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California - October, 2026

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• Trump Admin Sues Calif. For 'Likely Undocumented' Voter Info
• Feds Say Co. Skirted Rules To Buy, Resell 7K Beyonce Tickets
• Baby Food Cos. Get ADHD, Autism Claims Cut From MDL
• Google Beats T-Shirt Co.'s Suit, Amazon Still Facing IP Claims
• 9th Circ. Orders New Murder Trial Over Juror Mental Crisis
• California Judge Grants Discovery In Cannabis Debt Dispute
• OptumHealth Can't Get Out Of PBM Cases In Opioid MDL
• Optum Sued Over 'Junk Fees' For Online COBRA Payments
• Toyota Must Face Minivan Defect Warranty Suit, Judge Says
• Calif. Asks DC Judge To Void EPA's 'Unlawful' Waiver Moves
• Nunes Loses 2nd Circ. Appeal In Defamation Case
• Dog Hotel Accused Of Denying Pay For Off-Clock Work
• NYC Comptroller Urges Anthropic To Ease Risks Before IPO
• Banks, Credit Union Escape Pig Butchering Scam Suit
• Crowell Faces DQ Bid Over AI Tool At Heart Of Client's IP Suit
• Medical AI Platforms Report Settlement Amid Discovery Battle
• Clippers Salary Cap Probe Offers Investigation Tips For Cos.
• Zoom Can't Move Ricoh Patent Suit From Delaware To Calif.
• Gov't Urges Justices To Reject Google, Intel Fight Over Fintiv
• Calif. PFAS Pesticide Reporting Law Raises Cos.' Legal Risks
• Cyber Incident Halts Bankruptcy Court Noticing Nationwide
• Tesla Says Gov't Brief Shows USPTO Wants 'Absolute Power'
• GKN Says Insurers Owe Defense In Overheated Tank Suits
• Calif. Owners Claim Lennar Homes Have Cracks, Leaks
• Warehouse Workers Win $1.55M Settlement In Wage Suit
• Calif. Pot Shop Escapes Suit Over Alleged Gummy Reaction
• Unions, Nonprofits Get USDA Reorganization Plan Blocked
• OpenAI Tells Court Ex-Worker Took Confidential Files To Apple
• State Dept. Ordered To Open 2027 Diversity Visa Program
• Ex-Oakland Mayor Thao Put 'Power Up For Sale,' Jury Told
• Software Patent Claims Invalidated In Google, Amazon Suits
• Samsung Says Rival Leans On Fabricated 'Mini LED' Definition
• Quinn Emanuel Seeks Arbitration Of $1.7M Fee Dispute
• Founder-Focused VC Firm Closes $333M Fifth Fund
• 9th Circ. Blocks Calif. Law Requiring Fed Agents To Show IDs
• AGs Say Character.AI Chats Must Be Protected In Ch. 11 Sale
• Paramount, State AGs Chose Certainty Over Merger Trial Risk
• Live Nation Says FTC Twists BOTS Act To Target Ticketmaster
• Utz Sued Again Over Avocado Oil Potato Chip Labeling
• How A New Case Redefines The Birthright Citizenship Battle
• Terminix Deal Shows Risks Of Calif. Aggregating Local Lapses
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Toss Of Hulu Digital Advertising Patent Suit
• Watchdog Wants Probe Of Trump Press Secretary's Atty Claim
• What Lawyers Should Know Before Accepting Crypto Payment
• How To Use AI In Employment Contract Drafting
• Sidley Taps Kirkland Atty As Private Equity Funds Co-Leader
• Dodgers Owner's Insurers Hid Affiliate Loans, Suits Say
• Feds' Mich. SNAP Records Fight Paused Pending Calif. Ruling
• Landlord Discovery OK'd In Yardi Rental Rate Software Suit
• Mommy's Bliss Melatonin Isn't Safe For Kids, Suit Says
• OpenAI Accused Of Mining Kids' ChatGPT Data To Train LLMs
• Google Says Consent Bars Claim Calls Illicitly Recorded For AI
• Rivian Failed To Pay Workers For Required Training, Suit Says
• Apple Urges Judge To Toss 'Shocking' $5.7B Patent Verdict
• Ex-OpenAI Engineer Charged With Bugging Conference Room
• Apple Gets Expedited OpenAI Discovery In Trade Secret Case
• Google, UPS Shares Users' Browsing History, Suit Says
• DOJ's Revised Powers For LA's Essayli Questioned By Judge
• FTC Wants Shkreli Sanctioned Over Pharma Industry Ban
• Justices Won't Review 9th Circ. Revival Of Trafficking Case
• Qualcomm Secures $2 In License Breach, Interference Trial
• Dolby Loses Bid To Ax InterDigital Patent From Disney Case
• GKN Isn't Covered For Toxic Chemical Emergency, Court Told
• Corcept Looks To End Teva's Mifepristone Antitrust Case
• X, Musk Reach Fresh Deal In Twitter Severance Class Action
• Nvidia Faces Suit Over AI Training Music Data
• Fed. Circ. Backs L'Oreal's Alice Win On Face Analysis Patent
• In AI Race, Trade Secret Suits Become Popular Safeguard
• Groups Ask Justices To Hear Apple's ITC Industry Rule Fight
• H&R Block Says Liberty Owes $6M For TurboTax Suit Defense
• SEC Says Investment Co. Execs Faked Pre-IPO Scarcity
• Chicagoans Sue Over Delivery Robots' Biometric Scans
• Interscope Sues Summer Walker For $50M Over Record Deal
• Haynes Boone Launches In San Diego For 4th Calif. Location
• What To Know As State 'Neural Data' Privacy Laws Emerge
• High Court Will Not Hear Fiat Chrysler Defect Row
• High Court Sends Back $28M Roundup Verdict After Durnell
• Character.AI Files Ch. 11 With $20M Sale Bid From Disney
• Justices Won't Eye 'Weaponized' Sanctions Of Election Attys
• Real Estate Recap: Q3 Deals, NYC Renos, Calif. Data Center Laws
• Anthropic Says Claude Gave False Murder Tip To Philly Cops
• Warren Presses Fed For Details Of Early SVB Report Access
• 9th Circ. Sides With Forest Service In Idaho Project Suit
• Calif. Commission Bumps Up 3 Judges To Appellate Posts
• Apple, Amazon Hit With New IPad Sale Antitrust Suit
• Payday Lender Says Baltimore Oversteps Its Power With Suit
• Calif. Hotels Give Chinese Bank Path To $209M In Awards
• Calif. Jurists' Atty Tips: 'Emulate Lincoln,' 'Don't Be Boring'
• 9th Circ. Says AmeriBen Data Breach Enough To Allege Injury
• Amazon Can't Push Back FTC Antitrust Trial
• Activision Gets PTAB To Invalidate IP From Gaming Fight
• States Fight DOL's Ax Of Unemployment Insurance Grants
• Feds Say Calif. 'Clean Trucks' Pact Usurps Emissions Rules
• DirecTV, AGs Can't See Nexstar-Tegna Benefits Yet
• 'A Moral Hazard': Kalshi Drug Trial Bets Spark Ethical Qualms
• Feds Again Turn To 9th Circ. In Fight Over ICE Facility
• US Trustee Questions Releases In SF Archdiocese Ch. 11 Plan
• Calif. Decision Shows Limits Of Self-Serving Testimony
• Cos. Face Growing Exposure To Unfair Trade Practice Suits
• Where The 3 Prediction Market Appellate Rulings Diverge
• Calif. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q3
• Taro Pharma Says MDL Deal Bars States' Duplicative Claims
• Pasadena Worker Accuses 9th Circ. Of 'Lies' In COVID Ruling
• New USPTO GC Vows Government Won't 'Micromanage' IP
• Mayne, Ascend Cut $1M Generic Price-Fixing Deal With States
• 9/11 Family Sues Cannabis Entrepreneurs Over $1.3M Loss
• Feds Say End Of Chevron Deference Justifies ESA 'Harm' Rule
• Calif. Insurance Chief Hopefuls Debate Fix For Fire Market
• 'Melodramatic' Dodgers Fan's $11.8M Award Cut By $4M
• Fired Bassist Drops Conn. Contract Suit Against Metal Band
• Man Appeals $10M Tax Bill Over Unreported Company Income
• 2nd Circ. Says Filed Rate Doctrine Bars Utility Bond Claims
• No Sign Of A Final Whistle For NCAA Eligibility Suits
• Viatris To Buy Pacira BioSciences For $1.65B
• Procopio Hires Ex-Perkins Coie IP Attorney As Partner In Calif.
• Jones Day Adds McDermott RE Finance Atty In Los Angeles
• Sheppard Mullin Hit With Class Action Over Data Breach
• Insurer Says Related Dispute Bars Ad.com TM Suit Coverage
• Calif. Judge Vacates Trump Admin's 'Remain In Mexico' Policy
• Cos. Must Prep For Changes To Calif. Battery Recycling Law
• Mentalism Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• US Drops Appeal Of $49M In Grants Won By Wind Farm
• Feds Bar Microsoft, Adobe, Others From Visa Program
• Blue Cross Must Justify Carve-Up Unit By Unit In Calif.
• 9th Circ. OKs 90-Day Stay For Maker Of Eye Drops
• California Federal Judge Jeffrey White To Retire After 24 Years
• States Urge Justices To Fix Prediction Markets' Legal 'Chaos'
• Feds Back High Court Review Of Robinhood Disclosure Suit
• SEC Says Adviser Cherry-Picked Best Trades For His Account
• JPML Consolidates Nevro, Abbott Spinal Cord Device Suits
• BMW Beats X5 Transmission Defect Suit, For Now
• States Say DHS Is Tying Grants To Immigration Agenda, Again
• Crypto.com Beats Website Users' Tracking Suit, For Now
• Why And How To Build A Neurodiversity-Informed Practice
• Nonprofit's Ex-President Admits To Falsifying Tax Returns
• Scheduling 'Cascade' Hangs Over Amazon's FTC, Calif. Trials
• Don't Let Post-Merger Iridium Disrupt Astronomy, FCC Told
• Model Accuses Baldoni's Atty Of Perry Death Smear Campaign
• HUD Probes Wells Fargo's 'Racial Equity' Mortgage Initiatives
• Davis Polk Lands Skadden's Media Head In LA Push
• Chubb Sued By Ex-LA Times CEO Over Palisades Fire Damage
• Racial Slur Bias Suit Revived By Calif. Justices Heads To Jury
• Pitt's Atty Insinuates Sexism By Jolie's Atty In Winery Fight
• Calif. Urged To Probe Emotional Intelligence Tool For Job Bias
• Apple AirTag Stalking Defect Suits Consolidated In California
• Calif. Panel OKs Wells Fargo's Win In Sex Harassment Case
• 4 States Accuse TP-Link Of China Ties, Insecure Routers
• Travelers Says Silica Exclusions Bar Toxin Suits Coverage
• 'Where's The Quinoa?' Mars Customer's False Ad Suit Asks
• What Insurers Need To Know About 2 New California Laws
• Quill & Arrow Says Ford Fee Fraud Claims Lack Details
• Fed. Circ. Overrules Albright, Sends Google IP Suit To Calif.
• AG Watch: Texas Takes A Lone State Stand Against Tech Cos.
• Ex-FBI Analyst Says Bove Ordered Illegal Protester Probe
• Shook Hardy Adds 2 Litigators As Partners In California
• Justices Won't Hear Ex-Theranos Exec's Conviction Challenge
• Upholding Energy Efficiency Rules If DOE Eases Enforcement
• 3 Firms Steer Uber's $2.3B Buy Of Catering Platform EzCater
• Justices Seem To Support End To Intel 401(k) Fund Suit
• New Suits Raise Stakes After 7th Circ. 'Zero Sugar' Ruling
• Jones Day Expands IP Team In San Francisco, Amsterdam
• Crypto 'Godfather' Who Hired Cops To Extort Gets 6.5 Years
• AppLovin Skirts Controls To Show Kids Explicit Ads, Suit Says
• ByteDance Can't Shake YouTubers' AI Video Copyright Suit
• 9th Circ. Says PREP Act Bars Pasadena COVID Policy Suit
• Verogen Genealogy Website Can't Escape DNA Privacy Suit
• Masimo's $634M Apple IP Win Boosted By $184M In Interest
• 9th Circ. Revives Antitrust Suits Against Invisalign
• Kalshi Says User's Express Consent Bars Data Privacy Suit
• Securities Roundup: 7 Rulings You May Have Missed
• Roblox Escapes Artist's AI Copyright Claims, For Now
• DOL Given Until Year End To Fix H-2A Farmworker Wage Rule
• Afghan Allies Fear For Lives While Stuck In Immigration Limbo
• Court Rejects Oakland Diocese's $180M Ch. 11 Plan
• Justices Won't Block Paramount's $110B WB Deal
• Split 9th Circ. Backs Ex-GM Worker's $5M Bribery Conviction
• Intel Case May Clarify Dismissal Standard For 401(k) Suits
• 9th Circ. Invited To Take A Crack At Feds' Calif. Egg Law Suit
• Pega's Hidden AI Tool Listens To US Bank Calls, Suit Says
• Expedia Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Hotel Pricing Restrictions
• Calif. Soccer Coach Sues League For Racial Discrimination
• Meta Smart Glasses Suit Will Test Privacy Law For Bystanders
• Huawei And Qualcomm Strike Patent Licensing Deal
• OpenAI's 'Astra' Name Causes 'Reverse Confusion,' Co. Says
• Starbucks' Protein Drinks Aren't Sugar-Free, Suit Says
• Pepperdine Asks 9th Circ. For Another Shot At Netflix TM Suit
• DOJ-Agri Stats Settlement Offers Key Benchmarking Lessons
• 9th Circ. Pauses Rogoff's Return As Seattle US Atty
• Justices Want SG's View On 3 Antitrust Cases
• Justices Won't Hear Google Maps Antitrust Case
• Justices Seek Trump Admin's Views In Escrow-Interest Fight
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Tribal Card Check Order Challenge
• Justices Seek Solicitor General's Views On Tribal River Claims
• Justices Won't Wade Into Netflix ERISA Document Fight
• Justices Vacate 9th Circ. Ruling On Noem's TPS Authority
• Justices Deny Zillow's Bid To Revisit Goldman Ruling
• ​​​​​​​High Court Won't Revisit Groff Religious Accommodation Test
• Up First At High Court: Climate Torts & Munitions Disposal
• Uber Settles Bellwether In Sex Assault MDL Before Trial
• Real Estate Recap: FAA Grants, DC Rent, REIT Merger Reax
• Alphabet Hit With Investor Suit Over Gemini Release Lag
• Live Nation Fights States' Latest Bid For Insight Into DOJ Deal
• Cox Makes It Hard For Users To Cancel, Suit Says
• Southern Glazer's Agrees To Pricing Limitations In FTC Deal
• AGs, Enviros Sue Over Rollback Of Biden-Era Fuel Standards
• Thomson Reuters Hit With Antitrust Case Over 'Killer' AI Deal
• Rivian Accused Of Denying Wash. Workers Breaks, OT Pay
• Freshfields Adds 2 Capital Markets Partners
• Barilla Beats False Ad Claims Over 'Italy's #1' Pasta Label
• Mercedes-Benz Beats Class Cert. Bid In Piston Defect Suit
• Bell Sports, AIG Unit Settle Helmet Defect Coverage Dispute
• Judge Axes Salvadoran Journalists' NSO Spying Suit
• Atty Can't Kill Claims He Tricked Client Into Renting From Him
• Millie Moon Diapers Cause Skin Rash And Leaks, Buyers Say
• Nurse Can't Get 9th Circ. To Reopen COVID-19 Vax Bias Suit
• Hertz Hit With PAGA Suit Over Off-Clock Work
• States Seek OK Of $400M Sandoz Generic Price-Fixing Deal
• Justices Seek Worker's Input On ERISA Arbitration Denial
• Onsemi, Synaptics Revise Deal To $5.7B After Alternate Bid
• Keesal Young Owes Duty To Safeguard 316K People's Data
• Roberts Wants Less Talk. Supreme Court Attorneys Disagree.
• Senate Clears 2 Tribal Bills On Land, Digital Evidence
• Calif. Tribe Loses Bid To Restore Gaming Eligibility
• Taxation With Representation: Hogan Lovells, Davies, Sidley
• Class Cert. Denied In Planned Parenthood Tracking Tech Suit
• Feds Claim Calif. Man Smuggled $300M In Servers To China
• Calif. Gov. Pushes For More In Signing Bill Limiting CIPA Suits
• Calif. AG Latest To Subpoena OpenAI Over Hacking Risks
• Quince Gets Williams Sonoma's False Ad Suit Axed For Now
• Judge Should Penalize Meta $40B In Latest Trial, NM Argues
• States Sue Trump Over 'Theft' Of $810M Congressional Funds
• Bipartisan Legislation Floated To Fight Foreign-Website Piracy
• Apple Says YouTube's Bad Protections Doom AI Scraping Suit
• OpenAI Loses $1M Fee Award After Defeating SpaceXAI Suit
• Fate Of Patent Awards Over $1B Shows Hurdles In Apple Case
• UCLA Law Is Latest DOJ Target Over Race Bias In Admissions
• Customers Ask 9th Circ. To Halt Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal
• DOJ's RealPage Deal Doesn't End States' Antitrust Claims
• Super Micro Fraud Suit Dismissed Over Vague Allegations
• Ex-Actavis Exec Escapes Some Drug Price-Fixing Claims
• Aya Health Tells 9th Circ. It Needn't Seek Suits Against Itself
• Aerospace Co. Jettisons Suit Over 401(k) Management
• Blue States Fight EPA Rollback Of Power Plant Climate Rules
• Calif. Judge Vacates Trump's $100K H-1B Fee Policies
• Bill Withers' Estate Sues Capitol, UMG Over Olivia Dean Song
• Fed. Circ. Backs Galderma In Injection Training IP Case
• Meta Beats Calif. Drivers' DMV Data Collection Suit
• Buchalter Data Breach Exposed Calif. Hospital Patient Data
• Google Shakes Suit Over Search Engine Default Agreements
• Ambiguous Bond Terms Net FDIC Win In SVB Coverage Fight
• Snell & Wilmer Nabs IP Pro In California From Morgan Lewis
• Calif. AV Notices Reshape Crash Data Preservation, Discovery
• Lyft To Pay $272.5M To Settle California Misclassification Suit
• Testing AI's Promise For Large-Scale Document Review
• Online Vape Store Adds Junk Fees To Orders, Suit Claims
• Calif. Gov. Vetoes Expanded Menopause Bias Protections
• Federal Bar Discussion Looks At Courts' Role In Regulating AI
• Newsom Signs New AI Worker Protections, Atty Limits