Technology

  • November 06, 2024

    Data Tracking Suit Against California Hospital Gets 'Last' Try

    A California federal judge gave a plaintiff "one last opportunity" to amend her proposed class action accusing Santa Clara Valley Medical Center of unlawfully sharing sensitive data with Meta and Google through online tracking tools embedded in its website and patient portal.

  • November 06, 2024

    Amazon Can't 'Just Walk Out' On BIPA Claims

    An Illinois federal judge largely allowed two biometric privacy suits to proceed against Amazon and a Midway Airport shop operator over Amazon's Just Walk Out cashierless checkout technology, trimming just an unlawful profiting claim against the travel retailer.   

  • November 06, 2024

    Fed. Circ. Panel Skeptical Of GeoComply Anti-Spoofing Patent

    Judges on the Federal Circuit appeared unlikely to reverse a district court's dismissal of GeoComply's patent infringement suit against its geolocation competitor XPoint Wednesday, repeatedly telling GeoComply's attorney that its anti-location spoofing patent seemed to be largely built around conventional programming.

  • November 06, 2024

    News Outlet Fighting To Keep OpenAI, Microsoft IP Suit Alive

    The Center for Investigative Reporting has told a Manhattan federal judge that its copyright infringement complaint against Microsoft and OpenAI for allegedly using its content to train artificial intelligence models raises existential issues for news organizations that should survive the tech companies' push for dismissal.

  • November 06, 2024

    What A Second Trump Term Could Mean For FDA And CPSC

    The historic reelection of former President Donald Trump could lead to shake-ups at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, while questions remain about what policies he will enact.

  • November 06, 2024

    McGuireWoods-Led Teledyne Pays $710M For Defense Assets

    Led by McGuireWoods LLP, Teledyne Technologies Inc. said Wednesday it will buy certain aerospace and defense electronics businesses from Excelitas Technologies Corp., guided by Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP, for $710 million in cash.

  • November 06, 2024

    EU Court Won't Toss Commission's Tax Clawback In Portugal

    A European Union court on Wednesday tossed two challenges to a European Commission ruling that Portugal must claw back tax breaks provided to companies with no local economic activity because that ran counter to commission-approved policies.

  • November 06, 2024

    Fake BigLaw Atty Duped Exec Into Wiring $55M, Co. Says

    A German rubber product manufacturer is suing a California woman and JPMorgan Chase Bank NA in California federal court alleging a company employee was tricked into wiring more than $54.9 million to at least 18 bank accounts by a fraudster posing as both an Orion executive and a partner at Clifford Chance LLP.

  • November 06, 2024

    Nano Dimension Targeted By Activist Investor Murchinson

    Nano Dimension shareholder Murchinson Ltd. has nominated two independent candidates to stand for election to the Israeli 3D printing company's board while slamming the current board for its inability to hold CEO Yoav Stern accountable, saying that it's time to address the company's "persistent undervaluation, improve its allocation of capital and fix a broken boardroom culture."

  • November 06, 2024

    Mass. Voters Back Gig Driver Unions, Setting Up Possible Suit

    Massachusetts voters on Tuesday handed Uber and Lyft drivers a novel route to unionization, likely setting up a legal challenge to the measure that experts predict will face an uphill climb.

  • November 06, 2024

    Capita's £207M Software Co. Takeover Deal Gets UK Probe

    The Competition and Markets Authority has said it will investigate the completed £207 million ($267 million) acquisition by real estate software maker MRI Software LLC of Capita One Ltd. to examine whether the deal could weaken competition in U.K. markets.

  • November 05, 2024

    Mass. Voters Reject Tipped Minimum Wage Proposal

    Massachusetts voters on Tuesday rejected a hotly contested measure that would have fundamentally changed how servers and other tipped workers are compensated, one of a collection of ballot initiatives dealing with employment rights, education and legalized hallucinogens.

  • November 05, 2024

    How The Patent System May Look After Trump's Return

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office during Donald Trump's first term as president focused on making the invalidation of patents more difficult, and attorneys say his second administration is likely to do the same following his projected reelection. 

  • November 05, 2024

    Trump Has Official Immunity. What About His Aides?

    Whether the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on presidential immunity extends to subordinates who follow a president's orders has become a more pressing question in the wake of Donald Trump's projected election win, according to legal experts.

  • November 05, 2024

    How Trump Can Quash His Criminal Cases

    Donald Trump's projected victory at the polls also translates to a win in the courts, as the second-term president will have the power to end both of his federal criminal cases. And the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on presidential immunity would shield him from any consequences for ordering his charges to be dismissed, experts say.

  • November 05, 2024

    An Early Look At Trump's Supreme Court Shortlist

    With former President Donald Trump projected to win the 2024 presidential election and the Republicans' success in securing the U.S. Senate majority, Trump may now get the chance to appoint two more justices to the U.S. Supreme Court, cementing the court's conservative tilt for decades to come.

  • November 05, 2024

    GOP's Senate Win Hands Future Of The Judiciary To Trump

    Republicans were projected to take back the White House and Senate and possibly the House early Wednesday, putting the GOP in position to back Donald Trump's agenda and his slate of young, conservative judicial nominees. 

  • November 05, 2024

    The Firms With An Inside Track To A New Trump Admin

    Law firms that have represented Donald Trump and the Republican Party on everything from personal legal woes to election-related lawsuits could see the risks of that work pay dividends as Trump is projected to secure a second term in office.

  • November 05, 2024

    Meta Hit With $15M South Korean Sensitive Data Use Fine

    South Korea's data protection regulator Tuesday revealed it has handed down a 21.62 billion won ($15.67 million) penalty against Meta Platforms Inc. for allegedly collecting Facebook users' sensitive personal information, including religious and political views, and sharing this data with thousands of advertisers without permission.

  • November 05, 2024

    FTC Says Dave Mobile Banking App Deceives Customers

    The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday accused mobile banking app Dave of misleading customers about the actual amount of cash advance they're likely to receive while also charging them undisclosed fees, including "tips" via a guilt-inducing interface, according to a complaint filed in California federal court.

  • November 05, 2024

    Trump Media Reports $19M Quarterly Loss On Election Day

    The parent of projected Republican presidential winner Donald Trump's social media platform reported a $19.2 million quarterly loss in an Election Day filing Tuesday, the same day trading of its shares were halted three times because of volatility.

  • November 05, 2024

    Apple Stole Masimo Sensor IP, Calif. Judge Told At Trial's Start

    Masimo and Cercacor Laboratories' counsel told a California federal judge at the opening of a bench trial Tuesday that after Apple struggled to implement blood oxygen sensors in a watch, the tech giant poached their employees and stole their trade secrets to get this key health technology into the Apple Watch.

  • November 05, 2024

    Public Interest Groups Press For 60-Day Phone 'Unlocking'

    Three big consumer advocate groups are throwing their weight behind a Federal Communications Commission proposal to require mobile providers to unlock a customer's device within 60 days of their signing up, saying the move would "most benefit lower-income customers."

  • November 05, 2024

    Allow More High Power Use In Shared Airwaves, Org. Says

    The Federal Communications Commission is looking at overhauling the Citizens Broadband Radio Service, and the group that helped develop the standards for it originally says it's time to allow high power use in the midband spectrum.

  • November 05, 2024

    Day Pitney Adds Trademark, Copyright Pro In Boston

    A former ArentFox Schiff LLP attorney has jumped to Day Pitney LLP's intellectual property law practice, bringing with her years of experience in Boston helping clients defend trademarks and register copyrights.

Expert Analysis

  • California's AI Safety Bill Veto: The Path Forward

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    California Gov. Gavin Newsom's veto of a bill that sought to impose stringent regulations on advanced artificial intelligence model development has sparked a renewed debate on how best to balance innovation with safety in the rapidly evolving AI landscape, say Bobby Malhotra and Carson Swope at Winston & Strawn.

  • Staying Off The CFPB's Financial Services Offender Registry

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    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's soon-to-launch registry of financial services companies that have faced public enforcement orders is designed to ratchet up long-term scrutiny of entities that could become repeat offenders, so companies should take their new compliance and filing requirements seriously, say Andrea Mitchell and Chris Napier at Mitchell Sandler.

  • New TCPA Rule Faces Uncertain Future Post-Loper Bright

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    The Federal Communications Commission's new rule aiming to eliminate lead generators' use of unlawful robocalls is now in doubt with the U.S. Supreme Court's Loper Bright decision, and the Eleventh Circuit's Insurance Marketing Coalition v. FCC is poised to be a test case of the agency's ability to enforce the Telephone Consumer Protection Act post-Chevron, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.

  • A Look At Calif.'s New AI Law For Health Insurers

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    A newly enacted California law prohibits artificial intelligence tools from making medical necessity determinations for healthcare service plans or disability insurers, addressing core questions that have arisen around AI's role in coverage decisions, say attorneys at DLA Piper.

  • Can SEC's Consolidated Audit Trail Survive Post-Chevron?

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is currently in a showdown at the Eleventh Circuit over its authority to maintain a national market system and require that the industry spend billions to maintain its consolidated audit trail, a case that is further complicated by the Loper Bright decision, says Daniel Hawke at Arnold & Porter.

  • State Of The States' AI Legal Ethics Landscape

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    Over the past year, several state bar associations, as well as the American Bar Association, have released guidance on the ethical use of artificial intelligence in legal practice, all of which share overarching themes and some nuanced differences, say Eric Pacifici and Kevin Henderson at SMB Law Group.

  • Cos. Should Focus On State AI Laws Despite New DOL Site

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    Because a new U.S. Department of Labor-sponsored website about the disability discrimination risks of AI hiring tools mostly echoes old guidance, employers should focus on complying with the state and local AI workplace laws springing up where Congress and federal regulators have yet to act, say attorneys at Littler.

  • The Shifting Role Of Patent Attorneys In The Age Of AI

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    The integration of artificial intelligence into patent drafting represents a significant change in how legal work is performed, and patent attorneys must shift from manual drafting to a strategy-oriented approach, says Ian Schick at Draft Builders.

  • 8 Childhood Lessons That Can Help You Be A Better Attorney

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    A new school year is underway, marking a fitting time for attorneys to reflect on some fundamental life lessons from early childhood that offer a framework for problems that no legal textbook can solve, say Chris Gismondi and Chris Campbell at DLA Piper.

  • Navigating Complex Regulatory Terrain Amid State AG Races

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    This year's 10 attorney general elections could usher in a wave of new enforcement priorities and regulatory uncertainty, but companies can stay ahead of the shifts by building strong relationships with AG offices, participating in industry coalitions and more, say Ketan Bhirud and Dustin McDaniel at Cozen O’Connor.

  • How A Trump Win Might Affect The H-1B Program

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    A review of the Trump administration's attempted overhaul of the H-1B nonimmigrant visa program suggests policies Donald Trump might try to implement if he is reelected, and specific steps employers should consider to prepare for that possibility, says Eileen Lohmann at BAL.

  • Challenge To Ill. Card Fee Law Explores Compliance Hurdles

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    A recent federal lawsuit challenging an Illinois law that will soon forbid electronic payment networks from charging fees for processing the tax and tip portions of card transactions, fleshes out the glaring compliance challenges and exposure risks financial institutions must be ready to face next summer, says Martin Kiernan at Amundsen Davis.

  • Recent Securities Cases Highlight Risks In AI Disclosures

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    Increasing public disclosure about the use and risks of artificial intelligence, and related litigation asserting that such disclosures are false or misleading, suggest that issuers need to exercise great care with respect to how they describe the benefits of AI, say Richard Zelichov and Danny Tobey at DLA Piper.

  • Opinion

    This Election, We Need To Talk About Court Process

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    In recent decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has markedly transformed judicial processes — from summary judgment standards to notice pleadings — which has, in turn, affected individuals’ substantive rights, and we need to consider how the upcoming presidential election may continue this pattern, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.

  • A Look At The PTAB's Assessment Of Prior Art Exceptions

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    The Patent Trial and Appeal Board's approach over the last 10 years to assessing Section 102(b) prior art exceptions reveals a few trends, including that evidence of common ownership may have a higher likelihood of successfully disqualifying prior art under Section 102(b)(2)(C) at the institution stage, say Louis Panzica and David Holman at Sterne Kessler.

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