Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) proposed legislation Thursday he said will help eliminate guardianship abuses by seeking alternatives to the restrictive process now in place, targeting a system marked by scant scrutiny and widespread fraud.

The US is no closer to a federal privacy standard than it ever was, despite more than two decades of bipartisan policymaking efforts and a rare consensus among tech companies, advertisers, and consumer advocates that one is needed.

Apple Inc. received a victory Thursday when a Federal Circuit panel agreed with a patent tribunal that a pair of VirnetX Inc. patents are invalid, undermining a $503 million jury verdict that the software company secured against the tech giant.

Two former McDonald’s employees will ask the Seventh Circuit Friday to reinstate a lawsuit accusing the fast food chain of suppressing wages through a no-poach agreement among the company and its franchisees, in a case where the FTC has showed particular interest.

Prominent trade groups that have joined past lobbying efforts against nominees they view as anti-business are sitting out of a budding opposition campaign against Julie Su’s nomination to lead the US Department of Labor.

A proposed rule change for multidistrict litigation management has opened to weak reviews: Plaintiffs’ attorneys who oversee those cases said they don’t see a need for new management and organization rules, because judges already have tools to keep mass litigation in check, and others say the proposal doesn’t address real problems.