Silicon Valley Bank's former treasurer defended the bank's former leadership Monday during a California federal bench trial over the FDIC's claim they mismanaged its assets before its 2023 collapse, saying he never observed anyone take actions he believed risked the soundness of the financial institution.
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Ex-SVB Treasurer Says No Risky Actions Taken Before Failure

By Bonnie Eslinger

Silicon Valley Bank's former treasurer defended the bank's former leadership Monday during a California federal bench trial over the FDIC's claim they mismanaged its assets before its 2023 collapse, saying he never observed anyone take actions he believed risked the soundness of the financial institution.

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7th Circ. Won't Reopen White Infosys Workers' Bias Suit

By Patrick Hoff

The Seventh Circuit refused Monday to revive a lawsuit alleging Infosys Technologies exhibited systemic bias against workers who weren't of South Asian descent, finding no issue with the trial court's rejection of an expert who admitted he lacked experience with the name-recognition methodology he used.

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7th Circ. Nixes Clearview AI Privacy Deal Over Class Rift

By Lauraann Wood

The Seventh Circuit has vacated a novel biometric privacy settlement between Clearview AI and classes of individuals who claim the company misused their public photos, saying a nationwide class representative should have signaled their agreement before the district court approved a deal containing such comparatively "meager" benefits.

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Netflix Wins $3M Atty Fees Over 'Objectively Baseless' IP Suit

By Craig Clough

A California federal judge granted Netflix Inc. $3 million in attorney fees on Monday, ruling that the plaintiff in a patent suit and his attorney knew that his claims of ownership were "objectively baseless" and worked to conceal a Finnish court's determination that he did not own the patent.

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Court Economist Says Epic-Google Deal Isn't Evidence-Based

By Nadia Dreid

U.S. District Judge James Donato has already told Epic and Google that he's "not going to keep" going back and forth with them about changes they want to an injunction he has to issue following Epic's antitrust trial win against Google, and now a court-appointed expert has informed him she has issues with the proposed changes as well.

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Defense Gears Up To Fight Polymarket Insider Trading Case

By Stewart Bishop

Counsel for a former Google software engineer accused of raking in over $1.2 million by leveraging the tech giant's confidential information to place bets on Polymarket told a Manhattan federal judge Monday about a number of defenses they are considering to fight the novel allegations of prediction market-based insider trading.

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Ex-BlackBerry Exec Keeps Alive Retaliation, Firing Claims

By Lauren Berg

A former BlackBerry executive who alleges CEO John Giamatteo sexually harassed her before he landed the top job can pursue claims for retaliation and wrongful termination but not claims for gender discrimination, a California federal judge has ruled.

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Amazon Settles With AI Worker Who Alleged It Ignored IP Law

By Craig Clough

A Los Angeles judge dismissed a lawsuit Monday by an artificial intelligence researcher who alleged the company ignored numerous laws in a frantic attempt to catch up to its artificial intelligence rivals after the parties reached an out-of-court settlement.

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POLICY & REGULATION

FCC Ditches Lifeline Obligations In Hundreds Of Counties

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

The Federal Communications Commission has announced a list of counties across the country in which eligible telecommunications carriers will no longer be required to advertise and offer Lifeline-supported voice service.

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NJ Delays Registry Aspect Of Newly Enacted Data Broker Law

By Allison Grande

New Jersey regulators won't immediately enforce a sweeping data broker law that took effect in June, announcing Friday covered businesses have to register and pay a potentially hefty registration fee until spring, and it would consider complaints about the law's lack of clarity in policing its sensitive data sales ban.

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LITIGATION

Fed. Circ. Revives Google Fight Against Voice Tech Patent

By Adam Lidgett

The Federal Circuit on Monday gave Google a new chance to invalidate a patent covering a voice-operated internet browsing system, saying the Patent Trial and Appeal Board needs to take another look at the company's challenge.

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IBM Gets Win On Mainframe Patent Infringement Claims

By Theresa Schliep

A Swiss company infringed IBM patents covering its mainframe software, a Western District of Texas judge found Monday, although he declined for now to give the tech giant a win on the trade secrets component of its case.

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Software Co.'s Lack Of 'Diligence' Dooms Late TM Suit Update

By Elliot Weld

A North Carolina federal judge has faulted a software company's "lack of diligence" in submitting proper paperwork to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and notifying the court its trademark was canceled as the judge denied the company's request to amend its lawsuit against a European rival.

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Blue Shield Of Calif. Beats Enrollee Data Privacy Suit, For Now

By Rae Ann Varona

A California federal judge dismissed a proposed class action accusing Blue Shield of California of violating the federal Wiretap Act by installing Google and Meta tracking tools on its website, saying plaintiffs failed to allege that the health plan provider intercepted their highly sensitive health-related electronic communications.

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AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile Settle Wireless Patent Suits

By Adam Lidgett

AT&T, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile have agreed to settle lawsuits accusing them of infringing wireless communications system patents the cellular carriers unsuccessfully tried to invalidate at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

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Gaming Co. Settles Usurious Loan Suit Against BHG Financial

By Abigail Harrison

A couple who sought financing from nationwide lender BHG Financial LLC to open an esports gaming café has settled a lawsuit alleging the loan agreement was usurious and contained "unconscionable terms," according to an order in North Carolina federal court.

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Toyota Should Be Freed From IP Suit, Judge Says

By Adam Lidgett

A Texas federal judge has recommended allowing Toyota to avoid allegations it infringed a half dozen vehicle infotainment patents, saying the automaker already has a license to the intellectual property.

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WebAI Says Ex-Engineers Recast Firing As Fraud Claims

By Abigail Harrison

WebAI Inc. has told a North Carolina federal court that a complaint by former engineers alleging an executive's conduct jeopardized huge deals is merely an attempt by disgruntled employees to conjure a multicount lawsuit from a lawful employment separation.

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Sony Seeks Atty Fees After 'Bye Bye Bye' Suit Dropped

By Elliot Weld

Sony Music Holdings Inc. has asked an Atlanta federal judge to order the artist behind NSYNC's "Bye Bye Bye" choreography to pay its attorney fees after he dropped Sony from a copyright infringement suit, saying the case should have never been filed and was prolonged unnecessarily.

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Staffing Co. Fights Coverage Denial For Labor Violation Row

By Hope Patti

A staffing company accused of failing to provide laborers with required employment notices and assignment-related disclosures in violation of Illinois law said it is entitled to a defense under its commercial lines policies, telling a federal court that its insurer wrongfully refused coverage for the proposed class action.

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Casino Co. Moves To Toss Ex-Worker's Data Breach Suit

By MJ Koo

A casino and entertainment company moved Monday to dismiss a former employee's proposed class action over a 2024 cyberattack, telling a Colorado federal court she lacks standing to sue and failed to show her alleged injuries were caused by the security incident.

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SpaceX Looks To Trim Damages From Suit Over Rocket Noise

By Spencer Brewer

SpaceX asked a Texas federal judge to trim a group of homeowners' claims alleging the company's rocket activity at its Starbase facility repeatedly damaged their homes with noise, vibrations and sonic booms, saying Texas law doesn't allow for noneconomic damages in this case.

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Capital One Customer Renews Claims Over Fintech's Outage

By Sydney Price

A North Carolina resident accusing Capital One's data processor Fidelity National Information Services of failing to prevent a power outage that prevented her and others from accessing funds has asked a district court for permission to file a bolstered version of her class claims following their dismissal without prejudice.

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After Favorable Ruling, Maxell Files New Samsung ITC Suit

By Ryan Davis

Japan's Maxell Ltd. alleged in a U.S. International Trade Commission suit Friday that South Korea-based Samsung's smartphones and tablets infringe six patents, days after an ITC judge backed Maxell in a separate case and recommended an import ban on infringing Samsung devices.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court last week handled disputes involving corporate control, post-closing competition, executive departures, arbitration awards and shareholder litigation.

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Brief

Fed. Circ. OKs Roku's PTAB Win Axing Ecolink Patent Claims

By Elliot Weld

The Federal Circuit on Monday upheld a decision from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board invalidating six claims of a "smart" alarm device patent that was challenged by Roku Inc.

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BANKRUPTCY

23andMe Bankruptcy Plan Bars Data Breach Suit In Calif.

By Vince Sullivan

A Missouri bankruptcy judge has told attorneys representing California the state can no longer press its data breach lawsuit against the reorganized 23andMe, finding the state court action is barred by the company's confirmed Chapter 11 plan.

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ENFORCEMENT

Jury Finds Mass. Engineer Guilty Of Sharing Tech With Iran

By Carolyn Muyskens

A semiconductor company employee was convicted on Monday of sharing navigation technology with potential military applications with an Iranian business associate in violation of U.S. sanctions.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Shopify Settlement Clouds Open-Source Copyright Limits

Shopify's confidential copyright settlement with Shopline, which agreed to stop distributing a disputed storefront theme, raises questions about how far copyright law can protect open-source software without undermining the collaboration that drives development, says Lindsey Sasson at Hach Rose.

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2 AI Washing Rulings Apply Familiar Securities Fraud Rules

Two recent federal court decisions to allow AI washing complaints to proceed begin to clarify the line between nonactionable optimism and actionable misstatements by framing the core issue as not overstating the promise of artificial intelligence, but misrepresenting the current state of a company's products, say attorneys at WilmerHale.

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Series

Mich. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2

The second quarter brought several notable financial services law developments to Michigan, including a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on state tax foreclosures, progress on a money transmission modernization bill package, and continued legislative momentum on cryptocurrency and mortgage lending, say attorneys at Dykema.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Judge Newman Won't Reopen High Court Suspension Battle

By Theresa Schliep

Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman did not ask the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider her bid to save a suit against her fellow judges for suspending her from the bench over her refusal to undergo medical tests.

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Jackson Walker Settlements Over Judge Romance Get Greenlit

By Emma Cueto

A Texas bankruptcy judge has recommended approval of nine settlements regarding legal fees paid to Jackson Walker LLP connected to a former firm partner's romantic relationship with a then-bankruptcy judge, with the firm agreeing to pay $4.79 million in total, including $1.4 million to the estate of J.C. Penney.

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Trump-IRS Settlement Result Of Sham Suit, Judge Rules

By Jack McLoone

President Donald Trump's $10 billion suit against his own Internal Revenue Service and the resulting settlement deal lacked a legitimate controversy, given Trump's control over both the agency and the U.S. Department of Justice, a Florida district judge said Monday in an order barring Trump or others from citing the deal.

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Wells Fargo's $50M Deal In Atty's Ponzi Scheme Gets 1st OK

By Gina Kim

Wells Fargo will pay $50 million to settle a proposed class action alleging it knowingly helped a Las Vegas attorney run a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme deceiving investor victims into fronting money for borrowers awaiting personal injury settlement payouts, according to a preliminary approval order issued in Nevada federal court.

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Mass Tort Firms Hit With Suit Over AI Solicitation Calls

By Lynn LaRowe

A Michigan-based mass tort law firm and a pair of affiliate firms are violating federal and Texas state laws through an artificial intelligence-generated telemarketing campaign meant to solicit clients, according to a putative class action filed in Texas federal court.

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Senate Confirms SDTX Judge Pick Tied To Gun Group

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate voted 46-44 Monday evening to confirm Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney Arthur "Rob" Jones as a U.S. district judge to serve on the Southern District of Texas bench.

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Blanche Hearing To Proceed After Graham's Death

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate Judiciary Committee will still hold the confirmation hearing for Todd Blanche's nomination to be attorney general on Wednesday, despite the death of committee member Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., over the weekend. 

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23andMe Inc.

AT&T Inc.

Air Products & Chemicals Inc.

Akamai Technologies Inc.

Amazon.com Inc.

Analog Devices Inc.

Anthropic PBC

Apollo Global Management LLC

Apple Inc.

BHG Financial

BlackBerry Ltd.

Blue Shield of California

CLS Bank International

Clario

Clearview AI

Douglas Elliman Realty LLC

Epic Games Inc.

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

Fortrea Inc.

Frost PLLC

Google LLC

Infosys Ltd.

International Business Machines Corp.

J.C. Penney Co. Inc.

KPMG International

MTV Networks Co.

Maxell Ltd.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Microsoft Corp.

Monolithic Power Systems Inc.

Motorola Mobility LLC

National Rifle Association of America

Netflix Inc.

New Civil Liberties Alliance

Nokia Corp.

Omnicare Inc.

OpenAI OpCo LLC

Optimum

Ozone Networks Inc.

Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp.

Public Citizen Inc.

Qantas Airways

Roku Inc.

SVB Financial Group

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Seadrill Limited

Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

Stage Stores Inc.

T-Mobile US Inc.

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

Toyota Motor Corp.

Trump Organization Inc.

Universal Electronics Inc.

Verizon Communications Inc.

Versar, Inc

WSP Global Inc.

Wells Fargo & Co.

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Avantech Law

Bailey & Glasser

Baker & Hostetler

Baker Botts

Blank Rome

Brito PLLC

Bryson Harris Suciu & DeMay

Carmody MacDonald

Cherry Johnson Siegmund James

Cravath Swaine

DLA Piper

DV Injury Law

Desmarais LLP

Duane Morris

Dykema

Edwards Beightol

Ellis & Winters

Faegre Drinker

Federman & Sherwood

Fick & Marx

Finnegan

Gibbs Mura

Gibson Dunn

Gillam Smith

Girard Sharp

Gomerman Bourn

Greenberg Traurig

Guerra LLP

Hach & Rose

Hach Rose Schirripa

Hecker Fink

Holland & Hart

Holland & Knight

Jackson Walker LLP

Javitch Law Office

Keker Van Nest & Peters

King & Siegel

Kotchen & Low

Latham & Watkins

Levine Kellogg

Littler Mendelson

Loevy & Loevy

Lynch Thompson

Maginnis Howard

Mayer Brown

McGuireWoods

McKool Smith

Miller Fair

Morgan Lewis

Morrison & Foerster

Munger Tolles

Nelson Bumgardner

Norton Rose

O'Melveny & Myers

Paul LLP

Paul Weiss

Polsinelli PC

Ramey LLP

Reed Smith

Reichman Jorgensen

Reynolds Frizzell

Rivero Mestre

Robinson Bradshaw

Russell Rodriguez

Rusty Hardin

RyanIPLaw

Schubert Jonckheer

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Wolf Greenfield

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California Attorney General's Office

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City and County of San Francisco, California

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Delaware Court of Chancery

Executive Office of the President

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Federal Trade Commission

Internal Revenue Service

International Trade Commission

Los Angeles Superior Court

Michigan Legislature

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

State of Michigan

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Army

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

U.S. Copyright Office

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts of Southern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

United States District Court for the District of Nevada