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October 21, 2025
Apartments.com Operator CoStar Beats Video Privacy Suit
A Missouri federal judge tossed a proposed class action alleging the operator of Apartments.com unlawfully shared data about the visitors to the rental website, holding that CoStar Realty isn't covered by the federal Video Privacy Protection Act because it's not a videotape business.
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October 21, 2025
Senate Panel Clears Aviation Safety Bill After DCA Collision
A Senate committee advanced legislation Tuesday that would mandate aircraft-tracking technology in all aircraft, alongside fresh audits of Federal Aviation Administration and military procedures, a response to January's deadly midair collision between a U.S. Army helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet near Washington, D.C.
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October 21, 2025
FTC's Holyoak Thinks US Enforcers Should Stick To US Law
Federal Trade Commission member Melissa Holyoak suggested Tuesday that the Republican-led agency is unlikely to nudge its international peers to block mergers on its behalf, as it was accused of doing previously.
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October 21, 2025
Foreign Robocall Task Force Bill Gets Through Sen. Committee
The Federal Communications Commission is one step closer to being directed to funnel funds toward reducing spam robocalls that originate overseas after the Senate commerce committee said yes to a bill with a handful of amendments Tuesday.
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October 21, 2025
Ky. Mother Sues Roblox Over Daughter's Suicide
The mother of a child who died by suicide after allegedly being manipulated by a community on Roblox dedicated to praising mass shooters has filed suit in Kentucky federal court, the latest in a wave of litigation targeting the popular gaming platform over claims it fails to protect children.
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October 21, 2025
2nd Circ. Weighs Reviving Signature Bank Investor Suit
The Second Circuit quizzed an FDIC attorney Tuesday over the agency's ability to stop Signature Bank's former shareholders from suing following the bank's collapse, with the judges considering whether to revive a lawsuit accusing Signature's brass and its outside auditor of failing to warn investors about its liquidity problems.
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October 21, 2025
Amazon Return Policy Suit On Hold Amid Tentative Class Deal
A Washington federal judge Tuesday paused a proposed class action accusing Amazon of shortchanging customers on refunds for returned items, after the parties told the court they struck a classwide deal to end the case and intend to seek formal approval of the settlement in the next two months.
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October 21, 2025
9th Circ. Doubts Finance Guru's Stance In Timeshare Exit Suit
A Ninth Circuit panel signaled on Tuesday that it's unlikely to force arbitration in a proposed class action accusing celebrity financial planner Dave Ramsey of roping his radio show's listeners into a timeshare exit scheme, with two judges emphasizing that Ramsey's argument hinges on a contract that he never signed.
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October 21, 2025
ISPs Put Almost $90B Into Networks Last Year, Report Says
Internet service providers are putting their money where their mouth is when it comes to investing in infrastructure, according to an industry lobbying group, which recently released a report finding that ISPs poured nearly $90 billion into broadband infrastructure last year.
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October 21, 2025
NTIA Looks To Surpass Budget Law's FCC Auction Target
A top U.S. Department of Commerce official said the nation's spectrum management agency is aiming to go even further than Congress' mandate to identify 500 megahertz of spectrum for private auction under this year's budget reconciliation bill.
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October 21, 2025
BofA Says COVID-Era Cardholders Flip-Flop On Fraud Claims
Bank of America NA seeks a partial early win in multidistrict litigation brought over unemployment benefits cards it issued during the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing the plaintiffs went from accusing the bank of failing to stop fraud in the accounts to claiming it was too stringent with its anti-fraud measures.
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October 21, 2025
FCC Urged To Rescind Pulling Of Equipment Testing Labs
Several entities linked to China urged the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider pulling their authorizations to run equipment testing labs in the U.S.
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October 21, 2025
Chamber Survey Says Overhaul Doubled Merger Filing Burden
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Monday released the results of a small survey indicating that an overhaul of U.S. merger notification requirements, which it's challenging in court, has created a dramatic increase in the time spent by outside counsel and the costs associated with preparing transaction paperwork.
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October 21, 2025
US Targets Nicaragua With Tariffs Over Rights Abuses
The U.S. Trade Representative's Office recommended additional tariffs of up to 100% on Nicaraguan goods after concluding an investigation that human and labor rights abuses in the country imposed a burden on U.S. commerce.
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October 21, 2025
J&J Appeals $25M Loss In Conn. Builder's Asbestos Case
Johnson & Johnson has appealed its losses in a Connecticut real estate developer's asbestos lawsuit, telling state trial and appellate courts that it plans to challenge denials of multiple bids to reverse a $15 million jury verdict plus an additional $10 million in punitive damages awarded by a judge.
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October 21, 2025
Novartis Says Alexion's 'Block The Cause' Ads Are False
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. is suing rival Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. in Delaware federal court, alleging that Alexion's "Block the Cause" ad campaign for its Ultomiris product falsely implies that Novartis' own treatment is less effective or even dangerous.
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October 20, 2025
Novo Nordisk Trial Kicks Off Over Kickback Allegations
Lawyers in a federal whistleblower lawsuit against drugmaker Novo Nordisk Inc. on Monday offered to take jurors "behind the curtain" of what they claimed was an illegal scheme by the pharmaceutical company to bribe doctors and patients in order to boost sales of a pricey hemophilia drug, NovoSeven.
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October 20, 2025
Calif. Credit Cardholders Can't Get Swipe Fee Case Do-Over
A New York federal judge who was recently assigned to a putative interchange fee class action lawsuit from California cardholders against Visa, Mastercard and major banks in long-running multidistrict litigation has denied their motion for reconsideration of another judge's reconsideration denial.
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October 20, 2025
Penny Stock Trader Wants New 'Scalping' Trial After SEC Loss
A man found liable on U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission claims he earned at least $2.5 million by buying, hyping, and then selling penny stocks in a "scalping" scheme has asked a New York federal judge for a new trial, saying the verdict form unfairly lumped his civil charges together.
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October 20, 2025
NY AG Reaches Deal With Accounting Firm Over Data Breaches
A certified public accounting firm has agreed to pay $60,000 and improve its data security to resolve the New York attorney general's claims that it failed to adequately protect unencrypted Social Security numbers and other personal information swept up in a pair of data breaches or swiftly notify affected clients.
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October 20, 2025
TikTok Must Produce Docs On Anorexic Influencer
A California federal judge on Monday ordered TikTok to produce documents related to Eugenia Cooney, an influencer with anorexia and 2.8 million followers, in litigation over claims social media hurts youth mental health, and also instructed YouTube to yield documents on two of its witnesses.
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October 20, 2025
Drugmakers Say Conn. Law Illegally Extends Beyond State
A group of generic drug manufacturers has asked a Connecticut federal court to block the enforcement of a new price-control law against sales that occur outside of Connecticut, claiming that the law violates the U.S. Constitution.
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October 20, 2025
Vape Co. Can't Resume Selling 'Breeze' Products
A New Jersey hookah and vape company suffered two setbacks in its legal battle over the "Breeze" trademark, with a Michigan federal judge refusing to lift a court order blocking it from using the mark and throwing out its counterclaims against the rival who initiated the litigation.
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October 20, 2025
OCC Chief Says Stablecoin Drain Wouldn't 'Happen Overnight'
A top U.S. banking regulator on Monday downplayed concerns that future growth in interest-earning payment stablecoins could bleed banks of deposits, saying any such shift would be gradual and closely watched by regulators, not a sudden shock to the system.
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October 20, 2025
5G Broadcast Called Potential 'Force Multiplier' For Industry
Advocates of federal policies to support 5G Broadcast said the technology can help cellular networks by offloading technology that uses 5G to broadcast television, and other content is not "in competition with mobile networks" but a complement to them.
Expert Analysis
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4 In-Flux Employment Law Issues Banks Should Note
Attorneys at Ogletree provide a midyear update on employment law changes that could significantly affect banks and other financial service institutions — including federal diversity equity and inclusion updates, and new and developing state and local artificial intelligence laws.
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New DOJ Penalty Policy Could Spell Trouble For Cos.
In light of the U.S. Department of Justice’s recently published guidance making victim relief a core condition of coordinated resolution crediting, companies facing parallel investigations must carefully calibrate their negotiation strategies to minimize the risk of duplicative penalties, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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Influencer Marketing Partnerships Face Rising Litigation Risk
In light of recent class actions claiming that brands and influencers are misleading consumers with deceptive marketing practices — largely premised on the Federal Trade Commission's endorsements guidance — proactive compliance measures are becoming more important, say attorneys at Olshan Frome.
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5 Consumer Protection Compliance Issues In NY State Budget
Companies that engage with New York consumers should promptly familiarize themselves with new state budget provisions that require finance and retail companies to make certain business practices more transparent and easier for customers to execute, say attorneys at Mintz.
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High Court Cert Spotlights Varying Tests For Federal Removal
A recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to review Chevron v. Plaquemines Parish, a case involving the federal officer removal statute, highlights three other recent circuit court decisions raising federal removal questions, and serves as a reminder that defendants are the masters of removal actions, says Varun Aery at Hollingsworth.
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Open Banking Is On Ice As sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Seeks To Toss Its Own Rule
Even as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's efforts to toss its open banking rule play out in Kentucky federal court, it remains statutorily required to effectuate consumer access to data, raising questions about how it would replace the previously finalized standard, say attorneys at Cooley.
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Opinion
DOJ's HPE-Juniper Settlement Will Help US Compete
The U.S. Department of Justice settlement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise clears the purchase of Juniper Networks in a deal that positions the U.S. as a leader in secure, scalable networking and critical digital infrastructure by requiring the divestiture of a WiFi network business geared toward small firms, says John Shu at Taipei Medical University.
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Series
Playing Baseball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Playing baseball in college, and now Wiffle ball in a local league, has taught me that teamwork, mental endurance and emotional intelligence are not only important to success in the sport, but also to success as a trial attorney, says Kevan Dorsey at Swift Currie.
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Wells Fargo Suit Shows Consumer Protection Limits In Mass.
The Massachusetts Appeals Court's May decision in Wells Fargo Bank v. Coulsey underscores that consumer rights are balanced against the need for closure, and even the broad protections of state consumer protection law will not open the door to relitigating the same claims, say attorneys at Greenberg Traurig.
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Ohio Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2
Ohio's financial services sector saw several significant developments in the second quarter of 2025, including a case that confirmed credit unions' setoff rights, another that established contract rights between banks and cardholders, and the House passage of a digital asset bill, say attorneys at Frost Brown.
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Managing Risks As State AGs Seek To Fill Enforcement Gap
Given an unprecedented surge in state attorney general activity resulting from significant shifts in federal enforcement priorities, companies must consider tailored strategies for navigating the ever-evolving risk landscape, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Skillful Persuasion
In many ways, law school teaches us how to argue, but when the ultimate goal is to get your client what they want, being persuasive through preparation and humility is the more likely key to success, says Michael Friedland at Friedland Cianfrani.
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Breaking Down Novel Va. Social Media Law For Minors
While a Virginia bill passed in May is notable for setting a one-hour daily limit on minors' use of social media, other provisions create compliance burdens for social media operators and app store providers, and increase privacy and security risks associated with the collection of sensitive information to prove identity, says Jenna Rode at Hunton.
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Litigation Inspiration: How To Respond After A Loss
Every litigator loses a case now and then, and the sting of that loss can become a medicine that strengthens or a poison that corrodes, depending on how the attorney responds, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.
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FDA's Hasty Policymaking Approach Faces APA Challenges
Though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has abandoned its usual notice-and-comment process for implementing new regulatory initiatives, two recent district court decisions make clear that these programs are still susceptible to Administrative Procedure Act challenges, says Rachel Turow at Skadden.