Amazon's Bot Ban Aims To Stifle AI Rivals, 9th Circ. Told

By Dorothy Atkins

Perplexity AI has urged the Ninth Circuit to scrap an injunction blocking the startup's artificial intelligence tool Comet from purchasing items on Amazon.com, arguing the lower court made numerous errors, and Amazon is trying to stifle competition to promote its own AI tools and "bombard" users with ads.

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Analysis

Judicial Scrutiny Of Counterfeit Suits Forces Brands To Adapt

By Ivan Moreno

Federal judges are placing new restrictions on so-called Schedule A lawsuits that brand owners initiate to sue dozens and sometimes hundreds of online sellers allegedly peddling counterfeit products at once, demanding more than shopping-cart screenshots to establish jurisdiction and pressing plaintiffs to justify mass joinder and damages claims.

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Process Server ABC Legal Inks $2.5M Deal Over Cyber Breach

By Ben Adlin

Seattle-based ABC Legal Services LLC, which bills itself as the nation's largest network of legal process servers, would pay $2.5 million under a tentative deal to settle workers' putative class action claiming a 2024 cyberattack exposed their personal information, the plaintiffs told a Washington federal court Wednesday.

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Hyundai Tech 'Piggybacking' Off Hyundai Motor TM, Jury Told

By Craig Clough

Hyundai Motor Co. told a California federal jury during opening statements Thursday that a small American company calling itself Hyundai Technology selling "low quality" computers is "piggybacking" off the trademark of the automotive giant by tricking consumers into thinking the two companies are associated.

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Uber Fights Common Carrier Tentative Ahead Of NC Bellwether

By Bonnie Eslinger

Uber on Thursday urged a California federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation for alleged passenger sexual assaults to reverse his tentative decision that it's a "common carrier" with a duty to ensure passenger safety, a finding that could hamstring the ride-hailing giant in an upcoming North Carolina bellwether trial.

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Amazon Accused Of 'Bricking' Older Fire TV Stick Devices

By Gina Kim

Amazon consumers lodged a proposed class action in California state court Wednesday, accusing the retail giant of employing a deceptive advertising scheme by touting earlier versions of its Fire TV Sticks as having instant streaming benefits, only later to discontinue critical software functionality and rendering them obsolete.

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Squires Gives Go-Ahead To 5 Patent Reviews, Denies 8

By Ryan Davis

In the latest order summarizing his decisions on requests for America Invents Act patent reviews, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has granted five petitions and turned down eight others.

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Exclusive

Conn. Senator Eyes May Passage For AI, Data Broker Bills

By Allison Grande

A Connecticut state senator behind a pair of legislative proposals regulating data brokers, surveillance pricing, chatbots and the use of artificial intelligence in the employment context told Law360 that he remains confident the measures will pass before the legislative session ends next month, although he acknowledged some provisions could drop out.

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Gov't Must Insist On EU Satellite Market Access, Feds Told

By Christopher Cole

As the European Union looks to tighten rules on the space and satellite industries, the U.S. government needs to ensure American companies can participate in European markets, a think tank told the Federal Communications Commission.

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Centripetal Loses Fed. Circ. Bid To Save Cybersecurity Patent

By Adam Lidgett

The Federal Circuit on Thursday said it won't restore a Centripetal Networks cybersecurity patent challenged by Keysight Technologies Inc. after being sued in federal court, backing the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's finding that it was invalid.

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PSI Marine Gets Most Of Boat Mooring TM Case Sent To Trial

By Elliot Weld

A Connecticut federal judge has said there were genuine disputes of fact sufficient to send most of a trademark infringement case between two boat mooring manufacturers to trial, but granted a favorable ruling to one company on a false advertising claim and to the other company on a copyright infringement claim.

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Walgreens Vendor Sanctioned Over Scripted Testimony

By Cara Salvatore

An Illinois federal judge has sanctioned Zeikos in its contract action against Walgreens, after the electronics maker's corporate representative testified from a prepared statement and made substantive changes via errata.

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California Bar Exam Class Claims Paused For Mediation

By Emily Sawicki

A California federal judge has agreed to stay pending claims a proposed class of California bar applicants are pursuing against the proctor of the disastrous February 2025 California bar exam, after the two sides reported they are soon to be engaged in mediation.

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ITC Investigating Hisense, Roku Over TV Patent Claims

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. International Trade Commission is opening an investigation into claims that Hisense and Roku are importing televisions and streaming devices into the U.S. that infringe six patents held by a company that licenses those patents to LG.

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4 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In March

By Julie Manganis

Justices in Suffolk County Superior Court's Business Litigation Session reminded litigants in two cases in March that time is still of the essence in bringing claims, while the Massachusetts state court reiterated in another matter that a promise is a promise.

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Adult Performers, Cos. Seek Wins In Misclassification Suit

By Benjamin Morse

Adult-content performers and a streaming platform's operators filed dueling bids for quick wins in their dispute over the workers' classification, as the performers insisted to a Connecticut federal court that they are not independent contractors while the company contended that performers' control over work justifies the classification.

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Cadillac Owners' Class Action Says GM Botched EV Design

By Rachel Riley

Two Cadillac Lyriq owners sparked the ignition on a proposed class action against General Motors in Washington federal court on Thursday, claiming the automaker hid evidence of pervasive defects in the electric SUV's design that can trigger system failures and leave the vehicles completely inoperable.

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Ga. Insurance Firm Hit With Data Breach Class Action

By Kelcey Caulder

An Atlanta-based risk management and insurance agency's carelessness with consumers' personal information allowed an August 2025 data breach that affected thousands, according to a proposed class action in Georgia federal court.

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Altenar Sues Sportradar In US, UK Over Data Monopoly

By Joanne Faulkner

Software company Altenar has filed two "multimillion-dollar" claims against Sportradar in the U.S. and U.K., accusing the data giant of competition breaches by refusing to provide it with access to live official sports data.

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DraftKings, FanDuel Hit With Location Tech Patent Suits

By Tom Lotshaw

Interactive Games accused DraftKings Inc. and FanDuel Inc. of infringing various patents to confirm the identity and location of mobile devices and their users to facilitate online gambling and sports betting, in separate lawsuits brought Thursday in Massachusetts and New Jersey federal courts.

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PayPal Hid Checkout Woes Before 20% Stock Drop, Suit Says

By Emilie Ruscoe

Payments giant PayPal faces a proposed investor class action alleging the company concealed slowing growth for its critical branded checkout business, precipitating a trading price drop when the company disclosed a growth decline at the end of 2025.

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Resume Market Is 'Bold, Bold or Bold,' Antitrust Suit Alleges

By Rae Ann Varona

Silicon Valley-based resume template company Rocket Resume Inc. on Thursday accused a competitor in California federal court of unlawfully monopolizing the U.S. market for online resume-building platforms, saying it is being unfairly pushed out of jobseekers' sight by its rival's "massive portfolio of fraudulent brands."

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Tesla Faces Wrongful Death Suit Over Fiery Ga. Crash

By Chart Riggall

Tesla Inc. has been hit with a federal lawsuit from a woman who alleges that combined failures in the company's driver assistance technology, power system, and door locks caused a crash and resulting fire in south Georgia that left her son and his father dead.

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Brief

Musk, X Settle Former Twitter Workers' Severance Suit

By Katryna Perera

X Corp. and Elon Musk have agreed to settle claims by a group of six former Twitter employees that they were falsely promised severance benefits in connection with Musk's acquisition of the social media company.

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Brief

ITC Says Chinese Anodes Aren't Harming US Producers

By Jack McLoone

Subsidized Chinese anodes sold into the U.S. at unfair prices aren't harming domestic industry, the U.S. International Trade Commission said Thursday, blocking the U.S. Department of Commerce from issuing duty orders.

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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 data giant Sportrader face action from software company Altenar over alleged market abuse, Mexican billionaire Ricardo Pliego sue a man who allegedly defrauded him out of $415 million, and Warner Bros. bring a copyright claim against a YouTuber who leaked set footage of the upcoming Harry Potter series. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K. 

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Amazon Mulls $9B Globalstar Buy, Plus More Rumors

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Amazon is considering an acquisition of satellite company Globalstar in a $9 billion deal, cosmetics giant Estee Lauder is in talks to merge with Spanish beauty firm Puig in a deal that would create a $40 billion beauty giant, and private equity behemoth Apollo is in discussions to acquire Atlantic Aviation from KKR in a $10 billion deal.

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Vedder Advises PE Firm L Squared On $2B Fund Close

By Nate Beck

Private equity firm L Squared Capital Partners said Thursday that it raised $2 billion in its fifth fund offering with advice from Vedder, targeting companies in sectors such as education and industrial technology.

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FCC Seeks $4.5M Fine Against Fla. Provider Over Robocalls

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission demanded an Orlando-based voice service provider shell out $4.5 million for allowing into U.S. networks foreign robocall traffic that appeared to spoof legitimate bank numbers.

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'Preapproved' Loan Calls Get Provider In Hot Water, FCC Says

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission warned a Denver-based voice call provider Thursday to stop allowing alleged illegal robocalls through its network after reportedly originating calls about "preapproved" loans.

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Nexstar Slams DirecTV's 'Speculative' $6.2B Merger Challenge

By Dorothy Atkins

Broadcast giants Nexstar and Tegna urged a California federal judge on Thursday to allow their $6.2 billion merger to proceed as state attorneys general and DirecTV challenge the tie-up, arguing that their allegations of harm are "generalized and speculative" and that DirecTV is merely trying to maximize its leverage in future negotiations.

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AG Urges NC Justices To Keep Jurisdiction Over TikTok Suit

By Matthew Santoni

North Carolina Attorney General Jeffrey Jackson urged the state's Supreme Court to make TikTok's parent company face claims that it's addictive to juvenile users, arguing the social media giant had enough contact with the Tarheel State to be subject to its courts' jurisdiction.

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Public Defender IT Worker Accused Of Pawning Office Gear

By Dorothy Atkins

Prosecutors have charged a former public defender IT administrator with multiple criminal counts in Connecticut federal court, accusing him of stealing office equipment — including iPads, Apple and Dell computers, a Mavic drone and a Canon digital camera — and selling them for cash at local pawn shops.

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Apple Verdict May Inform Jury Instruction In Patent Suits

A Texas federal jury's recent verdict in Optis v. Apple provides an important example of how juries must be instructed when Step 2 of the Alice framework is submitted to them, with important implications for both litigators and courts in patent cases, says Joshua Reisberg at Blank Rome.

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When AI Puffery Becomes Actionable Securities Fraud

Though courts usually hold that vague but optimistic corporate statements don’t constitute securities fraud, signs suggest that investors may give enough economic weight to references to artificial intelligence in public company disclosures that broad feel-good statements could cross into actionable misrepresentation, says Christine Polek at Keystone Strategy.

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How Cos. Can Navigate The Patchwork Of AI Safety Bills

In the first few months of 2026, state and federal lawmakers introduced hundreds of bills to address the perceived safety risks of artificial intelligence, so companies should assess whether existing or planned services could be scoped into AI safety legislation across jurisdictions, say attorneys at Hogan Lovells.

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Unpacking FCC's Proposed Rules For Offshore Call Centers

The Federal Communications Commission recently proposed rules that would restrict the use of offshore customer service operations, citing consumer frustration, data security risks and fraud as core reasons for the sweeping regulatory move, say attorneys at Eversheds Sutherland.

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Series

Calif. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q1

As usual, California remained a hub for financial services activity in the first quarter of 2026, with key developments including the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation's eye on consumer issues, a bill targeting "pig butchering" schemes, and jam-packed courts, say attorneys at Joseph Cohen.

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Justices May Hesitate To Limit Courts' Arbitration Review

Based on Monday's argument in Jules v. Andre Balazs, the U.S. Supreme Court seems poised to preserve federal jurisdiction over arbitral award enforcement stemming from actions originated in federal court, a holding that would markedly limit the court's 2022 Walters v. Badgerow decision, says Ashwini Jayaratnam at DarrowEverett.

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Ultramarathons Make Me A Better Lawyer

Completing a 100-mile ultramarathon was tougher, more humbling and more rewarding than I ever imagined, and the experience highlighted how long-distance running has sharpened my ability to adapt to the evolving nature of antitrust law and strengthened my resolve to handle demanding, unforeseen challenges, says Dan Oakes at Axinn.

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ABA, Ex-Judges And Many More Back BigLaw In EO Appeal

By Dorothy Atkins

Numerous bar associations, 239 former judges, 21 states, lawmakers and dozens of other amici curiae have thrown their weight behind BigLaw firms in the Trump administration's consolidated D.C. Circuit appeal seeking to revive executive orders targeting the firms, broadly arguing that the orders are an affront to foundational constitutional rights.

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Legal Sector Lost 700 Jobs In March, Ending Hiring Streak

By Tracey Read

The legal sector began to slow down in March after a year and a half straight of gains, with 700 fewer people employed in lawyer, paralegal and other law-related professional roles last month than in February, according to seasonally adjusted data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Progressive Org. Rolls Out $3M Anti-Trump High Court Push

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump does not have any vacancies on the U.S. Supreme Court, but a progressive court advocacy organization is not waiting for a justice's departure to launch a multimillion-dollar campaign opposing a possible Trump pick.

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Brief

Justice Alito Treated For Dehydration After Federalist Event

By Courtney Buble

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito felt ill during a Federalist Society event last month and was seen by a doctor "out of an abundance of caution," the high court announced on Friday.

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6th Circ. Axes Atty For 'Inexcusable' AI 'Transgressions'

By Rae Ann Varona

An attorney committed "inexcusable transgressions" by relying on Westlaw's internal CoCounsel artificial intelligence platform for appellate filings and by failing to catch erroneous AI-generated content, the Sixth Circuit said Friday and removed the lawyer from further representing a man who pled guilty to drug trafficking charges.

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Analysis

'Political' Deals Pit DOJ Against State AGs, And Not Just Dems

By Bryan Koenig

Controversial U.S. Department of Justice settlements with Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Live Nation, along with the approval of Nexstar's purchase of Tegna, are increasingly inspiring state attorneys general to strike out on their own as antitrust enforcers, often in direct challenge to a federal government that Democrats have cast as "corrupt."

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Florida Gov., AG Face Criticism For Judge Impeachment Push

By Rose Krebs

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General James Uthmeier faced pushback this week from some in the state's legal community for calling for the impeachment of a judge for releasing a man who went on to allegedly kill his five-year-old stepdaughter, with critics blasting those calls as being politically motivated and "unethical."

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Analysis

DOJ's New Corporate Enforcement Policy May Eclipse SDNY's

By Sarah Jarvis

The U.S. Department of Justice has put to use for the first time its new corporate enforcement policy of declining prosecutions when companies self-report potential criminal violations, but experts say the new, department-wide initiative has rendered a more business-friendly approach by the Southern District of New York moot.

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Ex-DOJ Official Wants Epstein-Talk Suit Kept In District Court

By Emily Sawicki

A former U.S. Department of Justice acting deputy chief who was fired last year after a hidden-camera video of him discussing the Epstein files was posted online has told a D.C. federal judge his due process case must survive in district court because the Trump administration now controls federal oversight agencies.

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Trump Seeks 13% Boost In DOJ Funding

By Courtney Bublé

The White House budget request for fiscal 2027, released on Friday, seeks $40.8 billion in discretionary funds for the U.S. Department of Justice, a 13% increase from the current year level.

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Judge Stands By Block Of DOJ Subpoenas In Powell Probe

By Jon Hill

A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Friday rejected a U.S. Department of Justice attempt to revive subpoenas from its investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, saying the government hadn't "come close" to giving him a reason to rethink blocking them.

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Schneider Wallace Loses Bid For Bigger Piece Of $75M Fee

By Lauren Berg

A California federal magistrate judge on Friday rejected Schneider Wallace Cottrell Kim LLP's bid to increase its cut of a $75.4 million fee award for representing plaintiffs in a $228.5 million Sutter Health antitrust deal, saying lead counsel Constantine Cannon LLP's allocation of $1.4 million to Schneider Wallace was fair.

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Roundup

GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Michele Gorman

PayPal was hit with a proposed investor class action that claims the payments giant hid slowing growth for its critical branded checkout business. In the meantime, a Shopify lawyer encouraged his peers during a webinar to make sure their outside counsel have "met the moment" by leveraging artificial intelligence in smart ways. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Alliance Defending Freedom, Pearman Law Firm PC and attorney Barry Arrington lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Colorado ban on therapy intended to change a minor's sexual orientation or gender identity amounts to viewpoint discrimination against a Christian therapist.

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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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