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As Law Firms Race To Adopt AI, Cost Concerns Grow

By Phillip Bantz

Pressure is mounting on law firm leaders to dive into the AI waters or watch competitors swim away, but figuring out responsible, cost-effective methods to use high-priced legal tech remains tricky, experts say.

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Kioxia Hit With $229M Verdict In Viasat Memory Patent Suit

By Lauren Berg

Japanese memory device company Kioxia owes Viasat more than $229 million for infringing the American communication company's flash memory patent, a Texas federal jury determined Thursday.

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Fed. Circ. Vacates $12.7M Copyright Award Against Gov't

By Ivan Moreno

The Federal Circuit on Thursday vacated a $12.7 million copyright award against the federal government over unauthorized copies of software for a project on military health records, holding that the trial judge improperly relied on the project's later cancellation and awarded enhanced damages for willful infringement against the government.

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Meta Can't Keep Certain Docs Secret In DC Social Media Row

By Rae Ann Varona

Washington, D.C.'s highest court refused to make a trial court vacate discovery orders requiring Meta to disclose certain communications concerning internal research related to the well-being of young social media users, saying Thursday that Meta failed to show it had a "clear and indisputable" right to such relief.

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Calif. Tells 9th Circ. AI Disclosure Law Helps Consumers

By Elliot Weld

The state of California has pressed the Ninth Circuit to affirm a district court's decision denying xAI's injunction request against a state law requiring artificial intelligence companies to disclose what's included in training their models, saying the law advanced "an important governmental interest" in providing transparency to the public.

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Quinn Emanuel To Rep OpenAI In Apple Trade Secrets Fight

By Hailey Konnath

OpenAI has turned to Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP to represent it in Apple's suit claiming that the artificial intelligence company worked with former Apple employees to misappropriate confidential information and speed up its consumer hardware business, according to the case docket.

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'No Time To Waste' On Google Antitrust Reports, Judge Says

By Bonnie Eslinger

A California federal judge said Thursday there's "no time to waste" to begin monitoring a three-year injunction against Google in Epic's antitrust battle over Google's Android app store policies, saying he wants monthly reports now that the parties have agreed to accept the injunction terms he laid out.

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Meta Staffers Fight Uphill To Block Allegedly AI-Targeted Cuts

By Bonnie Eslinger

A California federal judge indicated Thursday he won't immediately block Meta Platforms Inc. from laying off most of the 26 workers who claim the company used artificial intelligence to target them, but said he'd take a closer look at four on work visas who could be irreparably harmed.

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ITC To Probe Netlist Patent Claims Against Samsung, Google

By Adam Lidgett

The U.S. International Trade Commission will launch an investigation into allegations that Samsung, Google, Super Micro Computer, Nvidia and Broadcom infringed a pair of Netlist computer memory patents.

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In Uber Assault Trial, A Courtroom Tests Truth Face-To-Face

By Hayley Fowler

This is the first in a two-part series about the Virginia Revival Model courtroom in the Charles R. Jonas federal courthouse in Charlotte, North Carolina. Here, judges and attorneys recall how a sexual assault trial against Uber unfolded in a space designed to place focus on the witnesses.

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Republicans Call For Warnings On Shows With Trans Content

By Nadia Dreid

Almost 50 House Republicans have come together to let the Federal Communications Commission know they're in "strong support" of the agency's inquiry into whether it should update the TV rating system to warn people when a program may include transgender or nonbinary characters.

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Wyden Urges Admin To Protect US From Canadian Spy Law

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., urged the Trump administration Thursday to protect national security and American citizens from a proposed backdoor surveillance bill from Canada.

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SEC Proposes Making E-Delivery Default For Investor Docs

By Sarah Jarvis

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday proposed a new rule that would allow electronic delivery to be the default method for sending investors disclosures, shareholder reports, proxy statements and other information, replacing a standard by which many documents are delivered in paper format unless the recipient chooses otherwise.

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More Than 200 MHz Could Open For Unlicensed Satellite Use

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission's chief wants to make more than 200 megahertz of unlicensed spectrum available for satellites by opening frequencies across three spectrum bands, according to a proposal released Thursday.

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Come Back Down To Earth, Tower Builders Tell D2D Fans

By Christopher Cole

While it's clear that direct-to-device satellite service can fill some gaps in wireless coverage, the growing technology cannot fully replace Earth-based systems that ensure connectivity on the ground, a pair of new industry reports say.

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Calif. Says AT&T Mustn't Make Move From Copper 'Disorderly'

By Nadia Dreid

The California Public Utilities Commission has told AT&T that it's not pleased to hear that the cost of certain copper services has gone up "exponentially" as the state and the mobile behemoth duke it out in federal court and at the Federal Communications Commission over AT&T's desire to end legacy copper service.

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Fed. Circ. Backs Canon PTAB Wins Over Inkjet Sensor Patents

By Adam Lidgett

The Federal Circuit on Thursday upheld the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decisions to invalidate all claims Canon had challenged in three Slingshot Printing patents covering chips and temperature sensors in inkjet printers.

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Paramount Beats Effort To Quickly Block $110B Warner Deal

By Craig Clough

A California federal judge denied a preliminary injunction request Thursday from consumers challenging Paramount Skydance Corp.'s pending $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery after challenging their attorney to cite more recent rulings beyond the 1960s-era U.S. Supreme Court cases he relied on.

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Meta Gets 'Bricked' Device False Ad Suit Trimmed, For Now

By Lauren Berg

Meta Platforms Inc. can, again, trim a proposed class action alleging it deceptively sold Meta Portal video-calling devices the company later "bricked" by dropping software support, a California federal judge ruled Thursday, while refusing to toss an unfair competition claim and giving the consumers another chance to rework the complaint.

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Gov't To Revive Digital Equity Grants, Minus Race, Judge Says

By Nadia Dreid

The Trump administration is going to reinstate the Digital Equity Act Competition Grant Program, minus the provisions that require the government to consider race, a D.C. federal judge has said in an opinion striking down part of the law as unconstitutional.

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Pa. Hospital Must Face Bulk Of Website Pixel Tracking Row

By Allison Grande

A Pennsylvania federal judge has mostly refused to toss a putative class action accusing Warren General Hospital of illegally deploying tracking technology that divulged website visitors' private health information to Meta and others, trimming injunctive relief and negligence per se allegations while allowing state wiretap and six other claims to proceed.

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Albright Declines To Ship Tesla Dispute To California

By Elliot Weld

A Texas federal judge on Thursday refused to grant Tesla's request to transfer a patent infringement suit against the electric-car maker to California, finding that all the factors weighed neutrally, and that Tesla had therefore not shown a good reason to move the case.

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Senior Home, Care Referral Site Drop False Ad Suit Dispute

By Kelcey Caulder

A senior living placement site and a Georgia assisted living home have jointly agreed to end a proposed class action in which the home alleged that the site falsely advertised free services and steered business away from communities that declined to participate in its pay-to-play business model. 

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Apple, Amazon Face Bid To Revive Wash. Antitrust Suit

By Ben Adlin

Plaintiffs' counsel urged a Seattle federal judge Thursday to rethink dismissal of a proposed antitrust class action accusing Apple and Amazon of illegally restricting sales of iPhones and iPads, contending that attorneys at Hagens Berman couldn't have concluded from their client's "ambiguous" message that he wanted to get out of the case.

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Tax Filers Seek Class Cert. In Google Privacy Suit

By Zak Kostro

Online tax return filers who alleged Google's tracking tool effectively eavesdropped on their confidential tax information asked a California federal judge to certify several classes in their suit against the search giant.

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Amazon At Fault After Driver On Fentanyl Hit Bus, Suit Says

By Mike Curley

The family of a 16-year-old Indiana student is suing Amazon and its courier subcontractor in state court, alleging that Amazon is responsible for one of its drivers working while under the influence of fentanyl and crashing into a school bus.

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Verizon Retailer Hit With 2 Data Breach Suits In NC

By Abigail Harrison

A company that touts itself as Verizon's largest retailer is accused of failing to protect employees' and customers' sensitive information, resulting in a "massive and preventable" data breach.

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Oracle Accused Of Infringing Delivery App Integration Patent

By Gina Kim

Oracle Corp. was sued in Texas federal court Wednesday by a veteran-owned company that alleges the defendant is infringing its patent that integrates third-party delivery apps like DoorDash with a restaurant's own ordering systems, eliminating the need for restaurants to use separate dedicated tablets for each delivery service when accepting online orders.

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Brief

Realtek, MediaTek Drop Case Alleging Bogus Patent Litigation

By Elliot Weld

Taiwanese semiconductor-makers Realtek and MediaTek have agreed to drop a case in which the former accused the latter of colluding with other companies to harass Realtek with bogus patent cases.

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Fireworks' Valuation Booms To $17.5B After Funding Round

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Artificial intelligence company Fireworks on Thursday revealed that it has reached a $17.5 billion valuation after raising $1.5 billion in its latest funding round.

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Data Center Operator Csquare Prices $1.1B IPO Below Range

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Dallas-based data center operator Csquare hit the public markets Thursday after raising $1.1 billion in its initial public offering steered by Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP and Latham & Watkins LLP.

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DeepSeek, Shein Inch Closer To IPOs, And More Deal Rumors

By Al Barbarino

China's DeepSeek and Shein and U.S. entertainment company Lionsgate Studios are among the companies nearing potential IPOs or sales, according to recent reports. Initial public offerings from DeepSeek and Shein could value those companies at $71 billion and $40 billion, respectively. A potential price tag for Lionsgate hasn't been disclosed, but the studio behind the "Hunger Games" and "John Wick" movies could attract billions as Bollore Group and Banijay Group emerge as suitors. 

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8th Circ. Rejects Rehearing Bid Over Spotty Murder Video

By Crystal Owens

The Eighth Circuit won't rethink an order that upheld the sentences of a mother and son convicted of the murder of a man on the Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation, after the pair argued that footage of the incident shouldn't have been admitted because of gaps in the recording.

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AG Fines, Not Damages Allowed After RealPage Renter Deals

By Bryan Koenig

The attorneys general of D.C., Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey and Washington can seek civil fines and injunctive relief against RealPage Inc. and landlords for fixing rent prices, but claims on behalf of their residents are barred by deals made with private plaintiffs, a Tennessee federal judge ruled Thursday.

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Mich. AG Says Solar Financing Scheme Hit 1,700 Consumers

By Susan Smiley

Michigan's attorney general has accused Climax Solar, its owner and the seven financial institutions that financed consumer purchases of the company's home solar systems of participating in a widespread solar finance scheme that promised customers big savings but resulted in long-term debt.

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Brief

Texas Probes LinkedIn Over Alleged 'Ghost Jobs'

By Jonathan Capriel

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced his office will be investigating whether LinkedIn advertises and profits from "ghost jobs," listings for positions that don't exist or aren't actively being filled, saying it might have misled consumers who paid up to $69.99 a month for premium subscriptions.

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Ellis George Litigation Trio Joins Steptoe In Los Angeles

By Adrian Cruz

Steptoe LLP announced that three experienced litigation attorneys have joined the firm's Los Angeles office as partners from Ellis George LLP in what the firm said is the latest step in its focus on expanding its operations in and around the city.

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Cooley Reinforces Privacy Practice With Ex-Hunton Partner

By Matt Perez

Cooley LLP has further bolstered its cyber, data and privacy group, announcing the hiring of a former Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP partner in its New York office.

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Protecting Quantum Innovation As The Sector Commercializes

As quantum technologies continue to attract growing commercial investment and government interest, intellectual property protection is becoming an increasingly important consideration, says Michael Schallop at Van Pelt Yi.

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AI-Fueled Pro Se Suits Pose Rising Risk For Lenders

Harris v. Pinnacle Bank, a recently decided Mississippi federal court case, illustrates how pro se borrowers are using artificial intelligence to file more sophisticated documents that can complicate and prolong loan enforcement proceedings, making early procedural challenges and tighter litigation strategies increasingly important for lenders, says Joseph Briggett at Baker Donelson.

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Being A Magician Makes Me A Better Lawyer

The skills I've developed as a lifelong magician have translated directly into tangible benefits in the courtroom because performing magic and trying cases both live at the intersection of psychology, storytelling, timing and disciplined rehearsal, says Mark Dombroff at Fox Rothschild.

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How Does Your Compensation Stack Up? Take Our Survey

Is your compensation keeping pace with the rate of inflation? Do you know what your colleagues made last year? Help Law360 Pulse answer these questions and more in this year's Law Firm Compensation Survey.

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Richards Layton Apologizes For AI Errors In Chancery Case

By Rose Krebs

Richards Layton & Finger PA and one of its attorneys have apologized to the Delaware Chancery Court for submitting a filing with errors generated by artificial intelligence, asking that sanctions not be imposed.

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McDermott Atty Denies Pressuring Friend To Alter Testimony

By Rose Krebs

A McDermott Will & Schulte LLP attorney has told a Delaware vice chancellor that he is in "complete shock" and "hurt" by a longtime friend's contention that he pressured him to change his testimony in a Chancery Court case, saying the accusation "is false and without any merit."

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Simpson Thacher 'Never' Explained Ill-Fated Deal, Exec Says

By Cara Salvatore

A founder seeking over $100 million from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett over a transaction he says destroyed his insurance services company testified Thursday the law firm provided him no education on various words he wasn't familiar with in the deal.

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Blue-Slip-Backed Trump Judge Selections Advance

By Courtney Bublé

The first two judicial nominations of the second Trump administration to receive supportive blue slips from Democratic senators advanced to the Senate floor Thursday.

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Goulston Docked Ex-Partners' Pay For Joining Rival, Suit Says

By Julie Manganis

Two Goulston & Storrs PC directors who jumped to Troutman Pepper Locke LLP were stiffed out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in compensation in retaliation for leaving, according to a suit filed Thursday in New York federal court.

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Tillis Might Back Blanche, As AG Pick Met Epstein Survivors

By Courtney Bublé

Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday afternoon met with a group of survivors of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after retiring Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said his condition for supporting Blanche's appointment to the permanent position was for the nominee to speak to them face-to-face.

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