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California - May, 2025

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• J&J Unit's Economist Rips Rival's $147M Antitrust Damage Bid
• Each Justice's Key Comments At Universal Injunction Args
• Taylor Swift Fans Get Final Shot At Ticketmaster Antitrust Suit
• Zuckerberg Can't Avoid Deposition In Meta Health Privacy Suit
• Paul Mitchell Buyers Near Cert. In Cruelty-Free False Ad Suit
• Coinbase May Avoid BiT Global's $1B Antitrust Suit, For Now
• LG Cheats Buyers By Starting Warranties Early, Suit Says
• Polar Air Vendor Gets 2 Years For $32M Kickback Scheme
• Anthropic's Atty Says Client's Own AI Created Error In Filing
• Live Nation's Atty Fails To 'Move The Needle' In Discovery Bid
• Consumer Bid To Block Capital One-Discover Deal Falters
• Unions, Groups Seek Injunction To Block Gov't Restructuring
• Justices Wary Of Pausing Sweeping Injunctions In Birthright Case
• 9th Circ. Doubts Anti-Trans Orgs Can Nix Youth Runaway Law
• 9th Circ. Questions University's Limits On Professor's Speech
• SEC Focused On 'Rooting Out' AI Abuse, Agency Atty Says
• Full 9th Circ. Affirms BNSF Railway's Win In Retaliation Suit
• Apple Accused Of False IPhone AI Promises In 50-State Suit
• Maintaining Legal Compliance For GenAI In Life Sciences
• Snap's Alice Win On Image Search Patents Gets Fed. Circ. OK
• Teaching Business Law Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Kelley Drye Brings On Data Privacy Pro From Calif. Agency
• Choosing A Road To Autonomous Vehicle Compliance
• Ex-LA DA's Atty's AI Use 'Affirmatively Misled' Special Master
• Claims Judge Slams DOJ Plea For More Time To Answer Suit
• Buchalter Names Sports Agent As Sacramento Office Co-Lead
• Politico Beats Readers' Suit Over Online Trackers, For Now
• J&J Unit's Catheter Policy Stopped Free-Riding, Jury Told
• Costco Fails To Wipe Away Kirkland Baby Wipes PFAS Suit
• Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin Settles Fatal Plane Crash Suit
• Girardi's Son-In-Law Should Face Ill. Theft Case, Feds Say
• Wells Fargo, Others To Pay $19.5M For Recording Biz Calls
• DOJ Tells Judge It's Reshaping, Not Killing, Detainee Legal Aid
• ICE Policy Tweak Won't Fix Harm To F-1 Students, Judge Says
• Adobe Hires Former Roku GC As Its New Chief Legal Officer
• Judge Hints At Shielding Docs Of Live Nation Competitors
• 9th Circ. Doubts Wash. Anti-Vaxxers' Stance In Med Board Suit
• HUD Allocates $1.1B For Tribal Affordable Housing Initiatives
• Gaming Co. Asks High Court To Undo Wash. Compacts' Order
• Potential Jurors In IP Hot Spots Hold Mixed Views On Big Tech
• Risks Abound For Higher Ed As Top Court Ruling Turns 2
• 9th Circ. Says Trustee Is Liable Under New Social Media Test
• Newsom Blames 'Trump Slump' As Calif. Faces $12B Shortfall
• Objectors Give Thumbs-Down To Latest Fix In NIL Settlement
• Novo Nordisk, Septerna Ink Up To $2.2B Obesity Drug Deal
• Navigating The Expanding Frontier Of Premerger Notice Laws
• Jurisdictional Issues At Play In 9th Circ.'s FCA Trade Case
• Total Vision Reaches Deal Ending VSP Antitrust Case
• Hollywood Attys' New Litigation Boutique Eyes Assault Cases
• States Ask Court To End Trump's Wind Project Freeze
• Stewart Orders PTAB Officials To Review Axed LED Patent
• SaaS-Focused PE Firm Raises $390M For Second Fund
• Databricks Buying Cloud Database Co. Neon In $1B Deal
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Discovery
• Withers Brings On Baker McKenzie Tech Litigator In SF
• Wells Fargo Asks 9th Circ. To Undo 'Sham' Hiring Class Cert.
• Crypto Platform's Ex-Brass Plead Guilty To $150M Fraud
• Asterisk Doesn't Save CVS In Sanitizer Row, 9th Circ. Told
• Brie, Franco's 'Together' Is 'Blatant Rip-Off,' Film Co. Says
• Snap Denies It Caused Users' Fentanyl Overdose Deaths
• States Say Trump Can't Link Immigration To DHS, DOT Funds
• Instagrammer Sues Vape Co. He Used To Run
• Ex-Twitter Staff Move To Force Musk's X Corp. Into Arbitration
• Did AI Co. Anthropic's Expert Cite AI-Hallucinated Study?
• Lawsuit Challenging Trump Energy Order May Be Premature
• State Farm's Emergency Rate Hike Request Approved In Calif.
• Cannabis Water Co. Escapes $10M Fraud Charges With DPA
• NIH Letters Ending Grants Lack Factual Support, Judge Says
• Latham-Led Physical Therapy Startup Primes $410M IPO
• The Man Who Ended Affirmative Action Is Just Getting Started
• Applebee's Accused Of 'Egregious' Delivery Order Junk Fees
• Web Tracking Ruling Signals Potential Broadening Of CCPA
• Albright Scraps $26M Video Patent Verdict Against Google
• MoFo DQ Sought In IP Case After Perkins Coie Ouster
• What New Study Means For Recycling Compliance In Calif.
• 'Popular Monster' Singer Must Pay YouTuber's Atty Fees
• Venable Wants Out Of 'It Ends With Us' Subpoena
• Former X Exec Can Drop His Bonus Suit, Avoiding Sanctions
• GM Drivers Say V-8 Engine Recall Killed Fuel Economy
• Fintech Co. Cheated Workers Out Of Wages, Calif. Suit Claims
• Stinson Expands New LA Office With Litigator From Dykema
• Calif. Justice Pokes At Trump Admin, DOGE In Grad Speech
• Google, YouTube Reach Deal To End Kids' Data Collection Suit
• Fed. Circ. Erases MIT, Broad CRISPR Win In Conception Fight
• Mariah Carey's $186K Fee Bid Is BigLaw Fantasy, Atty Says
• Coinbase Inks $2.25M Deal In Dogecoin Sweepstakes Suit
• Mass. Court Says NIH Grant Disruption Suit Is In The Right Place
• Instacart Beats Investor Suit Over Pre-IPO Business
• AGs Call Sandoz Deal's Consumer-Side Benefits 'Illusory'
• ICE Hits LA County With Subpoena Over Noncitizen Benefits
• Latham, Davis Polk Lead Digital Health Startup's IPO Filing
• Anthropic Says Music Cos.' Copyright Claims Still Fail
• 9th Circ. Asks Wash. Justices About Fake Discount CPA Suit
• InterDigital Fights Disney's Injunction Bid In Patent Feud
• Zazzle Can't Dodge Copyright Claim Over Fonts, Judge Says
• HP, Patent Licensing Co. Settle Suit Over Video Coding IP
• 9th Circ. Questions Vegas Casino Room Rate Claims
• Calif. FAIR Plan Must Provide Fire Claim Docs, Couple Says
• 20 AGs Suing HHS Move to Halt Cuts At 4 Affected Agencies
• Caitlyn Jenner Beats Crypto Investors' Suit, For Now
• Calif. Tribe Can't Halt Decision On $700M Casino, Feds Say
• Will Justices Finally Rein In Universal Injunctions?
• Attys Face Sanctions Motion Over Combs Assault Suit
• Ex-California Court Commissioner Scolded For Texting Parties
• Ugg Maker Hits Costco, CVS, Others With Wave Of IP Suits
• Wells Fargo Hid Account Amid Man's Homelessness, Suit Says
• Attys Say Avvo Scraped Bar Data To Sell Marketing Services
• AI Training May Need Licensing, Copyright Office Says
• Forever 21 Says No Buyer In Sight, Liquidation Expected
• Calif. Investment Firm Executive To Admit Ponzi Scheme
• BB&K Litigator Joins Jackson Lewis In San Diego
• J&J Co.'s Catheter Policy Limited Choices, Doc Testifies
• Trump's Latest Sanctuary City Order Can't Avoid Injunction
• Calif. Judge Blocks Trump's Gov't Reorganization, Job Cuts
• Real Estate Recap: 'Preposterous' Rule, MoFo On Debt, Big 4
• IP Atty Referred To Disciplinary Panel For Paralegal's Error
• National Report Exposes Gaps In Missing Minority Cases
• Calif. Bar Seeks Provisional Licenses And More For Exam Snafu
• Investor Claims PE Firm Filed False Financial Statements
• Motive Pushes Back At New-Trial Bid In Fleet Monitoring IP Fight
• Coinbase Accused Of Charging Hidden Crypto Trading Fees
• Funds Fight GM Push For 2nd Look At Bid To Toss Cruise Suit
• GAO Denies Protest To Air Force Groundskeeping Solicitation
• Working While Caged: The Fight To End Forced Prison Labor
• States Sue To Nullify Trump's Energy Emergency Order
• 9th Circ. Pins SEC Legal Expenses On Recycler, Not Insurer
• Munger Tolles, Hogan Lovells Alums Tapped For Calif. Bench
• Tariffs And Tax Breaks Offer Risky Lifeline To US Film Industry
• Boeing, Alaska Air Can't Dodge Outrage Claim In Blowout Suit
• Pot Co. Says City Broke Law With Application Scoring Delay
• SoCal Edison Sued Over Eaton Fire Toxins That Harm Kids
• Disney Nears Prelim Approval On $43M Gender Pay Bias Deal
• X Paying Millions In Severance Arbitration Losses, Atty Says
• Souter's Clerks Remember Him As Humble, Kind And Caring
• King & Spalding Lands Former Federal Prosecutor In LA
• Group Urges Justices To Uphold Protections For Venezuelans
• Off The Bench: Latest NIL Deal Fix, More WWE Court Troubles
• Hiker And 'Raconteur': Atty Recalls 50-Year Bond With Souter
• Nestle Sued Over Sugar In 'Natural' San Pellegrino Drinks
• Ropes & Gray Adds Former Homeland Security Policy Leader
• Pillsbury Hires Ex-MoFo Outsourcing Partner In London, Calif.
• A Look At David Souter's Most Significant Opinions
• California IP Attorney Joins Kutak Rock From Troutman
• Justice Souter Was An Unexpected Force Of Moderation
• Taxation With Representation: Paul Weiss, Weil, V&E, Torys
• SeaWorld's $1.25M Deal To End 401(k) Suit Gets Initial Nod
• Massumi & Consoli Brings On Gibson Dunn M&A Pro In LA
• Google Strikes $50M Deal To End Black Workers' Bias Suit
• Playing Guitar Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter Dies At 85
• Ex-Brookfield Leader Says He Was Fired For Whistleblowing
• J&J Unit's Encryption Tech Stalled Rival, Antitrust Jury Told
• Google To Settle Ad Bidding Privacy Suit
• Trump Can't Do 'End Run' To Stop Funds To Sanctuary Cities
• Class Attys Awarded $15M In $50M GM Faulty Fuel Pump Deal
• Ramey IP Atty Likely To Get Sanctioned Over Netflix Doc Swap
• ICE Award Termination Dooms Protest, GAO Says
• Girardi's Mental Health Hearing Delayed Until June
• Ruling Over Expired Bard Patent Causes Split, Justices Told
• Universities Look To End Financial Aid-Fixing Claims
• Ticketmaster Asks Justices To Protect 'Alternative' Arbitration
• Fed. Circ. Questions 'Kist' And 'Sunkist' Mark Differences
• Food Biz Seeks Exit From Wonderful Co.'s Trademark Suit
• Ex-Tesla Worker Can't Upend Arbitrator's Race Bias Decision
• Trump Admin Defends Gov't Restructuring As Lawful
• Calif. Apartment Owner Files Ch. 11 With $46M Debt
• No 'Clean Slate' For Samsung After Epic's Win Against Google
• Honest Co. IPO Investors Get Initial OK For $27.5M Settlement
• Google Payment Unit Ends Suit As CFPB Nixes Oversight Plan
• Hikma Cuts $50M Deal To End Antitrust Claims In Xyrem MDL
• Feds Secure Short-Term Agreements For Colo. River System
• Apple Asks 9th Circ. To Pause New App Store Injunction
• Judge Asks DOJ To Define DEI In Health Grant Case
• PTAB Labels Decision Ending Hulu Fights As Informative
• Takeaways From DOJ's Latest FCA Customs Fraud Intervention
• Instacart, Partiful Allegedly Infringed 'FIZZ' TM To Target Gen Z
• 9th Circ. Says Oil Co. Marine Policy Doesn't Cover $8M Award
• 4 Trends Responsible For Declining FLSA Filings
• Crisis Management Lessons From The Parenting Playbook
• Elizabeth Holmes Loses Bid For Full 9th Circ. Rehearing
• Wilson Sonsini M&A Ace Moves To Cooley In Silicon Valley
• Fix For Roster Limits In NCAA's NIL Deal Awaits Judge's Nod
• When Physical And Cyber Threats Converge: 6 Tips For Cos.
• J&J Unit's Catheter Tying Policy Hurt Rival, Antitrust Jury Told
• Girardi Hospitalized Ahead Of Mental Evaluation Hearing
• Ex-OneTaste Staffer Says She Was Sexually Exploited
• 9th Circ. Judge Suggests Sidelining Peers To Curb Injunctions
• HUD Blocked From Withholding Grants Over DEI Policies
• Calif. Tribe Says State's Overcharges Void Gaming Compact
• Perkins Coie's DQ Applies To MoFo Co-Counsel, IP Judge Told
• Roku's GC Steps Down After Less Than A Year In The Role
• NexStep Wants High Court To Look At Comcast Patent Fight
• Girardi Keese Ex-CFO Will Cop To Client Theft In Chicago
• Upstart Says SEC Has Ended Probe Into AI, Loan Disclosures
• 9th Circ. Axes Fired University Worker's 1st Amendment Fight
• 16 States Sue DOT Over EV Charging Infrastructure Funds
• Wells Fargo Forced Short Sales Despite CARES Act, Suit Says
• Polsinelli Lands Energy Vet From Pillsbury In San Francisco
• LA Firm Sues Fisher Phillips Over 'Ridiculous' SLAPP Suit
• Feds Seek 13 Years In Avenatti's California Resentencing
• Tips For Companies Crafting Tariff Surcharge Disclosures
• Edward Jones' Arbitration Delay Lets Worker Return To Court
• Masimo Unloads Embattled Audio Unit In $350M Sale
• 9th Circ. Affirms FTC Loss In Microsoft-Activision Case
• Adapting To Private Practice: From NY Fed To BigLaw
• CO2 Conversion Co. Sues Wash. Neighbor Over Toxic Fumes
• HUD Says Suit To Block Fund Cuts Belongs In Claims Court
• PennyMac Wins Quick 9th Circ. Appeal Of Libor-Rate Ruling
• Whole Foods Beef Buyers Urge Judge Not To Wait On Justices
• Judge Scolds US Over 'Vague' Bid To Stay $380M Award Row
• OneTaste Execs Used Sexual Meditation For Abuse, Jury Told
• Apple Seeks Sanctions Against Winston & Strawn In App Suit
• Calif. Senate Committee Demands Audit After Bar Exam Errors
• Experian Trims But Can't Ditch CFPB's Credit Reporting Suit
• Autonomous Cars Get Regs Jumpstart, But Long Road Ahead
• Berry Ruling Shows Why Plant IP Suits Can Be Thorny
• Calif. Smoke Claim Ruling Gives Insurers Support On Denials
• Actor Voight, Film Biz Adviser To Trump, Floats Tax Incentives
• State Officials Say CFPB Is Holding Up $4.2M Redress Checks
• Cos. Face Enviro Justice Tug-Of-War Between States, Feds
• TV Producer Gets 18 Months For Embezzlement, Fraud
• Meta Wins $168M Verdict Against NSO Over WhatsApp Hack
• UBH Can't Escape Residential Treatment Coverage Suit
• Top 3 Litigation Finance Deal-Killers, And How To Avoid Them
• Ex-Investor In Cannabis-Infused Water Wants Charges Tossed
• Temu Says IP Atty Lied To Bag Settlements For Clients
• Gene-Editing Co. Synthego Hits Ch. 11 With Sights On A Sale
• Calif. Agency Hits Retailer In Latest Privacy Enforcement Strike
• Western Digital Fights Uphill To Ax SPEX's $553M Patent Win
• Ex-OneTaste Leaders Face Trial On Forced Labor Charges
• Apple Hit With Developer Suit After App Store Contempt Order
• Jimmy Page Accused Of Infringing 'Dazed and Confused'
• Calif. Bar Sues Administrator Over February Exam 'Chaos'
• Class Cert. Partially Granted In Auto Insurance Discount Case
• Calif. Atty Gets 21 Months In Prison For $8.8M Investor Scam
• Judge Details Block On Trump Targeting Sanctuary Cities
• OpenAI Abandons For-Profit Plan After Musk Suit Is Preserved
• 'Punish' NSO For WhatsApp Hack, Meta Tells Jury In Closings
• PTAB Says It's Bedtime For Sleep Apnea Patent Claims
• UnitedHealth Tells Court Not To Review Special Master Report
• Calif. Stations Must Pay $32K Over File Failings, FCC Says
• Burger King Can't Chop Claims It Cooked Up Misleading Ads
• Software Co. Sues After Acquisition Of Allstate's EVB Biz
• 20 AGs Sue To Stop 'Illegal Dismantling' Of HHS
• Levi Strauss Beats Former Exec's Sex-Bias Suit At Trial
• Pharma Co. Escapes Investor Liver Drug Trial Suit, For Now
• Meta Users Refused 9th Circ. Appeal On Data Pay Cert Denial
• Defamation Litigation Roundup: Palin, Fox, Crime Podcasters
• Ex-Twitter Execs Can See Some Musk Texts In Severance Row
• Feds Say Calif. Tribe's Challenge To Cig Ruling Is 'Fruitless'
• California Sues Feds Over Koi Nation Land Trust Approval
• Trump Seeks 100% Tariff On Foreign-Made Movies
• Calif. Chamber Gets Acrylamide Cancer Warnings Deleted
• Skechers Inks $9.4B Take-Private Deal Guided By 3 Firms
• Kaiser Permanente Escapes 401(k) Forfeiture Suit, For Now
• Calif. Justices Adjust Bar Exam Passing Score Amid Turmoil
• How Attys Can Use A Therapy Model To Help Triggered Clients
• Umpqua Bank Class Seeks Approval Of $55M Ponzi Suit Deal
• 12-Lawyer Pond North Toxic Tort Team Joins Lewis Brisbois
• States Sue Trump Over Halt On Wind Energy Projects
• Novelist Owes $715K In FBAR Penalties, US Says
• Hotel Management Co. Exits Pension Fund Withdrawal Battle
• Justices Skip Recusal Case Over Fitbit Judge's Google Ties
• RTX Cos., Workers Nab Initial OK Of $19.9M Break, Wage Deal
• Spyware Maker NSO Can't Cite Zuck In WhatsApp Hack Trial
• 9th Circ. Says USFS Must Reassess Wash. Forest Fire Plan
• Feds Expand Hunting, Fishing Access In 16 Wildlife Refuges
• Dems Urge Fed To Rethink $35B Capital One-Discover Deal
• Boston Scientific, FDA Sued Over 'Unsafe' Spinal Implant
• Omnitracs Alleges Religious Bias In IP Trial Tainted Outcome
• Real Estate Recap: Budget Cuts, Student Housing, Old Malls
• Epic Says Google, Samsung Can't Ignore Its Earlier Jury Win
• Miami Rental Property Sellers Want $1.5M Award Reversed
• Cannabis Drink Co. Accuses Stoel Rives Attorneys Of Fraud
• Apple Beats Suit Over Child Porn In ICloud Accounts, For Now
• 'Smart' Glass Maker Settles SPAC Merger Suit For $11M
• Ex-Twitter Execs, Co. Fight Over Musk's Texts Severance Row
• This Is Real Life, Site Asking To Ax Grand Theft Auto Suit Says
• Texas City Backs Exxon In Recycling Defamation Suit
• Musk Can Pursue Most Claims Against OpenAI, Microsoft
• Third-Party Funding Transparency Is Key In Patent Suits
• Groups Seek Order Halting Trump's Restructuring Of Gov't
• Head Of Calif. State Bar To Step Down After Botched Exam
• A Closer Look At Amendments To Virginia Noncompete Ban
• Faegre Drinker Lands Patent Team From Wilson Sonsini
• Helzberg's Diamond Shops Accused Of Fake Discounts
• Live Nation Antitrust Fight Won't Have Split Damages Phase
• Debevoise Guiding Roku On $185M Frndly TV Acquisition
• 3 Steps For In-House Counsel To Assess Litigation Claims
• NCAA Coaches Get Initial OK For $49M Wage-Fix Deal
• Worker Can't Ring Own Class's 'Death Knell,' Calif. Panel Says
• Unlockd Tells 9th Circ. Google Harms Ad Market Competition
• WhatsApp Trial Judge Bars NSO's 'Outlandish' IP Theft Claim
• 2 Firms To Co-Lead Block Investor Suit Over Cash App
• Judge Rejects Appeal Over Pronoun Use In Trans Athlete Case
• 5 Fed. Circ. Clashes To Watch This Month
• DHS Urges Justices To Let Venezuelan Protections Be Undone
• Market Effect Key In Authors' IP Suit Against Meta, Judge Says
• Insurance Pros Stress Disaster Mitigation In Senate Hearing
• Army Contractor Seeks $1.3M Over Undelivered Cable Sets
• Senators Reintroduce Patent Eligibility, PTAB Reform Bills
• 'Open AI' TM Fight Should Go To Trial, Website Owner Says
• PetroSaudi Insists Pause Not Warranted In $380M Award Suit
• Calif. AG Can't Dodge ACC Recycling Subpoena Suit
• 9th Circ. Asked To Revisit Ruling On Guam Munitions Suit
• DOJ To Take Over Legal Services For Separated Families
• Internet Pricing Cap Clears Calif. Assembly Committee
• Despite SEC Climate Pause, Cos. Must Still Heed State Regs
• Paul Hastings, GenapSys Settle Calif. Legal Malpractice Suit
• 401(k) Forfeiture Suit Not Backed By ERISA, Judge Says
• Greenberg Traurig Hires Procopio Litigation Duo In San Diego
• States Urge 1st Circ. To Reinstate Federal Housing Grants
• House Votes To Axe Another EPA Emissions Waiver For Calif.
• Teaching College Students Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Apple Defied App Store Injunction For Revenue, Judge Says