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December 16, 2024
DraftKings Sued In NY For Secret Use Of Meta Tracking Pixel
A New York City resident filed a proposed class action against DraftKings, alleging the sports betting company intentionally disclosed personal information of its customers to third parties for targeted advertising, in violation of the federal Video Privacy Protection Act.
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December 16, 2024
The Biggest Patent Decisions Of 2024
This year's notable patent decisions from the Federal Circuit provided clearer guidelines on double patenting and opened the door for new ways to invalidate design patents. Here's a look at the cases from 2024 that will shape patent litigation going forward.
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December 16, 2024
US Lends $9.6B To Build EV Battery Plants In The South
The U.S. Department of Energy has agreed to loan Ford Motor Co. and South Korean battery manufacturer SK On up to $9.63 billion for a joint venture that includes building electric vehicle battery plants in Tennessee and Kentucky, according to a Monday statement.
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December 16, 2024
Fed. Circ. Says Navy Mooted Appeal With New Solicitation
The Federal Circuit on Monday dismissed an appeal over a ruling that the U.S. Navy had wrongly found a technical support contract proposal untimely, saying the issuance of a revised solicitation and subsequent contract award effectively mooted the case.
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December 16, 2024
What's A Major Question? It's Untested, Telecom Attys Say
More than two years since the U.S. Supreme Court solidified its "major questions" doctrine holding that federal agencies can't take on matters of significant public impact without direction from Congress, telecom lawyers are still debating how the justices' action could affect some big-ticket controversies in the industry.
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December 16, 2024
Greenberg Traurig Rehires Digital Infrastructure Atty In DC
Greenberg Traurig LLP has rehired a former attorney with the firm who is joining in Washington, D.C., to continue his practice focused on digital and electronics-related legal matters.
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December 16, 2024
The Biggest Massachusetts High Court Rulings Of 2024
Massachusetts' highest court added two justices this year while taking up several novel legal issues, including one town's effort to phase out the sale of tobacco, a paralyzed Uber rider's fight against arbitration, and a dispute over whether a hospital website's use of tracking cookies violates the state wiretap statute.
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December 16, 2024
Anglo American-Backed Engine Tech Co. Files Ch. 11
A developer of hybrid electric hauling equipment has filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware bankruptcy court with nearly $98 million in debt and an agreement with its secured lender and parent, mining company Anglo American, to pursue a sale.
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December 16, 2024
Justices Pass On TCPA Case Over Fax Promoting Webinar
The nation's top court on Monday declined to take up a healthcare technology company's appeal seeking to stave off a proposed class action accusing it of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by sending faxes about a free webinar.
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December 13, 2024
OpenAI Slams Musk's 'Evidence-Free' Bid To Block For-Profit
OpenAI urged a California federal judge Friday to reject Elon Musk's bid to block the artificial intelligence research organization from transitioning into a for-profit enterprise, scoffing at Musk's assertions of anticompetitive practices and arguing that the injunctive motion is "just another evidence-free effort to harass a competitor."
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December 13, 2024
Apple Can't Drag Out Privilege Claims Re-Review, Judge Says
A California federal magistrate judge on Friday rejected Apple's argument that Apple and Epic Games should agree on a document-review protocol before Apple re-reviews 57,000 documents it claims are attorney-client privileged in their antitrust fight, telling Apple's counsel such a process would likely drag out litigation without being useful.
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December 13, 2024
Coinbase Faces $1B Antitrust Suit Over Crypto Rival's Delisting
Coinbase was hit with an antitrust in California federal court on Friday by BiT Global, a company that "wraps" bitcoin so the cryptocurrency can be traded on decentralized exchanges, claiming Coinbase delisted its product after creating a competing knockoff.
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December 13, 2024
Hilton, Hyatt, Wyndham Get AI Antitrust Case Moved to Calif.
An Illinois federal judge transferred an antitrust case against Hyatt, Hilton, Wyndham and others to California, as a similar action is already proceeding in the Golden State, also alleging the companies conspired to inflate extended stay hotel room rates via an algorithm.
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December 13, 2024
NHTSA Publishes Whistleblower Program Final Rule
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration finalized its whistleblower program, which could award as much as 30% of monetary sanctions to a worker of an auto manufacturer who calls out bad behavior.
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December 13, 2024
Labaton Keller To Lead ZoomInfo Investor Class Action
Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP and Byrnes Keller Cromwell LLP will represent a proposed class of investors in litigation alleging software and data company ZoomInfo hurt investors after making missteps in an effort to retain new pandemic-era customers and ultimately writing down $33 million because of improperly recognized revenue.
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December 13, 2024
Del. Chancellor Positions Musk Pay Fight For Likely Appeal
Delaware's chancellor positioned for likely appeals late Friday final pieces of a landmark six-year battle over Tesla Inc.'s attempt to award CEO Elon Musk a more than $55 billion, 10-year pay package, in a trio of orders that also directed the company to pay in cash or post sufficient bond for a $345 million stockholder attorney fee.
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December 13, 2024
IoT Trade Group Opposes Geolocation Plan At FCC
A trade group that advocates for the development of the Internet of Things is not a fan of a geolocation company's plan to license a chunk of the lower 900 megahertz to launch a network that will provide mobile broadband and back up the Global Positioning System.
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December 13, 2024
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen a group of franchise operators hit Vodafone with a £120 million ($151 million) claim for allegedly imposing commission cuts, green energy tycoon Dale Vince pursue another libel action against the publisher of the Daily Mail, and parcel delivery giant Yodel face a claim by an investor that helped save it from collapse earlier in the year.
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December 13, 2024
DC Circ. Declines To Disturb Law That Could Ban TikTok
The D.C. Circuit on Friday rejected TikTok's request for a preliminary injunction delaying implementation of a law requiring the app to split with its Chinese parent company ByteDance Ltd. or face a nationwide ban, saying that TikTok wants to block "the enforcement of a presumptively valid act of Congress."
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December 13, 2024
Judge Finds Wireless Patent Claim Indefinite In Samsung Feud
A Delaware federal magistrate judge has sided with Samsung on how to interpret a key claim in a wireless communications patent it was accused of infringing, finding the term was indefinite.
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December 13, 2024
Tesla Gets PTAB To Cut Some Claims In 2 AI Vehicle Patents
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has found that most of the challenged claims across two patents related to the use of artificial intelligence in self-driving vehicles are invalid, handing a win to challenger Tesla.
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December 13, 2024
FCC Says It Won't Look At Telecom's SIM Card Beef Again
The FCC isn't going to rethink its contention that it has no say over a Haitian mobile carrier's decision to deactivate a bunch of SIM cards that were brought into the United States to trick the carrier into thinking calls from the U.S. were coming from the Caribbean country.
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December 13, 2024
ByteDance Ex-Coder Perjured Himself In Suit, Judge Finds
A California federal judge imposed terminating sanctions against a former engineer at TikTok's parent company, finding he committed perjury in a suit alleging he was wrongly fired and ordered the dispute to arbitration.
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December 13, 2024
Pa. Contractor Hit With $4.2M Verdict In Pot Software Row
A Pennsylvania federal jury hit a cannabis software company with a $4.2 million judgment in a lawsuit from a subcontractor claiming it was brought on to help with a government project because of its Black-owned status, then pushed out of the $10 million deal.
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December 13, 2024
Virginia Judge Will Rethink Atty Award Amount In Bowling Suit
A Virginia federal judge has agreed to reconsider a requested $3.2 million attorney fee award to a bowling alley chain in its suit claiming that the company's former chief information officer hacked into its CEO's email, finding that a state law doesn't explicitly permit attorney fees.
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Performing circus arts has strengthened my ability to be more thoughtful, confident and grounded, all of which has enhanced my legal practice and allowed me to serve clients in a more meaningful way, says Bailey McGowan at Stinson.
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How D&O Coverage Can Aid Against Increased AI Scrutiny
The recent increase in regulatory enforcement and securities class actions stemming from corporate use of artificial intelligence should prompt companies to ensure that their directors and officers liability insurance coverage is appropriately tailored to AI-related risks, say attorneys at Reed Smith.
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FTC Focus: Zeroing In On Post-Election Labor Markets
The presidential election and the push-and-pull of the administrative state's reach are likely to affect the Federal Trade Commission's focus on labor markets, including the tenor of noncompete rule enforcement, say attorneys at Proskauer.
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Purse-Case Scenarios: 'MetaBirkin' Appeal Tests TM Rights
A federal court's finding that "MetaBirkin" nonfungible tokens infringed on Hermes' iconic Birkin bag imagery is now on appeal in the Second Circuit, and the order will have a lasting effect on how courts balance trademark rights and the First Amendment, say attorneys at Venable.
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OpenAI's Patent Pledge Is Not All It Seems
A recent statement that OpenAI won't assert its own patents is more of an aspiration than an obligation, and should prompt practitioners to think deeply about the underlying legal mechanisms of patent and contract law when determining the effectiveness of similar nonassertion pledges, say attorneys at McDonnell Boehnen.
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3 Ways To Train Junior Lawyers In 30 Minutes Or Less
Today’s junior lawyers are experiencing a skills gap due to pandemic-era disruptions, but firms can help bring them up to speed by offering high-impact skill building content in bite-sized, interactive training sessions, say Stacey Schwartz at Katten, Diane Costigan at Winston & Strawn and Lauren Tierney at Freshfields.
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Advising Employers As AI Meets DEI And Discrimination
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Though companies can use artificial intelligence tools to develop more diverse and inclusive workforces, counsel should also prepare employers for how AI can stymie these efforts, provoke discrimination claims and complicate resulting litigation, says Emily Schifter at Troutman Pepper.
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Unpacking The CFPB's Personal Financial Data Final Rule
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's personal financial data rights rule includes several important changes from the proposed rule, and hundreds of pages of supplementary information that provide important insights into the manner in which the bureau will enforce the final rule, say attorneys at Sidley.
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The Bar Needs More Clarity On The Discovery Objection Rule
Almost 10 years after Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34 was amended, attorneys still seem confused about what they should include in objections to discovery requests, and until the rules committee provides additional clarity, practitioners must beware the steep costs of noncompliance, says Tristan Ellis at Shanies Law Office.
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Deepfakes In Court Proceedings: How To Safeguard Evidence
The legal community can confront the risks that deepfake technology poses to the integrity of court proceedings by embracing the latest detection technologies, developing comprehensive legal frameworks and fostering education and collaboration, say Daniel Garrie and Jennifer Deutsch at Law & Forensics.
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TM Suit Over Google AI Name Points To New Branding Issues
Gemini Data’s recent lawsuit in California federal court alleging Google’s rebranded artificial intelligence chatbot stole its name may have broader implications for the scope of trademark rights for AI-related products and highlights that an evolving marketplace may force companies to recalibrate how they protect their brands, say attorneys at ArentFox Schiff.
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The AI Consumer Class Action Threat Is Not A Hallucination
As regulators scrutinize whether businesses can deliver on claims about their artificial intelligence products and services, the industry faces a wave of consumer fraud class actions — but AI companies can protect themselves by prioritizing fundamental best practices that are often overlooked, say Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein and Richard Torrenzano at the Torrenzano Group.
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How Patent Landscape Analysis Drives Business Growth
Keegan Caldwell at Caldwell Law explores how patent landscape analysis serves as a key driver of sustainable growth — examining how its components, strategic advantages and implementation best practices are reshaping innovation leadership.
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Del. Dispatch: Clarifying Charter Amendment Vote Obligations
The Delaware Court of Chancery recently held in Gunderson v. The Trade Desk that only a majority stockholder vote is needed to approve a company's proposed reincorporation from Delaware to Nevada through a corporate conversion, which bodes well for other companies also considering leaving the First State, say attorneys at Fried Frank.
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A Look At The Hefty Demands In Calif. Employer AI Draft Regs
California's draft regulations on artificial intelligence use in employment decisions show that the California Privacy Protection Agency is positioning itself as a de facto AI regulator for the state, which isn't waiting around for federal legislation, says Lily Li at Metaverse Law.