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National Law Journal

Supreme Court Will Review Constitutionality Of FCC's Universal Service Fund

The conservative U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that the program is funded by a "misbegotten tax" on Americans' phone and internet use. The Federal Communications Commission, and the U.S. telecom industry itself, wants the justices to reverse that decision.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

High Court Seems Wary of Telecom's Appeal in Whistleblower's False Claims Act Victory

Wisconsin Bell argued reimbursement requests under the program are not "claims" for federal funds because the reimbursements are paid out of money collected from the industry.
5 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

What's In A Claim? Supreme Court To Consider FCA Cases Over Industry-Funded FCC Program

The case deals with a whistleblower's claims that a Milwaukee-based unit of telecom giant AT&T routinely overbilled schools and libraries for telecommunications services.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Trump Files $10B Suit Against CBS in Amarillo Federal Court

The 19-page complaint is mainly due to a long series of insults directed at the Democratic nominee, her party and debatable accusations about the overall integrity of CBS.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Ex-Philly Museum of Art GC Takes Legal Reins of Twilio-Backed Messaging Business

William Peterson is back in the mobile communications business. He spent 15 years at Verizon in a series of senior roles before spending three years at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, first as GC and then as chief operating officer.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

'Battle-Tested' at Last Employer, Alex Tolston Takes Tegna's Legal Reins at Challenging Time

Alex Tolston is the third person to sit in Tegna's chief legal officer seat since regulators' inaction forced the company in May 2023 to scrap its $8.6 billion sale to media mogul Soo Kim.
4 minute read

The Recorder

'All Pixels Are Not Created Alike': Fox Rothschild Scores Win for H&M in Email Pixel Tracking Case

H&M was represented by Fox Rothschild attorneys Odia Kagan and Philip Abbruscato. The firm predicted in a news release that the decision would "set a crucial precedent for similar cases" brought under Arizona's privacy laws.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Orrick Secures Summary Judgment for RingCentral in Privacy Class Action

San Mateo Superior Court Judge Jeffrey R. Finigan issued the ruling, which concluded that the same exemptions accorded to telephone companies under California's wiretapping statutes applied to RingCentral and other VoIP providers.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Cable One Eliminates CLO Post, Promotes Deputy GC to Legal Chief

The unusual shuffle comes as the company retrenches, cutting costs as its broadband business sees slowing growth and stiffening competition.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

US Fifth Circuit Departs From Sister Courts on Copyright Infringement Damages

Grande Communications asked the Fifth Circuit to modify the damages award to $22,066,446 based on 662 copyright works, versus the 1,403 sound recordings cited in the verdict.
4 minute read

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