Federal Circuit Reverses MSPB Dismissal in VA AI Whistleblower Case Oguntade v. MSPB
The Federal Circuit reversed the MSPB’s dismissal and held that a VA fellow’s disclosures about flawed claims-processing AI plausibly alleged gross mismanagement, establishing whistleblower jurisdiction.
District Court Dismisses Antitrust Claims Against Google in Penske Media Corporation v. Google LLC
A federal court dismissed antitrust claims against Google alleging coercive content-use practices without an alleged agreement.
Third Circuit Affirms Copyright Protection for Westlaw Headnotes and Rejects Fair Use Defense in AI Training Context
The Third Circuit ruled that Westlaw headnotes are copyrightable and that ROSS Intelligence’s use of those headnotes to train an AI legal platform was not fair use.
Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of DMCA Claims Against GitHub’s AI Coding Tools in Doe v. GitHub, Inc.
The Ninth Circuit held that GitHub’s AI coding tools do not violate the DMCA by reproducing code without attribution because they create new works rather than removing copyright information from existing copies.
Delaware Court of Chancery Finds Fiduciary Breach in Minnie Sarwal v. NephroSant, Inc. over AI-Driven Diagnostic Test
The Delaware Court of Chancery found that Dr. Minnie Sarwal breached fiduciary duties by concealing material changes to NephroSant’s AI-driven kidney diagnostic test and destroying company documents.
D.C. Circuit Upholds Department of War’s Exclusion of Anthropic AI Product from Supply Chain Over National Security Concerns
The D.C. Circuit upheld the Department of War’s decision to exclude Anthropic’s AI product from its supply chain over national security and usage restriction disagreements.
United States Court of Federal Claims Rules on Navy Prototype Agreement Protests in Blue Water Autonomy, Inc. v. United States
The Court of Federal Claims upheld the Navy’s exclusion of Blue Water Autonomy and Saildrone from a prototype unmanned vessel competition after finding the Navy reasonably applied evaluation criteria regarding vessel design and test asset representativeness.
Alabama Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Huntsville Design and Construction, Inc. v. Morard Over Statute of Frauds Issue
The Alabama Supreme Court dismissed an appeal in a construction contract dispute, finding improper certification of a partial final judgment under Rule 54(b).