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TEXXR / Topics / Tech Legal Battles / 2025

Tech Legal Battles (2025)

The legal landscape in 2025 shifted from filing to deciding. Courts began issuing rulings on AI copyright, training data, and fair use that will shape the industry for years. The Google remedy phase — potentially requiring divestiture of Chrome or Android — became the most consequential antitrust proceeding since the Microsoft case.

1169 events in 2025 20 key entities
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The suit accuses a Percepta employee of stealing confidential documents from Palantir.
rumored 1 article 2025-12-11
Percepta employee confidential Palantir documents
Palantir expands its Percepta lawsuit, accusing Percepta's co-founders of poaching its workers and customers, and another employee of stealing confidential docs
Wall Street Journal · 2025-12-11 · #20
Sources report the US is working on a settlement that could require ZTE to pay more than $1B over alleged foreign bribery from 2018 and earlier.
rumored 1 article 2025-12-11
United States ZTE $1B+ penalty alleged foreign bribery (2018 and earlier)
Sources: the US is working on a settlement that could see ZTE pay $1B+ over alleged foreign bribery from 2018 and earlier; a deal would require China's approval
Reuters · 2025-12-11 · #42
Palantir expands its lawsuit against Percepta, bringing allegations including poaching of workers and customers and theft of confidential documents.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-11
Palantir Percepta
Palantir expands its Percepta lawsuit, accusing Percepta's co-founders of poaching its workers and customers, and another employee of stealing confidential docs
Wall Street Journal · 2025-12-11 · #20
The son reportedly engaged in delusion-filled conversations with ChatGPT, a claim cited in the wrongful-death suit.
rumored 1 article 2025-12-11
Suzanne Eberson Adams' son ChatGPT
OpenAI faces a wrongful death lawsuit from the estate of an 83-year-old woman killed by her son, who had engaged in delusion-filled conversations with ChatGPT
Wall Street Journal · 2025-12-11 · #15
Percepta's co-founders are accused in the suit of poaching Palantir employees and customers.
rumored 1 article 2025-12-11
Percepta co-founders Palantir workers Palantir customers
Palantir expands its Percepta lawsuit, accusing Percepta's co-founders of poaching its workers and customers, and another employee of stealing confidential docs
Wall Street Journal · 2025-12-11 · #20
The suit alleges Percepta's chief executive built a 'copycat' company after leaving Palantir last year.
rumored 1 article 2025-12-11
Percepta chief executive copycat company
Palantir expands its Percepta lawsuit, accusing Percepta's co-founders of poaching its workers and customers, and another employee of stealing confidential docs
Wall Street Journal · 2025-12-11 · #20
Adams' grandson is speaking out publicly for the first time regarding the wrongful-death lawsuit against OpenAI.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-11
Grandson of Suzanne Eberson Adams OpenAI
OpenAI faces a wrongful death lawsuit from the estate of an 83-year-old woman killed by her son, who had engaged in delusion-filled conversations with ChatGPT
Wall Street Journal · 2025-12-11 · #15
In a series of lawsuits, Intel, AMD, Texas Instruments, and Berkshire are accused of failing to prevent their technology from being used in Russian-made weapons deployed in Ukraine.
failed 1 article 2025-12-10
Intel AMD Texas Instruments Berkshire Russian-made weapons used in Ukraine
In a series of lawsuits, Intel, AMD, Texas Instruments, and Berkshire were accused of failing to keep their tech out of Russian-made weapons used in Ukraine
Bloomberg · 2025-12-10 · #23
A third individual pleaded guilty as part of the scheme to traffic Nvidia H100 and H200 chips in violation of U.S. export controls.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-09
third man export control violations Nvidia H100 Nvidia H200
The US DOJ detains two men for allegedly violating export controls by trying to smuggle $160M+ of Nvidia H100 and H200 chips to China; a third man pleads guilty
Bloomberg · 2025-12-09 · #2
The U.S. Department of Justice detained two men accused of attempting to smuggle advanced Nvidia H100 and H200 GPUs to China.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-09
U.S. Department of Justice two men
The US DOJ detains two men for allegedly violating export controls by trying to smuggle $160M+ of Nvidia H100 and H200 chips to China; a third man pleads guilty
Bloomberg · 2025-12-09 · #2
Particle6 says it has signed about 60 nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) for projects involving Tilly Norwood.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-08
Particle6 Tilly Norwood NDAs
Inside Particle6's creation of AI actress Tilly Norwood, which included 2,000 iterations; Particle6 says it has signed ~60 NDAs for projects involving Tilly
Wall Street Journal · 2025-12-08 · #28
YouTube may help Netflix in an antitrust case involving Warner Bros. Discovery.
rumored 1 article 2025-12-08
YouTube Netflix Warner Bros. Discovery
Netflix changed movie distribution, and its executives now think that licensing shows leaves money on the table; YouTube may help Netflix's WBD antitrust case
Stratechery · 2025-12-08 · #2
The developer of ICEBlock filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration alleging violations of the First Amendment.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-08
ICEBlock developer Trump administration
ICEBlock's developer sues the Trump administration in federal court for violating the First Amendment, after Apple removed its app under White House pressure
NPR · 2025-12-08 · #12
Privacy advocate Nicholas Merrill spent a decade fighting an FBI surveillance order.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-06
Nicholas Merrill FBI
A look at Phreeli, a privacy-focused phone carrier that lets users sign up with only a ZIP code and uses an encryption system based on “zero-knowledge proofs”
Wired · 2025-12-06 · #8
A US judge rules that Google must renegotiate annually any contract that makes its search engine or AI app the default on smartphones and other devices.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-06
Google US judge default search engine contracts default AI app contracts smartphones other devices
A US judge rules Google must renegotiate annually any contract that makes its search engine or AI app the default on smartphones and other devices
Bloomberg · 2025-12-06 · #4
The New York Times files a federal lawsuit against Perplexity, alleging the AI startup violated its copyrights and continued using NYT content despite repeated demands over the past 18 months.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-05
The New York Times Perplexity
The New York Times sues Perplexity, claiming the AI startup violated its copyrights and kept using its content despite repeated demands over the past 18 months
New York Times · 2025-12-05 · #5
Analysis finds Meta's Oversight Board's rulings on the relatively small number of cases it hears have generally had limited impact over its first five years.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-05
Meta Oversight Board rulings cases
An overview of the five years of Meta's Oversight Board, whose rulings on the relatively small number of cases that it hears have generally had limited impact
Platformer · 2025-12-05 · #9
The Ninth Circuit affirms a temporary order blocking OpenAI from using 'io' as a trademark in certain instances while an infringement lawsuit proceeds.
failed 1 article 2025-12-05
Ninth Circuit OpenAI io (trademark)
The Ninth Circuit affirms a temporary order blocking OpenAI from using “io” as a trademark in some instances while an infringement lawsuit against it proceeds
Bloomberg Law · 2025-12-05 · #17
The U.S. Department of Justice indicts Virginia twin brothers Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter for allegedly deleting 96 U.S. government databases while working as contractors.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-04
U.S. Department of Justice Muneeb Akhter Sohaib Akhter 96 U.S. government databases
The US DOJ indicts two Virginia twin brothers, Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter, for allegedly deleting 96 US government databases while working as Opexus contractors
Axios · 2025-12-04 · #15
A US federal judge orders OpenAI to produce 20 million anonymized ChatGPT chat logs in the copyright lawsuit brought by The New York Times and other news outlets.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-04
US federal judge OpenAI 20M anonymized ChatGPT chat logs The New York Times other news outlets
A US federal judge rules that OpenAI must produce 20M anonymized ChatGPT chat logs in the copyright lawsuit brought by The New York Times and other news outlets
Reuters · 2025-12-04 · #13
Brussels is concerned that Meta's business terms around the WhatsApp AI assistant may prevent competition from third-party AI providers.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-04
European Commission Meta third-party AI providers WhatsApp AI assistant
The European Commission opens a new antitrust investigation into Meta over its rollout of its AI assistant in WhatsApp; the probe will not fall under the DMA
Financial Times · 2025-12-04 · #11
Legal protections for medical privacy may be limited to the protections a given company opts to offer, effectively leaving users reliant on company policies.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-04
Companies hosting chatbots user_medical_data
Some people are feeding years of medical records into chatbots like ChatGPT, despite privacy risks and receiving generalized or inaccurate diagnoses in response
New York Times · 2025-12-04 · #45
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes files suit against Temu alleging the company stole customers' data — including GPS locations and lists of installed apps — and counterfeited local brands.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-03
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes Temu customers' data GPS locations lists of installed apps local brands
Arizona AG Kris Mayes sues Temu for allegedly stealing customers' data, including their GPS locations and lists of their apps, and counterfeiting local brands
Associated Press · 2025-12-03 · #37
Taiwanese prosecutors charge Tokyo Electron on several counts related to alleged theft of TSMC trade secrets.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-02
Tokyo Electron TSMC trade secrets
Taiwanese prosecutors charge Tokyo Electron for failing to prevent staff from allegedly stealing TSMC trade secrets, indicting the company on several counts
Bloomberg · 2025-12-02 · #42
Prosecutors allege Tokyo Electron failed to prevent its staff from allegedly stealing trade secrets from TSMC.
failed 1 article 2025-12-02
Tokyo Electron staff TSMC trade secrets
Taiwanese prosecutors charge Tokyo Electron for failing to prevent staff from allegedly stealing TSMC trade secrets, indicting the company on several counts
Bloomberg · 2025-12-02 · #42
Google's structural advantages pose a competitive threat to Nvidia.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-02
Google Nvidia
Google, with its structural advantages, is a threat to both OpenAI and Nvidia; OpenAI has a meaningful moat with 800M+ ChatGPT users, but must monetize via ads
Stratechery · 2025-12-02 · #11
Google's structural advantages pose a competitive threat to OpenAI.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-02
Google OpenAI
Google, with its structural advantages, is a threat to both OpenAI and Nvidia; OpenAI has a meaningful moat with 800M+ ChatGPT users, but must monetize via ads
Stratechery · 2025-12-02 · #11
China's central bank (People's Bank of China) reaffirms that virtual currency activity is illegal.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-01
People's Bank of China virtual currency activity
China's central bank reaffirmed its stance on crypto, calling virtual currency activity illegal and saying stablecoins fail KYC and anti-money-laundering rules
Reuters · 2025-12-01 · #24
David Sacks hired the defamation/communications law firm Clare Locke and sent a letter to the New York Times disputing the reporters' assertions.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-01
David Sacks The New York Times Clare Locke (law firm)
How David Sacks' AI and crypto policies in Trump's White House benefit his investments, those of his Silicon Valley friends, and the All-In podcast he co-hosts
New York Times · 2025-12-01 · #9
The rally in Big Tech increased the concentration of the S&P 500, making the index even more top heavy.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-30
Big Tech S&P 500
A look at ChatGPT's impact on US stocks three years after its release: AI mania revived Big Tech, making an already concentrated S&P 500 even more top heavy
Bloomberg · 2025-11-30 · #4
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