Kat Black

Kat Black

Kat Black is a reporter and editor at ALM covering tech, entertainment, cybersecurity and data privacy litigation in California. Now based in Los Angeles, she worked as a business journalist and freelance writer in New York City before joining ALM in 2024.

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December 10, 2024 | The Recorder

'A Never-Ending Nightmare': Apple Sued for Alleged Failure to Protect Child Sexual Abuse Survivors

Apple was hit with a class action in California federal court that claimed it "knowingly" hosted images and videos depicting child sexual abuse on its storage software platform, iCloud.

By Kat Black

7 minute read

December 06, 2024 | The Recorder

'Basic Arithmetic': Court Rules in Favor of LA Charter School Denied Funding by California Education Department

New Village, a nonprofit public high school that enrolls "at-risk" young women in Los Angeles, was awarded more than $250,000 and granted its petition to receive supplemental funding from the California Department of Education by a Los Angeles Superior Court on Dec. 3.

By Kat Black

5 minute read

December 04, 2024 | The Recorder

'The Hubris of Big Tech': Apple Hit With California Labor Lawsuit for Alleged Free Speech, Privacy Violations

An Apple employee sued the Big Tech giant on Monday for its allegedly harmful workplace policies, claiming that they restrict free speech, violate privacy rights and unlawfully claw back workers' wages.

By Kat Black

5 minute read

November 27, 2024 | The Recorder

New Class Action Points to Fears Over Privacy, Abortions and Fertility

Inito Inc., a company that sells at-home fertility tracking kits connected to a smartphone app, was hit with a class action on Monday for allegedly siphoning sensitive medical data to third-party advertisers and potentially endangering its users in states that criminalize abortion.

By Kat Black

4 minute read

November 26, 2024 | The Recorder

Stock Trading App Robinhood Hit With Privacy Class Action 1 Month After Alleged Data Breach

Plaintiffs are seeking $5 million in damages.

By Kat Black

3 minute read

November 22, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Samsung Flooded With Galaxy Product Patent Lawsuits in Texas Federal Court

Samsung has seen a wave of patent litigation targeting its Galaxy devices in Texas in mid-November. At least four companies sued the South Korean electronics titan last week for allegedly infringing on their technology to use in its smartphones, tablets and watches.

By Kat Black

3 minute read

November 21, 2024 | International Edition

Samsung Flooded with Galaxy Product Patent Lawsuits in US Court

Samsung has seen a wave of patent litigation targeting its Galaxy devices in Texas in mid-November. At least four companies sued the South Korean electronics titan last week for allegedly infringing on their technology to use in its smartphones, tablets and watches.

By Kat Black

3 minute read

November 20, 2024 | The Recorder

'Black Box': Food Delivery Platform GrubHub Hit With Class Action Targeting Its Use of TikTok Software

GrubHub was slapped on Monday with a proposed class action lawsuit that accuses the food delivery service of allegedly siphoning consumer data to TikTok parent ByteDance.

By Kat Black

4 minute read

November 20, 2024 | The Recorder

Meta Seeks Declaratory Judgment in VR Eyewear Tech Patent Infringement Case

Meta, represented by Perkins Coie, argues that its Meta Quest products do not infringe patents, because IngenioSpec's technology "[retains] the familiar and streamlined appearance of traditional glasses, not the headband and forehead-mounted structure of a virtual reality headset."

By Kat Black

3 minute read

November 15, 2024 | The Recorder

Elon Musk Names Microsoft, Calif. AG to Amended OpenAI Suit

Tesla CEO and billionaire Elon Musk has filed an amended complaint in his ongoing suit against OpenAI, naming Microsoft and California Attorney General Rob Bonta as additional defendants and adding both federal and state antitrust allegations to his original fraud and breach-of-contract claims against the ChatGPT maker.

By Kat Black

4 minute read