Telecommunications

  • June 09, 2026

    Google Gets New Chance To Defend IP In Sonos PTAB Dispute

    The Federal Circuit on Tuesday reversed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's invalidation of claims in a pair of Google's voice command patents challenged by Sonos after the speaker company was accused of infringement.

  • June 09, 2026

    House Report Says NFL Misused Sports Antitrust Exemption

    The National Football League has stretched its use of the antitrust exemption beyond what Congress intended when lawmakers created it 65 years ago, according to a new report from the House Judiciary Committee.

  • June 09, 2026

    The Law360 400: A Look At The Top 100 Firms

    The race to build the legal industry's largest law firm accelerated in 2025, with major firms leaning on mergers, lateral hiring and strategic expansion to climb the ranks of the Law360 400.

  • June 09, 2026

    Telecom Managers Deny $20M Fraud As Feds Float Plea Talks

    Three managers from the U.S. arm of Telekom Malaysia denied fraud and identity theft charges Tuesday in Manhattan federal court, as prosecutors who charge them with stealing $20 million from their overseas parent suggested plea talks could get underway.

  • June 09, 2026

    Fiber Internet Co. Failed Customers In Data Breach, Suit Says

    A Denver-based fiber internet provider failed to protect customers' sensitive personal information in a cyberattack and waited five months to notify those affected, a customer said in a suit filed in Colorado federal court.

  • June 08, 2026

    How A Texas Pastor Beat Mark Zuckerberg In Landmark Trial

    Jurors who reached a landmark $6 million verdict in March finding Meta Platforms Inc. and Google liable for harming a teen's mental health didn't find Mark Zuckerberg credible, an impression that the plaintiff's attorney Mark Lanier credited to putting the well-prepared executive off his guard.

  • June 08, 2026

    Kaiser Member Seeks Class Cert. In Microsoft Site Tracker Suit

    A Kaiser Permanente member has called on a federal judge in Seattle to greenlight a series of national classes and California subclasses in her privacy lawsuit accusing Microsoft and Qualtrics of secretly intercepting millions of patients' private health information through tracking technologies embedded in the healthcare system's website.

  • June 08, 2026

    USPTO Clamping Down Reexam Bids After IPR Denials

    A U.S. Patent and Trademark Office decision denying a request for ex parte reexamination of a patent because it reused arguments from an inter partes review that was discretionarily denied sends a clear message that the office wants challengers to pick one of the two options, attorneys say.

  • June 08, 2026

    FCC Considering 120-Day Deadline For Permit Approvals

    The Federal Communications Commission plans to propose telling states and municipalities that they have four months to act on applications before it will presume they've "effectively prohibited the provision of wireline telecommunications services," as part of a push to reduce what it perceives as barriers to broadband deployment.

  • June 08, 2026

    Calif. Judge Sides With Apple In Screen Sliding Patent Fight

    A California federal judge on Monday sided with Apple's assertion that a Swedish smartphone company's swipe-to-unlock patent lacks a valid written description, invalidating the patent owner's infringement claim.

  • June 08, 2026

    CenturyLink Waited 1 Year To Report Copper Theft Outage

    CenturyLink might be in hot water with the Federal Communications Commission after taking more than a year to file the requisite paperwork with the agency following an outage in Washington state caused by copper theft.

  • June 08, 2026

    FCC Needs To Clarify Router Ban's Scope, Tech Retailers Say

    Retailers are worried about the effect of a Federal Communications Commission effort to clamp down on foreign-made routers sold to consumers, saying the agency needs to better define the range of products covered by the new restrictions, which are aimed at reducing device security risks.

  • June 08, 2026

    AT&T Pushes Feds To Preempt Calif. Copper Network Rules

    AT&T continues to press the Federal Communications Commission to declare that agency policy favoring the phaseout of copper wire networks should supersede California rules that make them harder to remove.

  • June 08, 2026

    States Preparing To Challenge Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal

    The New York Attorney General's Office is among state enforcers preparing to file a lawsuit challenging Paramount Skydance Corp.'s $110 billion deal for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., the office confirmed to Law360 Monday.

  • June 08, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Upholds Apple PTAB Win In Voice Recognition Case

    The Federal Circuit on Monday refused to revive claims in a Zentian Ltd. patent related to voice recognition technology, backing a split Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision in favor of Apple.

  • June 08, 2026

    France's SFR Inks $24B Deal For Sale To Telecom Companies

    French telecom operators Bouygues Telecom, Iliad and Orange have signed a memorandum of understanding with Altice France to acquire rival SFR in a deal valuing the business at about €20.35 billion ($23.5 billion). 

  • June 08, 2026

    Meta Tries Again To End Mass. Instagram Addiction Case

    Meta Platforms is again asking a judge to toss a complaint by Massachusetts over its allegedly addictive Instagram platform, saying any purported harms to teens are caused by third-party content rather than its own features, which it says are shielded by the First Amendment and federal law.

  • June 05, 2026

    9th Circ. Revives TCPA Suit Against Keller Williams

    The Ninth Circuit reinstated a proposed class action against Keller Williams Realty and an Arizona real estate solutions company over phone calls and texts asking a woman about selling her home, ruling she sufficiently alleged the communications at issue constituted solicitations prohibited under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. 

  • June 05, 2026

    Epic Fights Apple's Bid For High Court Sanctions Review

    Epic Games told the U.S. Supreme Court there's no need for high court review of a California federal court's contempt order against Apple for violating a ban on company policies that barred app developers from steering users to outside payment options.

  • June 05, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Thinking About EcoFactor In TP-Link's $38M Appeal

    A Federal Circuit panel on Friday seemed skeptical of a challenge by a pair of wireless networking device companies to the damages calculation supporting a $37.5 million patent infringement verdict against them, with one judge wondering if the court's EcoFactor decision did not "clean up" the issue of damages experts.

  • June 05, 2026

    Texas Justices Say Cities Sued Wrong Party In Telecom Row

    The Texas Supreme Court on Friday tossed a group of cities' challenge to state laws limiting what they can charge telecommunications companies to use public rights-of-way, finding the cities sued the wrong defendant and leaving the constitutional fight unresolved.

  • June 05, 2026

    Paramount Criticizes Consumers' Antitrust Suit As Unserious

    Paramount Skydance has asked a California federal judge to toss a consumer antitrust challenge to its pending $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, saying the lawsuit lacks essential elements to state a claim and criticizing the opposition for treating the litigation like a "sport" rather than a "serious matter."

  • June 05, 2026

    FCC Grants Amazon Leo's Waiver For Deployment Milestones

    The Federal Communications Commission has granted Amazon some leniency in meeting the deployment milestones of its Leo satellite system, which is meant to provide high-speed internet.

  • June 05, 2026

    TelevisaUnivision Sues To Stop Pirated World Cup Streams

    TelevisaUnivision sued several online streaming services Thursday, asking a Florida federal court to shut down plans to pirate the Spanish-language media company's exclusive broadcasts of the upcoming FIFA World Cup.

  • June 05, 2026

    Top Groups Lobbying The FCC

    The Federal Communications Commission heard from lobbyists more than 100 times in May on issues ranging from 5G wireless in the C-band airwaves to a new foreign-made router ban, satellite spectrum, efforts to cut the volume on TV ads, next-gen 911 and more.

Expert Analysis

  • Reviewing 2025's Most Pertinent Wiretap Developments

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    2025 was a remarkable year in the world of web tracking wiretapping litigation, not only for the increased caseload but also because of numerous developing theories of liability, with disputes expected to continue unabated in 2026, say attorneys at Squire Patton.

  • Series

    Nature Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Nature photography reminds me to focus on what is in front of me and to slow down to achieve success, and, in embracing the value of viewing situations through different lenses, offers skills transferable to the practice of law, says Brian Willett at Saul Ewing.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving

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    Issue-spotting skills are well honed in law school, but practicing attorneys must also identify clients’ problems and true goals, and then be able to provide solutions, says Mary Kate Hogan at Quarles & Brady.

  • How Workforce, Tech Will Affect 2026 Construction Landscape

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    As the construction industry's center of gravity shifts from traditional commercial work to infrastructure, energy, industrial and data-hosting facilities, the effects of evolving technology and persistent labor shortages are reshaping real estate dealmaking, immigration policy debates and government contracting risk, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.

  • Opinion

    A Uniform Federal Rule Would Curb Gen AI Missteps In Court

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    To address the patchwork of courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence, curbing abuses and relieving the burden on judges, the federal judiciary should consider amending its civil procedure rules to require litigants to certify they’ve reviewed legal filings for accuracy, say attorneys at Shook Hardy.

  • Netflix Caps 2025 M&A Deals That Will Test Antitrust Strategy

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    The 2025 media consolidation trend culminated in Netflix's $82.7 billion Warner Bros. Discovery announcement, but the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice is likely to question whether remedies short of blocking the deal could credibly preserve competition, says Brian Pandya at Duane Morris.

  • AG Watch: Texas Junk Fee Deal Shows Enforcement Priorities

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    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's recent $9.5 million settlement with online travel agency website Booking Holdings for so-called junk fee practices follows a larger trend of state attorneys general who have taken similar action and demonstrates the significant penalties that can follow such allegations, say attorneys at Kelley Drye.

  • A Look At The Wave Of 2025 Email Marketing Suits In Wash.

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    Since the Washington Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Old Navy in April, more than 30 lawsuits have alleged that a broad range of retailers across industries sent emails that violate the Washington Commercial Electronic Mail Act, but retailers are unlikely to find clear answers yet, says Gonzalo Mon at Kelley Drye.

  • Series

    The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Integrating Practice Groups

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    Enacting unified leadership and consistent client service standards ensures law firm practice groups connect and collaborate around shared goals, turning a law firm merger into a platform for growth rather than a period of disruption, says Brian Catlett at Fennemore Craig.

  • Opinion

    Supreme Court Term Limits Would Carry Hidden Risk

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    While proposals for limiting the terms of U.S. Supreme Court justices are popular, a steady stream of relatively young, highly marketable ex-justices with unique knowledge and influence entering the marketplace of law and politics could create new problems, say Michael Broyde at Emory University and Hayden Hall at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

  • Series

    Knitting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Stretching my skills as a knitter makes me a better antitrust attorney by challenging me to recalibrate after wrong turns, not rush outcomes, and trust that I can teach myself the skills to tackle new and difficult projects — even when I don’t have a pattern to work from, says Kara Kuritz at V&E.

  • How 11th Circ.'s Qui Tam Review Could Affect FCA Litigation

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    On Dec. 12, the Eleventh Circuit will hear arguments in U.S. ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates, setting the stage for a decision that could drastically reduce enforcement under the False Claims Act, and presenting an opportunity to seek U.S. Supreme Court review of the act's whistleblower provisions, say attorneys at Epstein Becker.

  • Series

    The Biz Court Digest: Welcome To Miami

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    After nearly 20 years in operation, the Miami Complex Business Litigation Division is a pioneer upon which other jurisdictions in the state have been modeled, adopting many innovations to keep its cases running more efficiently and staffing experienced judges who are accustomed to hearing business disputes, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

  • AI Evidence Rule Tweaks Encourage Judicial Guardrails

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    Recent additions to a committee note on proposed Rule of Evidence 707 — governing evidence generated by artificial intelligence — seek to mitigate potential dangers that may arise once machine outputs are introduced at trial, encouraging judges to perform critical gatekeeping functions, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.

  • Series

    The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Getting The Message Across

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    Communications and brand strategy during a law firm merger represent a crucial thread that runs through every stage of a combination and should include clear messaging, leverage modern marketing tools and embrace the chance to evolve, says Ashley Horne at Womble Bond.

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