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Tech Legal Battles (2026)

2026 legal proceedings increasingly involve the state as plaintiff. DOJ and FTC actions against AI companies, international jurisdictional disputes over AI governance, and the first criminal cases involving AI-generated content signal a new phase of tech law.

293 events in 2026 20 key entities

US court issues sanctions related to the financial collapse of Indian edtech startup Byju's.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-16

US court Byju's

A look at the fall of Indian edtech startup Byju's, leading to US court sanctions, as lenders accuse founder Byju Raveendran of siphoning $533M of a $1.2B loan

Financial Times · 2026-02-16 · #19

Three years earlier Nexo paid a $45M fine to settle SEC charges.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-16

Nexo SEC

Crypto lender Nexo says it is relaunching in the US in partnership with Bakkt, three years after leaving the US and paying a $45M fine to settle SEC charges

Reuters · 2026-02-16 · #11

Google denies that NotebookLM replicated David Greene's voice, saying the voice is based on a paid actor.

denied 1 article 2026-02-15

Google David Greene voice_replication_allegation

Former NPR host David Greene sues Google for allegedly replicating his voice in NotebookLM without permission; Google says the voice is based on a paid actor

Washington Post · 2026-02-15 · #6

Scale AI sues the Department of Defense, filing a complaint on January 30; a spokesperson says the lawsuit relates to a recent procurement decision.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-15

Scale AI Department of Defense

Scale AI is suing the US DoD; Scale AI has several contracts with the department, and a spokesperson says the lawsuit “relates to a recent procurement decision”

Business Insider · 2026-02-15 · #16

Former NPR host David Greene sues Google, alleging that Google's NotebookLM replicated his voice without permission.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-15

David Greene Google NotebookLM

Former NPR host David Greene sues Google for allegedly replicating his voice in NotebookLM without permission; Google says the voice is based on a paid actor

Washington Post · 2026-02-15 · #6

Sources report the US Department of Homeland Security recently sent hundreds of administrative subpoenas (which do not require a judge's approval) to Google, Meta and other tech firms to identify people critical of ICE.

rumored 1 article 2026-02-15

US Department of Homeland Security Google Meta other tech firms people critical of ICE

Disney sends a cease-and-desist to ByteDance alleging it used Disney's works without payment to train the Seedance 2.0 video-generation model.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-15

Disney ByteDance Seedance 2.0 Disney's works

Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance alleging it used Disney's works without payment to train the Seedance 2.0 video-generation model.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-14

Disney ByteDance Seedance 2.0

Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance, claiming it infringed on Disney's works to train its Seedance 2.0 video generation model without pay

Axios · 2026-02-14 · #14

Sources report DHS recently sent hundreds of administrative subpoenas to Google, Meta and other tech firms to identify people critical of ICE; the subpoenas reportedly do not require a judge's approval.

rumored 1 article 2026-02-14

DHS Google Meta other tech firms people critical of ICE

Sources: the US DHS recently sent hundreds of administrative subpoenas, which do not need a judge's approval, to tech firms to identify people critical of ICE

New York Times · 2026-02-14 · #2

Anna's Archive has begun releasing millions of music files scraped from Spotify despite an injunction prohibiting distribution of copyrighted works.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-13

Anna's Archive Spotify music files copyrighted works

Anna's Archive quietly starts releasing millions of tracks from its Spotify scrape, despite a preliminary injunction against distributing the copyrighted works

TorrentFreak · 2026-02-13 · #29

Israeli authorities charge a military reservist and a civilian with allegedly using classified information to bet on the occurrence of military operations on Polymarket.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-13

Israeli authorities reservist civilian Polymarket classified information

Two earlier trial verdicts that Optis had won against Apple were overturned.

failed 1 article 2026-02-13

Optis Wireless Apple

A US jury finds Apple did not infringe Optis' 4G wireless technology patents, after two earlier trial verdicts Optis had won were overturned

Reuters · 2026-02-13 · #35

In 2023 Binance pleaded guilty to violating anti-money-laundering, know-your-customer, and sanctions laws.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-13

Binance

Sources: Binance in late 2025 fired employees who uncovered evidence that Iran received $1B+ through Binance between March 2024 and August 2025

Fortune · 2026-02-13 · #5

A US court sentences Ramil Ventura Palafox, CEO of Praetorian Group, to 20 years in prison for operating a $200M bitcoin Ponzi scheme that defrauded over 90,000 people.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-13

Ramil Ventura Palafox Praetorian Group bitcoin Ponzi scheme $200M 90,000+ people

A US court sentences Praetorian Group CEO Ramil Ventura Palafox to 20 years in prison for operating a $200M bitcoin Ponzi scheme that defrauded 90K+ investors

The Block · 2026-02-13 · #19

A U.S. jury finds Apple did not infringe Optis Wireless's 4G wireless technology patents, giving Apple a defense verdict.

denied 1 article 2026-02-13

Apple Optis Wireless 4G wireless patents

A US jury finds Apple did not infringe Optis' 4G wireless technology patents, after two earlier trial verdicts Optis had won were overturned

Reuters · 2026-02-13 · #35

US DOJ alleges that Peter Williams stole and sold hacking tools capable of compromising millions of computers worldwide to a Russian broker.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-12

US Department of Justice Peter Williams hacking tools Russian broker

The US DOJ says Peter Williams, the former boss of L3Harris' Trenchant, stole and sold tools that can hack millions of computers worldwide to a Russian broker

TechCrunch · 2026-02-12 · #61

Israeli authorities charge a reservist and a civilian with security offences, bribery and obstructing justice for allegedly using classified information to bet on the occurrence of military operations on Polymarket.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-12

Israeli authorities a reservist a civilian security offences bribery obstructing justice Polymarket classified information

Israeli authorities charge a reservist and a civilian for allegedly using classified information to bet on “the occurrence of military operations” on Polymarket

Financial Times · 2026-02-12 · #11

Dutch court orders investigation into alleged mismanagement at Chinese-owned chip company Nexperia.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-12

Dutch court Nexperia

Dutch court upholds suspension of Nexperia CEO Zhang Xuezheng.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-12

Dutch court Zhang Xuezheng Nexperia

Disney agrees to pay $2.75M to settle California AG Rob Bonta's 2024 lawsuit alleging it violated the CCPA by failing to honor consumers' data opt-out requests.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-12

Disney California Attorney General Rob Bonta CCPA consumers' data opt-out requests $2.75M

Disney agrees to pay $2.75M to settle California AG Rob Bonta's 2024 lawsuit alleging it violated the CCPA by failing to honor consumers' data opt-out requests

The Wrap · 2026-02-12 · #60

Applied Materials reaches a $252M settlement with the US Commerce Department resolving allegations it illegally shipped chipmaking equipment to SMIC in China.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-12

Applied Materials US Commerce Department SMIC

Applied Materials reaches a $252M settlement with the US Commerce Department, resolving allegations it illegally exported chipmaking equipment to SMIC in China

Reuters · 2026-02-12 · #52

The lawsuit alleges social media companies design products that cause personal injury and is the basis of the social media addiction trial in Los Angeles.