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  Hagens Berman Misstep Ends Amazon-Apple Suit, For Now

  By Rachel Riley

  A Washington federal judge threw out a proposed class action targeting an alleged pact between Amazon and Apple ...(read more)

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  Ex-Frank CEO Gets 7 Years Over Soured JPMorgan Deal

  By Stewart Bishop

  Frank founder and former CEO Charlie Javice was sentenced Monday to more than seven years in prison following he...(read more)

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• Undercover Cop's Nonwhite 'Bitmoji' May Be Bias, Court Says

  By Julie Manganis

  A Massachusetts police department's use of a nonwhite "bitmoji" avatar while conducting gang surveillance on Snapchat could reasonably be viewed as selective enforcement, the state's high court said on Tuesday, in a case being watched by a coalition of criminal justice, civil liberties and privacy advocates.

• Calif. Agency Fines Retailer $1.35M Over Data Privacy Lapses

  By Allison Grande

  Rural lifestyle retailer Tractor Supply Co. will pay a $1.35 million penalty and overhaul its data privacy practices to resolve the California privacy agency's claims that it failed to properly notify consumers and job applicants of their privacy rights, maintain adequate agreements with service providers and provide consumers with an effective way to stop the sharing and sale of their personal information, the regulator announced Tuesday.

• Newsom Signs AI Law Requiring Guardrails, More Disclosures

  By Hailey Konnath

  California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed into law a bill that bolsters safety and disclosure requirements for artificial intelligence companies in the Golden State, a measure the governor said further establishes California as a leader in "safe, secure and trustworthy artificial intelligence."

• Google VP Says Ad Tech Breakup Has Risks For Publishers

  By Bryan Koenig

  A Google LLC executive tried to convince a Virginia federal judge Monday that the U.S. Justice Department has the company's advertising placement technology business backward, arguing that instead of helping website publishers, the breakup sought by the government would cost time and money, while artificial intelligence is scrambling prospects too much to warrant greater intervention.

• YouTube Inks $24M Deal To End Trump's 'Censorship' Case

  By Lauren Berg

  YouTube has agreed to pay more than $24 million to settle a lawsuit that President Donald Trump filed after the video platform suspended his account following the 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol over concerns he would incite further attacks, the parties told a California federal judge Monday.

• DLA Piper Must Face Trial In Pregnancy-Firing Suit

  By Cara Salvatore

  A New York federal judge on Monday said DLA Piper must face trial in a discrimination case by a former lawyer who was fired two months after disclosing her pregnancy, saying the former seventh-year IP associate has made out a case around the circumstances of her 2022 departure.

• Chancery Mulls Bid To Toss AI-Linked Battery Co. SPAC Suit

  By Jeff Montgomery

  Attorneys representing a blank-check company that took artificial intelligence-driven energy storage business Stem Inc. public in April 2021 argued in Delaware's Court of Chancery on Monday that investors suing over the deal are following a "free pass to trial" strategy that the court has cautioned against.

• Why $2.5B Might Not Be Enough In FTC's Amazon Settlement

  By Rachel Riley

  As the Federal Trade Commission and some observers hailed Amazon's $2.5 billion deal over its Prime membership practices as a milestone to protect consumers from manipulative tactics, others doubted the 10-figure settlement will be enough to hold the company accountable following a case it had seemed likely to lose.

• 6 Copyright, TM Cases On Tap As Justices Begin New Term

  By Ivan Moreno

  The new U.S. Supreme Court term could be an eventful one for intellectual property law, with a $1 billion copyright fight on deck between music publishers and Cox Communications that is expected to clarify the bounds of liability for internet companies over their customers’ illegal downloads. Here's a look at some of the IP cases under review as the justices begin their new term Oct. 6.

• In Chancery, Bankrupt First Brands Accused Of Deal Breach

  By Jarek Rutz

  Automotive manufacturer Grammer Inc. filed a suit in the Delaware Chancery Court accusing APC Parent LLC and guarantor First Brands Group, which filed for Chapter 11 protection on Sunday, of breaching multiple agreements and withholding more than $20 million in payments involved with a $40 million merger.

• Hain 'Channel-Stuffing' Securities Suit Revived By 2nd Circ.

  By Katryna Perera

  The Second Circuit on Monday reversed a district court's dismissal of a proposed class action accusing food and personal care company Hain Celestial of "channel-stuffing," or asking distributors to take more product than they can sell in order to cover up flagging demand, finding the class had adequately alleged actionable misrepresentations and false statements by the company.

• Michigan Judge Tosses College Football Players' $50M NIL Suit

  By David Steele

  A $50 million proposed class action by former college football players, claiming that they have been deprived of the profits from their publicity rights for decades, has been thrown out by a Michigan federal judge, a decision the athletes said they would appeal.