Google Got App Data Profits After Pledging Privacy, Jury Told

By Bonnie Eslinger

A computer scientist testifying in a multibillion-dollar privacy lawsuit alleging Google LLC illegally collected data from 98 million cellphone users who had opted out of tracking told a California federal jury Thursday that the tech giant stores information about their app use in a "shadow account" and uses it to sell ads.

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Fed. Circ. Leaves Lost Profits Award Alone In Tennis IP Case

By Adam Lidgett

The Federal Circuit on Thursday refused to award a tennis technology company more than the $119,000 in lost profit damages it already won in a case involving a vanishing defendant and the operator of the U.S. Open, but it found a lower court was wrong not to award post-judgment interest.

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9th Circ. Dissenters Rip Judge's 'Weaponization Of Sanctions'

By Jeff Overley

A half-dozen Ninth Circuit judges Thursday denounced six-figure sanctions against attorneys for prominent politicians challenging Arizona election procedures, accusing a lower court of "twisting and contorting" allegations in order to punish lawyers "based on the nature of the complaint and the clients that they represented."

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Perplexity AI Fails To Toss Or Transfer Publishers' IP Suit

By Elliot Weld

Perplexity AI Inc. on Thursday was denied a bid to dismiss a copyright infringement suit brought by the companies that publish The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post when a New York federal judge said the court has jurisdiction over Perplexity under the state's long-arm statute.

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Workers Snag Deal In $500M Twitter Severance Suit

By Irene Spezzamonte

Social media platform X has agreed to settle a suit accusing it of owing workers $500 million in severance after Elon Musk took the reins of the company while it was still named Twitter, the two workers suing and the entity told the Ninth Circuit.

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Epic Says Google Can't Dodge App Store Trade Libel Claims

By Abigail Harrison

Video game and software developer Epic Games Inc. has told a California federal court that Google LLC can't eschew remaining state law claims in a trade libel suit because the alleged harms are new, not resurrected from claims in a separate case.

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Roblox Hit With New Accusations Of Child Safety Shortfalls

By Carla Baranauckas

The Roblox Corp. prioritized growth and profits over child safety, opening the door to sexual exploitation, a North Carolina mother claimed in the latest complaint the tech giant faces over alleged safety shortfalls. 

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NHTSA Looking Into Tesla Crash Report Tardiness

By Jonathan Capriel

Tesla Inc. must explain why many crashes involving its advanced driver-assistance systems or self-driving vehicles are not being timely reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, according to a notice filed by federal regulators who are now investigating the company's compliance.

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CFPB Calls For Input On Open-Banking Fees, Access Issues

By Jon Hill

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is taking a first step toward reopening its Biden-era open-banking rule, issuing a fresh call for comment on key sticking points that have divided banks and fintech firms and become a focus of industry litigation.

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FCC Seeks Feedback Before Ditching Truth-In-Billing Rules

By Nadia Dreid

The Federal Communications Commission is officially asking for opinions on whether the agency's slamming and truth-in-billing rules are outdated and, if so, where they should be cut, after voting earlier this month to propose eliminating some of them.

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FCC Seeks Feedback On New Pole Attachment Deadlines

By Nadia Dreid

The Federal Communications Commission wants industry and interested parties to share what they think about a set of rule changes the agency has proposed to make pole attachment regulations less complicated and hopefully to speed up the deployment of broadband.

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UC Grant Cuts Over DEI Likely Stifle Speech, 9th Circ. Says

By Lauren Berg

The Ninth Circuit on Thursday refused to pause a preliminary injunction requiring three federal agencies to reinstate research grants terminated following two of President Donald Trump's executive orders seeking to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion, saying the terminations likely aimed to suppress speech favorable of DEI and environmental justice.

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Dolby Says It Has Right To Know Who's Behind PTAB Petition

By Adam Lidgett

Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corp. wants the full Federal Circuit to rethink a panel's dismissal of its challenge to Patent Trial and Appeal Board proceedings that it prevailed on, saying it was being denied the right to know who exactly was behind a petition seeking to invalidate its patent.

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Cannabis Cos. Face $2.9M IT Judgment After Attys Quit

By Jonathan Capriel

Subsidiaries of Canadian cannabis company Halo Collective Inc. were hit with a nearly $2.9 million judgment over claims that they infringed on a Colorado-based firm's patents, losing the litigation after their attorneys withdrew because they could "no longer pay."

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WDTX Judge Won't Send Nvidia Patent Case To California

By Elliot Weld

A Texas federal court has declined to send a patent dispute between an artificial intelligence startup and chipmaking giant Nvidia to a California federal court, saying it would be no more convenient there than it would be to litigate in Texas.

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Court Refuses To Split IT Co.'s Settlement Coverage Claims

By Hope Patti

A Colorado federal court refused Thursday to separate and stay an information technology company's bad faith claims against a Chubb unit and malpractice claim against a law firm in a dispute over coverage for a $3.4 million underlying judgment.

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Software Startup Catamorphic Settles Wage, OT Class Action

By Julie Manganis

Software startup Catamorphic has agreed to settle a proposed class action brought by three former sales employees in Massachusetts and California who say the company failed to pay them overtime and engaged in other "widespread, repeated and consistent" violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, a Wednesday court filing says.

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Nintendo Gets PTAB To Pare 2 Patents In Switch Fight

By Adam Lidgett

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has found that Nintendo Co. Ltd. was able to show that claims in two patents it was accused of infringing in a Washington federal court lawsuit were obvious.

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Engineering Consultant Fights 'Sweeping' Ban On Job Move

By Danielle Ferguson

A former principal for a California environmental consulting firm asked a Michigan federal judge Thursday to dissolve or narrow a restraining order barring her from taking a job at a competitor, calling the order a "sweeping" ban that would "destroy" her career.

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NC Judge Warns Sabotage Trial Might Be A 'Slugfest'

By Hayley Fowler

A North Carolina Business Court judge hinted Thursday that he might let a jury decide whether an ordinary person could deduce the identities of a couple who claim they were defamed online by their former friends, but he also urged the feuding families to consider what it might ultimately cost to take their case to trial.

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Payment Tech Co. Hit With Patent Infringement Suit In Ga.

By Kelcey Caulder

Global payment technology company Verifone Inc. has been sued in Georgia federal court for allegedly infringing Sovereign Peak Ventures LLC's patents by "making, selling, importing, offering to sell and using Verifone devices with cellular capabilities."

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Digital Ad Co. Misled Investors About Client Loss, Suit Says

By Katryna Perera

Digital advertising firm PubMatic Inc. and two of its executives have been hit with a proposed shareholder class action in California federal court alleging they failed to inform investors about the loss of a key customer for its digital marketing business, which led to a stock price decline when the truth came to light.

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Snap Inc. Hit With Investor Suit Over Ad Platform Glitch

By Sydney Price

Snapchat's parent company, Snap Inc., was hit with a proposed shareholder class action Thursday in California federal court accusing it of concealing the effects of a glitch on its advertising auction system that caused it to lose revenue.

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Pa. Biz Groups, Providers, Uber Want Fault Loophole Closed

By Y. Peter Kang

Uber and a coalition of organizations often targeted by injury lawsuits urged a Pennsylvania appeals court to close a legal loophole that they claim largely undermines the purpose of the Fair Share Act, which limits a defendant's liability to their portion of fault.

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Brief

Biz Groups Appeal Calif. Climate Reporting Ruling To 9th Circ.

By Sarah Jarvis

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups have appealed a court order rejecting their bid to block new California state regulations requiring large companies to publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risks that they claim violate their First Amendment rights.

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Wachtell, Kirkland Advise On $12.3B Dayforce Take-Private

By Al Barbarino

Wachtell Lipton is advising Dayforce Inc. on a new agreement to be taken private by Thoma Bravo, represented by Kirkland & Ellis, in an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value of $12.3 billion, Dayforce announced Thursday. 

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Cantor Equity Partners IV Begins Trading After $400M IPO

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Special purpose acquisition company Cantor Equity Partners IV Inc., sponsored by private equity giant Cantor Fitzgerald, hit the public markets Thursday after pricing its $400 million initial public offering the day prior.

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KKR Leads Bidding War For Nissan HQ, Plus More Rumors

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Private equity firm KKR is said to be dominating in a bidding war for Nissan Motor's headquarters in Japan, Jared Kushner's private equity firm is rumored to have taken a minority stake in British bank OakNorth, and railroad giant CSX is reportedly facing pressure from activist investment firms to pursue a merger. Here, Law360 breaks down these and other deal rumors from the past week.

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Nikola SPAC, Related Settlements Reach $33.75M In Del.

By Jeff Montgomery

A multi-court string of settlements has produced a $33.75 million proposed payout for stockholders who alleged in direct and derivative state and federal actions that they were misled in deals that took electric vehicle maker Nikola Corp. public.

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FTC Warns Tech Cos. To Honor Data Vows In Foreign Dealings

By Allison Grande

The head of the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday cautioned Meta, Google, Apple, Amazon and other major tech companies to refrain from weakening data security protections or censoring content in response to pressure from foreign governments, reminding them that reneging on promises they make to U.S. consumers could land them in hot water with the agency.

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FCC Dings NC FM Station For Unapproved Transfer Of Control

By Jared Foretek

The owners of a low-power Catholic FM station in North Carolina are entering into a consent decree with the Federal Communications Commission over allegations that its owners effectively gave control to another entity without authorization, agreeing to pay $2,000 and implement a comprehensive compliance plan.

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Brief

C-Band Payment Clearinghouse Officially Wound Down

By Nadia Dreid

The C-Band Relocation Payment Clearinghouse has officially ceased operations after the Federal Communications Commission agreed back in June that the clearinghouse had done what it was intended to do.

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Opinion

Sometimes Int'l Competition Should Trump Antitrust Concerns

The U.S. Justice Department's approval of HPE's $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks shows that a merger that significantly enhances innovation and competitiveness may serve consumer and national interests despite marginally increasing industry concentration, says John Reeves at Reeves Law.

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Adapting To USPTO's Tighter Inter Partes Review Rules

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's recent pivot regarding how it will address general knowledge in inter partes review petitions presents immediate strategic implications for petitioners, patent owners and litigants watching the contours of Patent Trial and Appeal Board practice, say attorneys at Winston & Strawn.

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NY Tax Talk: ALJ Vacancy, Online Sales, Budget

Among the most notable developments in New York tax law last quarter, an administrative law judge vacancy continued affecting taxpayers, a state court decision tested the scope of the Interstate Income Act, and Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the 2025-2026 fiscal budget containing key tax-related provisions, say attorneys at Eversheds Sutherland.

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Assessing Federal Securities Class Action Stats In '25 So Far

The settlement amount as a percentage of damages in securities class actions has continued to decline in the first half of 2025, a trend that may be important for assessing exposure and risk in future securities litigation, say analysts at Analysis Group.

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Series

Quilting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Turning intricate patterns of fabric and thread into quilts has taught me that craftsmanship, creative problem-solving and dedication to incremental progress are essential to creating something lasting that will help another person — just like in law, says Veronica McMillan at Kramon & Graham.

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Judge Finds Habba Unlawfully Serving As NJ's US Atty

By Matthew Santoni

Alina Habba, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney and his pick to remain the U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, was unlawfully given an extension of her temporary post after her "interim" appointment expired, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Thursday.

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SEC Taps Military Judge To Head Enforcement Efforts

By Jessica Corso

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday announced the appointment of a senior judge in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces to lead its enforcement division.

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OnlyFans Flags Bogus Citations In RICO Fraud Suit

By Emily Sawicki

Attorneys for a proposed class of OnlyFans subscribers alleging racketeering by the company notified a California federal judge Thursday that they would be seeking permission to fix earlier filings found to have errors created by artificial intelligence, days after the web platform's parent company notified the court of the citation errors.

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NY Appeals Court Throws Out Trump's $500M Fraud Penalty

By Phillip Bantz

A divided New York state appeals court panel on Thursday tossed a nearly $500 million civil fraud penalty against President Donald Trump and his sons, companies and their executives, ruling that the fine was "excessive," but kept in place a judge's finding of liability.

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Odell Beckham Wants Attys Sanctioned In Diddy Assault Suit

By Adrian Cruz

NFL star Odell Beckham Jr. is looking to sanction attorneys representing a woman accusing him in California federal court of participating in a Bay Area gang rape alongside rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs, claiming the allegations are frivolous and the attorneys willfully ignored available evidence in making them.

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Trump To Get Texas Vacancy With Judge Taking Senior Status

By Courtney Bublé

U.S. District Judge David Godbey of the Northern District of Texas, who was at the center of a debate on judge shopping last year, will take senior status on Sept. 17, according to an update posted on the federal judiciary's website on Thursday.

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Analysis

Employer Plans In Limbo As Courts Grapple With Trans Care

By Kellie Mejdrich

Despite appellate courts' apparent willingness to allow states to ban gender-affirming care for minors, employers are still waiting for clarity on whether federal anti-discrimination laws require health plans to cover transgender healthcare access, experts say.

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California Bar Board Of Trustees Gets 1st Nonattorney Chair

By Rose Krebs

The California Supreme Court announced Thursday that for the first time ever, a nonattorney will lead the State Bar of California's Board of Trustees starting Sept. 21.

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Ex-Prosecutor Sworn In As Ga. US Atty In Southern District

By Emily Johnson

A longtime Georgia attorney, who served as chair of Georgia's State Board of Pardons and Paroles and previously served as a district attorney, was sworn in this week as interim U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.

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Ethics Case Reasserted Against Fla. Judge Over Deepfake

By Matt Perez

A Florida judicial ethics panel has reasserted allegations that a state judge in Broward County violated the state's Code of Judicial Conduct during her 2024 election campaign, ahead of a final hearing set for Dec. 16 by the hearing panel chair of the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission.

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