California

  • April 02, 2025

    'You Sound Like Tobacco Cos.,' 9th Circ. Judge Tells Tech Atty

    A Ninth Circuit judge expressed doubts Wednesday about a tech trade group's effort to preliminarily block California from enforcing a new law barring platforms from using algorithms to deliver addictive feeds to children, telling the group's counsel that social media might be worse than a carcinogen and "you sound like the tobacco companies."

  • April 02, 2025

    Experian Says CFPB Suit Is Too Late, Too Flawed To Proceed

    Experian asked a California federal court Tuesday to throw out a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau lawsuit accusing it of mishandling consumer credit reporting disputes, arguing the case is an overblown, untimely "attempt to legislate through enforcement."

  • April 02, 2025

    Groups Say Interior Is Ignoring Aging Calif. Oil Platforms

    The federal government has failed to require Sable Offshore Corp. to update safety and pollution control plans at oil and gas drilling facilities off the California coast that fed an onshore pipeline that spilled in 2015, a new lawsuit says.

  • April 02, 2025

    9th Circ. Gives Ex-CoreLogic Worker 2nd Shot At 401(k) Suit

    The Ninth Circuit revived a suit Wednesday from a former CoreLogic worker who claimed the company stacked its retirement plan with costly and underperforming investment funds, ruling a district judge erred by tossing the case rather than giving the ex-worker a chance to revise his complaint.

  • April 02, 2025

    Judge Won't Let Feds Cut Legal Funding For Migrant Kids Yet

    A California federal judge said the federal government can't cut funding for groups that provide legal representation to unaccompanied immigrant children, finding that the public interest strongly weighs in favor of maintaining the status quo. 

  • April 02, 2025

    CVS Asserts DOJ's Opioid Prescription Suit Lacks Facts

    CVS Pharmacy Inc. has told a Rhode Island federal judge that most of the U.S. Department of Justice's claims that it knowingly filed invalid prescriptions for opioids should be tossed, saying the agency failed to adequately allege the company willfully put profits over safety.

  • April 02, 2025

    Calif. Tribe Sues After DOI Rescinds $700M Casino Eligibility

    The U.S. Department of the Interior's sudden decision to rescind gambling eligibility for a $700 million tribal casino-resort project violates the California tribe's due process rights and is an overreach of the agency's authority, the tribe told a D.C. federal judge in a new lawsuit.

  • April 02, 2025

    Microsoft Ad Platform Allows Illegal Surveillance, Suit Says

    Microsoft has been targeted in a proposed class action that alleges it uses software and an advertising and analytics platform to illegally track sensitive private information and the browsing histories of hundreds of millions of people in violation of federal and California privacy laws.

  • April 02, 2025

    Amazon Delivery Partner Faces Wage, Breaks Suit In Calif.

    An Amazon delivery service partner offering delivery and assembly of large items didn't pay employees for all hours worked, violated rest breaks law and paid just $5 per pay period to cover their cellphone expenses, according to a proposed class action in California state court.

  • April 02, 2025

    9th Circ. Doubts Bang Energy Founder's $272M Verdict Appeal

    A Ninth Circuit panel expressed skepticism Wednesday about an attempt to undo Monster Beverage Corp.'s $272 million false advertising trial win against the founder of Vital Pharmaceuticals Inc., the now-defunct company behind Bang Energy drinks.

  • April 02, 2025

    Cal State Again Escapes Professor's Reimbursement Suit

    California State University does not have to foot the bill for the computer a biology professor purchased at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a state panel said, finding the state's Legislature intended for public entity employers to be exempt from laws mandating workers be reimbursed for business expenses.

  • April 02, 2025

    Ex-Kirkland Atty To Drop Bias Suit, Appeal Atty Firing Ruling

    A former Kirkland & Ellis LLP intellectual property associate is expected to drop her claims against the law firm and related defendants, while also appealing a ruling that precluded her from firing her attorney in the case, the parties told a California federal court Tuesday.

  • April 02, 2025

    Former Calif. Legislator, Prosecutor Named US Atty In LA

    Former California State Assemblyman Bilal A. "Bill" Essayli was sworn in Wednesday as the U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, after he was appointed by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.

  • April 02, 2025

    Cedars-Sinai To Pay $3M To End Retirement Plan Suit

    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Inc. has agreed to pay $3 million to resolve a suit from current and former workers claiming the healthcare system loaded down its $2 billion retirement plan with high fees and poor-performing investment funds, according to a California federal court filing.

  • April 01, 2025

    Trump Admin Layoffs 'Probably Broke Laws,' Judge Says

    A Maryland federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration "probably broke the laws that regulate en masse terminations of government employees," ordering the federal government to reinstate thousands of probationary employees who were abruptly fired from their jobs in 19 states and the District of Columbia.

  • April 01, 2025

    Streaming Service Can't Drop Privacy Suit Over Data Sharing

    A California federal judge refused to cut federal and state video privacy claims from a putative class action accusing movie streaming provider Mubi of secretly tracking and sharing subscribers' video-viewing histories with third parties such as Meta, rejecting arguments that the plaintiffs lacked standing and adequate support for their allegations.

  • April 01, 2025

    Bigelow Waved The Flag While Selling Foreign Tea, Jury Told

    R.C. Bigelow Inc. falsely advertised its foreign-grown teas as "manufactured in the USA" in a deceitful effort to play on customers' patriotic sentiments, counsel for a certified class of Golden State tea buyers told jurors as a damages trial opened in California federal court Tuesday.

  • April 01, 2025

    UC Regents Face Trimmed Suit Over Antisemitism At Berkeley

    A California federal judge on Monday trimmed two Jewish advocacy organizations' lawsuit accusing UC Berkeley and its law school of tolerating antisemitism, allowing the suit to go forward on their claims the university was "deliberately indifferent" towards Jews on campus.

  • April 01, 2025

    FDA Beats Challenge To Approval Of Elanco's Cattle Gas Drug

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has defeated an administrative challenge to its approval of Elanco Health's drug meant to reduce ammonia gas emissions from beef cattle and their waste, with a California federal judge ruling Tuesday that the agency reasonably evaluated its safety based on a wide array of studies.

  • April 01, 2025

    Samsung Fails To Invalidate Headwater's Wireless Patent

    Samsung failed Tuesday to persuade a federal magistrate judge in the Eastern District of Texas to invalidate a patent issued to Airgo Networks co-founder Greg Raleigh, who alleges Samsung Electronics America Inc.'s products infringe wireless communications patents developed by one of his later research outfits.

  • April 01, 2025

    Judge Agrees To End HPE's Patent Case After Deal Talks

    A California federal judge has put an end to Hewlett Packard Enterprise's patent infringement lawsuit against a group of companies, after the parties said they have reached a deal in principle to bring the case to a close.

  • April 01, 2025

    Trump Admin Pushes Back At Sanctuary City Funding Suit

    The Trump administration urged a California federal judge to deny cities and counties' attempt to block it from withholding funding to "sanctuary jurisdictions," saying their challenge is unripe for review because the federal government hasn't taken any actions against them.

  • April 01, 2025

    Nordstrom Suit Over $6.7M Shirt Deal Restitched At 9th Circ.

    A Ninth Circuit panel on Tuesday restored a garment maker's lawsuit accusing retailer Nordstrom of using baseless human rights concerns as a pretense to yank a $6.7 million menswear order, saying a U.S. Customs press release about a forced labor investigation wasn't enough to warrant the alleged cancellation.

  • April 01, 2025

    Nelson Mullins-, Latham-Guided SmartStop Prices $810M IPO

    SmartStop Self Storage REIT Inc., a real estate investment trust managing U.S. and Canadian properties, on Tuesday priced an $810 million initial public offering within its marketed range, represented by Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP and underwriters' counsel Latham & Watkins LLP. 

  • April 01, 2025

    Meta Can't Narrow Health Privacy Suit Scope, Consumers Say

    Two consumers who claim that Meta secretly collected their health information data through an "invisible tracker" on third-party websites told a California federal judge Tuesday that the social media giant is improperly trying to narrow their proposed class action to cover just one third-party health website.

Expert Analysis

  • A Defendant's Guide To 4 Common CFPB Discovery Tactics

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    With the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's recent flurry of new lawsuits showing no signs of stopping, defendants should know the bureau's most relied-upon discovery strategies — and be prepared to resist them, say attorneys at Goodwin.

  • Insurance Considerations For LA Wildfire Recovery

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    Businesses and homeowners affected by the destructive Southern California wildfires must act swiftly and strategically to navigate the complexities of the insurance recovery process, including by identifying all applicable policies, documenting damage thoroughly and keeping abreast of relevant state law, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • 10 Key Worker-Friendly California Employment Law Updates

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    New employment laws in California expand employee rights, transparency and enforcement mechanisms, and failing to educate department managers on these changes could put employers at risk, says Melanie Ronen at Stradley Ronon.

  • Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: Nov. And Dec. Lessons

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    In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses five federal court decisions and identifies practice tips from cases involving takings clause violations, breach of contract with banks, life insurance policies, employment and automobile defects.

  • Mentorship Resolutions For The New Year

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    Attorneys tend to focus on personal achievements or career milestones when they set yearly goals, but one important area often gets overlooked in this process — mentoring relationships, which are some of the most effective tools for professional growth, say Kelly Galligan at Rutan & Tucker and Andra Greene at Phillips ADR.

  • Trump's Energy Plans For Generation, Transmission And More

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    The executive orders and presidential memoranda issued by President Donald Trump on the day of his inauguration, unwinding the Biden administration's energy policies and encouraging development of fossil fuels, may have significant impacts on the generation mix, electric transmission construction and the state regulatory environment, say attorneys at Polsinelli.

  • LA Wildfires' Effect On Calif. Insurer Of Last Resort

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    Attorneys at Willkie discuss the background of California's insurer of last resort — known as the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements Plan — and examine the process of assessing member insurers and relevant recent property insurance market developments in light of the destruction from the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires.

  • How PAGA Reform Can Inform Employer Strategies In 2025

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    While recent changes to California's Private Attorneys General Act will not significantly reduce PAGA claims, employers can use the new law to potentially limit their future exposure, by taking advantage of penalty reduction opportunities and more, say attorneys at Thompson Coburn.

  • Key Trends In PFAS Regulation And Litigation For 2025

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    The critical policy milestones for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances expected in 2025 will not only shape the trajectory of PFAS regulation, but also set key precedents for environmental accountability, potentially reshaping the corporate approach to these "forever chemicals" for decades to come, say attorneys at MG+M.

  • California's New Homeowner Law Could Hamper Foreclosures

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    While A.B. 2424, which took effect this month in California, gives homeowners in default additional protections, it also provides loopholes that can be used to delay foreclosure auctions, and the cost of these delays will likely be passed on to the borrower, says Stephen Britt at Severson & Werson.

  • Series

    Coaching Little League Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While coaching poorly played Little League Baseball early in the morning doesn't sound like a good time, I love it — and the experience has taught me valuable lessons about imperfection, compassion and acceptance that have helped me grow as a person and as a lawyer, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.

  • UK Lawyers Can Access Broad US Discovery To Win Cases

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    Given its breadth, U.S. discovery can be a powerful tool in litigation in the U.K. and other jurisdictions outside the U.S., and a survey of recent cases indicates that discovery requests made in the U.S. are likely to be granted — with many applications even proceeding without contest, say lawyers at Miller & Chevalier.

  • Courts Must Stick To The Science On Digital Addiction Claims

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    A number of pending personal injury and product liability lawsuits allege that plaintiffs have developed behavioral addictions to the use of social media and video games — but this is not yet recognized by relevant authorities as an addiction, so courts must carefully scrutinize such claims, say attorneys at DLA Piper.

  • 5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2025

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    Lawyers and their clients must be prepared to navigate an evolving litigation funding market in 2025, made more complicated by a new administration and the increasing overall cost of litigation, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.

  • 4 Property Insurance Action Steps For LA Policyholders

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    Property insurance will play a vital role in rebuilding the areas affected by the Los Angeles wildfires, and policyholders should be aware of key aspects of that coverage in order to maximize their insurance recovery, say attorneys at Cohen Ziffer.

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