Technology

  • April 13, 2026

    Dish Dodged Rent On 62 Tower Sites For Months, Lessor Says

    Dish Wireless walked away from its rent obligations on dozens of wireless tower sites as its parent company winds down part of its network business, according to a suit filed in Colorado federal court.

  • April 13, 2026

    Deal Struck In Former NCR Executives' Lifetime Benefits Fight

    The administrator of several NCR Corp. retirement plans has agreed to settle a class action from former executives who said the technology company failed to make good on a promise to send them annuity payments for life, according to a filing in Georgia federal court.

  • April 13, 2026

    Meta Pulls Some Attys' Social Media Addiction Ads

    After losing a bellwether trial last month in one of a slew of cases from plaintiffs who claim to have been harmed by social media, Meta has begun removing ads from attorneys seeking clients with similar claims.

  • April 13, 2026

    NordVPN Hit With Dark Patterns Class Actions In Va., Conn.

    Virtual private network provider NordVPN and its parent company are facing a pair of proposed class actions accusing the company of using deceptive "dark pattern" tactics, like automatic renewal, to keep consumers paying for unwanted and expensive internet security subscriptions.

  • April 13, 2026

    Atty Says Ogletree Can't Litigate Against Her In 2 Similar Cases

    A Georgia attorney said Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC should be disqualified from serving as defense counsel in a discrimination suit she's working on while simultaneously litigating against her on behalf of her ex-employer in a similar matter.

  • April 13, 2026

    NC High Court Snapshot: State Retirees Fight To Retain Class

    The North Carolina Supreme Court in April will tackle a long-simmering fight over the state's obligations to provide health insurance to retired public employees, who are battling to keep their class status.

  • April 13, 2026

    Some Claims, Plaintiffs Trimmed From AirPod Defect Suit

    A California federal judge has thrown out breach of implied warranty claims and two plaintiffs' claims from a proposed class action alleging Apple Inc. misled consumers about defects in its AirPods Pro products.

  • April 10, 2026

    Calif. Privacy Audits Starting This Year, Agency's Head Says

    The California Privacy Protection Agency is continuing to build out its new Audits Division and is aiming to begin conducting checks of businesses' compliance with the state's comprehensive data privacy regime this year, the agency's director recently told Law360 in an exclusive interview. 

  • April 10, 2026

    IBM To Pay $17M Over DOJ's Claims Of Illegal DEI Practices

    IBM agreed to pay the Trump administration $17 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act with efforts to increase the diversity of its workforce, which the U.S. Department of Justice said on April 10 was the first settlement under its initiative against diversity, equity and inclusion.

  • April 10, 2026

    ​​​​​​​Apple Asks To Keep Stay In Epic Case During High Court Bid

    Apple has asked the Ninth Circuit not to undo its order staying a decision in Epic Games Inc.'s favor while Apple petitions the U.S. Supreme Court to review the ruling that largely affirmed an injunction barring Apple from charging developers "prohibitive" commissions on iPhone app purchases.

  • April 10, 2026

    Uber Must Give FTC, States Contact Info On 30M Subscribers

    A California federal magistrate judge Friday ruled in favor of the Federal Trade Commission and states on multiple discovery disputes in their litigation alleging Uber dupes consumers into its paid subscription service, requiring Uber to hand over contact data on roughly 30 million Uber subscribers.

  • April 10, 2026

    Medtronic Can't Ax $382M Trial Loss, Applied Medical Says

    Applied Medical Resources Corp. has urged a California federal court to reject Medtronic Inc.'s attempt to ditch its roughly $382 million antitrust trial loss, arguing that Medtronic is simply repeating "erroneous legal arguments this court already rejected."

  • April 10, 2026

    Ark. Asks 8th Circ. To Lift Injunction On Social Media Law

    The state of Arkansas has asked the Eighth Circuit to undo an injunction blocking a law banning social media platforms from implementing algorithms and other features that can cause users to become addicted to social media or lead to suicide or other types of self-harm.

  • April 10, 2026

    CNN Can't Ditch Privacy Class Action Over Tracking Tools

    A New York federal judge has refused to toss a proposed class action alleging CNN violated the California Invasion of Privacy Act by surreptitiously installing data trackers and sharing the data with third parties including Microsoft for targeted advertising, finding the alleged privacy harm and claims are sufficiently pled.

  • April 10, 2026

    OpenAI 'Persistently Evaded' Antitrust Suit Discovery, X Says

    X Corp. has urged a Texas federal court to make OpenAI hand over several sets of documents for its suit accusing its artificial intelligence rival of entering an anticompetitive integration deal with Apple, saying its attempts to get the documents have been futile, despite depositions set to begin this month.

  • April 10, 2026

    Uber Had 'Non-Delegable Duty,' Judge Finds In Assault MDL

    Uber is a "common carrier" and thus it owed a "non-delegable duty" to safely transport a woman who alleged that a driver on its platform sexually assaulted her, a California federal judge ruled Friday, rejecting the ride-hailing company's contention that it doesn't carry passengers but merely connects them to others who independently provide transportation.

  • April 10, 2026

    FCC Says Current 'Audible Crawl' Rule Doesn't Work

    The Federal Communications Commission is thinking about ditching a requirement that video service providers ensure that nontext emergency information that pops up during a TV broadcast comes with an auditory translation for the visually impaired.

  • April 10, 2026

    3 Valve 'Loot Box' Suits Merged, Hagens Berman To Rep Users

    A Seattle federal judge has consolidated three putative class actions accusing gaming giant Valve Corp. of promoting illegal gambling by offering "loot boxes" for its PC gaming titles, and appointed Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP as interim lead counsel for the gamers.

  • April 10, 2026

    Simpson Thacher-Led Blackstone Preps Data Center REIT IPO

    Blackstone Digital Infrastructure Trust Inc., a newly formed real estate investment trust focused on data centers, filed plans Friday for an initial public offering, with guidance from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and underwriters' counsel Paul Hastings LLP.

  • April 10, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Video-Decoding Patent

    The Federal Circuit on Friday affirmed a decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that all the challenged claims of a patent covering video-decoding technology are invalid, after the patent owner argued that it had been improperly prevented from using written description support for its arguments.

  • April 10, 2026

    FCC Fines Are Just Paper, But 'Still Tigers,' High Court Told

    AT&T and Verizon told the U.S. Supreme Court that no matter how the Federal Communications Commission portrays its fines, they amount to binding orders that run afoul of the Seventh Amendment because there's no clear path to challenge them in court.

  • April 10, 2026

    Nexstar-Tegna Judge Shows No Sign Of Unpausing Deal Block

    A California federal judge Friday ordered a seven-day extension of the temporary restraining order blocking broadcast giants Nexstar and Tegna from fulfilling their merger, seeing "no evidence" contradicting the initial reasons for the TRO that DirecTV and Democratic attorneys general want solidified into a preliminary injunction.

  • April 10, 2026

    Texas REIT Discloses $53M RealPage Settlement With Renters

    A Texas-based real estate investment trust has reached a $53 million class action settlement for multidistrict litigation in Tenneseee federal court that accused the REIT and multiple landlords of using property management software company RealPage Inc.'s revenue management software for rent price-fixing.

  • April 10, 2026

    Tech's AI Coding Boom On Collision Course With Copyright

    Tech companies embracing generative tools to write their software code — and boasting about it — may be running into a gap in copyright protection: the more they rely on them, the harder it may be to claim exclusive rights when that code is copied or leaked.

  • April 10, 2026

    USPTO Launches Pilot Aimed At Reducing Exam Backlog

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office said it will launch a pilot program requiring some applicants at the national stage to request examination of their patent applications.

Expert Analysis

  • How FERC Is Shaping The Future Of Data Center Grid Use

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    Two recent orders from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission affecting the PJM Interconnection and Southwest Power Pool regions offer the first glimpse into how FERC will address the challenges of balancing resource adequacy, grid reliability and fair cost allocation for expansions to accommodate artificial intelligence-driven data centers, say attorneys at Husch Blackwell.

  • What To Expect From Justices' 401(k) Ruling, DOL Rulemaking

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's upcoming ruling in Anderson v. Intel, addressing alternative assets in defined contribution plans, coupled with the U.S. Department of Labor's recently proposed regulation on fiduciary duties in selecting alternative investments, could alleviate the litigation risk that has impeded wider consideration of such investments, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

  • Digital Assets May Be In For A Growth Spurt In 2026

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    All signs point to an acceleration in digital asset product and service innovation throughout 2026, and while questions of first impression still need to be addressed, some legal issues will be clarified, spurring developments namely on the tokenization and stablecoin fronts, say attorneys at Skadden.

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    Judges On AI: How Judicial Use Informs Guardrails

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    U.S. Magistrate Judge Maritza Dominguez Braswell at the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado discusses why having a sense of how generative AI tools behave, where they add value, where they introduce risk and how they are reshaping the practice of law is key for today's judges.

  • What Businesses Offering AI Should Expect From The FTC

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    The Federal Trade Commission's move to reopen and set aside an administrative order against Rytr shows that the FTC is serious about executing on the administration's Artificial Intelligence Action Plan, and won't stand in the way of businesses offering AI products with pro-consumer, legitimate uses, say attorneys at Reed Smith.

  • Lessons From EdTech Provider's Data Breach Settlements

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    Education technology company Illuminate Education's recent settlements with three states and the Federal Trade Commission over state privacy law claims following a student data breach are some of the first of their kind, suggesting a shift in enforcement focus to how companies handle student data and highlighting the potential for coordinated enforcement actions, say attorneys at Wilson Sonsini.

  • Crypto-Asset Strategy For Corporate Legal Leaders In 2026

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    As digital assets experience increased regulatory clarity, institutional adoption and technological maturity, in-house legal leaders must build strong policies this year and stay engaged with the evolving market to help their companies seize the opportunities of the digital asset era while managing the risks, say attorneys at Foley & Lardner.

  • What Fla. Trends Reveal About AI In Real Estate Development

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    Property developers can begin to understand how artificial intelligence tools are changing the real estate industry by studying Florida, where developers are using AI to speed vital processes, and AI disclosure and ethics requirements are proliferating, says Ben Mitchel at Shubin Law.

  • What US Cos. Must Know To Comply With Italy's AI Law

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    Italy's newly effective artificial intelligence law means U.S. companies operating in Italy or serving Italian customers must now meet EU AI Act obligations as well as Italy-specific requirements, including immediately enforceable criminal penalties, designated national authorities and sector-specific mandates, say attorneys at Portolano Cavallo.

  • Key Sectors, Antitrust Risks In Pricing Algorithm Litigation

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    Algorithmic pricing lawsuits have proliferated in rental housing, hotels, health insurance and equipment rental industries, and companies should consider emerging risk factors when implementing business strategies this year, say attorneys at Hunton.

  • Navigating Battery Validation Risk In The EV Supply Chain

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    Vehicle electrification has moved battery system supply chains from a background component into the center of the automotive universe — and for legal teams, battery validation is now a driver of contractual disputes, regulatory exposure and even shareholder litigation, say Samuel Madden at Secretariat Advisors and Vanessa Miller at Foley & Lardner.

  • Cybersecurity Must Remain Financial Sector's Focus In 2026

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    In 2026, financial institutions face a wave of more prescriptive cybersecurity legal requirements demanding clearer governance, faster incident reporting, and stronger oversight of third-party and AI-driven risks, making it crucial to understand these issues before they materialize into crises, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • How 2025 Recalibrated Fair Use For The AI Era

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    Although the Second Circuit's decision last year in Romanova v. Amilus Inc. did not involve artificial intelligence, its formulation of relevant fair use factors provides a useful guide for lower courts examining AI cases in 2026, demanding close attention from legal practitioners on both sides of these disputes, say attorneys at Cleary.

  • 2026 Int'l Arbitration Trends: Next Steps In Age Of AI, Crypto

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    Parties' use of artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies will continue in 2026, and international arbitrators will be called upon to evolve by building expertise in blockchain functionality, cryptography and decentralized finance protocols, and understanding the power and limitations of large language models, say attorneys at Cleary.

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    Adapting To Private Practice: 5 Tips From Ex-SEC Unit Chief

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    My move to private practice has reaffirmed my belief in the value of adaptability, collaboration and strategic thinking — qualities that are essential not only for successful client outcomes, but also for sustained professional satisfaction, says Dabney O’Riordan at Fried Frank.

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