/california?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: California Copyright 2025 ¼«ËÙÈü³µ. en-US Fri, 18 Apr 2025 22:57:01 +0000 /california/articles/2327493?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /california/articles/2327493 A Virginia federal judge said Friday "it is clear" a Finnish executive cannot claim any kind of attorney-client privilege over his relationship with a litigation funder, after his former lawyer was accused of sharing confidential financial information about Netflix Inc. related to a failed patent case against the streaming service. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 21:52:52 +0000 /california/articles/2327649?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /california/articles/2327649 A Florida federal judge has scheduled a third hearing on claim construction in a ParkerVision Inc. lawsuit against Qualcomm Inc. over wireless communications patents, while commenting about "the inefficiency of patent litigation." Fri, 18 Apr 2025 21:05:13 +0000 /california/articles/2326904?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /california/articles/2326904 The Ninth Circuit won't be rethinking a panel decision refusing to revive a defunct brokerage platform's case accusing Zillow and the National Association of Realtors of anticompetitively relegating its listings from Zillow's main page. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 20:26:43 +0000 /california/articles/2327648?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /california/articles/2327648 Attorneys general from 20 states and the District of Columbia filed an amicus brief Friday in D.C. federal court backing two fired Democratic Federal Trade Commission members, writing that President Donald Trump's actions violate federal law prohibiting their removal except for cause.  Fri, 18 Apr 2025 19:59:07 +0000 /california/articles/2327459?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /california/articles/2327459 The acting head of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has thrown out a pair of Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions granting Hulu's bids to review a patent on inserting ads in media content. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 19:45:11 +0000 /california/articles/2327564?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /california/articles/2327564 The U.S. Department of Justice has slapped a fast food uniform supplier and its Chinese-based manufacturers with a complaint in California federal court, alleging they conspired to underpay customs duties owed on apparel imported from China.  Fri, 18 Apr 2025 19:31:43 +0000 /california/articles/2327669?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /california/articles/2327669 Welcome to IP Notebook, a recurring series that highlights disputes and legal developments that raise novel or crucial questions in the trademark and copyright space. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 19:15:43 +0000 /california/articles/2327368?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /california/articles/2327368 A California federal judge refused Thursday to toss the Federal Trade Commission's price discrimination lawsuit against Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits LLC, concluding the alcohol distribution giant moves liquor around enough to trigger interstate commerce and that the FTC has adequately alleged unfair treatment of mom-and-pop stores relative to big box retailers. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 18:43:26 +0000 /california/articles/2321876?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /california/articles/2321876 Five years after the COVID-19 outbreak caused a high number of deaths in nursing homes, an examination of enforcement actions against nursing homes in New York and elsewhere in the country highlights obstacles that may arise when bringing cases of this type, and ways to overcome them, says Kenneth Levine at Stone & Magnanini. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 17:44:25 +0000 /california/articles/2326891?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /california/articles/2326891 As companies increasingly revisit return-to-office mandates, multinational employers may face challenges in enforcing uniform RTO practices globally, but several key considerations and practical solutions can help avoid roadblocks, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 17:32:33 +0000 /california/articles/2327613?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /california/articles/2327613 After a crypto user exploited a software bug to create millions of dollars' worth of new tokens from a blockchain network, a Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP team defeated his claim to the tokens — and won an award worth millions — by showing that faulty code can't stand in for rule of law. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 17:29:33 +0000 /california/articles/2327239?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /california/articles/2327239 A Block Inc. shareholder claims in a new suit that the fintech company's top brass, which includes former Twitter chief Jack Dorsey, failed to prevent illicit activities like money laundering, child sexual abuse and terrorism financing on its platform, causing damage to the company's reputation and investors as a result. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 16:29:56 +0000 /california/articles/2327350?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /california/articles/2327350 A California federal judge has denied the Trump administration's bid to remove her from a lawsuit challenging funding cuts that prevent attorneys from representing child migrants, ruling her employment at one of the plaintiffs nearly seven years ago doesn't undermine her impartiality. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 15:34:09 +0000 /california/articles/2325931?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /california/articles/2325931 Todd Itami at Covington offers a bright-eyed, laughing-all-the-way, skydive look at what the legal industry could look like after an artificial intelligence revolution, which he believes may happen much sooner and more dramatically than we expect. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 15:32:38 +0000 /california/articles/2327517?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /california/articles/2327517 A Swiss-Italian man is seeking to quash an IRS summons on Apple Inc. to produce records linked to his account as part of a probe into his Swiss income tax liabilities, according to a petition filed in California federal court. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 14:40:18 +0000 /california/articles/2327409?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /california/articles/2327409 Tesla has agreed to settle a Black former production worker's suit claiming she was called racist slurs on the job and retaliated against for complaining that the facility fostered a culture of discrimination, according to a California federal court filing. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 14:36:39 +0000 /california/articles/2327399?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /california/articles/2327399 In this week's Off The Bench, the Trump administration takes aim at Maine's policy on transgender athletes, the NCAA's settlement with athletes stands firm on a contentious clause, and a university that displayed a controversial quiz question at a football game settles with the quiz's creator. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 14:33:31 +0000 /california/articles/2327478?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /california/articles/2327478 In this week's Taxation With Representation, Global Payments Inc. buys Worldpay from GTCR and FIS, Intel Corp. sells a stake in its Altera business to Silver Lake, KKR acquires OSTTRA from S&P Global and CME Group, and Canada's Capital Power Corp. nabs two U.S. natural gas power plants. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 23:08:19 +0000 /california/articles/2327065?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /california/articles/2327065 Apple urged a California federal judge Thursday to toss claims that a set of AirPod Pro earbuds was defective, causing an Amber alert to damage a 12-year-old boy's hearing, saying there's no evidence the notification could have caused the injury and the family's expert didn't rule out COVID-19 as the cause. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 22:22:57 +0000 /california/articles/2327195?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /california/articles/2327195 Elon Musk on Thursday pushed back against a trial schedule proposed by a class of former Twitter investors in litigation accusing the right-wing billionaire of intentionally tanking the social media platform's stock price, saying the investors have caused the case to "languish."