Technology

  • July 15, 2025

    Ohio Justices Asked If Product Liability Law Covers Uber, Lyft

    An Ohio federal judge has asked the state's Supreme Court to weigh in on whether the Ohio Product Liability Act annuls claims against Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. over a car accident involving their apps even though those apps don't fit the definition of a "product."

  • July 15, 2025

    PTAB Knocks Out Claims In 3 Nasal Airway Patents

    The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has invalidated a host of claims across a trio of nasal airway treatment patents owned by Aerin Medical, agreeing with challenger Neurent Medical that the claims were obvious.

  • July 15, 2025

    Holland & Knight Adds LGBTQ-Led Startup Pro To VC Team

    Holland & Knight LLP has added a director of client development with over a decade of experience in venture capital, startup investing and business development for its emerging companies and venture capital practice.

  • July 15, 2025

    TikTok, Chinese Co. Dispute Ownership Of Video Editing Tech

    TikTok and a Chinese company that accuses it of stealing trade secrets for a video-editing tool and infringing copyrights related to the tool have filed opposing motions for summary judgment, with the social media giant arguing that the plaintiff has not established ownership of the technology in question.

  • July 15, 2025

    Brookfield, Google Ink $3B Hydroelectric Power Deal

    Brookfield Asset Management, its subsidiary Brookfield Renewable Partners and Google have agreed to a "first-of-its-kind" more than $3 billion deal that aims to build up to 3,000 megawatts' worth of hydroelectric power capacity throughout the country, Brookfield announced Tuesday.

  • July 15, 2025

    Small Carriers Caught Off Guard By Demand-Free T-Mobile OK

    Rural wireless carriers appeared stunned by the feds' recent decision to let T-Mobile absorb most of UScellular without setting new requirements meant to protect their service areas, but they aren't the only ones dismayed by the turn of events.

  • July 14, 2025

    FCC Greenlights Bell Canada's $3.65B Ziply Fiber Deal

    The Federal Communications Commission on Monday granted its approval to Canadian communications company BCE Inc.'s planned acquisition of U.S. internet provider Ziply Fiber for about CA$5 billion ($3.65 billion).

  • July 14, 2025

    Md. IT Contractor Enters $14.75M False Claims Deal With Gov't

    A Maryland-based information technology services company will pay at least $14.75 million to resolve allegations it knowingly submitted false claims to the U.S. government under a General Services Administration contract, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday.

  • July 14, 2025

    Artists' Expert Can't View Some Material In Stability AI Row

    A California federal magistrate judge on Monday blocked artists' expert from accessing the confidential information and source code of Stability AI and other artificial intelligence platforms in copyright infringement litigation, ruling that the expert's work makes him a "functional competitor" of the companies.

  • July 14, 2025

    Top Data Privacy & AI Developments Of 2025: Midyear Report

    The rise and rapid fall of a federal proposal to ban states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade and an uptick in activity from data privacy enforcers in states across the country dominated headlines in the first half of 2025, and attorneys are expecting these areas to continue to grab attention in the coming months. 

  • July 14, 2025

    Sirius XM Can't Escape WCPA Suit Over Music Royalty Fees

    A Washington federal judge allowed Sirius XM subscribers to proceed with their proposed class action alleging the company tricks them into paying a 21.4% per month "U.S. Music Royalty Fee" without describing the charges, ruling Monday they sufficiently allege a claim under the state's consumer protection statute.

  • July 14, 2025

    Mich. Tribe Says Sovereign Immunity Bars Data Breach Claims

    A Michigan tribe is backing its stance in federal court to dismiss a proposed class action by a group of casino employees, arguing the workers are looking to usurp recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent in a way to all but eliminate tribal sovereignty.

  • July 14, 2025

    House Committee Proposes Commerce, Science Cuts

    A House Appropriations Committee bill released Monday would provide $76.8 billion in funding to agencies including the U.S. Department of Commerce and its subsidiary agencies, representing a 2.8% decrease from the previous fiscal year's budget.

  • July 14, 2025

    WilmerHale DQed From Representing Verizon In Patent Row

    A federal magistrate judge in Texas has disqualified WilmerHale from representing Verizon on the eve of a trial over allegations that the telecommunications company infringed wireless communications patents owned by Headwater Research.

  • July 14, 2025

    House Passes Bills Aimed At Telecom Sector Security, Growth

    The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday passed half a dozen bills designed improve U.S. network security and spur the growth of communications industries.

  • July 14, 2025

    FCC To Hear Anuvu's Claim It Got Shorted In Spectrum Move

    Anuvu Licensing Holdings will get a hearing before an administrative law judge at the Federal Communications Commission to determine if the agency owes it money for clearing out part of the C-band to repurpose the spectrum.

  • July 14, 2025

    LinkedIn Antitrust Deal Offers Open Access And $4M For Attys

    LinkedIn will stop conditioning online interface access on would-be rivals agreeing not to field their own professional social network, under an antitrust settlement with premium subscribers disclosed Friday in California federal court that promises $4 million for class attorneys from Bathaee Dunne LLP, Burke LLP and Korein Tillery PC.

  • July 14, 2025

    Google Ads Rival Wants Search Fix To Include It, AI Cos.

    If a D.C. federal judge agrees with the Justice Department and orders Google to syndicate its search and search advertising results, he should do so in a way that permits expansive access, a search advertising rival said Friday in an 11th-hour intervention bid.

  • July 14, 2025

    Jury Says T-Mobile Owes $2M In 5G Equipment Case

    A Texas federal jury has awarded an Irish company $2 million after finding that T-Mobile's use of Ericsson base stations infringed its patent, which T-Mobile's attorneys argued was worth far less than the $245 million the plaintiff was seeking.

  • July 14, 2025

    Victim's Family Says Tesla 'Set Stage' For Fatal Fla. Crash

    The family of a woman killed in a Florida Keys crash told jurors Monday that Tesla Inc. "set the stage" for a reckless driver to plow into the woman's vehicle by overhyping its autopilot software's capabilities despite knowing of vulnerabilities in the program.

  • July 14, 2025

    Airbnb Wants Out Of Pittsburgh House Party Shooting Suit

    Airbnb said it has resolved all but one of a group of lawsuits brought against it after a 2022 mass shooting at a party at a Pittsburgh house rented through the app, and has renewed its objections to the last remaining claims from the family of a shooting victim.

  • July 14, 2025

    Microsoft, OpenAI Ask 9th Circ. To Toss Coders' DMCA Claims

    Microsoft and OpenAI have asked the Ninth Circuit to affirm the dismissal of a suit brought by coders who claim that the companies' large language models spit out code almost identical to code they wrote, saying the coders have only alleged hypothetical injuries.

  • July 14, 2025

    Ex-Tech Worker Says Expenses Suit Shouldn't Be Arbitrated

    A customer experience technology company can't force arbitration in a lawsuit alleging remote workers weren't reimbursed for internet service and computers they were mandated to purchase, an ex-employee told a Colorado federal court, arguing the company can't show that she and another worker signed valid arbitration agreements.

  • July 14, 2025

    Ex-Engineer At Tech Co. IyO Hit With Trade Secrets Suit

    Technology company iyO Inc. has alleged in a California state court lawsuit that a former engineer gave confidential company information to the co-founder of competitor io Products Inc., which is currently facing a federal trademark lawsuit alongside its new owner, OpenAI.

  • July 14, 2025

    PE-Backed NIQ Global Intelligence Plans $1.1B IPO On NYSE

    Private equity-backed consumer research services provider NIQ Global Intelligence on Monday disclosed plans to raise $1.1 billion in its initial public offering.

Expert Analysis

  • Opinion

    4 Former Justices Would Likely Frown On Litigation Funding

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    As courts increasingly confront cases involving hidden litigation finance contracts, the jurisprudence of four former U.S. Supreme Court justices establishes a constitutional framework that risks erosion by undisclosed financial interests, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.

  • Congress Crypto Movement Could Bring CFTC 'Clarity' At Last

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    The Clarity Act's arrival at the House floor during "Crypto Week" in Congress demonstrates enduring bipartisan support for legislation addressing digital assets and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's important role in a future regulatory structure, say attorneys at DLA Piper.

  • What To Know About Bill Aiming To Curb CIPA

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    A bill pending in the California Assembly would amend the California Invasion of Privacy Act to allow for the use of website tracking technologies for commercial business purposes, limiting class actions seeking damages under the act for industry standard practices, say Katherine Alphonso and Avazeh Pourhamzeh at Kaufman Dolowich.

  • Practical Implications Of SEC's New Crypto Staking Guidance

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent staff guidance that protocol staking does not constitute securities offerings provides a workable compliance blueprint for crypto developers, validators and custodial platforms willing to keep staking strictly limited to protocol-driven rewards, say attorneys at Cahill.

  • Brand Protection Takeaways From OpenAI Trademark Case

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    The ongoing battle between IYO and OpenAI offers critical lessons on diligent trademark enforcement and proactive risk management for startups and established players alike navigating branding in the rapidly evolving artificial intelligence sector, say attorneys at Dykema.

  • How Attys Can Use AI To Surface Narratives In E-Discovery

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    E-discovery has reached a turning point where document review is no longer just about procedural tasks like identifying relevance and redacting privilege — rather, generative artificial intelligence tools now allow attorneys to draw connections, extract meaning and tell a coherent story, says Rose Jones at Hilgers Graben.

  • Identifying Data Center Investment Challenges, Opportunities

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    The role of data centers is expanding, as are new opportunities for private capital investors, but there are issues to consider, including finance models and contract complexity, as well as power supply, cyber threat resilience and data sovereignty, say lawyers at Ropes & Gray.

  • IP Due Diligence Tips For AI Assets In M&A Transactions

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    Artificial intelligence systems' integration into business operations creates new considerations for intellectual property due diligence in mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions, and implementing a practical approach to identifying AI assets can help avoid litigation and losses, say Armin Ghiam and Senna Hahn at Hunton.

  • How McKesson Ruling Will Inform Interpretations Of The TCPA

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    Amid the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates v. McKesson, we can expect to see both plaintiffs and defendants utilizing the decision to revisit the Federal Communications Commission's past Telephone Consumer Protection Act interpretations and decisions they did not like, says Jason McElroy at Saul Ewing.

  • Navigating Court Concerns About QR Codes In FLSA Notices

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    As plaintiffs attorneys increasingly seek to include QR codes as a method of notice in Fair Labor Standards Act collective actions, counsel should be prepared to address judicial concerns about their use, including their potential to be duplicative and circumvent court-approved language, say attorneys at Shook Hardy.

  • Opinion

    New USPTO Leadership Must Address Low-Quality Patents

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    With John Squires in line to become the new director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the agency has an opportunity to refocus its mission on prioritizing quality in patent examination and taking a harsher stance against low-quality patents and patent trolls, says Jill Crosby at Engine Advocacy & Foundation.

  • Opinion

    High Court Must Overrule Outdated Patent Eligibility Doctrine

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    A certiorari petition should directly ask the U.S. Supreme Court to correct its 1972 patent decision in Gottschalk v. Benson, the critical point where patent eligibility law veered from the statutory text toward judicial policymaking, says Robert Greenspoon at Dunlap Bennett.

  • Harmonized Int'l Framework May Boost Advanced Aircraft

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    International differences in the certification process for advanced air mobility aircraft make the current framework insufficient — but U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy's recent announcement of a standards harmonization effort may help promote these innovative aviation technologies, while maintaining safety, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • Examining TCPA Jurisprudence A Year After Loper Bright

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    One year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Chevron deference in Loper Bright v. Raimondo, lower court decisions demonstrate that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act will continue to evolve as long-standing interpretations of the act are analyzed with a fresh lens, says Aaron Gallardo at Kilpatrick.

  • Gauging The Risky Business Of Business Risk Disclosures

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    With the recent rise of securities fraud actions based on external events — like a data breach or environmental disaster — that drive down stock prices, risk disclosures have become more of a sword for the plaintiffs bar than a shield for public companies, now the subject of a growing circuit split, say attorneys at A&O Shearman.

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