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January 10, 2025
Paramount Wants Out Of User's Video Privacy Suit
Paramount Global urged a New York federal court to dismiss a California man's putative class action accusing it of unlawfully sharing streaming platform users' personal information to third parties like Facebook and TikTok, saying the man lodged inadequate theories of disclosure and otherwise consented to the alleged disclosure.
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January 10, 2025
9th Circ. Affirms Hearing Aid Co.'s Win Over Investor Suit
The Ninth Circuit on Friday handed a win to Eargo Inc. and affirmed the dismissal of a securities class action against the hearing aid company, which alleged that the company and its top brass acted with intent to commit insurance billing fraud.
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January 10, 2025
Loggers, Landowners Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Antitrust Suit
A group of loggers and landowners have asked the Ninth Circuit to revive their case accusing Iron Triangle LLC of monopolizing logging and related services in part of the Pacific Northwest after a lower court's dismissal.
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January 10, 2025
Social Media Apps Fail To Trim Calif. Mental Health Mass Tort
Meta Platforms, YouTube, Snap and TikTok have lost a bid to cut failure-to-warn claims from consolidated litigation over their social media platforms' alleged harm to youth mental health, with a California state judge ruling that neither the Communications Decency Act nor the First Amendment bar liability based on an app's own features.
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January 10, 2025
Marlins, Collector Near Deal Over Ohtani's Historic Base
The Miami Marlins appear close to resolving a federal suit brought by a baseball collector who claimed that the team reneged on a deal to sell him a base used in the game that saw Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani eclipse 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season, according to a Friday court filing.
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January 10, 2025
Couple Says EBay, Top Brass Can't Duck Trial In Stalking Suit
A Massachusetts couple argued Friday that eBay Inc. and several of its top executives were at least aware of a harassment campaign perpetrated by employees of the online retailer and should not be let off the liability hook.
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January 10, 2025
Microscope Co. Didn't Infringe UMich Patent, Judge Finds
A California federal judge has held that German microscope company Leica Microsystems Inc. didn't infringe a patent issued to the University of Michigan that covers a new way of measuring fluorescence.
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January 10, 2025
Fired Athletics Exec Slaps USC With Intersectional Bias Suit
The University of Southern California fired a high-ranking Black woman from its athletics department after she complained that her boss made frequent racist and sexist remarks, according to a suit filed in state court that invokes California's new intersectionality bias law.
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January 10, 2025
Ex-Twitter Exec Can't Snag Docs In Bonus Suit
A former senior director of compensation for X Corp., previously known as Twitter, won't be able to recover communications from Twitter management or financial records in his suit alleging unpaid bonuses after Elon Musk took over the company, a California federal magistrate judge ruled.
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January 10, 2025
LA Fire Insured Damages Could Top $20B, JP Morgan Says
Insured losses from wildfires still blazing through Los Angeles could exceed $20 billion, J.P. Morgan analysts said in client notes, a steep increase from the more than $12 billion California insurers incurred from the next costliest spate of wildfires in 2018.
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January 10, 2025
As Lawyers Face Wildfire Losses In LA, Firms Step Up To Help
Amid the tragedy of losing their homes to the wildfires engulfing Los Angeles, attorneys have found hope in the support of their firms and colleagues.
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January 10, 2025
Stellantis Fights To Preserve Suit Over UAW's Strike Threat
Stellantis' North American arm has asked a California federal judge to preserve its lawsuit accusing the United Auto Workers of making an unlawful strike threat, saying even though the union agreed to hold off on striking, the threat could still be a prosecutable contract violation.
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January 10, 2025
Ye Inks $625K Deal To End Misclassification Suit
Ye and his clothing company, Yeezy Apparel LLC, will pay $625,000 to resolve a class action accusing them of incorrectly classifying design workers as independent contractors and thus causing them to lose out on overtime wages, an order in California state court said.
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January 10, 2025
EU Greenlights $35B Synopsys-Ansys Deal With Remedies
The European Commission said Friday it has conditionally approved Synopsys Inc.'s proposed $35 billion acquisition of Ansys Inc. after the companies agreed to certain divestitures, as the megadeal continues to make regulatory progress across jurisdictions.
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January 10, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Davis Polk, Wachtell
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Constellation acquires Calpine, Cintas seeks a deal with UniFirst Corp., Stryker Corp. acquires Inari Medical Inc., and Paychex Inc. buys Paycor.
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January 10, 2025
X Asks 9th Circ. To Back Dismissal Of $500M Severance Suit
Social platform X urged the Ninth Circuit to uphold the dismissal of a suit claiming it owes workers $500 million in severance after Elon Musk bought the business and conducted mass layoffs, arguing the lower court correctly found that the ex-employees couldn't sue under federal benefits law.
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January 10, 2025
Couple Sue Feds Over Family Reunification Delay
A California woman urged a federal judge to direct U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to act on a pending petition to bring her husband to the country from Afghanistan, saying it has failed to resolve the petition for more than 13 months.
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January 09, 2025
'Stunned': Judge Rips Atty For Violating Antitrust Trial Order
A California federal judge overseeing an antitrust jury trial over claims that Intuitive Surgical was a monopolist that abused its power by blocking hospitals from using a service to extend the life of a component related to its surgical-robot arms said Thursday she was "stunned" when plaintiff Surgical Instrument Service showed a video that violated a pretrial order.
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January 09, 2025
Autotrader Can't Ditch Suit Over Tracking Of Website Visitors
A California federal judge has refused to toss a proposed class action accusing Autotrader of unlawfully sharing website visitors' search queries with third parties, rejecting the contention that tracking software isn't covered by the state's wiretap law and finding that the plaintiff would likely be able to fix separate standing deficiencies.
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January 09, 2025
Wonderful Pistachios Defeats Worker's Shed-Trapping Appeal
A California appellate court on Thursday refused to resurrect a former Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds worker's claims that former colleagues of hers trapped her in a shed during work, finding that her objections to an arbitrator's determinations in Wonderful Pistachios' favor lack merit.
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January 09, 2025
IP Forecast: OpenAI, Microsoft Look To Toss NYT Case
OpenAI and its backers at Microsoft will try persuading a New York judge to dismiss one of the major copyright suits against them, with arguments that using news stories to train the startup's artificial intelligence model is a "transformative" use. Here's a spotlight on where that case stands — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.
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January 09, 2025
Zillow Brings 'Goldman' Debate Over Class Cert. To 9th Circ.
Zillow Group Inc. is asking the Ninth Circuit to issue its first ruling on the correct application of a U.S. Supreme Court's Goldman decision to investor class certification bids, saying a lower court was wrong to certify a class of shareholders who alleged that the company misled them about the robustness of its now defunct home-flipping business.
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January 09, 2025
Vape Laptop Hacking Suit Belongs In Court, Co. Says
A vape-maker has urged a California federal court to deny a bid by the founder of vape distributor Next Level to arbitrate the manufacturer's claims that he broke into a laptop to access its confidential information, saying he's not a signatory to an underlying arbitration agreement.
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January 09, 2025
Inventor Group Warns Of Issa's Return As House IP Panel Chair
Policy outfit US Inventor Inc. has spoken out against the return of Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., to head the U.S. House subcommittee overseeing intellectual property in the new Congress, warning on Thursday Issa's leadership role will have distressing affects on American startups and innovators while benefiting foreign competitors in other countries like China.
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January 09, 2025
Judge Rips Meta's 'Grossly Overbroad' AI Sealing Requests
A California federal judge appeared open Thursday to allowing authors to amend their copyright infringement proposed class action to include allegations Meta nefariously removed copyright disclaimers from tens of millions of books in creating its Llama artificial intelligence product, while criticizing Meta's "grossly overbroad" sealing requests as illegitimate attempts at avoiding bad publicity.
Expert Analysis
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Mich. Ruling Offers View On 'Occurrence' Coverage Definition
As demonstrated by a Michigan state court in its recent decision finding per-wound insurance coverage for a school shooting, the amount of coverage available under occurrence-based policies often depends on how courts interpret "occurrence," say attorneys at Hunton.
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Exploring Venue Strategy For Trump-Era Regulatory Litigation
Litigation will likely play a prominent role in shaping policy outcomes during the second Trump administration, and stakeholders have several tools at their disposal to steer regulatory litigation toward more favorable venues, say attorneys at Covington.
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What 2024's Noncompete Turmoil Means For Banks In 2025
A look back at the most significant legal challenges to the enforceability of various restrictive covenants like noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements in 2024 can help financial institutions address the use of these critical tools this year, say attorneys at Maynard Nexsen.
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How The UPC, ITC Complement Each Other In Patent Law
Attorneys at Ropes & Gray discuss the similarities and differences between the Unified Patent Court and the International Trade Commission, as well as recent matters litigated in both venues and why parties choose to file at these forums.
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Lessons Learned From 2024's Top FMLA Decisions
Last year's major litigation related to the Family and Medical Leave Act underscores why it is critical for employers to understand the basics of when leave and accommodations are required, say attorneys at Dechert.
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A Guide To Significant 2024 Data Broker Legal Developments
2024 saw notable developments in U.S. data broker regulation and enforcement, and this momentum will likely carry into 2025, despite hypothetical efforts to the contrary under the new administration, say attorneys at Frankfurt Kurnit.
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Playing Esports Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Competing in a global esports tournament at Wimbledon last year not only fulfilled my childhood dream, but also sharpened skills that are essential to my day job, including strategic thinking, confidence and networking, says AJ Schuyler at Jackson Lewis.
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How Changes In State Gift Card Laws May Affect Cos. In 2025
2024 state legislative movements around the escheatment of unused gift card balances and consumer fraud protections should prompt issuers to consider whether changes in company domicile or blanket cash-back policies are needed in the new year, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.
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Retailers Must Adapt As Courts Shift On False Price Claims
The increasing frequency with which courts are denying motions to dismiss false reference price claims signals that these lawsuits are not going away anytime soon, so retailers must be prepared for a more complex and prolonged defense process, say attorneys at Akerman.
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Health Tech Regulatory Trends To Watch In 2025
With an upcoming change in administration and the release of some long-awaited rules, the healthcare industry should prepare for shifting trends, including a growing focus on health data and interest in technology-enabled delivery of healthcare, say attorneys at Orrick.
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An Associate's Guide To Career Development In 2025
As the new year begins, associates at all levels should consider establishing career metrics, fostering key relationships and employing other specific strategies to help move through the complexities of the legal profession with confidence and emerge as trailblazers, say EJ Stern and Amanda George at Fractional Law Firm.
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The Justices' Securities Rulings, Dismissals That Defined '24
The U.S. Supreme Court's 2024 securities rulings led to increased success for defendants' price impact arguments, but the justices' decisions not to weigh in on important issues relating to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act's pleading requirements may be just as significant, say attorneys at Skadden.
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Fixing Up Cars Makes Me A Better Lawyer
From problem-solving to patience and adaptability to organization, the skills developed working under the hood of a car directly translate to being a more effective lawyer, says Christopher Mdeway at Kaufman Dolowich.
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2024 Has Been A Momentous Year For ESG
Significant developments in the environmental, social and governance landscape this year include new legislation, evolving global frameworks, continued litigation and enforcement actions, and a U.S. Supreme Court decision that has already affected how lower courts have viewed some ESG challenges, say attorneys at Katten.
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2024's Most Notable FTC Actions Against Dark Patterns And AI
In 2024 the Federal Trade Commission ramped up enforcement actions related to dark patterns, loudly signaling its concern that advertisers will use AI to manipulate consumer habits and its intention to curb businesses' use and marketing of AI to prevent alleged consumer deception, say attorneys at Goodwin.