Interview

12 Questions For FCC Chair Brendan Carr

By Christopher Cole

It's been a "banger" of a year at the Federal Communications Commission, says agency chief Brendan Carr, who took over at the outset of President Donald Trump's second term with the goal of cutting regulations and quickly turning over more spectrum to the private sector.

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Telecom Execs Lose Bid To Overturn $5.8M Arbitration Award

By Joyce Hanson

A California federal judge has confirmed a $5.8 million arbitration cost award stemming from a dispute over a failed project to bring satellite broadband internet to sub-Saharan Africa, ruling that the award debtors erred by asking the court to second-guess the arbitral tribunal's findings.

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7th Circ. Takes Up BIPA Amendment's Retroactivity

By Celeste Bott

The Seventh Circuit heard arguments Thursday over whether a liability-limiting amendment to Illinois' biometric privacy law has retroactive application to lawsuits filed before it took effect, with one judge on the panel saying it seemed like "billions of dollars of consequences turn on how we label the change."

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Brief

Senate Committee OKs Bill To Better Oversee Broadband Map

By Christopher Cole

A key Senate committee on Thursday advanced legislation to explore whether the Federal Communications Commission's maps of broadband service are working as intended.

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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards

Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2026 editorial advisory boards.

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Apple Cleared Of 4G Patent Infringement Claims In 3rd Trial

By Elliot Weld

A Texas federal jury cleared Apple of infringement claims brought by Optis Wireless Technology over patents covering standard-essential 4G wireless technology Thursday, after the verdicts of two previous juries finding Apple liable were overturned.

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Judge Recommends Tossing Nielsen Data Patent Case

By Adam Lidgett

Nielsen should have its lawsuit accusing a rival of infringing a patent covering a way to measure audience viewership outside the home using mobile phone data dismissed, a federal magistrate judge in Delaware recommended Thursday, finding the patent in question does not cover an eligible process.

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AT&T Senior Manager Alleges 'Abusive' Work Environment

By Rachel Konieczny

A senior manager for AT&T alleged in Colorado federal court that the telecommunications company subjected her to sexual harassment and racial discrimination, created an "abusive working environment" and retaliated against her for reporting the alleged conduct.

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Apple AirTags And IPhones Infringe Tracking Tech, Suit Says

By Lauren Berg

Features on Apple's iPhones, AirTags and AirPods that allow users to locate lost items infringe patents owned by a company that invented an iPhone-compatible tracking case and tags, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Texas federal court.

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Apple Infringed Wireless Charging Tech, Powermat Alleges

By Rae Ann Varona

Israel-based Powermat Technologies Ltd. sued Apple Inc. in Texas federal court for allegedly infringing five patents related to wireless charging, accusing the Cupertino, California-based tech giant of being an "unwilling licensee" that has refused to discuss licensing Powermat's patent portfolio in good faith.

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Bird & Bird Expands With Team Of 6 From Wiggin

By Ashish Sareen

Bird & Bird said Thursday that it has boosted its technology and communications team in London by recruiting a group of six professionals from Wiggin LLP.

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Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: February Lessons

In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses four recent rulings from November and December, and identifies practice tips from cases involving the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act and Missouri unjust enrichment claims, the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, the Class Action Fairness Act, and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

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Series

Trail Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Navigating the muddy, root-filled path of trail marathons and ultramarathons provides fertile training ground for my high-stakes fractional general counsel work, teaching me to slow down my mind when the terrain shifts, sharpen my focus and trust my training, says Eric Proos at Next Era Legal.

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Roundup

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Laura Stewart Liberty

This past week in London has seen a former U.S. defense contractor convicted of tax evasion face legal action, French football club Olympique Lyonnais sued following a $97 million ruling against its owner John Textor, consulting giant Kroll targeted by a South African airline, and H&M hit with a claim alleging it copied protected sunglasses designs. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

WilmerHale and Gillam & Smith LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Texas federal jury cleared Apple of infringement claims over patents covering 4G wireless technology, in a case that previously led to jury verdicts of $506 million and $300 million.

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Brief

Indiana AG Declines Intervention In Posner Wage Suit

By Emily Sawicki

Indiana's attorney general has declined to intervene in a pro se plaintiff's suit seeking to revive $170,000 in wage claims against retired Seventh Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner, finding the case did not pose a "substantial" constitutional challenge to a state statute mandating that delayed contracts must be written and signed to be enforced.

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Louisiana Atty Takes Responsibility For AI Usage Snafu

By Christine DeRosa

After facing the threat of sanctions alongside three of his co-counsel, a Louisiana attorney told a federal judge that he was solely responsible for an error-riddled brief written with the assistance of artificial intelligence. 

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

Taking heat from Republican senators over not notifying members of Congress about subpoenas for their phone records, Verizon's general counsel has pledged that in the future, the company will fight gag orders requiring it to keep silent. And taking heat from shareholders and colleagues over her ties to Jeffrey Epstein, Goldman Sachs' chief legal officer has agreed to leave the firm in June.

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Colorado Atty Delayed Filing, Gave Faulty Advice, Suit Says

By Rachel Konieczny

A Colorado attorney waited nearly five years to file a lawsuit on behalf of two clients and provided faulty advice, the former clients alleged Thursday in a malpractice lawsuit in state court.

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'Acqui-Hires' In AI Drawing Antitrust Scrutiny, Tech Attys Say

By Bonnie Eslinger

Attorneys with Nvidia, Google and Uber took the stage at a conference hosted Thursday by Baker McKenzie to discuss emerging trends in antitrust enforcement, including how booming AI investment has produced new regulatory scrutiny of "acqui-hires," in which large companies acquire startups primarily to hire their teams.

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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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6th Circ. Says Ch. 13 Motion Came 84 Minutes Too Late

By Vince Sullivan

A 2-1 split panel of the Sixth Circuit affirmed two lower court rulings from Michigan federal judges denying a Chapter 13 debtor's motion to dismiss his bankruptcy case because the request came 84 minutes after a bankruptcy court converted the case to a Chapter 7.

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