Cummins must pay $23.3M in damages in trade-secret lawsuit, jury says
A California-based tech firm that develops artificial-intelligence-powered applications accused the Indiana-based manufacturer of stealing its trade secrets.
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Can ChatGPT practice law? OpenAI faces first-of-its-kind lawsuit in Illinois.
The suit challenges the relationship between clients and attorneys, attorneys and artificial intelligence, and artificial intelligence and the rule of law.
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Carmel tech firm sues IEDC, others over alleged IP theft
DynamoEdge’s core product uses 5G technology to analyze real-time data to anticipate problems before they occur.
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Indiana man sues Bondi, Noem over removal of ICE monitoring app from App Store
The lawsuit seeks a ruling that U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem violated the First Amendment after they allegedly “strong-armed” Apple to remove an app developed by a company founded by a Brown County resident.
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Trump’s executive order on AI creating uncertainty for businesses
The order seeking to preempt state regulation of artificial intelligence has added another wrinkle as attorneys attempt to advise their clients on AI usage and how to mitigate risk, as more and more companies incorporate the technology into their business practices.
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Cardinal Ethanol files lawsuit against its Indianapolis-based IT provider
Cardinal is suing The IT Mothership LLC over what the ethanol producer describes as “an ongoing hostage situation” of its IT system. But the service provider said Cardinal owes it hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid fees.
Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI make final case in trial that could shape AI’s future
The trial’s outcome could sway the balance of power in AI — breakthrough technology that increasingly has raised fears about its potential impacts on the economy, society and even humanity’s survival.
Martindale-Brightwood residents cite environmental concerns in suit against data center plan
The suit argues that the Indianapolis Metropolitan Development Commission erred when it approved a rezoning that will allow developer Metrobloks to build a $500 million small-scale data center on a 14-acre site near Brightwood Plaza.
OpenAI chief Sam Altman makes high-stakes appearance in his court bout with Elon Musk
Musk, the world’s richest man, is seeking Altman’s ouster from the company leadership as part of a civil lawsuit accusing him of betraying their shared vision for OpenAI.
Some iPhone owners could get up to $95 payment after Apple agrees to settle case for $250M
The lawsuit, filed on behalf of U.S. consumers, alleged that Apple deceived consumers with a marketing campaign that promoted AI features that did not yet exist and misled them into buying the devices.
Supreme Court weighs whether police can demand Google location data
The case is the latest skirmish over how to balance cutting-edge data collection with Americans’ right to privacy.
Rural Hoosiers lean on the law to fight unwanted drone intrusion
Hoosiers in rural Indiana say drones are unlawfully tracking deer for poachers, inexplicably flying around chicken coops and increasingly just making people uneasy.
Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman head to court in high-stakes showdown over AI
The high-profile case revolves around the alleged betrayal, deceit and unbridled ambition that blurred the bickering billionaires’ once-shared vision for the development of artificial intelligence.
Google faces mass arbitration as advertisers seek billions of dollars
The mass arbitration is tied to the company’s online search and advertising technology businesses, which courts have ruled were illegal monopolies.
Why some workers are embracing AI while others won’t use it, according to new poll
Roughly 3 in 10 employees are frequent users of AI in their jobs, meaning they use it daily or a few times a week.
Judges are increasingly using AI to draft rulings and prepare for hearings
AI use in court has made headlines for a stream of fabricated citations and other mistakes in filings that have embarrassed attorneys.
Iran conflict raises cyberattack risk, experts say
International conflicts in the physical world can lead to a spike in cyberattacks — both on government entities and on private companies that don’t necessarily have any connection to the conflict itself.
That 1% incentive to encourage data center approvals? Final deal watered it down.
Private meetings between legislators and lobbyists for data center companies resulted in rewritten incentive provisions that were not reviewed in public and were inserted in the final bill.
Verdicts against Meta, YouTube reshape legal protections for Big Tech
There are thousands more cases waiting to be heard, with young internet users, parents, school districts and state attorneys general all seeking compensation and changes to how social media services operate.
Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial
The multimillion-dollar verdict will grow, as the jury decided the companies acted with malice, or highly egregious conduct, meaning they will hear new evidence shortly and head back into the deliberation room to decide on punitive damages.
Jury begins deliberations in landmark trial over children’s safety risks on Meta
Jurors heard closing arguments after six weeks of testimony from scores of witnesses that included local teachers, psychiatric experts, investigators, top Meta officials and whistleblowers.
Lawyers in landmark social media addiction trial make final appeals to jury
The case, along with two others, has been selected as a bellwether trial, meaning its outcome could impact how thousands of similar lawsuits against social media companies are likely to play out.
Microsoft backs Anthropic, urging a judge to halt Pentagon’s actions
The Pentagon’s action “forces government contractors to comply with vague and ill-defined directions that have never before been publicly wielded against a U.S. company,” Microsoft’s legal brief says.
Family sues ChatGPT-maker OpenAI over school shooting in Canada
OpenAI has said it considered but didn’t alert police about the activities of the person who months later committed one of Canada’s worst school shootings on Feb. 10.