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December 06, 2024
Off The Bench: Kyrie Irving Sued, Golf's New Transgender Ban
In this week's Off The Bench, the New York Knicks and Rangers sue the unknown masses of people selling counterfeit team gear, a therapist who put on a family retreat for Kyrie Irving sues him over the bill, and two major golf organizations block transgender players from women's tournaments.
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December 06, 2024
Freshfields Adds 2 Corporate Laterals In Silicon Valley
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP has expanded its offerings in Silicon Valley with the additions of a capital markets attorney from Cooley LLP and an employee benefits and executive compensation attorney from Goodwin Procter LLP.
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December 06, 2024
Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Gibson Dunn
In this week's Taxation With Representation, BlackRock buys HPS Investment Partners, TreeHouse Foods Inc. buys Harris Tea, Aya Healthcare acquires Cross Country Healthcare, and Bruin Capital launches a soccer representation business.
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December 06, 2024
Calif. Trucking Company Files Ch. 11 With $325M Of Debt
California-based trucking company KAL Freight Inc. filed for Chapter 11 protection in a Texas bankruptcy court, saying it has $325 million of debt obligations it can't meet after a post-COVID expansion effort foundered with slackening customer demand.
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December 06, 2024
Offit Kurman Adds Lanak & Hanna Environmental Atty In LA
Offit Kurman Attorneys At Law continues expanding its two-year-old Los Angeles office, announcing Thursday it is bringing in a Lanak & Hanna PC construction, environmental and real estate litigator as a principal.
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December 05, 2024
9th Circ. Open To Reviving Snap Stock Suit Over Privacy Tools
A Ninth Circuit panel appeared open Thursday to reviving a proposed securities class action alleging Snap downplayed the impact Apple's privacy changes would have on ad revenues, causing the stock to eventually plunge, with two judges noting they must infer the allegations in the investors' favor at the pleading stage.
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December 05, 2024
IP Forecast: PTAB To Hear Pfizer Fight Over COVID-19 Patents
Pfizer heads to an administrative board at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office next week to argue Moderna should not have been issued patents covering "a basic idea" like using mRNA to fight the COVID-19 virus. Here's a spotlight on that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.
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December 05, 2024
Netflix Can't Get Midtrial Win In 'Our Father' Case
An Indiana federal judge on Thursday rejected Netflix's midtrial bid to escape a suit accusing it of negligently revealing the identities of the biological children of a rogue fertility doctor in the "Our Father" documentary, saying there was sufficient evidence for the jury to consider.
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December 05, 2024
Frontier Pays $3.5M To End Calif. AG's Illegal Dumping Probe
The California subsidiary of telecom company Frontier Communications will pay $3.5 million to end an investigation into the improper disposal of batteries, aerosol cans and other hazardous waste at warehouses and field service facilities dating back to 2008, the Golden State's attorney general announced Thursday.
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December 05, 2024
Software Co. Five9 Sued After Surprise Guidance Slash
Cloud-based customer contact center Five9 Inc. and two of its executives face claims they misrepresented that the company was on track for healthy revenue growth, only to hurt investors by reversing course nine weeks later when they slashed Five9's financial guidance for the year.
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December 05, 2024
Apple To Appeal Epic's Atty-Client Privilege Challenge Win
Apple and Epic Games told a California federal judge Thursday that they've agreed on a protocol for a special master to re-review 57,000 documents that Apple claims are attorney-client privileged in their antitrust fight, while Apple added that it plans to appeal his finding that its privilege assertions over a sample were overbroad.
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December 05, 2024
Netgear Seeks Anti-Suit Injunction Over Huawei's Wi-Fi SEPs
Netgear is urging a California federal judge to block Chinese router-maker Huawei Technologies from seeking injunctions through Wi-Fi patent infringement actions the company pursued in foreign courts, arguing that Huawei is trying to impose excessive royalty rates and is avoiding its commitment to license its patents on reasonable terms.
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December 05, 2024
Apple Beats ICloud Storage Consumer Claims At 9th Circ.
The Ninth Circuit was unconvinced Wednesday that Apple Inc. traps computer users into paying for additional iCloud storage upon reaching a 5-gigabyte backup limit, declining to revive a putative consumer class action against the technology giant.
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December 05, 2024
Face-Swapping App Can't Ax Reality TV Star's Suit At 9th Circ.
The Ninth Circuit on Thursday refused to toss a reality TV star's proposed class action accusing a face-swapping app of misusing his likeness, finding his statutory right-of-publicity claim isn't preempted by the federal Copyright Act since the claim involves his likeness and "not a work of authorship."
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December 05, 2024
Justices Told 9th Circ. Got Test Wrong In $1.3B Award Fight
Indian satellite communications company Devas Multimedia and its shareholders have each submitted briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court urging the justices to nix the Ninth Circuit's decision to refuse enforcement of a $1.3 billion arbitral award against a state-owned division of India's space agency.
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December 05, 2024
Tesla Can't 'Pretend' Dismissal Was Stay Order, 9th Circ. Says
A Ninth Circuit panel on Thursday doubted Tesla's arguments that a California federal court had jurisdictional authority to enforce its arbitration win against an ex-Tesla engineer's defamation claims, with one judge noting that Tesla asked to dismiss the engineer's case and it can't now "pretend" the dismissal was a stay order.
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December 05, 2024
NCAA's NIL Settlement 'Illegal' In Many States, Lawmakers Say
The National Collegiate Athletic Association's $2.78 billion settlement with athletes over name, image and likeness compensation, now awaiting final court approval, would be "illegal" in several states because of their current NIL laws, a group of current and former lawmakers said Thursday.
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December 05, 2024
9th Circ. Skeptical Starz Ripped Off Play For Strip Club Drama
A Ninth Circuit panel appeared dubious Thursday of a playwright's bid to revive claims that Starz Entertainment copied her stage musical for the strip club drama series "P-Valley," with one of the appellate judges noting that the works "could not be more different."
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December 05, 2024
Covington Helps Take Calif. Court Reporter Shortage To Court
Covington & Burling LLP is among the counsel for groups petitioning the California Supreme Court to address the state's court reporter shortage by mandating the use of electronic recording when court reporters are unavailable.
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December 05, 2024
Skadden Adds A&O Shearman IP Litigator In Silicon Valley
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP continues expanding its technology team, announcing Thursday it has brought in an Allen Overy Shearman Sterling intellectual property litigator as a partner in its Silicon Valley office.
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December 05, 2024
Feds Invest $849M For Water Infrastructure Improvements
An $849 million investment from the Biden administration will support 77 water infrastructure development projects throughout the country's western states and tribal communities that are located along major river basins in an effort to restore canal capacity, sustain treatment, replace aging hydropower production equipment and provide maintenance to older project buildings.
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December 05, 2024
Smith Gambrell And Data Breach Victims Agree To Suit's End
International law firm Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP and two data breach victims have agreed to end a proposed class action against the firm in California federal court.
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December 05, 2024
Amazon Can't Dodge Fired Worker's Disability Bias Suit
Amazon can't escape a proposed class action brought by a former worker with cerebral palsy alleging the company reneged on promises to support disabled employees, a California federal judge ruled, stating he showed the company may have mishandled his requests for an assignment adjustment.
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December 05, 2024
Worker Claims Four Seasons Cheated Employees On Wages
A former Four Seasons employee said the hotel chain cheated Los Angeles employees out of wages, telling a California state court that employees weren't paid for all hours worked.
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December 04, 2024
Ford Must Face Claims Over Vendor's Website Chat Access
A California federal judge has narrowed but refused to toss a revised putative class action accusing Ford Motor Co. of allowing a third-party software provider to eavesdrop on website chats, finding that the plaintiff had adequately alleged that the automaker was "aware" of the vendor's allegedly unlawful conduct.
Expert Analysis
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How Attorneys Can Break Free From Career Enmeshment
Ambitious attorneys can sometimes experience career enmeshment — when your sense of self-worth becomes unhealthily tangled up in your legal vocation — but taking the time to discover and realign with your core personal values can help you recover your identity, says Janna Koretz at Azimuth Psychological.
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Where Can Privacy Plaintiffs Sue When Injury Is Online?
Website owners need to understand wiretapping laws to understand whether they may be sued for activity tracking in California or Pennsylvania courts, where the statutory damages for violations of half-century-old laws can be substantial — and a recent Third Circuit decision suggests establishing specific jurisdiction is not as easy as 1-2-3, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.
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Lawyers With Disabilities Are Seeking Equity, Not Pity
Attorneys living with disabilities face extra challenges — including the need for special accommodations, the fear of stigmatization and the risk of being tokenized — but if given equitable opportunities, they can still rise to the top of their field, says Kate Reder Sheikh, a former attorney and legal recruiter at Major Lindsey & Africa.
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Opinion
Judicial Committee Best Venue For Litigation Funding Rules
The Advisory Committee on Civil Rules' recent decision to consider developing a rule for litigation funding disclosure is a welcome development, ensuring that the result will be the product of a thorough, inclusive and deliberative process that appropriately balances all interests, says Stewart Ackerly at Statera Capital.
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Fluoride Ruling Charts Path To Bypass EPA Risk Evaluations
A California federal court's recent ruling in Food and Water Watch v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ordering the agency to address the public health risks of fluoridated drinking water, establishes a road map for other citizen petitioners to bypass the EPA's formal risk evaluation process, say attorneys at Wiley.
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The Strategic Advantages Of Appointing A Law Firm CEO
The impact on law firms of the recent CrowdStrike outage underscores that the business of law is no longer merely about providing supplemental support for legal practice — and helps explain why some law firms are appointing dedicated, full-time CEOs to navigate the challenges of the modern legal landscape, says Jennifer Johnson at Calibrate Strategies.
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Insights From Calif. Public Labor Board's Strike Rights Ruling
The California Public Employment Relations Board's recent rejection of a school district's claim that public employees have no right to conduct unfair labor practice strikes signals its interest in fortifying this central labor right — and warns employers to approach potentially protected behavior with caution, say attorneys at Atkinson Andelson.
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Series
Beekeeping Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The practice of patent law and beekeeping are not typically associated, but taking care of honeybees has enriched my legal practice by highlighting the importance of hands-on experience, continuous learning, mentorship and more, says David Longo at Oblon McClelland.
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Useful Product Doctrine May Not Shield Against PFAS Liability
Courts have recognized that companies transferring hazardous recycled materials can defeat liability under environmental laws by showing they were selling a useful product — but new laws in California and elsewhere restricting the sale of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances may change the legal landscape, says Kyle Girouard at Dickinson Wright.
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Challenges Of Insuring An NIL Collective
Sarah Abrams at Baleen Specialty examines the emergence of name, image and likeness collectives for student-athletes, the current litigation landscape that has created a favorable environment for these organizations, and considerations for director and officer insurers looking to underwrite NIL collectives.
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Unpacking State AG Approaches To Digital Asset Enforcement
Attorneys at Cozen O'Connor survey recent digital asset enforcement by attorneys general nationwide driven by concerns over regulatory gaps where technological developments and market changes have outpaced legislation.
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Opinion
Legal Institutions Must Warn Against Phony Election Suits
With two weeks until the election, bar associations and courts have an urgent responsibility to warn lawyers about the consequences of filing unsubstantiated lawsuits claiming election fraud, says Elise Bean at the Carl Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy.
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How Cos. Can Build A Strong In-House Pro Bono Program
During this year’s pro bono celebration week, companies should consider some key pointers to grow and maintain a vibrant in-house program for attorneys to provide free legal services for the public good, says Mary Benton at Alston & Bird.
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Series
Home Canning Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Making my own pickles and jams requires seeing a process through from start to finish, as does representing clients from the start of a dispute at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board through any appeals to the Federal Circuit, says attorney Kevin McNish.
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An Update On Legal Issues In The Drone Market
Marialuisa Gallozzi and Alex Slawson at Covington examine recent developments in the legal issues surrounding the growing drone market, including possible First Amendment protections, Fourth Amendment surveillance, and litigation involving criminal and civil penalties, evidentiary pursuits, and insurance.