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  • December 04, 2024

    Trump Names Slater To DOJ Antitrust Against 'Wild' Big Tech

    President-elect Donald Trump signaled a full steam ahead approach to reining in major technology platforms with the announced nomination Wednesday of former Federal Trade Commission staffer and Trump administration economic adviser Gail Slater to run the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division.

  • December 04, 2024

    Worker Accuses Delivery Robot Maker Of Wage Violations

    A former operations coordinator sued a California robotics company making food delivery in partnership with Uber Eats, claiming in his proposed class action in state court that the company cheated workers out of wages and failed to provide meal and rest breaks.

  • December 04, 2024

    Calif. Trading Instructor Gets Prison For $2M Investment Fraud

    A North Carolina federal judge sentenced a California man extradited from Australia to face charges over a $2 million investment fraud scheme he orchestrated to 70 months in prison and ordered him to pay $1.9 million in restitution, federal prosecutors in the Tar Heel State announced.

  • December 04, 2024

    TPG Leads $2B Investment In PE-Backed Data Firm Veeam

    Insight Partners-owned Veeam Software said Wednesday it has sold off a $2 billion stake in the company through a secondary offering to a group led by TPG and including Temasek, Neuberger Berman Capital Solutions and other new investors, valuing the software company at $15 billion. 

  • December 03, 2024

    Hunter Biden's Gun, Tax Cases Axed After Presidential Pardon

    Federal judges in Delaware and California on Tuesday closed the books on Hunter Biden's felony gun and tax evasion cases, just ahead of his sentencing hearings, after President Joe Biden issued a sweeping pardon of his son over the weekend.

  • December 03, 2024

    Ex-Apple Workers Accused Of Swiping Charity Match Funds

    A Northern California district attorney's office on Tuesday unveiled charges against six former Apple Inc. workers accused of scheming to convince their employer to match thousands of dollars in nonexistent donations to children's charities, according to an announcement from the office.

  • December 03, 2024

    Samsung Foe Wants More Money After $192M Patent Win

    A small Silicon Valley outfit that makes wireless chargers wants U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap to potentially triple the $192 million willful infringement verdict the company won against Samsung, citing the smartphone maker's "egregious" conduct during trial in Texas federal court in Marshall.

  • December 03, 2024

    Calif. Unveils Reproductive Rights Bills To Prep For Trump

    California lawmakers plan to introduce a pair of bills aimed at protecting access to abortion in the Golden State as Donald Trump returns to office, according to an announcement made Monday, the first day of a special legislative session called by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

  • December 03, 2024

    Del. Justices Mostly Uphold Mindbody Merger Suit Ruling

    Delaware's Supreme Court has upheld a Court of Chancery ruling that the former CEO of Mindbody Inc. is liable for an extra $1 per share plus interest to stockholders of the fitness software company but reversed the lower court's finding that Vista Equity Partners Management LLC, which acquired Mindbody in 2019, aided and abetted the executive.

  • December 03, 2024

    Antitrust Judge Rips Apple's 'Meritless' Doc Privilege Claims

    Apple fought uphill Tuesday to convince a California federal magistrate judge that it properly withheld 57,000 documents from Epic Games due to attorney-client privilege in their antitrust fight, with the judge eventually telling its lawyer, "I disagree with everything you're saying, and the fact you're making these meritless arguments causes me concern."

  • December 03, 2024

    ​​​​​​​Trump-Era Rule On Genetically Engineered Crops Tossed

    A California federal judge on Monday vacated a 2020 Trump-era rule that a group of agricultural and environmental organizations alleged significantly reduced government oversight over genetically engineered crops, grasses and trees, granting the groups a partial summary judgment win due to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's inadequate explanations for the rule.

  • December 03, 2024

    DOJ Plans To Seize $3.4M From Sanctioned Russian Oligarch

    The U.S. Department of Justice is looking to seize $3.4 million from Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska based on the sale of a music studio in Burbank, California, saying he must forfeit the sale proceeds because they're linked to his sanctions violations.

  • December 03, 2024

    Former Officials Target DOJ, FTC Position In Epic V. Google

    The U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission drew criticism Tuesday from former officials who targeted the agencies' stance on Google's Ninth Circuit fight against the mandated opening of the Android Play Store, with the officials warning in an amicus brief against "compulsory sharing obligations."

  • December 03, 2024

    9th Circ. Ponders AIDS Generic Drug Reimbursement

    A Ninth Circuit panel heard arguments Tuesday on a Seattle pharmacy's dispute with a benefits manager over reimbursements for the generic version of the HIV/AIDS drug Truvada, with one judge asking if the pharmacy was stuck with a lopsided deal, but also questioning if the contract obligated the payments.

  • December 03, 2024

    J&J's Neosporin Forever Discolored Man's Groin, Suit Says

    Johnson & Johnson and its consumer health spinoff were sued in California state court over claims that Neosporin antibiotic ointment badly infected a Los Angeles man's scrotum and permanently discolored his groin.

  • December 03, 2024

    Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action

    December's appellate forecast calls for a squall of showdowns in a tiny time period before the holidays, including arguments involving recent U.S. Supreme Court cases, Big Tech's patents and popular purveyors of health food. In addition, winds of change are swirling around the White House's litigation posture and judicial nominations, and we'll quiz you on the latter in this edition of Wheeling & Appealing.

  • December 03, 2024

    OpenAI Must Disclose Execs' Messages To News Orgs.

    The New York Times, Daily News, other news organizations and writers can gain access to the social media messages of executives at OpenAI in their litigation accusing the company of using copyright-protected material to train ChatGPT after a New York judge rejected efforts to block the disclosure of the messages.

  • December 03, 2024

    Calif. Man Charged With Shipping Firearms To North Korea

    Federal authorities on Tuesday arrested a man in San Bernardino County, California, accusing him of illegally exporting firearms, ammunition and other military equipment to North Korea by concealing the items inside shipping containers departing from Long Beach.

  • December 03, 2024

    Mattel's 'Wicked' Doll Boxes Linked To Porn Site, Mom Says

    Mattel was hit with a proposed class action Tuesday in California federal court by a mother who alleged she bought the toy giant's line of "Wicked" dolls based on the film for her young daughter, only to find out afterward the packaging featured a hyperlink leading to a pornographic website.

  • December 03, 2024

    Intel's License Fight With VLSI In Texas Gets May Trial Date

    A Texas federal judge has set a May trial date for Intel's claim that it already has a license to VLSI's chip patents in their multibillion-dollar dispute.

  • December 03, 2024

    Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Vehicle Security Patent Suit

    The Federal Circuit on Tuesday backed a lower court's finding that a vehicle security patent owned by consumer electronics company VOXX International Corp. was invalid as abstract, handing a win to a company it targeted in an infringement suit.

  • December 03, 2024

    Lizzo Designer's Harassment, Unpaid OT Claims Clipped

    A California federal court threw out several claims in a lawsuit launched against Lizzo and her touring company by a fashion designer who created custom pieces for the singer on tour, finding the Fair Labor Standards Act doesn't apply to work performed in Europe.

  • December 03, 2024

    No Standing In 'Threadbare' Voice Assistant Suit, Google Says

    Google wants a D.C. federal judge to toss a lawsuit accusing the tech giant of blocking rival voice assistant products from running on Android and other devices, contending that the complaint has failed to articulate an injury "with even a modicum of detail."

  • December 03, 2024

    9th Circ. Affirms Circle K's Win In Gas Pricing Row

    The Ninth Circuit upheld Circle K Stores' win against retail gas stations that accused the convenience chain of setting high gas prices in bad faith, finding Tuesday that Circle K's prices were "within the range" of those charged by its competitors and lower than at least one refiner.

  • December 03, 2024

    California Tribe Says Feds Didn't Consult On Casino Project

    A California tribe is looking to block the U.S. Department of Interior from approving a casino project on its historic homelands, arguing that the federal government failed to consult it on the endeavor that will irreparably harm its sovereignty and its rights over sacred objects located on the site.

Expert Analysis

  • Nvidia Supreme Court Case May Not Make Big Splash

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    The skeptical tenor of the justices' questioning at oral argument in Nvidia v. Ohman Fonder suggests that the case is unlikely to alter the motion to dismiss pleading standard in securities class actions, as some had feared, say attorneys at WilmerHale.

  • Defense Insights As PFAS Consumer Product Claims Rise

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    Amid the recent proliferation of lawsuits seeking damages for failure to disclose the presence of PFAS in consumer products, manufacturers, distributors and consumer product companies should follow the science and consider a significant flaw in many of the filings, say attorneys at Farella Braun.

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    Circus Arts Make Me A Better Lawyer

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    Performing circus arts has strengthened my ability to be more thoughtful, confident and grounded, all of which has enhanced my legal practice and allowed me to serve clients in a more meaningful way, says Bailey McGowan at Stinson.

  • How D&O Coverage Can Aid Against Increased AI Scrutiny

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    The recent increase in regulatory enforcement and securities class actions stemming from corporate use of artificial intelligence should prompt companies to ensure that their directors and officers liability insurance coverage is appropriately tailored to AI-related risks, say attorneys at Reed Smith.

  • Purse-Case Scenarios: 'MetaBirkin' Appeal Tests TM Rights

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    A federal court's finding that "MetaBirkin" nonfungible tokens infringed on Hermes' iconic Birkin bag imagery is now on appeal in the Second Circuit, and the order will have a lasting effect on how courts balance trademark rights and the First Amendment, say attorneys at Venable.

  • 3 Ways To Train Junior Lawyers In 30 Minutes Or Less

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    Today’s junior lawyers are experiencing a skills gap due to pandemic-era disruptions, but firms can help bring them up to speed by offering high-impact skill building content in bite-sized, interactive training sessions, say Stacey Schwartz at Katten, Diane Costigan at Winston & Strawn and Lauren Tierney at Freshfields.

  • What Cos. Can Learn from Water Microplastics Class Actions

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    Class actions against companies whose bottled spring water allegedly contains microplastics, challenging claims such as "natural" and "100% spring water," seem to be drying up — but these cases serve as a good reminder to other businesses to review regulatory standards, and carefully vet plaintiff allegations at the outset, say attorneys at Keller and Heckman.

  • What Trump Presidency May Mean For Climate Reporting

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    While the Trump administration will likely take a hands-off approach to climate-related disclosures and rescind regulations promulgated under the Biden administration, state and international ESG laws mean the private sector may not reverse course on such disclosures, say attorneys at Seyfarth.

  • The Bar Needs More Clarity On The Discovery Objection Rule

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    Almost 10 years after Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34 was amended, attorneys still seem confused about what they should include in objections to discovery requests, and until the rules committee provides additional clarity, practitioners must beware the steep costs of noncompliance, says Tristan Ellis at Shanies Law Office.

  • TM Suit Over Google AI Name Points To New Branding Issues

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    Gemini Data’s recent lawsuit in California federal court alleging Google’s rebranded artificial intelligence chatbot stole its name may have broader implications for the scope of trademark rights for AI-related products and highlights that an evolving marketplace may force companies to recalibrate how they protect their brands, say attorneys at ArentFox Schiff.

  • Expect More State-Level Scrutiny Of Noncompetes Ahead

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    Despite the nationwide injunction against the Federal Trade Commission’s noncompete ban, and the incoming Republican administration, employers should anticipate that state legislatures will continue to focus on laws that limit or ban noncompetes, including those that target certain salary thresholds or industries, says Benjamin Fryer at FordHarrison.

  • What's Still Up In The Air After Ruling On Calif. Climate Laws

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    A California federal court's recent ruling on challenges to California's sweeping climate disclosure laws resolved some issues, but allows litigation over the constitutionality of the laws to continue, and leaves many important questions on what entities will need to do to comply with the laws unanswered, say attorneys at Paul Hastings.

  • The Do's And Don'ts Of Commercial Debt Under Calif. FDCPA

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    Lenders, servicers and attorneys collecting on their behalf should pay careful attention to the consumer protections under the newly expanded California Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act that may apply going forward to some commercial debts, say attorneys at Womble Bond.

  • A Look At The Hefty Demands In Calif. Employer AI Draft Regs

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    California's draft regulations on artificial intelligence use in employment decisions show that the California Privacy Protection Agency is positioning itself as a de facto AI regulator for the state, which isn't waiting around for federal legislation, says Lily Li at Metaverse Law.

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    Being A Navy Reservist Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Serving this country in uniform has not only been one of the greatest honors of my life, but it has also provided me with opportunities to broaden my legal acumen and interpersonal skills in ways that have indelibly contributed to my civilian practice, says Phillip Smith at Weinberg Wheeler.

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