Cybersecurity & Privacy

  • May 05, 2026

    4th Circ. Says USPTO Doesn't Have To Cough Up PTAB Docs

    The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday said it won't force the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to hand over certain information requested by a nonprofit volunteer about drafts of a decision in a Patent Trial and Appeal Board hearing involving a cybersecurity patent.

  • May 05, 2026

    High Court Clarity On Subpoenas Creates Murky Path For AGs

    The U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous decision that the New Jersey Attorney General's Office infringed free speech by asking an anti-abortion nonprofit to release donor names gives nonprofits and companies more leverage for challenging subpoenas at the outset, although the question remains if and how attorneys general and other enforcers can ultimately obtain sought-after information following a constitutional affront.

  • May 04, 2026

    Apple Asks High Court To Pause Epic Games App Store Order

    Apple on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a mandate directing a lower court to move forward with determining exactly what Apple can charge developers on in-app purchases, arguing there are important questions that need to be resolved by the justices first.

  • May 04, 2026

    OkCaller Tells 11th Circ. Its Google Suit Wasn't 'Incoherent'

    OkCaller.com is asking the Eleventh Circuit to revive its lawsuit accusing Google of monopolizing the market for search engine services, arguing that the lower court was wrong to adopt Google's "straw man" and treat the reverse phone number lookup website's argument as "incoherent."

  • May 04, 2026

    FTC Deal Bars Kochava From Selling Sensitive Location Data

    Mobile app analytics provider Kochava Inc. has agreed to halt the disclosure of sensitive location data without consumers' affirmative express consent to resolve the Federal Trade Commission's longstanding claims that the data broker sold geolocation data from mobile devices that could be used to track people to reproductive health clinics, places of worship and other sensitive places.

  • May 04, 2026

    AI Chipmaker Cerebras Launches Plans For $3.4B IPO

    Artificial intelligence computing company Cerebras Systems Inc. on Monday filed plans to raise around $3.4 billion in its blockbuster initial public offering, a long-awaited move that comes after the company withdrew previous plans for a public debut in October.

  • May 04, 2026

    FCC Says Crackdown Killed 3M Listings For Risky Devices

    The Federal Communications Commission says its effort to stop e-commerce platforms from selling devices that pose "dangerous" security risks has stamped out more than three million retail listings in six months.

  • May 04, 2026

    NFLPA Sues Trading-Card Maker For Using Unlicensed Images

    The NFL Players Association is suing a Texas-based trading card manufacturer, claiming the company is producing and selling NFL-themed trading card sets featuring players' likenesses without a needed group license from the union.

  • May 04, 2026

    Fla. Cites Petty Defense Of Social Media Law, Groups Say

    Tech groups urged a Florida federal court to deny an attempt to end a lawsuit challenging a state law that punishes social media websites for banning accounts of political candidates' based on viewpoint, calling officials' defense of the legislation "borderline frivolous."

  • May 04, 2026

    Orrick Partner Jumps To Pillsbury IP Team In LA

    A longtime Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP partner has joined the Los Angeles office of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, bringing years of experience in intellectual property litigation and expertise in the Copyright Act and Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

  • May 04, 2026

    Engineer Says Carnegie Mellon Stole Credit For AI Inventions

    A software developer claims that Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute is falsely laying claim to his creations related to artificial intelligence security and privacy, allegedly despite an earlier determination that he'd invented the concepts in his spare time.

  • May 04, 2026

    Roush NASCAR Team Seeks Final OK For Data Breach Deal

    Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing LLC, a professional stock car racing team, asked a North Carolina federal court Friday for final approval of a settlement in a data breach class action that will offer protection for fraud and identity theft.

  • May 04, 2026

    FCC Grants Limited Extensions For 'Rip And Replace' Work

    The Federal Communications Commission is handing out a few extensions for companies that are struggling to meet their deadlines for the agency's "rip and replace" program, which funds the replacement of Chinese technology, but it said it won't shift any more deadlines.

  • May 04, 2026

    Vrdolyak Firm Loses Bid To End Ex-Staff's Wiretapping Claims

    A Chicago federal judge on Friday said former Vrdolyak Law Group LLC employees can keep pursuing most of their claims that the firm secretly recorded workers' phone calls.

  • May 04, 2026

    NJ Justices Won't Consolidate Judicial Privacy Law Cases

    The Supreme Court of New Jersey rejected a bid from a data privacy firm to consolidate more than 100 cases alleging violations of the state's judicial privacy statute into multicounty litigation, according to a notice to the bar.

  • May 04, 2026

    Meta Owes $3.7B For 'Public Nuisance,' NM AG Tells Judge

    New Mexico's attorney general urged a state court Monday to order Meta to pay $3.7 billion to address the "public nuisance" caused by its apps, after a jury previously found the social media giant misrepresented harms to underage users.

  • May 01, 2026

    NYDFS Fines Delta Dental $2.25M Over MOVEit Data Breach

    Delta Dental has agreed to pay $2.25 million to resolve the New York financial regulator's claims that the insurer maintained inadequate cybersecurity and breach response measures that enabled hackers to obtain access to files sent through the MOVEit transfer tool containing its customers' personal information. 

  • May 01, 2026

    Va. Social Media Limit Law Should Stay Blocked, Court Told

    There's no reason a Virginia federal judge should stay her decision blocking the commonwealth from enforcing a law that limits children's access to social media to an hour a day unless they get special permission from their parents, says the trade group challenging the law.

  • May 01, 2026

    What To Watch For As Meta Stares Down NM Injunction Trial

    The attorney general who convinced a jury to penalize Meta Platforms Inc. $375 million for teen mental health harms now faces a critical follow-up bench trial to fight for a suite of court orders that Meta claims would force "a different Instagram to exist in New Mexico."

  • May 01, 2026

    Top Groups Lobbying The FCC

    The Federal Communications Commission heard from lobbying groups almost 140 times in April on issues ranging from satellite spectrum sharing to the upcoming auction of C-band, changes to the E-Rate funding program, rules to tamp down on robocalls and more.

  • May 01, 2026

    Judge Dubious Of TikTok Bid To Trim Mass. Addiction Suit

    A Massachusetts Superior Court judge appeared skeptical Friday of efforts by TikTok to differentiate its product from Meta Platforms' Instagram, hinting that he is likely to reject the company's bid to dismiss claims in another social media addiction lawsuit brought by Massachusetts.

  • May 01, 2026

    NC Statehouse Catch-Up: Data Centers, AI, School Funding

    North Carolina lawmakers are several weeks into their 2026 "short session," and already they are taking big, multi-bill swings at data centers, public-facing energy costs and artificial intelligence. They also seek to make entertainment ticket pricing more transparent and raise the state's minimum wage for the first time in nearly two decades.

  • May 01, 2026

    Crypto Co. Seeks Sanctions For Depo Conduct In $8.1M Suit

    A cryptocurrency business that accuses a former trader of usurping $8.1 million in digital assets wants him sanctioned for his conduct during a deposition, saying he was coached by his attorney and intentionally gave ambiguous answers.

  • May 01, 2026

    Judge Hits Brakes On Privacy Suit Over Unpaid Parking Bill

    A Florida federal judge has dismissed a proposed class action accusing a parking company of illegally accessing driving records when charging delinquent drivers, saying the plaintiff suffered no injury.

  • May 01, 2026

    Forbes Strikes $10M Deal In Calif. Tracker Privacy Suit

    A proposed class of Forbes.com website users has asked a California federal judge to preliminarily approve a $10 million settlement to resolve claims that Forbes Media violated Golden State privacy laws by using third-party tracking technologies on its website to collect and share visitors' data without their consent.

Expert Analysis

  • Series

    The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Forming Measurable Ties

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    Relationship-building should begin as early as possible in a law firm merger, as intentional pathways to bringing people together drive collaboration, positive client response, engagements and growth, says Amie Colby at Troutman.

  • Opinion

    US Cybersecurity Strategy Must Include Immigration Reform

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    Cyberthreats are escalating while the cybersecurity workforce remains constrained due to a lack of clear standards for national-interest determinations, processing backlogs affecting professionals who protect critical public systems and visa allocations that do not reflect real-world demands, says Rusten Hurd at Colombo & Hurd.

  • OFAC Sanctions Will Intensify Amid Global Tensions In 2026

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    The Office of Foreign Assets Control will ramp up its targeting of companies in the private equity, venture capital, real estate and legal markets in 2026, in keeping with the aggressive foreign policy approach embraced by the Trump administration in 2025, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

  • 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2026 And Beyond

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    2026 will likely be shaped by issues ranging from artificial intelligence regulatory turbulence to potential evidence rule changes, and e-discovery professionals will need to understand how to effectively guide the responsible and defensible adoption of emerging tools, while also ensuring effective safeguards, say attorneys at Littler.

  • 2026 State AI Bills That Could Expand Liability, Insurance Risk

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    State bills legislating artificial intelligence that are expected to pass in 2026 will reshape the liability landscape for all companies incorporating AI solutions into their business operations, as any novel private rights of action authorized under AI-related statutes signal expanding exposures, say attorneys at Wiley.

  • Reviewing Historical And Recent NYDFS Blockchain Guidance

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    An industry letter released in the fall by the New York State Department of Financial Services, together with guidance issued over the past decade, signals a heightened regulatory expectation for covered institutions regarding the use of blockchain analytics and requires review, says Nicole De Santis at Nomadis Consulting.

  • SEC Virtu Deal Previews Risks Of Nonpublic Info In AI Models

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent settlement with Virtu Financial Inc. over alleged failures to safeguard customer data raises broader questions about how traditional enforcement frameworks may apply when material nonpublic information is embedded into artificial intelligence trading systems, says Braeden Anderson at Gesmer Updegrove.

  • Disney's OpenAI Deal Could Be Turning Point In IP Licensing

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    The Disney-OpenAI agreement last month is less an anomaly than an early attempt to define what licensed generative use of entertainment intellectual property looks like in practice, including how artificial intelligence user-generated content is permitted without eroding ownership and control, says Alex Locke at Meister Seelig.

  • Series

    Judges On AI: How Courts Can Boost Access To Justice

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    Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Samuel A. Thumma writes that generative artificial intelligence tools offer a profound opportunity to enhance access to justice and engender public confidence in courts’ use of technology, and judges can seize this opportunity in five key ways.

  • 2025's Most Notable State AG Activity By The Numbers

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    State attorneys general were active in 2025, working across party lines to address federal regulatory gaps in artificial intelligence, take action on consumer protection issues, continue antitrust enforcement and announce large settlements on behalf of their citizens, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.

  • Opinion

    The Case For Emulating, Not Dividing, The Ninth Circuit

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    Champions for improved judicial administration should reject the unfounded criticisms driving recent Senate proposals to divide the Ninth Circuit and instead seek to replicate the court's unique strengths and successes, says Ninth Circuit Judge J. Clifford Wallace.

  • Autonomous AI Attacks Demarcate Shift In Risk Landscape

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    Anthropic and OpenAI recently disclosed cyberattacks where an artificial intelligence agent was the primary attacker, illustrating immediate implications for corporate governance, contracting and security programs as companies integrate AI with their business systems, say Rahul Mukhi and Melissa Faragasso at Cleary and Brian Lichter at Stroz Friedberg.

  • 2025's Defining AI Securities Litigation

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    Three securities litigation decisions from 2025 — involving General Motors, GitLab and Tesla — offer a preview of how courts will assess artificial intelligence-related disclosures, as themes such as heightened regulatory scrutiny and risk surrounding technical claims are already taking shape for the coming year, say attorneys at Cooley.

  • Series

    Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Muay Thai kickboxing has taught me that in order to win, one must stick to one's game plan and adapt under pressure, just as when facing challenges by opposing counsel or judges, says Mark Schork at Feldman Shepherd.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building

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    A successful legal career is built through intention: understanding expectations, assessing strengths honestly and proactively seeking opportunities to grow and cultivating relationships that support your development, say Erika Drous and Hillary Mann at Morrison Foerster.

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