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California - August, 2026

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• Spa Fights 9th Circ.'s 'Swinging Dicks' Order At High Court
• Calif. Unveils Novel AI Cyber Defense Plan For Critical Assets
• DOJ Says Revealing Epstein Survivor IDs Wasn't Intentional
• Webtoon Investors Seek OK Of $10.1M Deal For Post-IPO Drop
• 9th Circ. Backs Unum Win In Worker's Long-COVID Fight
• 9th Circ. Won't Revisit Kids' Suit Over Trump's Energy EOs
• CREXi Can't Stay CoStar Case For Quinn Emanuel DQ Appeal
• Cannabis Clients Sue Atty Over Missed Deadline In $5.7M Suit
• 9th Circ. Backs FDA's Denial Of Fruit-, Candy-Flavored Vapes
• Clinics' Suit Over Fund Use Ballot Measure Gets Tossed
• 4 Firms Vie To Lead Investor Class Action Against Roblox
• 9th Circ. Backs Wash. In PacifiCorp Carbon Law Regs Fight
• Boeing 737 Max Door Plug Suits Get Special Discovery Judge
• Fed. Circ. Backs Axing Of Digital Chart Patents Under Alice
• H.I.G. Can't Block Calif. Suit Over $17.5M Health Deal
• Brad Pitt Beats Oligarch Firm's Winery Funds Claim
• Meta Loses Appeal Days Before Social Media Trial Begins
• Alto Neuroscience Escapes Investor Drug Trial Suit, For Now
• California FAIR Plan Is Outgrowing Last-Resort Role
• Judge Trims BCBS Privacy Suit Over Public Site Data
• Google Is 'Last Bastion' Of Reviewers' Free Speech, Court Told
• Ballard Spahr Taps Longtime Litigator To Lead LA Office
• Calif. AG Says Paramount Deal Challenge Is About Antitrust
• Calif. Tribe Says Interior Dept. Wrongly Revoked Gaming Trust
• California City And Cannabis Co. Square Off In Contract Suit
• Jazz Pharma Buying Actio In Up To $1.32B Epilepsy Push
• 3 Firms Guide Teledyne's $1.1B Varex Imaging Deal
• Bipartisan Sens. Float Bill On Small Biz Cybersecurity Tools
• Carradine Family Says UCLA Ignored Suicide Watch Rules
• Ye Can't Get New IP Trial Over 'Donda' Listening Party
• Don Lemon Seeks To Toss 'Vindictive Prosecution' By Gov't
• Taco Bell, Taylor Farms Sued Over Tainted Lettuce
• Real Estate Recap: REITs Talk Casinos, Senior Housing
• Apple Must Face Patent Claims Over Hide My Email Feature
• Calif. Gig Union Hits Milestone Under New Bargaining Law
• Del. High Court Won't Toss Newsom Defamation Suit
• Glenmark's $29.6M Generics Price-Fixing Deal Gets 1st OK
• SEC Walks Away From Novel Insider Trading Case
• Meta Seeks To Block Zuckerberg Depo In AI Copyright Cases
• Limiting Employer Risk If Calif. Case Upends Time Rounding
• Deal Ends Chip Patent Case After Kawasaki's $48M Trial Win
• CoStar Fights CREXi Bid To Stay Suit Over Quinn Emanuel DQ
• Insurer Says Prior Claims Weren't Known, So Must Be Defended
• 5 Antitrust Lessons On Bundled Discounts After Medtronic
• Insurer Refuses To Cover Software Co. In Wiretap Suits
• Calif. OppFi Suit Outlines Key Criteria For Bank Partnerships
• Cooley Leads 2 Biotech Firms Pricing IPOs Totaling $496M
• 18 State AGs Urge Feds To Block OppFi's BNC Bank Acquisition
• ERISA Recap: 6 Important Rulings From July
• Nexstar Execs Can't Be On Tegna Board, Judge Clarifies
• Mercedes Drivers Say Metallic Seat Logos Can Cause Burns
• Feds Ordered To Pay Millions In Funds For Migrant Kids' Attys
• Meta Nears Ax Of Suits Over Pump-And-Dump Facebook Ads
• Stalking Victim Needs To File New Apple AirTag Suit In Fla.
• Fintech Seeks OCC Trust Charter For Crypto Loan Servicing
• Trump Again Targets Birthright Citizenship In 2 New Orders
• OpenAI Fights To Toss Apple's 'Rotten' Trade Secret Theft Suit
• Meta Owes Another $567M To Address Harm To NM Kids
• Mark Zuckerberg's Foundation Can Arbitrate Gender Bias Suit
• Ore. Judge Says DOD Wind Project Blockage Was Unlawful
• 9th Circ. Revives Corona Clay Pollution Suit Over Creek Status
• KPMG Must Face Beefed Up Investor Suit Over SVB Failure
• Fed. Circ.'s Shaping Of Tech Patent Doctrine Resembles EPO's
• Mich. Contractor Faces Class Claims For Unpaid Work Time
• Ex-Girardi Atty Gets Probation For Keeping Silent On Theft
• 9th Circ. Says EPA Air Quality Exception Pulled From 'Thin Air'
• GOP Senators Float Repeal Of Calif. Vehicle Emissions Rules
• Disbarred Atty And Son Must Face $17M SEC Fraud Suit
• Judge Sets Feb. Trial In States' Generics Price-Fixing Suit
• Safeway Must Face Suit Over Advertised Wine Discounts
• Paramount Gets Private Warner Deal Challenge Tossed
• Judge Certifies Disney 'Toy Story 3' TM Fight For Appeal
• Goodwin, Covington Lead Braveheart Bio's $383M IPO
• Google, Meta, Tiktok Still Subject To Calif. Feed Algorithm Law
• Tarsus Bets Up To $800M On Alkeus In Retina Therapy Push
• Veteran M&A Atty Named A&O Shearman's LA Office Head
• 9th Circ. Rule Block Unlikely To Deter FinCEN Cartel Focus
• Being A Sommelier Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 2025 Patent Litigation: A Year In Review
• Unread Arbitration Emails Are Unenforceable, 9th Circ. Rules
• Fed. Gov't Held In Contempt By Judge Over ICE Phone Data
• CREXi Wants 9th Circ. To Undo Quinn Emanuel CoStar Row DQ
• Tesla Says Ky. Man's Full Self-Driving Fraud Suit Is Untimely
• Judge Backs Magistrate Judge's Order On 3rd-Party NIL Deals
• Judge Seeks More Info On Plumbing Co.'s 401(k) Suit Deal
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revisit Klamath Project ESA Ruling
• MF Doom IP Suit Highlights Hurdles For Trademark Claims
• Fenwick-Led Attovia Therapeutics Prices Upsized $289M IPO
• Card Grading Merger Suit Tests Antitrust In Niche Market
• Feds Sued Over Man's Death After ICE Raid At Cannabis Farm
• Calif. Drug Ruling Affirms Defect-Centric Liability Framework
• High Court To Hear Intel 401(k) Suit Arguments In October
• High Court's Trans Athlete Ruling Roils Volleyball Dispute
• Chubb Seeks Repayment For Skaggs Overdose Suit Defense
• Shareholders Seek OK Of Deal On Inflated Weedmaps Metrics
• Brown Rudnick Adds 34 Attys, Will Open Silicon Valley Office
• Edison Equipment Sparked Eaton Fire, LA County Report Says
• Callaway Must Face Rival Golf Co.'s False Ad Suit, Judge Says
• Wyden Presses States To Tackle Data Privacy Law Evasion
• Apple Says Even More OpenAI Workers Stole Trade Secrets
• New Patent Suits Surge As PTAB Challenges Get Tougher
• Calif. AG Says 82 Suits Have Saved $207B In Federal Funds
• AGs Can't Yet Get Discovery Into Live Nation's DOJ Deal
• States Warn SEC Against 'Unlawful' Climate Rule Withdrawal
• TikTok Settles 3 Teen Addiction Suits Before Bellwether Trials
• OpenAI To Pay $3.2M In DOJ Visa Worker Bias Settlement
• Paramount-Warner Merger Challenges Get March 2027 Trial
• 9th Circ. Upholds Jurisdiction In $22M Chinese Debtor Case
• Stripe Seeks OK Of $1.4M Arb. Award In Chargeback Dispute
• AT&T 401(k) Suit Heads To Trial On Service Provider Fees
• Workers Should Get Back Pay In RLA Dispute, 9th Circ. Says
• Ex-Flextronics GC Deputy Can't Ditch Calif. IP Theft Suit
• States Sue Trump Admin Over Aid Recipients' Data Disclosure
• 9th Circ. Vacates Amazon's Block On Perplexity AI Bot
• Lender Can't Claim $5M In Worker Credits, Judge Rules
• 35 AGs Urge Congress Not To Delay Hemp Ban Rollout
• Paramount CEO Says Warner Challenge Is About Politics
• Ex-Volkswagen Engineers Plead Not Guilty To Insider Trading
• ABA Seeks Bar Exam Reform Following Tech Failures
• Ford Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Lemon Law Fake-Billing Suit
• CIPA Tech Tracking Suits Highlight Uncertain Legal Ground
• AI, Prediction Markets Lead Securities Developments In 2026
• Morrison Foerster Welcomes Trio From Ellis George
• ArentFox Schiff Enters Silicon Valley With 4 Reed Smith Attys
• Key Compliance Insights From Calif.'s Volvo Diesel Deal
• Hogan Lovells Adds Arnold & Porter Antitrust Atty In SF
• Holland & Knight Adds MSO-Focused M&A Atty In SF
• 9th Circ. Tosses Jack Daniel's Win In 'Bad Spaniels' Fight
• ABA Gives Symbolic Support For Law School DEI Standards
• 9th Circ. Revives Claims Over FDA, USDA 'FODMAP' Labeling
• Tenn. Official Tells Meta Jury Teen Sadness Rates Rising
• Calif. Justices Back Gilead Over Nondefective Drug Liability
• 21 States Again Fight ACA Changes That Could Increase Costs
• AGs, WGA Want April Merger Trial, Paramount Wants Nov.
• Pot Investor Says Partners Diverted $1.1M In Grow Site Funds
• 25 States Sue Trump Over 3rd Round Of Global Tariffs
• SpaceX Investor Seeks OK Of Award In K5 Global Feud
• Dems Urge CFTC To 'Rein In' Wildfire Prediction Markets
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Google Rival's Antitrust Suit
• AI Co. Yellow.ai To Go Public Via $550M SPAC Deal
• 9th Circ. Won't Toss Ex-LA Supervisor's Fraud Conviction
• Football Strength Coaches Sue NCAA To Lift Hiring Cap
• Sandoz Settles States' Generics Price-Fixing Cases For $450M
• Gunnercooke Expands To West Coast With Calif. Partner Hire
• Dem Senators Float Expanded Paid Leave For Fed. Employees
• How State SG Offices Became A Judicial Pipeline
• ABA To Assess Aggressive BigLaw Campus Recruitment
• Judge Denies Bid To Oust Kirkland From Trade Secret Feud
• Calif. Recycle Label Order Imperils Product Responsibility Law
• Insurer Must Defend Plumbing Co. In LA Apt. Leaks Row
• Fed. Circ. Revives Communications Patent Suit Against Apple
• Cleary Adds Litigators From White & Case, Orrick
• Trump Admin Appeals Order To Improve Adelanto ICE Site
• Law360 Names 2026's Top Attorneys Under 40