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August 19, 2025
9th Circ. Revives App's Arbitration Bid In Video Privacy Row
The Ninth Circuit has given Christian-based streaming service Yippee Entertainment Inc. another chance to force arbitration of claims that it illegally shared subscribers' video viewing information, after finding that the lower court erred in concluding that consumers weren't given adequate notice of the arbitration agreement.
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August 19, 2025
Google Should Pay Billions To App Users For Data, Jury Told
Google made billions of dollars collecting data from the cellphones of tens of millions of Americans despite their opting out of tracking, a lawyer for consumers in a class action told a California federal jury Tuesday, while Google countered that the data collected after the privacy setting was activated isn't tied to users' identity.
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August 19, 2025
USDOT Flags States' Lapses In Deadly Fla. Truck Crash Probe
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Tuesday called out three states' apparent failures in enforcing licensing standards for commercial truck drivers following last week's deadly highway crash in Florida that left three people dead and instantly became a flash point for the Trump administration's hard-line immigration policies.
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August 19, 2025
Las Vegas Sun Asks 9th Circ. To Revisit Order Voiding Deal
The Las Vegas Sun has urged the Ninth Circuit to reconsider its decision finding that its joint operating arrangement with the Las Vegas Review-Journal was illegal for lacking U.S. attorney general approval, arguing the Sun could collapse while its competitor maintains a monopoly in the daily newspaper market for a Nevada county.
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August 19, 2025
SEC Probes GenAI Media Co. For Offering Fraud
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has revealed it is investigating a self-described generative artificial intelligence media software company for evading federal securities registration requirements, when the regulator urged a California federal court to enforce a subpoena against the mother of a company executive.
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August 19, 2025
Sony, PlayStation Gamers Revive Bid For $7.85M Settlement
Gamers who struck a $7.85 million settlement with Sony Interactive Entertainment to resolve their antitrust claims over downloadable game card prices have renewed their motion for preliminary approval of the deal, addressing issues a California federal court found in a previous request, including Sony's provision of account credits.
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August 19, 2025
CoStar Gets Support For 9th Circ. Antitrust Ruling Redo Bid
A group of antitrust scholars, former government officials and a center-left technology industry coalition asked the Ninth Circuit to allow them to file amicus briefs that back CoStar Group Inc.'s request for a rehearing of a Ninth Circuit ruling that revived rival Commercial Real Estate Exchange Inc.'s antitrust counterclaims.
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August 19, 2025
9th Circ. Backs Approval Of LoanDepot Investor Settlement
The Ninth Circuit has dismissed a challenge brought by a LoanDepot shareholder to a $3.5 million settlement ending a lawsuit that accused the company of misleading investors ahead of its initial public offering, saying the district court applied proper scrutiny when approving the settlement last year.
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August 19, 2025
Ex-CBD Water Co. CEO Cops To Wire Fraud In Stock Scheme
A former CEO of a microcap issuer purportedly in the cannabis beverage business has copped to wire fraud in connection with kickbacks and related transactions involving undercover law enforcement that he initiated as part of an alleged long-running scheme to manipulate prices for the company's shares.
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August 19, 2025
BofA Knocks Out State Law Claims In Zelle Fraud Class Action
A North Carolina federal judge partially sustained Bank of America's objections to a magistrate judge's recommendation allowing a proposed class action over alleged fraud on the peer-to-peer payment service Zelle to proceed, finding that the suit fails to plausibly plead claims under any of the asserted state consumer protection statutes.
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August 19, 2025
Calif. Man Gets 8 Years For Shipping Firearms To North Korea
A Chinese national has been sentenced in Los Angeles federal court to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to illegally exporting firearms, ammunition and other military items to North Korea in exchange for $2 million, prosecutors said Monday.
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August 19, 2025
Google, YouTube Settle Kids' Data Suit With $30M Payout
Google LLC and its subsidiary YouTube will pay $30 million to resolve a long-running proposed class action accusing them of illegally collecting children's data to generate targeted advertising, according to documents filed in California federal court Monday.Â
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August 19, 2025
Live Nation Customers Seek Antitrust Class Certification
Consumers accusing Live Nation of monopolizing the live entertainment industry are asking to certify a class in California federal court covering millions of concertgoers who have allegedly been overcharged for tickets since the concert promotion giant's 2010 merger with Ticketmaster.
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August 19, 2025
Family Alleging Firm's Girardi Conflict Denied Partial Win
A Los Angeles judge Tuesday denied a family's motion seeking judgment on declaratory relief claims in a $1.8 million malpractice lawsuit against a firm that represented it in recovering millions lost in Girardi Keese's embezzlement scandal, saying disputed facts remain in the "unusual" case.
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August 19, 2025
Ex-Copyright Chief Says Trump Overstepped Role In Firing Her
The fired leader of the U.S. Copyright Office urged the D.C. Circuit to reject the Trump administration's arguments that her dismissal was lawful, asking the appeals court on Tuesday to return her to her job before Congress returns from recess Sept. 2.
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August 19, 2025
Airbnb Guests Oppose Arbitration Of Secret Recording Claims
Six women who claim they were secretly filmed during an "all-girls stay" at a Palm Springs, California, Airbnb are opposing the company's bid to push their claims into arbitration, telling a state court that federal law explicitly prohibits anyone from forcing a sexual misconduct claim into arbitration.
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August 19, 2025
Insurers Avoid Coverage For Alleged $8.5M Judgment Scheme
Two insurers owed no coverage to companies facing abuse of process claims, a Minnesota federal court ruled in two separate cases decided on the same issues, finding that commercial general liability policies' coverage for malicious prosecution did not apply.
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August 19, 2025
Sacramento Says 2nd Circ. Erred In Cannabis Ruling
The city of Sacramento has told the Ninth Circuit that the Second Circuit erred when it applied the U.S. Constitution's dormant commerce clause to marijuana, and urged the appellate court not to follow suit in a similar pending case.
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August 19, 2025
9th Circuit Pauses Oak Flat Land Transfer Pending Appeals
A Ninth Circuit panel has hit pause on the federal government's scheduled transfer of a centuries-old Indigenous worship site within Arizona's Tonto National Forest to a copper mining company while challenges to a multibillion-dollar proposed project play out in the appellate court.
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August 18, 2025
Tesla Drivers Nab Class Cert. In 'Full Self-Driving' Suit
A California federal judge Monday granted class certification in a consolidated lawsuit that accused Tesla Inc. of duping drivers into falsely believing that its cars can fully pilot themselves, but made some modifications to proposed class definitions.
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August 18, 2025
'Ketamine Queen' Takes Plea Deal In Matthew Perry Case
The woman known as the "Ketamine Queen" of North Hollywood has agreed to plead guilty to providing the ketamine that led to the 2023 death of "Friends" star Matthew Perry, according to a plea agreement filed in California federal court on Monday.
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August 18, 2025
Williams-Sonoma Loses Bid To Narrow Thread-Count Class
A California federal judge on Monday denied Williams-Sonoma's bid to exclude certain class members from a suit alleging it misled consumers about the thread count of its bedding, finding the company did not meet its burden to establish the consumers agreed to arbitrate their claims.
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August 18, 2025
PepsiCo Lied About Disabling Website Cookies, Suit Says
PepsiCo Inc. and its Frito-Lay North America Inc. unit are letting third parties like Google and Facebook track browsing activities and collect the information of consumers who visit the food companies' websites, despite consumers selecting "no" to unnecessary cookies, a proposed class action in California federal court alleges.
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August 18, 2025
9th Circ. Splits Over Ore.'s Denial Of Christian Youth Grants
A split Ninth Circuit panel on Monday largely upheld a lower court's refusal to preliminarily block Oregon's requirement that recipients of certain youth grants agree not to discriminate on the basis of religion, though it also said the rule is unconstitutional if it restricts any initiatives that aren't tied to the grants.
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August 18, 2025
Musk Seeks Early Win In Twitter Investor Fraud Case
Elon Musk has asked a California federal judge to dismiss claims brought by a class of former Twitter investors in litigation accusing the right-wing billionaire of intentionally tanking the social media platform's stock price, arguing his statements made ahead of the deal are accurate.
Expert Analysis
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Choosing A Road To Autonomous Vehicle Compliance
As autonomous vehicle manufacturers navigate the complex U.S. regulatory landscape, they may opt for different approaches to following federal, state and local rules and laws, as they balance the tradeoffs between innovation, compliance and speed of deployment, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Navigating The Expanding Frontier Of Premerger Notice Laws
Washington's newly enacted law requiring premerger notification to state enforcers builds upon a growing trend of state scrutiny into transactions in the healthcare sector and beyond, and may inspire other states to enact similar legislation, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.
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Jurisdictional Issues At Play In 9th Circ.'s FCA Trade Case
A decision by the Ninth Circuit in Island Industries v. Sigma Corp. could result in the U.S. Court of International Trade’s exclusive jurisdiction over trade-related FCA cases, a big shift in the enforcement landscape just as tariffs take center stage in trade policy, say attorneys at Haynes Boone.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Discovery
The discovery process and the rules that govern it are often absent from law school curricula, but developing a solid grasp of the particulars can give any new attorney a leg up in their practice, says Jordan Davies at Knowles Gallant.
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Web Tracking Ruling Signals Potential Broadening Of CCPA
The Northern District of California's recent decision in Shah v. Capital One Financial Corp. is notable, as it signals a potential broadening of the California Consumer Privacy Act's private right of action beyond data breaches to unauthorized, nonbreach disclosures involving the use of now-ubiquitous tracking technologies, say attorneys at Baker Donelson.
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What New Study Means For Recycling Compliance In Calif.
Companies must review the California recycling agency's new study to understand its criteria for assessing claims of product and packaging recyclability under a law that takes effect next year, and then decide whether the risks of making such claims in the state outweigh the benefits, say attorneys at Keller & Heckman.
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Playing Guitar Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Being a lawyer not only requires logic and hard work, but also belief, emotion, situational awareness and lots of natural energy — playing guitar enhances all of these qualities, increasing my capacity to do my best work, says Kosta Stojilkovic at Wilkinson Stekloff.
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Takeaways From DOJ's Latest FCA Customs Fraud Intervention
The U.S. Department of Justice's recent intervention in a case alleging customs-related reverse False Claims Act fraud underlines the government’s increased scrutiny of, and importers’ corresponding exposure from, information related to product classification, country of origin and pricing, say attorneys at Bass Berry.
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4 Trends Responsible For Declining FLSA Filings
In 2024, the number of Fair Labor Standards Act claims filed in federal courts continued to decrease, reflecting a steady decline in federal FLSA filings since 2015 due to a few trends, including increased compliance and presuit resolution, say attorneys at Seyfarth.
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Crisis Management Lessons From The Parenting Playbook
The parenting skills we use to help our kids through challenges — like rehearsing for stressful situations, modeling confidence and taking time to reset our emotions — can also teach us the fundamentals of leading clients through a corporate crisis, say Deborah Solmor at the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and Cara Peterman at Alston & Bird.
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When Physical And Cyber Threats Converge: 6 Tips For Cos.
Amid an ongoing trend of increased digital threats of harm made against corporations, organizations and high-profile individuals, an emerging legal framework is providing a risk management road map for general counsel and their teams to navigate the increasingly fraught landscape, say attorneys at Covington.
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Tips For Companies Crafting Tariff Surcharge Disclosures
As the Trump administration imposes tariffs on imports, retail businesses considering itemizing tariff-related costs separately for consumers must ensure that any disclosures are both accurate and defensible to avoid regulatory enforcement or private suits, says Christopher Cole at Katten.
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Adapting To Private Practice: From NY Fed To BigLaw
While the move to private practice brings a learning curve, it also brings chances to learn new skills and grow your network, requiring a clear understanding of how your skills can complement and contribute to a firm's existing practice, and where you can add new value, says Meghann Donahue at Covington.
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Berry Ruling Shows Why Plant IP Suits Can Be Thorny
A California federal court's recent decision in Driscoll's v. California Berry Cultivars illustrates that while a path exists for asserting U.S. plant patent rights against extraterritorial breeders, it can be difficult to prove infringement based on importation of plant parts, say Travis Bliss and Stephany Small at Panitch Schwarze.
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Calif. Smoke Claim Ruling Gives Insurers Support On Denials
Far from being an outlier among ash, soot and smoke coverage cases, a California appellate court's recent opinion in Gharibian v. Wawanesa General Insurance reinforces the principle that policyholders must establish entitlement to coverage as a threshold matter, while supporting denials of coverage for meritless claims, says Kyle Espinola at Zelle.