosures.

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Anthropic Pushes Fair Use Defense In Music Cos.' IP Fight

By Hailey Konnath

Anthropic PBC has asked a California federal judge to find that its use of copyrighted materials to train its tool Claude is "transformative" fair use under copyright law, comparing Claude's learning to how humans learn from reading and internalizing the themes of various works.

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Archer, Joby Spar Over Claims In Battle To Gain Air Taxi Edge

By Linda Chiem

Archer Aviation has told a federal court that rival electric air-taxi company Joby Aviation cannot ditch counterclaims alleging Joby concealed its China-based sourcing and misclassified imports to evade tariffs, while Joby accuses Archer of riding its coattails and trying to reframe the narrative around its own shady dealings.

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IP Notebook: Global Copyright, ChatGPT TM, Rogers Test

By Ivan Moreno

This round of Law360's look at emerging copyright and trademark issues includes a forthcoming U.S. Supreme Court appeal with global implications for copyrights, and OpenAI's setback in its effort to register "ChatGPT" as a trademark.

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Copyright Head Touts 6,000 Registrations Of Human-AI Works

By Theresa Schliep

The U.S. Copyright Office has issued more than 6,000 registrations for works that incorporate artificial intelligence-generated materials and follow the agency's guidance for combined human-made and AI-created works, U.S. Copyright Office leader Shira Perlmutter said Tuesday.

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House Subcommittee Mulls SAT Streamlining Act

By Nadia Dreid

Everyone at Tuesday's SAT Streamlining Act hearing agreed it is time for U.S. policy to catch up with the booming satellite industry, but while Republicans seemed more prepared to slash and burn permitting hurdles, Democrats expressed concern about creating what one witness called a "rubber stamp."

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Calif. Privacy Agency Seeks Input On Rules Over Worker Data

By Dorothy Atkins

The California Privacy Protection Agency is seeking feedback on a range of topics to inform potential future regulations, including whether new rules are needed to regulate the use of employee and job applicants' personal data, and whether existing rules need to be updated to simplify potentially confusing privacy policies.

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Fed. Circ. Keeps Banner Witcoff And Saiber Off Patent Case

By Elliot Weld

The Federal Circuit kept intact the disqualification of two law firms from a patent ownership fight on Tuesday, saying it had not been shown a district judge made a clear error in removing them.

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Fed. Circ. Won't Stay Ramey Sanctions, $171K Fee Bill

By Emily Sawicki

The Federal Circuit on Tuesday denied patent litigator William P. Ramey III's attempt to stay a California court's order that he self-report to various disciplinary authorities that he was sanctioned for practicing law without a license, as well as pay a six-figure attorney fee award, pending an appeal.

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Arkansas' Second Attempt At Age Verification Law Blocked

By Nadia Dreid

Tech trade group NetChoice has won another battle in its war against age verification laws, convincing an Arkansas federal court to again block a state law that would restrict minors' ability to use social media.

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Amazon, Zulily Get Antitrust Case Postponed To Oct. 2027

By Rachel Riley

A Seattle federal judge agreed Monday to push the trial date in now-defunct online retailer Zulily's lawsuit accusing Amazon of stifling competition from other e-commerce platforms from January 2027 to October 2027 due to scheduling conflicts with overlapping antitrust proceedings against Amazon.

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Nourish Can't Ax Wiretap Claims In Google Data Sharing Row

By Allison Grande

An Illinois federal judge has refused to cut wiretap and negligence claims from a proposed class action accusing telehealth provider Nourish Inc. of deploying tracking tools that illegally transmitted website visitors' sensitive health information to Google, while tossing several privacy and contract allegations and rebuking the plaintiffs for filing a "press release complaint."

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Live Nation Fails In Bid For Quick Nix Of Antitrust Damages

By Matthew Perlman

A New York federal court has refused to rule immediately on Live Nation's bid to strike expert testimony and set aside the damages awarded to state enforcers in the antitrust case accusing the company of monopolizing the live entertainment industry.

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Plug Power Gets Some Claims Snipped From Investor Suit

By Katryna Perera

A Delaware federal judge has trimmed a shareholder suit against hydrogen fuel cell company Plug Power Inc., finding that statements about the company's revenue projections and one of its production facilities are inactionable.

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Ohio Appeals Panel Questions Google Common Carrier Case

By Matthew Perlman

An Ohio appeals panel raised several questions on Tuesday about the manageability of a bid to designate Google's search engine as a common carrier and whether the effort would regulate online speech.

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Meta Denies Knowing Of Social Media Pump-And-Dump Ads

By Katryna Perera

Meta Platforms Inc. had no knowledge of alleged pump-and-dump scam advertisements on its social media platforms, it has said, urging a California federal judge to dismiss a suit seeking to hold the tech company responsible for losses from the scams.

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Audible Users Seek To Certify Class In Expiring Credits Suit

By Ben Adlin

Audible Inc. customers accusing the company of illegally putting expiration dates on audiobook vouchers asked a Seattle federal judge to certify a nationwide class of consumers, arguing that it "makes no sense" for the potential class members to litigate claims individually.

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Domino's, Pizza Hut, Others Sued Over Mobile Order Patents

By Elliot Weld

Pizza restaurants and food delivery companies were sued in Texas federal court and accused of infringing five patents that cover technology for mobile ordering and payments.

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Mass. Man Says Coinbase, Kraken Failed To Stop $500K Scam

By Julie Manganis

Cryptocurrency platforms Coinbase and Kraken failed to adequately protect a Boston man from a sophisticated "support" scam that led to the loss of $500,000, according to a lawsuit filed in Massachusetts state court on Tuesday.

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Ameriprise Didn't Disclose Records Breach, Suit Says

By Sydney Price

Financial services company Ameriprise was hit with a proposed class action in Minnesota federal court accusing it of failing to safeguard customers' data from cybercriminals, resulting in a breach of its records in March.

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Microsoft Must Face £1.7B Server License Abuse Class Action

By Jared Foretek

A London antitrust tribunal cleared the way for a collective action on behalf of 59,000 businesses to proceed against Microsoft for its alleged abuse of dominance in cloud computing that cost the businesses £1.7 billion ($2.3 billion) since 2018, rejecting Microsoft's bid to split the class and crediting regulators' finding that the company's practice disadvantaged competitors.

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3 Firms Guide $1.2B Semiconductor Equipment SPAC Deal

By Al Barbarino

U.S.-based semiconductor materials company Forge Nano said Tuesday it has agreed to combine with blank check company Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners II Co. in a deal that values Forge Nano at $1.2 billion.

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Latham, Loeb Guide AI Battery Co.'s $250M SPAC Merger

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Electra Vehicles Inc., a provider of artificial intelligence-driven battery technology that is represented by Latham & Watkins LLP, outlined Tuesday its plans to go public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company advised by Loeb & Loeb LLP, in a deal valued at more than $250 million.

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Fla. Probes OpenAI Over Alleged ChatGPT FSU Shooting Role

By Jonathan Capriel

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Tuesday he has launched a criminal investigation into OpenAI Inc., accusing its ChatGPT chatbot of acting as an accomplice to the Florida State University shooting suspect, who is charged with killing two and injuring six, by providing specific tactical advice on weapons, timing and location.

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IRS Says Meta Pricing Adjustments Not Barred By Prior Ruling

By Molly Moses

The U.S. Tax Court's opinion on the pricing of Meta predecessor Facebook's transferred intangible assets doesn't prevent the IRS from making periodic adjustments based on transactions occurring over the life of the company's cost-sharing arrangement with an Irish subsidiary, the agency argued.

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How Cos. Can Prep For Conn. Data Privacy Amendments

Effective July 1, 2026, amendments to the Connecticut Data Privacy Act narrow the safe harbor for data used by banks, insurance companies and other financial services businesses, highlighting how state regulators plan to focus on how companies handle sensitive data and honor the data rights of the state's residents, say attorneys at Day Pitney.

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At The Fed. Circ., Means-Plus-Function Is Not Quite Dead

Recent Federal Circuit opinions confirm that means-plus-function claims continue to be drafted, issued, litigated and even infringed — but minding the restrictions imposed over the years by courts and statute requires three steps, says Jay Yates at Patterson & Sheridan.

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E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On ESI Control

Several recent federal court decisions have perpetuated a split over what constitutes “control” of electronically stored information — with judges divided on whether the standard should turn on a party's legal right or practical ability to obtain the information, say attorneys at Sidley.

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Some Firms Break Lobbying Revenue Records Again

By Alison Knezevich

After raking in record-breaking federal lobbying revenue last year, several firms reported this week that they had their strongest quarter ever in the first three months of 2026, with practice leaders predicting another busy period ahead as midterms approach.

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Breyer Says 'Shadow Docket' Not A Top Court Power Grab

By Carolyn Muyskens

Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer said Tuesday that the rise of the so-called shadow docket is a consequence of the post-COVID era and not a bid to usurp influence by the high court. 

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Sullivan & Cromwell Alerts SDNY To AI Errors In Ch. 15 Case

By Andrea Keckley

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP told a New York bankruptcy judge Saturday that an emergency motion it filed in Prince Global Holdings Ltd.'s Chapter 15 case contained several inaccurate citations and other errors, including what the firm described as artificial intelligence "hallucinations."

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Pillsbury Unlawfully Fired Pregnant Recruiter, Bias Suit Says

By Lauren Berg

The former Black female director for associate recruiting at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP says she was unlawfully fired just weeks after disclosing her high-risk pregnancy to her supervisor, according to her discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed Tuesday in Tennessee federal court.

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WDTX Judge Albright Stepping Down At End Of Summer

By Dani Kass

U.S. District Judge Alan Albright is resigning after nearly eight years presiding over cases in the Western District of Texas, Law360 confirmed Tuesday.

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Ex-Wis. Judge Argues ICE Case Reversal Backs Her Acquittal

By Craig Clough

Former state Judge Hannah Dugan asked a Wisconsin federal judge Tuesday to reconsider an order not to overturn her felony obstruction conviction for directing a defendant in her courtroom away from immigration agents, arguing the Fourth Circuit recently reversed a decision the trial court repeatedly relied upon.

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Warsh Rejects Claim He'd Be Trump's 'Sock Puppet' At Fed

By Jon Hill

Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh sought at his Tuesday confirmation hearing to rebut Democratic accusations that he would be a White House "sock puppet," distancing himself from President Donald Trump's calls for rate cuts and downplaying their significance.

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