Law360: Technology /technology?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Technology Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:01:03 +0000 Google To Face Publishers' Class Claims Over AdX Exchange /technology/articles/2421726?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2421726 A New York federal judge Friday granted class certification in a multidistrict antitrust litigation over Google's advertising technology to publishers who sold ad space through the search giant's AdX ad space marketplace, but denied certification to publishers who used Google's AdSense platform and to a proposed class of advertisers. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 23:02:10 +0000 Live Nation Consumers Get Class Certified In Antitrust Case /technology/articles/2420400?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2420400 A California federal judge Friday certified a class of consumers accusing Live Nation of monopolizing the live entertainment industry, rejecting the company's argument that there aren't common issues that predominate over individual ones and adopting a tentative ruling he issued earlier this month. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 22:07:14 +0000 Reddit Fights Australia's Social Media Ban For Kids Under 16 /technology/articles/2421626?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2421626 Global online discussion forum Reddit on Thursday launched a legal challenge to Australia's first-of-its-kind law prohibiting children under 16 from creating accounts on nearly a dozen popular social media platforms, telling the country's top court that the measure illegally restrains minors' political communications and that there are "less restrictive" ways to protect kids online. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 21:16:12 +0000 Squires Institutes 7 AIA Reviews, Denies 12 Other Petitions /technology/articles/2421536?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2421536 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has instituted seven America Invents Act reviews in the second round of cases where he has found that patent challenges warrant consideration since taking over the institution process. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 21:07:33 +0000 Roblox Child Abuse Cases Sent To Calif. /technology/articles/2421613?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2421613 The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on Friday sent cases alleging that children were groomed and exploited by sexual predators on Roblox's popular gaming platform to federal court in California, given the likelihood more claims will be brought. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 20:06:43 +0000 Authors Suing Meta Seek New Copyright Claim For Torrenting /technology/articles/2421690?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2421690 A group of bestselling authors has asked a California federal judge for a chance to update its copyright complaint against Meta Platforms, saying it wants to add a contributory infringement claim based on Meta's alleged use of peer-to-peer file-sharing to download material for artificial intelligence training. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 18:57:34 +0000 Chubb Unit Needn't Cover Tech CEO's Living Expense Claim /technology/articles/2421673?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2421673 A Chubb unit doesn't owe millions in coverage to a software company CEO and his wife for living expenses related to a 2017 water damage claim, a California federal court ruled, saying the couple's suit is barred by their property policy's one-year suit limitation provision. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 18:24:30 +0000 Zappos Hit With Wiretapping Suit Over Meta Info Disclosure /technology/articles/2420605?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2420605 A customer of online shoe and apparel retailer Zappos.com sued the company claiming it allowed Meta to eavesdrop on customer activity despite representing that their information was being safeguarded. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 18:19:28 +0000 Ex-Fiserv CEO Accused Of Insider Trading In New Suit /technology/articles/2420923?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2420923 The top brass of payments company Fiserv Inc., including ex-CEO and Social Security Administration head Frank Bisignano, face shareholder derivative claims that they misled investors about a flagship product's declining sales and used the resulting inflated share prices to justify $7.9 billion in stock buybacks as Bisignano and another officer made proceeds of over $600 million selling off their Fiserv shares. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 18:16:03 +0000 Wireless Group Calls For High Court Review Of FCC Fines /technology/articles/2421592?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2421592 The major wireless carriers' trade group on Friday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take up Verizon's case against a $46 million privacy fine, saying the Seventh Amendment right to jury trial is too important to leave questions unanswered about its reach. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:45:25 +0000 1st Circ. Affirms Ex-ADI Engineer's Trade Secrets Conviction /technology/articles/2421430?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2421430 The First Circuit has affirmed a former Analog Devices Inc. engineer's trade secrets conviction, ruling that the indictment's reference to a specific microchip model did not preclude a guilty verdict based on his possession of schematics for its prototype. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:26:48 +0000 Supreme Court Term Limits Would Carry Hidden Risk /technology/articles/2418279?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2418279 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. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:24:02 +0000 Navigating A Sea Change In Rent Algorithm Regulation /technology/articles/2420723?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2420723 The U.S. Department of Justice's proposed settlement of the RealPage lawsuit represents a pivotal moment in the regulation of algorithmic rent-setting, restraining use of these tools amid a growing trend of regulatory limits on use of algorithmic data and methodologies in establishing housing rental prices. say attorneys at Wilson Elser. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:23:56 +0000 Google Drive Subscribers Sue Over Sudden File Deletions /technology/articles/2421296?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2421296 Google hawks storage Drive subscriptions to consumers while creating a misleading impression their data will be secure and hiding the risk that their files can be automatically deleted without warning, alleges a proposed class action lodged Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Court.   Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:18:47 +0000 NC Justices Won't Let Tech Parent Co. Exit Fraud Case /technology/articles/2421595?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2421595 North Carolina's highest court refused Friday to free the parent company of a security technology business and one of its executives from a lawsuit alleging they conspired to devalue the majority member's stake and funnel assets out of reach. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:17:43 +0000 2 Firms Guide Stake Deal For Data Center Services Company /technology/articles/2421558?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2421558 Middle market private equity firm Kohlberg will obtain a majority stake in industrial services company Loenbro LLC in a deal guided by Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Greenberg Traurig LLP, the companies announced. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:15:10 +0000 Anthropic Judge Rebuffs Bid For 'Sweeter' Part Of $1.5B Deal /technology/articles/2421534?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2421534 The California federal judge overseeing Anthropic's $1.5 billion copyright settlement with authors gave a terse response to notice that a Canadian publisher's counsel contacted the AI company looking for a better deal, saying the publisher could opt out but couldn't "seek a sweeter deal than other class members." Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:11:42 +0000 Next Steps For Orgs. Amid Updated OpenAI Usage Policies /technology/articles/2420718?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2420718 OpenAI's updates to its usage policies, clarifying that its tools are not substitutes for professional medical, legal or other regulated advice, sends a clear signal that organizations should mirror this clarity in their governance policies to mitigate compliance and liability exposure, say attorneys at Baker Donelson. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:03:20 +0000 Fla. Says Roblox Failed To Protect Kids From Predators /technology/articles/2421630?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2421630 Florida is the latest state to take aim at Roblox Corp., accusing the multibillion-dollar company in state court of deceiving parents about the safety of its popular online gaming platform and "knowingly facilitat[ing]" grooming and abuse of children by online predators. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:42:03 +0000 Betting, Trading Platforms Form Prediction Market Alliance /technology/articles/2421567?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2421567 A group of betting and trading platforms said they've created a new organization to advance the interests of prediction markets as betting challenges from states intensify and Congress starts to formally structure the cryptocurrency market writ large.