VOICE OF THE VOICELESS - Google was hit with an antitrust lawsuit Wednesday in District of Columbia District Court centered on the market for voice assistant a/k/a “wakeword” technology. The lawsuit was filed by Global IP Law Group on behalf of Sensory Inc., which accuses Google of preventing its voice-recognition technology from running on Android mobile phones in order to stifle competition. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 1:22-cv-00937, Sensory, Inc. v. Google LLC. Stay up on the latest deals and litigation with the new Law.com Radar.  

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CLIMATE CONFLICT  -  Even before the invasion of Ukraine focused attention on Europe’s dependence on fossil fuels from Russia, regulatory changes and climate litigation were converging to make 2022 a pivotal year for climate change law in Europe. As Law.com International’s Anne Bagamery reports, lawyers involved in ESG say that, with global oil prices rising as energy sanctions against Russia take hold and with new laws and regulations raising the stakes for European companies in all industries, a sharp acceleration of climate-related work is coming, starting this year. In addition to corporate clients needing advice on how to comply with a shifting regional and national regulatory landscape, lawyers say the stage is set for more high-profile lawsuits holding European governments accountable for their action, or inaction, to combat global warming. Perhaps the most significant change is that environmental issues, previously an ancillary element of many lawsuits, will now be front and center, lawyers said.

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