The Recorder

Patreon Hit With Lawsuit for Allegedly Diverting Subscriber Data to Meta

Patreon, which operations a monetization platform for content creators to offer subscription services and sell products to fans online, is facing a new lawsuit in California federal court that accuses it of sharing users' video viewing histories with Meta Platforms.
4 minute read

Law.com

'Pay What Is Owed': State Appellate Court Affirms $19M Verdict for Software Contractor

"We are very pleased with the court’s opinion and we hope the decisionmakers at the state will finally come to their senses and pay what is owed instead of spending more taxpayer resources on litigation trying to avoid their debts," Julian Dayal of Akerman in Chicago said on behalf of the plaintiffs.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Five Key Predictions on How AI Will Reshape Law Firms in 2025

This year lawyers will face an overwhelming array of fresh challenges as AI becomes more widely used by clients and firms alike.
7 minute read

International Edition

CAT Dismisses Claim Because Class Rep Lacked ‘Understanding’ of Own Funding Arrangement

Class representatives, the CAT said, 'cannot be, merely a figurehead for a set of proceedings being conducted by their legal representatives'.
3 minute read

The Recorder

‘Facebook’s Descent Into Toxic Masculinity’ Prompts Stanford Professor to Drop Meta as Client

Mark Lemley said he could not “in good conscience” represent Mark Zuckerberg given recent decisions to "encourage disinformation and hate speech" on his company's platforms. A suit pending in Northern California alleges Meta infringed the copyrights of several authors by using their works to train its generative AI program.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Kraken’s Chief Legal Officer Exits, Eyes Role in Trump Administration

“Just think about all the tough stuff that warrants a division of seventy full-time, stone-cold Socratic assassins,” Marco Santori, the outgoing chief legal officer for Kraken Digital Asset Exchange, said about his time at the crypto exchange.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

3rd Circ Orders SEC to Explain ‘How and When the Federal Securities Laws Apply to Digital Assets’

“A single sentence disagreeing with the main concerns of a rulemaking petition is conclusory and does not provide us with any assurance that the SEC considered Coinbase’s workability objections, nor does it explain how it accounted for them,” the Third Circuit explained in the 72-page opinion.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

From Courtrooms to Conversations: The Unexpected Joys of Podcasting as a Lawyer

"If you’ve ever considered starting a podcast or pursuing a similar creative endeavor, my advice is simple: Do it."
5 minute read

Legaltech News

AI in 2025: Five Key Predictions on How It Will Reshape International Law Firms

This year lawyers will face an overwhelming array of fresh challenges as AI becomes more widely used by clients and firms alike.
7 minute read

International Edition

CMA Uses New Competition Powers to Investigate Google Over Search Advertising

This is the first time the competition regulator has used new powers which came into force on 1 January 2025.
2 minute read

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