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  • July 02, 2026

    9th Circ. Backs LA-Area Gas Appliance Nitrogen Oxide Ban

    The Ninth Circuit Thursday upheld a ban on the use of certain nitrogen oxide-emitting appliances in four Southern California counties, rejecting claims that the pollution control effort is preempted by federal law, as a dissenting judge contended this conclusion runs afoul of the court's own recent precedent.

  • July 02, 2026

    Netflix Says 'Exceptional Misconduct' Merits $3M In Atty Fees

    Netflix urged a California federal judge on Thursday to order a Finnish national and his former Ramey LLP attorney to pay $3 million in legal fees due to "exceptional misconduct" and "fraud," saying both knew the plaintiff didn't own an asserted patent and so lacked standing to sue.

  • July 02, 2026

    Bad Bunny, Others Can't Ditch Suit Over Reggaeton's Origins

    A California federal judge on Thursday refused to end a sprawling copyright case over the origin of the rhythm that underpins much of reggaeton music, rejecting dueling motions for summary judgment from both sides and finding that there are material factual disputes that must be resolved by a jury.

  • July 02, 2026

    SVB's CEO Was Paid Millions As Risk Rating Slid, Judge Told​​​​

    Silicon Valley Bank's ex-CEO testified Thursday during a California federal bench trial over the FDIC's claims that the bank's brass mismanaged its assets, acknowledging during a tense examination that he received multimillion-dollar payouts and sold nearly $30 million in stock while regulators downgraded SVB's risk management rating ahead of its collapse.

  • July 02, 2026

    Meta Hit With Textbook Authors' IP Suit Over AI Training

    Meta Platforms Inc. was hit with a proposed class action Thursday in California federal court accusing it of feeding copyrighted textbooks into its Llama large language model to train the artificial intelligence product without getting permission from or compensating the textbooks' authors.

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