Legal Tech Monitor

Zoom Communications, Inc. has launched a new inter partes review proceeding at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, filing IPR2026-00411 on July 10, 2026. For patent litigators and in-house IP counsel, this is the kind of early-stage PTAB matter worth adding to a watchlist, especially because the petition may signal broader invalidity and ...

Monsanto Company has filed a reply in support of its motion to dismiss an appeal in the Eighth Circuit, sharpening what appears to be a threshold procedural dispute before the court ever reaches the merits. The filing, docketed in No. 26-2217 on July 8, 2026, is the latest step in a familiar but consequential appellate battle: whether the appell...

Saturday’s legal news cycle reflects a familiar but important reality for lawyers and compliance teams: risk is coming from every direction at once. The most significant developments circulating today span court rulings, new and ongoing enforcement actions, major civil settlements, legislative activity affecting the legal industry, and headline criminal ...

The Department of Justice has announced a $600 million settlement with Alibaba Group and AUS Merchant Services to resolve allegations that the companies failed to prevent the sale of illegal pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical equipment, and other unlawful products on their platforms. The resolution, involving the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of R...

The Justice Department’s proposed antitrust settlement with Willow Bridge, announced July 6, 2026, is the latest indication that federal enforcers remain focused on alleged coordination in multifamily housing markets — particularly where information sharing and pricing technology intersect. Willow Bridge is one of the country’s largest landlords, and the...