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By Allison Grande ( January 24, 2025, 10:26 PM EST) — The Federal Trade Commission’s recent unanimous move to strengthen longstanding online privacy protections for children demonstrated that the agency won’t be easing up on enforcement in this space as a new Republican regime takes over, despite lingering questions over whether further changes or expansions may be on the horizon. … Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence. Over 200 articles are published daily across more than 60 topics, industries, practice areas and jurisdictions. A Law360 subscription includes features such as Daily newsletters Expert analysis Mobile app Advanced search Judge information Real-time alerts 450K+ searchable archived articles And more! Experience Law360 today with a free 7-day trial. source

By Adam Bartolanzo and Kathryn Carlson ( January 21, 2025, 5:08 PM EST) — The Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, the annual defense policy and budget bill signed into law last month, contains a discretionary topline budget of $895.2 billion, to be split between the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Energy and other federal agencies for national defense related spending.[1]… Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence. Over 200 articles are published daily across more than 60 topics, industries, practice areas and jurisdictions. A Law360 subscription includes features such as Daily newsletters Expert analysis Mobile app Advanced search Judge information Real-time alerts 450K+ searchable archived articles And more! Experience Law360 today with a free 7-day trial. source

By Martin Mackowski, Michael Wise and Francesco Liberatore ( January 24, 2025, 5:59 PM EST) — On Jan. 17, the Federal Trade Commission revealed the much-anticipated findings of its ongoing inquiry into the artificial intelligence sector, publishing its staff report on AI partnerships and investments. While the report was pushed out at the end of the Biden administration, it and the accompanying statements from members of the incoming FTC majority shed light on the direction of future antitrust enforcement in the AI segment…. Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence. Over 200 articles are published daily across more than 60 topics, industries, practice areas and jurisdictions. A Law360 subscription includes features such as Daily newsletters Expert analysis Mobile app Advanced search Judge information Real-time alerts 450K+ searchable archived articles And more! Experience Law360 today with a free 7-day trial. source

By Dorothy Atkins ( January 27, 2025, 6:15 PM EST) — A Nevada federal judge has preliminarily approved MGM Resorts International’s $45 million deal — with class counsel seeking up to $13.5 million in fees — to settle consolidated proposed class action litigation alleging that MGM failed to protect 37 million customers’ personal information from multiple data breaches in 2019 and 2023…. Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence. Over 200 articles are published daily across more than 60 topics, industries, practice areas and jurisdictions. A Law360 subscription includes features such as Daily newsletters Expert analysis Mobile app Advanced search Judge information Real-time alerts 450K+ searchable archived articles And more! Experience Law360 today with a free 7-day trial. source

By Adam Lidgett ( January 24, 2025, 5:17 PM EST) — The Federal Circuit said Friday it won’t undo a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision that invalidated several claims of a Qualcomm Inc. patent it had previously upheld, backing the board’s latest claim construction in favor of Intel…. Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence. Over 200 articles are published daily across more than 60 topics, industries, practice areas and jurisdictions. A Law360 subscription includes features such as Daily newsletters Expert analysis Mobile app Advanced search Judge information Real-time alerts 450K+ searchable archived articles And more! Experience Law360 today with a free 7-day trial. source

By Jeffery Lula ( January 22, 2025, 4:53 PM EST) — Litigation funding continues to evolve in ways that affect lawyers and law firms.[1]… Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence. Over 200 articles are published daily across more than 60 topics, industries, practice areas and jurisdictions. A Law360 subscription includes features such as Daily newsletters Expert analysis Mobile app Advanced search Judge information Real-time alerts 450K+ searchable archived articles And more! Experience Law360 today with a free 7-day trial. source

By Joshua Goodman, Minna Lo Naranjo and Geoffrey Holtz ( January 23, 2025, 4:19 PM EST) — On Dec. 4, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in Duffy v. Yardi Systems Inc. denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss, paving the way for the case to move forward to discovery, and held that the plaintiffs’ allegations were sufficient to allege a per se unlawful antitrust conspiracy…. Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence. Over 200 articles are published daily across more than 60 topics, industries, practice areas and jurisdictions. A Law360 subscription includes features such as Daily newsletters Expert analysis Mobile app Advanced search Judge information Real-time alerts 450K+ searchable archived articles And more! Experience Law360 today with a free 7-day trial. source

By Nadia Dreid ( January 23, 2025, 7:59 PM EST) — AT&T and Dish Network will have to repay the Federal Communications Commission the more than $20 million it took in early pandemic broadband subsidy funds because they failed to verify that the people they used those funds for were eligible for the program…. Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence. Over 200 articles are published daily across more than 60 topics, industries, practice areas and jurisdictions. A Law360 subscription includes features such as Daily newsletters Expert analysis Mobile app Advanced search Judge information Real-time alerts 450K+ searchable archived articles And more! Experience Law360 today with a free 7-day trial. source

By Craig Clough ( January 21, 2025, 10:34 PM EST) — A University of Southern California professor told a California federal jury Tuesday that the Apple+ show “Servant” borrowed at least 10 original elements from an independent film, and likened the theft to someone stealing from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit play about Alexander Hamilton by claiming the historical figure is fair game…. Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence. Over 200 articles are published daily across more than 60 topics, industries, practice areas and jurisdictions. A Law360 subscription includes features such as Daily newsletters Expert analysis Mobile app Advanced search Judge information Real-time alerts 450K+ searchable archived articles And more! Experience Law360 today with a free 7-day trial. source

While coaching poorly played Little League Baseball early in the morning doesn’t sound like a good time, I love it — and the experience has taught me valuable lessons about imperfection, compassion and acceptance that have helped me grow as a person and as a lawyer, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt. source