https://www.law360.com/technology?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Technology Copyright 2025 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Thu, 01 May 2025 23:26:59 +0000 https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2333429?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2333429 The Federal Trade Commission and Nevada on Thursday filed suit in federal court against an investment training company they alleged scammed more than $1.2 billion out of consumers, mostly young adults, by selling trading courses taught by "bogus" instructors and encouraging consumers to participate in a multi-level marketing scheme. Thu, 01 May 2025 22:59:51 +0000 https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2333388?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2333388 The Second Circuit on Thursday upheld the toss of a proposed class action accusing digital streaming provider Flipps Media Inc. of unlawfully sharing video-viewing information with Meta Platforms Inc., finding that the disclosed data didn't fall within the scope of the federal Video Privacy Protection Act.  Thu, 01 May 2025 22:35:21 +0000 https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2333086?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2333086 DaVita Inc. is facing at least two proposed class actions over a data breach the kidney care provider announced in April, with current and former patients alleging Wednesday in Colorado federal court that data thieves have already engaged in identity theft and fraud while DaVita has yet to offer details. Thu, 01 May 2025 22:29:10 +0000 https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2333089?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2333089 A defunct advertising app that alleged Google's decision to boot it from the Google Play Store harmed market competition for digital advertising asked the Ninth Circuit to reinstate its claims, arguing Wednesday the lower court wrongly concluded that eliminating a "nascent competitor" in a large market didn't rise to antitrust injury. Thu, 01 May 2025 22:06:00 +0000 https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2333179?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2333179 A California federal judge presiding over a damages trial over how much Israeli spyware-maker NSO Group owes for hacking 1,400 WhatsApp users' devices ruled Thursday NSO's counsel violated multiple pretrial orders, finding corrective instructions are warranted and barring counsel from making the "outlandish" claim Meta Platforms' spyware-attack remediation was trade secret theft. Thu, 01 May 2025 22:01:27 +0000 https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2333124?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2333124 Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC and Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP will represent a proposed class of investors in a suit alleging Jack Dorsey's fintech company Block Inc. created a "haven for criminal and illicit activities" on its Cash App and Square payment platforms despite touting its anti-money laundering protocols. Thu, 01 May 2025 21:25:21 +0000 https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2333269?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2333269 The U.S. Department of the Treasury's financial crimes watchdog on Thursday called out Cambodia-based Huione Group as a primary money laundering concern and proposed to "sever its access to the U.S. financial system" due to its alleged laundering of $4 billion worth of crypto scam and other illicit proceeds. Thu, 01 May 2025 21:13:16 +0000 https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2333553?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2333553 An academic testifying for Google on Thursday told a D.C. federal court that the data sharing provisions being proposed as a fix in the search monopolization case would allow rivals to reverse engineer Google search and if not match the results, at least mimic them. Thu, 01 May 2025 21:00:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2332989?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2332989 There's plenty of hand-wringing at the Federal Communications Commission as a U.S. Supreme Court decision draws near over the legality of the revenue-raising scheme used to pay for more than $9 billion in broadband and phone service subsidies. Thu, 01 May 2025 20:46:31 +0000 https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2332772?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2332772 The Federal Circuit's argument calendar for May includes appeals of two nine-figure patent verdicts — one against Apple and one against Medtronic — and Roku's bid to revive its remote control patent suit at the U.S. International Trade Commission after a loss tied to the commission's domestic industry requirement. Thu, 01 May 2025 20:19:32 +0000 https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2332087?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2332087 The Washington State Supreme Court has agreed to review a $35 million judgment for penalties and legal fees against Facebook parent company Meta for repeatedly running afoul of the state's political advertising transparency law. Thu, 01 May 2025 19:59:24 +0000 https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2332741?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2332741 Whether it was fair for Meta Platforms to use copyrighted books without permission to train an artificial intelligence platform will come down to how the market for those books is impacted, regardless of how transformative the innovation may be, the California federal judge overseeing a proposed class action from a group of bestselling authors said Thursday. Thu, 01 May 2025 19:32:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2333823?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2333823 Five telecom industry groups asked the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday to revamp its enforcement policies after a recent Fifth Circuit decision wiped out a $57 million consumer data privacy fine against AT&T. Thu, 01 May 2025 18:59:04 +0000 https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2332720?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2332720 U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis and Chris Coons on Thursday brought back two significant patent reform bills from last term that overall aim to make invalidating patents more difficult. Thu, 01 May 2025 18:48:36 +0000 https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2333137?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2333137 Open Artificial Intelligence said key questions in a trademark dispute with OpenAI should go before a jury, arguing there were too many factual issues for the ChatGPT developer to obtain a ruling in its favor in the fight. Thu, 01 May 2025 18:35:19 +0000 https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2332962?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2332962 A special purpose acquisition company led by crypto influencer Anthony Pompliano and advised by Reed Smith LLP has filed for an initial public offering to raise $200 million, while two other blank-check companies eyeing the fintech and tech sectors have raised more than $400 million combined. Thu, 01 May 2025 18:28:58 +0000 https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2333164?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2333164 A 16-year-old girl who alleges she was groomed by a child predator on Roblox and Discord has hit the companies with a product liability suit in Texas, writing that their sites make kids "easy prey for pedophiles." Thu, 01 May 2025 18:14:50 +0000 https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2332661?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2332661 In areas like healthcare and law, artificial intelligence can play a transformative role in achieving the U.N.'s 2030 agenda for creating a more equitable, prosperous and sustainable world, but if not properly managed, AI could hinder global development efforts and widen existing gaps within society, say attorneys at Winston & Strawn. Thu, 01 May 2025 18:11:23 +0000 https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2332748?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2332748 The Justice Department is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a petition over the eligibility of telemedicine patents it's accused of infringing, but it said that if the petition is granted, it plans to argue the patents shouldn't have been invalidated as abstract. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:38:00 +0000 https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2333258?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2333258 Massachusetts-based car sharing company Zipcar and the owner of a public parking garage are not liable for injuries suffered by a college student who was struck by a drunken driver while dropping off a car back in 2017, an intermediate appellate court concluded Thursday.