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October 01, 2025
Ford Loses Bid To Overturn $13M Verdict In IP Dispute
A Michigan federal judge on Tuesday said he wouldn't touch a verdict awarding $13 million to a California-based vehicle technology supplier that alleged Ford Motor Co. profited from misappropriating a trade secret related to the supplier's interface module product, finding the jury had "substantial" evidence to find in favor of the tech company.
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October 01, 2025
Calif. Joins NY In Letting Labor Agency Fill In For NLRB
California has become the latest state to empower its labor board to step in when the federal labor board cannot, joining New York on a path that has been praised by unions, maligned by management and challenged by the National Labor Relations Board.
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October 01, 2025
InterDigital Wants Disney's Video Tech Antitrust Case Tossed
Wireless technology company InterDigital Inc. has asked a Delaware federal judge to dismiss an antitrust suit brought by Disney that claims InterDigital isn't offering reasonable licenses on patents for streaming video, saying the entertainment giant's claims were either deficient or time-barred.
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October 01, 2025
Duane Morris Adds O'Hagan Meyer Employment Atty In LA
Duane Morris LLP is growing its West Coast team, bringing in an O'Hagan Meyer employment litigator as a partner in its Los Angeles office.
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September 30, 2025
Apple, Google, Meta Get 'Casino Games' MDL Trimmed Again
A California federal judge on Tuesday again trimmed multidistrict litigation against Apple, Google and Meta platforms over allegedly illicit "social casino games," though he refused to find that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act means they don't have to face the suits.
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September 30, 2025
FTC Hits Sendit App Over Kids' Data, Fake Messages
The operator of the anonymous messaging app Sendit and its top executive have been illegally collecting personal information from children that they're "well aware" were using their service, and tricking users with fake messages and other misleading tactics to entice consumers into buying paid subscriptions, the Federal Trade Commission alleged in a California federal lawsuit.Â
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September 30, 2025
DOJ Sues LA Sheriff's Department Over Delayed Gun Permits
The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday accused the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department of infringing Californians' Second Amendment rights, days after the DOJ announced a new office focused on affirmative litigation against local governments and private entities that interfere with federal policies.
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September 30, 2025
Biogen Told To Pay Genentech $88M After IP Royalties Mistrial
Biogen MA Inc. owes Genentech Inc. more than $88 million in royalties related to expired patents, a California federal judge ruled Tuesday in a rare post-mistrial verdict arrangement.
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September 30, 2025
Alphabet Judge OKs $500M Investor Deal But Slashes Fee Ask
A California federal judge gave final approval Tuesday to Google parent Alphabet Inc.'s $500 million settlement with investors to resolve claims that executives engaged in anticompetitive and monopolistic practices but granted just $37 million in fees for the plaintiffs' attorneys — less than half of the $80 million sought.
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September 30, 2025
US Worker Unions Slam 'Unlawful' Shutdown Firing Threats
The American Federation of Government Employees and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees sued Tuesday over the Trump administration's threats to fire federal workers in the event of a government shutdown, arguing that the threats stray from historic practice and violate the law.
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September 30, 2025
9th Circ. Unwinds $312K Fees In Labor Suit Against Walmart
While a former Sam's Club worker is entitled to fees for the $22,000 settlement of her individual labor claims against the chain and its parent Walmart, the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday vacated the $312,429 in fees and costs she was awarded by the lower court because it simply granted the fee award without sufficiently explaining why.
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September 30, 2025
Calif. Judge Bars Russia Suit In $1.3B Google Affiliate Fight
A California federal judge has barred a former Russian Google affiliate from pursuing litigation in Moscow seeking a $1.3 billion judgment in a contract dispute with an Irish Google affiliate after the Russian company was a no-show in the litigation.
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September 30, 2025
Credit Suisse Aided Looting Of Tech Exec's Stock, Suit Says
The co-founder of sensing-tech company Aeva Technologies says Credit Suisse provided "institutional cover" to conspirators who stole tens of millions of dollars in Aeva shares from him in what he described as a "calculated, multi-year orchestrated racketeering scheme," according to a suit filed Tuesday in New York federal court.
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September 30, 2025
9th Circ. Asked To Rethink Las Vegas Hotel Pricing Ruling
A proposed class of Las Vegas casino-hotel guests told the Ninth Circuit in a rehearing en banc petition that the entire court must reconsider its prior ruling for their antitrust claims, which alleged that hotel operators and two hospitality software companies conspired to hike up hotel room prices.
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September 30, 2025
Waters Warns sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Furloughs Would Be 'Baseless,' 'Harmful'
A senior Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives is warning the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau not to use a looming government shutdown as a "pretext" to furlough employees at the agency, arguing that such an unpaid work stoppage would be unnecessary and dangerous.
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September 30, 2025
Jury Says Uber Was Negligent, But Not Liable For Sex Assault
A California state jury found Tuesday that Uber was negligent with respect to safety measures it took to protect a passenger who says she was sexually assaulted by her driver, but ruled it isn't liable for damages in the high-profile bellwether trial because its negligence wasn't a substantial factor in causing her harm.
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September 30, 2025
Nevada Hospital Nets $510M Verdict In Staff Poaching Suit
A Nevada hospital won a jury award of more than $510 million in its lawsuit accusing Universal Health Services of raiding its staff and swiping its trade secrets during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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September 30, 2025
Senate Bill Would Allow Claims Against AI Cos.
A pair of senators unveiled a bill Tuesday that would classify artificial intelligence technologies as products under the law to allow consumers to sue if an AI product causes harm, an issue testing the courts as litigation targets AI-fueled chatbots.
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September 30, 2025
TPS Advocates Urge Justices Not To Disturb Lower Court Win
An immigration advocacy organization has urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to halt a district court ruling that found unlawful the Trump administration's attempt to unwind temporary deportation protections for Venezuelans, saying the government had no basis for such emergency relief.
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September 30, 2025
Senate Bills Look To Return 2,000 Acres To California Tribes
A pair of U.S. senators have introduced a trio of bills that will transfer 2,000 acres of land to three California tribes that the lawmakers say will bring more housing and protections for Indigenous spiritual connections associated with the properties.Â
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September 30, 2025
NPR Fights CPB's $30M Grant Shift In Court
A federal judge got assurances from Corporation for Public Broadcasting lawyers Tuesday that it won't commit $30 million to a new National Public Radio alternative for managing the public radio satellite system for at least the next month as he considers a motion from NPR for an injunction blocking the move indefinitely.
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September 30, 2025
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Looks To Save Renewed Experian Credit Reporting Suit
Consumer reporting agency Experian Information Solutions Inc. should not be allowed to escape certain Fair Credit Reporting Act allegations taking aim at its handling of consumer disputes, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has argued, asserting the parties made an "inadvertent mutual mistake" in leaving Experian's name off the parties' agreement to toll the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s claims.
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September 30, 2025
Ford Says 'Reckoning' At Hand For Lemon Law Firms
The Ford Motor Co. has urged a Los Angeles federal judge to keep alive a racketeering lawsuit alleging three law firms specializing in California's lemon law engaged in a "death-by-a-thousand-cuts" fraudulent billing scheme to bleed the automaker dry, arguing the firms' immunity claims don't hold up.
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September 30, 2025
IRS Penalty Case Tossed For Now Over Shifting Legal Claims
A woman's shifting legal theories doomed her challenge to IRS penalties related to her delayed disclosure of a foreign inheritance, a California federal judge found, tossing the suit but allowing her to amend her complaint.
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September 30, 2025
Musk Escapes X Corp. Workers' Severance Suit In Del.
A federal judge in Delaware has tossed 14 counts naming billionaire Elon Musk in a suit filed by six former X Corp. employees seeking severance benefits, with all but two dismissed with prejudice.
Expert Analysis
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'Loss' Policy Definition Is Key For Noncash Settlements
A recent Delaware decision in AMC Entertainment v. XL Specialty Insurance, holding that the definition of loss includes noncash settlement payments, is important to note for policyholders considering other settlement options — like two other class actions that recently settled for vouchers, say attorneys at Reed Smith.
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Series
Playing Mah-Jongg Makes Me A Better Mediator
Mah-jongg rewards patience, pattern recognition, adaptability and keen observation, all skills that are invaluable to my role as a mediator, and to all mediating parties, says Marina Corodemus.
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Tips For Business Users After 2 Key AI Copyright Decisions
Because two recent artificial intelligence copyright decisions from the Northern District of California — Bartz v. Anthropic and Kadrey v. Meta — came out mostly in favor of the developers using the plaintiffs' works to train large language models, business users should proceed with care, says Chris Wlach at Acxiom.
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Calif. Air Waivers Fight Fuels Automakers', States' Uncertainty
The unprecedented attempt by Congress and the Trump administration to kill the Clean Air Act waivers supporting California's vehicle emissions standards will eventually end up in the U.S. Supreme Court — but meanwhile, vehicle manufacturers, and states following California's standards, are left in limbo, says John Watson at Spencer Fane.
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Series
Law School's Missed Lessons: Navigating Client Trauma
Law schools don't train students to handle repeated exposure to clients' traumatic experiences, but for litigators practicing in areas like civil rights and personal injury, success depends on the ability to view cases clinically and to recognize when you may need to seek help, says Katie Bennett at Robins Kaplan.
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Copyright Takeaways From 2 Calif. GenAI Rulings
Two California federal court decisions suggest that the fair use defense may protect generative artificial intelligence output, but given the ongoing war between copyright holders and AI platforms, developers should still consider taking steps to reduce legal risk, says Lincoln Essig at Knobbe Martens.
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Challenging A Class Representative's Adequacy And Typicality
Recent cases highlight that a named plaintiff cannot certify a putative class action unless they can meet all the applicable requirements of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, so defendants should consider challenging a plaintiff's ability to meet typicality and adequacy requirements early and often, say attorneys at Womble Bond.
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9th Circ. Customs Ruling A Limited Win For FCA Plaintiffs
While the decision last month in Island Industries v. Sigma may be welcome news for False Claims Act relators, under binding precedent courts within the Ninth Circuit still do not have jurisdiction to adjudicate customs-based FCA claims pursued by the government, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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Opinion
4 Former Justices Would Likely Frown On Litigation Funding
As courts increasingly confront cases involving hidden litigation finance contracts, the jurisprudence of four former U.S. Supreme Court justices establishes a constitutional framework that risks erosion by undisclosed financial interests, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.
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What To Know About Bill Aiming To Curb CIPA
A bill pending in the California Assembly would amend the California Invasion of Privacy Act to allow for the use of website tracking technologies for commercial business purposes, limiting class actions seeking damages under the act for industry standard practices, say Katherine Alphonso and Avazeh Pourhamzeh at Kaufman Dolowich.
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Preparing For Trump Pushback Against State Climate Laws
An April executive order from President Donald Trump mandated a report from the U.S. attorney general on countering so-called state overreach in climate policy, and while that report has yet to appear, companies can expect that it will likely call for using litigation, legislation and funding to actively reshape energy policy, say attorneys at Bracewell.
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Tips For Managing Social Media And International Travel Risks
Employers should familiarize themselves with the legal framework governing border searches and adopt specific risk management practices that address increasing scrutiny of employees’ social media activities by immigration enforcement, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.
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DOJ Actions Signal Rising Enforcement Risk For Health Cos.
The U.S. Department of Justice's announcement of a new False Claims Act working group, together with the largest healthcare fraud takedown in history, underscore the importance of sophisticated compliance programs that align with the DOJ's data-driven approach, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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Brand Protection Takeaways From OpenAI Trademark Case
The ongoing battle between IYO and OpenAI offers critical lessons on diligent trademark enforcement and proactive risk management for startups and established players alike navigating branding in the rapidly evolving artificial intelligence sector, say attorneys at Dykema.
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How Attys Can Use AI To Surface Narratives In E-Discovery
E-discovery has reached a turning point where document review is no longer just about procedural tasks like identifying relevance and redacting privilege — rather, generative artificial intelligence tools now allow attorneys to draw connections, extract meaning and tell a coherent story, says Rose Jones at Hilgers Graben.