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Government
FTC Makes Good On Promise To Trust Bust By Going After Amazon
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.29.23
* Elon Musk calls for global boycott of Latham & Watkins over firm’s work with the homeless. [San Francisco Standard]
* FTC says district court ruling on Microsoft deal “riddled with errors” marking the eight millionth time “Microsoft” and “riddled with errors” have appeared in the same sentence. [Law360]
* Speaking of the FTC, they’re also cracking down on social media influencers. Wouldn’t you know it… right before my career takes off! [Corporate Counsel]
* ABA sets up committee to explore the risks and opportunities of AI even though we’ve been discussing the risks and opportunities of AI ad nauseam for months now. [Reuters]
* Orrick sued again over hacker attack. [Bloomberg Law News]
* Reveal expected to announce acquisition of Logikcull and IPRO. [WSJ]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.24.23
* Come August, The Wisconsin Supreme Court will be a majority Democrat. Liberals in the state have big plans — particularly on abortion and voting rights. [Huffington Post]
* The DOJ and FTC have released new merger guidelines. They want to bring antitrust enforcement back to its roots. [Law360]
* Want a corporate board seat? Now’s your moment! Thanks to increased regulations everyone wants an attorney on their board. [Bloomberg Law]
* Sam Bankman-Fried will finally shut up. The talkative founder of crypto exchange FTX has accepted a gag order in the criminal case against him, though his attorney contest that his previous interviews with reporters amounts to witness tampering. [Reuters]
* Biglaw “caste system”? Sounds pretty accurate to me. [Law.com]
* With more legal threat closing in, Donald Trump is only getting Trump-ier. Thankfully, that’s unlikely to work in court. [Salon]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.14.23
* Here we go again! Biden uses another avenue to issue some of the student debt relief blocked by Republicans in the Super Legislature. [Reuters] * After the Supreme Court opened the floodgates to foreign knockoffs, IP lawyers are left “questioning” what’s left. [Bloomberg Law News] * Fake money leads to real federal fraud charges. […]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.13.23
* The FTC is appealing its case against the Microsoft-Activision merger. There’s a lot of talk about the FTC “failing” but even in losing they forced Microsoft to publicly claim it wouldn’t make key franchises XBox exclusives and… that’s a victory in itself. Successful litigation doesn’t have to end in a win to have been a smart case to bring. [Law360]
* But, because everything is stupid now, the FTC is going to get grilled in a congressional hearing. [Reuters]
* Gun ban in state parks upheld because the law has never been enforced and may never be… haven’t these people heard of 303 Creative? You don’t need any of that anymore. [Hartford Courant]
* Allen & Overy’s managing partner has stepped down in the midst of the Shearman merger negotiations. [Bloomberg Law News]
* The Titanic sub disaster underscores the need for robust anti-SLAPP laws. [Daily Beast]
* NCBE unveils its nextgen bar exam questions. They are not much better than the existing questions. [Law.com]
* A new wrinkle in the hybrid office reality: small firms sharing office space. A new ethics opinion deals with this issue and hopefully settles who gets to decide if the toilet paper is overhanded or underhanded. [ABA Journal]
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Technology
Amazon Hit With Another FTC Case. This Time? Fooling People Into Paying For Prime.
They really do have you covered from A to Z. Even when you try to opt out. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.02.23
* Science confirms that legal writing is terrible. [AAAS]
* Maryland judge benchslapped for using Beowulf and Whistler’s Mother to import racist stereotypes into an opinion. As racism goes, it’s a very erudite version. Much more National Review than Daily Caller. [ABA Journal]
* House Oversight Committee is probing FTC Chair for pursuing the policies she said she would pursue before getting the job. Really scrounging the bottom of the barrel these days… go back to Hunter Biden’s laptop or something. At least it was interesting. [Reuters]
* Speaking of Hunter Biden, he’s setting himself up to be the next Second Amendment test case to erode laws barring felons from keeping arsenals. [NY Times]
* Federal judge delivers tongue-lashing to Crowell attorneys suing over policies they allegedly advised the defendant on earlier. [Law360]
* Dechert secures sanctions reversal in earplug trial. I SAID, DECHERT SECURES SANCTIONS REVERSAL IN EARPLUG TRIAL. Take those things out, will ya? [Law.com]
* Starbucks is in Trenta trouble as labor law rulings come down. [Bloomberg Law News]
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Technology
It Started With Paintings And Funny Little Essays. Now ChatGPT Could Be A Fraud And Civil Rights Risk.
Nigerian Prince scams are about to get a hell of a lot more convincing. -
Government
FTC Orders Illumina To Divest Grail, Says Deal Stifles Cancer Test Competition
The agency said Illumina’s proposed remedies are insufficient and the tie-up is likely to reduce competition in the R&D and commercialization of new cancer tests. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.28.23
* Mayday mayday! Georgia prosecutor has until May 1 to respond to Trump effort to quash grand jury report. Or, in other words, Trump has inadvertently set May 1 deadline for Georgia prosecutors to level charges. [Reuters]
* Hold onto your hats, but a commodity with the word “crypto” in the title might have tried to hide from legal oversight. [Bloomberg Law News]
* FTC looks to make it harder for companies to ensnare consumers in difficult to leave subscriptions, which is an immensely popular move so I’m looking forward to the partisan flack this will generate. [Corporate Counsel]
* When analogies go wrong: Amgen asked the Supreme Court to think of their patents more like a steam engine, prompting Thomas to quip, “It seems as though you’re actually trying to patent the use of steam pressure….” [Courthouse News Service]
* “Football, but without helmets” is apparently also fraught with concussion liability. [BBC]
* A dive into why representation matters when you’re illegally possessing classified documents. [Salon]
* Trainee lawyer diverted $100K in client insurance payments to himself to cover gambling losses. [Roll On Friday]
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Technology
The Missed Opportunities Of The Khan FTC Are Glaring
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.17.23
* Twitter who signed agreements committing them to private arbitration cannot pursue a class action against the company. Though the judge noted a few members of the proposed class had opted out of that agreement so the case lives on for the moment. Musk still unaware of the ruling because it’s buried under all the crap in the “For You” feed. [Reuters]
* The UK has blocked Scotland’s gender recognition law. Because post-Brexit the smartest thing England can do is further alienate Scotland and Northern Ireland. [CNN]
* FTC blows dusts off antitrust rule book like discovering ancient lore in an enchanted dungeon. Will address big box retailers getting massive discounts from manufacturers to maximize profit over smaller competitors. [Bloomberg]
* Tensions may be developing between Supreme Court justices. Amazing what happens when one wing of the Court fully abandons the law to be politicians. [The Atlantic]
* Over a third of legal workers hate their boss. Congratulations lawyers! I’d have expected a much higher number. [LegalCheek]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.09.23
* FTC goes scorched earth on non-compete clauses. Somehow creating a free market for employment is going to be blasted as “socialism.” [Corporate Counsel]
* Supreme Court eyes gutting the right to strike. Lochner era is back, baby. [Vox]
* Amid all the talk about free speech, the Court will hear a case about an actual speech issue: can the government criminalize telling someone they should stay in the U.S. illegally? [NY Times]
* And OF COURSE Elon Musk is blaming an “error” for the company hiring Perkins Coie. Just an absolute tire fire over there. [Reuters]
* Law firm merger frenzy on the horizon. [American Lawyer]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.11.22
* California’s drilling laws are getting burned by fossil fuel companies. [Desert Sun]
* The FTC turns its eye to Twitter after the mass evacuation. [Law.com]
* Studying with the Kardashians: This was an interesting example of using hypos. [Daily Research Plot]
* The increase in law school applications may signal a lack of direction. [Yale Daily News]
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Technology
For Those Of You Who Thought We Had Another Week Before Twitter Under Elon Got Really Bad, Read This
You know things are bad when Tumblr decided to let boobs back on. -
Finance
Federal Trade Commission Stops Right-Wing Company Marketing Fake 'Made In America' Shirts
If I'm lion, I'm dyin': Let's give the FTC a round of applause. -
Government
This Airline Merger May Make For The Most Okay-est Flight Of Your Life
The flight is $13, but that carry on bag? $97.42.