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August 27, 2025
CoStar Says Copyright Claims Against CREXi Can't Wait
CoStar Group Inc. told a California federal court that Commercial Real Estate Exchange Inc. is continuing to use its copyrighted images and urged the court not to put its infringement claims on hold for the rival listing platform's "makeweight" antitrust counterclaims.
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August 27, 2025
Feds, Blue States Clash Over Future Of EV Funding Fight
The Trump administration says its recent decision to release funding for new electric-vehicle charging infrastructure moots Democratic-led states' litigation challenging the prior revocation of the funding, but the states said they're still being harmed and their lawsuit should proceed.
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August 27, 2025
Grubhub Agrees To Pay $7M To End Restaurants' TM Suit
Several restaurants told an Illinois federal judge they have reached an agreement with Grubhub under which the food delivery service will pay $7.1 million to resolve claims it used their trademarks without permission.
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August 27, 2025
Bone Broth Co. Inflated Protein Amounts, Suit Claims
Two consumers on Tuesday hit a bone-broth maker with a proposed class action suit in California federal court alleging that the company took advantage of recent trends for high-protein foods by mislabeling the nutrient content of its products.
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August 27, 2025
Plantronics Investors Get Final OK For $29.5M Settlement
Investors in electronics company Plantronics have gotten final approval for their $29.5 million deal ending class action claims the company engaged in a "channel-stuffing" scheme to bolster its revenues, hurting investors when trading prices fell after it acknowledged fallout from the scheme.
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August 27, 2025
Atty Ordered To Pay $652K In Sanctions For TM Trial Conduct
A California federal judge has ordered an attorney to pay $652,000 of a $1.8 million sanction against a microphone manufacturer he represented that lost a trade dress infringement trial, saying the lawyer had repeatedly misrepresented the terms of a stipulation in a prior case to pursue his legal theory.
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August 26, 2025
OpenAI, ChatGPT Blamed In Suit Over Calif. Teen's Suicide
The parents of a California teenager who died by suicide earlier this year filed a wrongful death suit in Golden State court Tuesday, claiming that OpenAI's artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT encouraged self-harm and suicidal ideation and then helped the 16-year-old plan his death.
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August 26, 2025
9th Circ. Won't Revive Website Wiretap Suit Against Microsoft
The Ninth Circuit Tuesday affirmed the dismissal of a proposed class action accusing Microsoft Corp. of providing a pet supply website with "session replay" technology that illegally captured visitors' browsing activities, finding that the plaintiff had failed to show how this alleged conduct caused concrete harm.
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August 26, 2025
Google Exec. Disputes '30 Stories' Of Data Claim At Trial
A Google executive testifying Tuesday in a multibillion-dollar privacy case alleging the company illegally collected app data from 98 million consumers took issue with claims that the data at issue for just the lead plaintiffs would reach 30 stories high if printed out, while acknowledging that Google collects "considerable" data.
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August 26, 2025
Proposed NIH Class Can Join UC Grant Cuts Suit, Judge Says
A California federal judge ruled Tuesday that a proposed class action seeking to reinstate grants awarded to University of California researchers that were nixed pursuant to President Donald Trump's executive orders can amend the complaint to add researchers whose National Institutes of Health grants have been recently suspended.
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August 26, 2025
Uber Eats To Pay Couriers $15M To End Seattle's Wage Claims
Uber Eats has inked a $15 million settlement to end allegations that it flouted the city of Seattle's worker protection laws by failing to pay drivers what they were promised, including bonus earnings and minimum payments for canceled fares.Â
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August 26, 2025
Teradata Asks High Court To Stay Out Of SAP Tying Fight
The U.S. Supreme Court should let sitting dogs lie when it comes to a Ninth Circuit decision reviving tying claims brought by data analytics giant Teradata against a German rival and software maker and just let the matter head to trial, according to the U.S.-based Teradata.
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August 26, 2025
Split 9th Circ. Upholds Oregon Pharmaceutical Reporting Law
A split Ninth Circuit panel on Tuesday vacated a lower court's order blocking an Oregon law requiring drug manufacturers to report information related to certain prescription drugs to the state, ruling that the law is indeed constitutional under both the First and Fifth amendments.
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August 26, 2025
Otter.ai Violates BIPA Through Voiceprint Collection, Suit Says
Artificial intelligence-powered transcription software company Otter.ai has been collecting users' voiceprints without consent and without a published policy laying out when it retains and destroys the data, a new proposed class action filed Tuesday in California federal court alleges.
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August 26, 2025
Ex-Genentech Worker Urges 9th Circ. To Revive ERISA Suit
Counsel for a former Genentech employee urged the Ninth Circuit at a hearing Tuesday to revive his client's proposed class action alleging the biotechnology company kept unwise investment options in its 401(k) plan for years, saying the case is "vastly different" from one the lower court cited when tossing the suit.
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August 26, 2025
Meta Fired Worker For Being Older White Male, Bias Suit Says
A former Meta Platforms Inc. employee filed an age bias suit in California state court Tuesday, alleging the company prioritized non-white, non-male workers and applicants for job opportunities, bonuses and promotions, before it eventually executed a "reduction in force" that disparately affected older workers who ended up being terminated.
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August 26, 2025
Google Backers Cite Security, Competition To 9th Circ.
Trade groups, cybersecurity experts, think tanks and others backed Google with proposed Ninth Circuit amicus briefs arguing that an order affirmed by an appeals panel opening up the Play Store will upend competition and endanger security.
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August 26, 2025
Firm Says It Shouldn't Owe SEC For Ex-Owner's Alleged Fraud
A now-shuttered investment advisory firm has opposed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's attempt to hold it jointly liable for a $5 million judgment alongside its former owner who was accused of scamming elderly clients, arguing it did not profit from the alleged exploitation.
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August 26, 2025
Calif. High Court Says Gang Law Applies To Past Convictions
A divided California Supreme Court has ruled that a state law redefining criminal enhancements for people accused of gang activity must be applied retroactively to prior convictions to determine whether they still count under the state's three-strikes law.
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August 26, 2025
Delta To Pay LA Residents $79M For Dumping Fuel On Them
Delta Air Lines Inc. and a certified class of Angelenos urged a California federal judge to vacate his summary judgment ruling and preliminarily approve their $78.75 million deal under which class counsel would receive up to $26 million to end consolidated litigation over a 2020 jet fuel dumping incident.
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August 26, 2025
Airbnb Argues Secret Filming Not Legally Sexual Harassment
Airbnb says the federal law prohibiting forced arbitration in sexual misconduct claims doesn't apply to a lawsuit filed by six women who claim that they were secretly filmed nude during their stay at a California rental, arguing to a Los Angeles County court that clandestine recordings do not count as sexual assault or harassment.
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August 26, 2025
USDOT Threatens States With Funding Cuts Over Truck Safety
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Tuesday threatened to withhold funds from California, Washington and New Mexico over their apparent failures to enforce federal mandates that all commercial truck drivers be proficient in the English language.
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August 26, 2025
AI Copyright Licensing Is Helping To Fuel Tech's Evolution
While courts wrestle with fair use questions around artificial intelligence training, legal experts say the growing number of licensing deals between tech companies and copyright owners is setting market norms for accessing the troves of content needed across rapidly evolving AI applications.
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August 26, 2025
Blacklist Suit Blocked By Illegal Biz Ties, Justices Told
LegitScript has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene against the Ninth Circuit's decision to make it face PharmacyChecker.com's antitrust blacklisting claims, arguing the lower court rulings wrongly allow PharmacyChecker to sue to protect a business focused on facilitating the illegal importation of drugs.
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August 26, 2025
Anthropic, Authors Reach Deal In AI Copyright Cases
Artificial intelligence developer Anthropic said Tuesday it has inked a deal to end copyright litigation from authors who allege that their works were illegally obtained to train the company's large language model, Claude.
Expert Analysis
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10 Arbitrations And A 5th Circ. Ruling Flag Arb. Clause Risks
The ongoing arbitral saga of Sullivan v. Feldman, which has engendered proceedings before 10 different arbitrators in Texas and Louisiana along with last month's Fifth Circuit opinion, showcases both the risks and limitations of arbitration clauses in retainer agreements for resolving attorney-client disputes, says Christopher Blazejewski at Sherin and Lodgen.
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How Trump Energy Order May Challenge State Climate Efforts
Even if the Trump administration's recent executive order targeting state and local environmental, climate and clean energy laws, regulations and programs doesn't result in successful legal challenges to state authority, the order could discourage state legislatures from taking further climate action, say attorneys at Foley Hoag.
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Notable Q1 Updates In Insurance Class Actions
The first quarter of 2025 was filled with the refinement of old theories in the property and casualty space, including in vehicle valuation, time to seek appraisal and materials depreciation, says Mathew Drocton at BakerHostetler.
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Power To The Paralegals: The Value Of Unified State Licensing
Texas' proposal to become the latest state to license paraprofessional providers of limited legal services could help firms expand their reach and improve access to justice, but consumers, attorneys and allied legal professionals would benefit even more if similar programs across the country become more uniform, says Michael Houlberg at the University of Denver.
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AI Use In Class Actions Comes With Risks And Rewards
The use of artificial intelligence in class actions holds promise for helping to analyze complex evidence, but attorneys and experts must understand how to use it correctly, and how to explain it clearly, say Simone Jones and Eric Mattson at Sidley and Anna Shakotko at Cornerstone Research.
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10 Soft Skills Every GC Should Master
As businesses face shifting regulatory and technological uncertainty, general counsel will need to strengthen certain soft skills to succeed, from admitting when they make a mistake to maintaining a healthy dose of dispassion, says Douglas Brown at Manatt.
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6 Criteria Can Help Assess Executive Branch Actions
With new executive policy changes announced seemingly every day, several questions can help courts, policymakers and businesses determine whether such actions are proper, effective and in keeping with our democratic norms, say Marc Levin and Khalil Cumberbatch at the Council on Criminal Justice.
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Learning From COVID-19 Enforcement Against Nursing Homes
Five years after the COVID-19 outbreak caused a high number of deaths in nursing homes, an examination of enforcement actions against nursing homes in New York and elsewhere in the country highlights obstacles that may arise when bringing cases of this type, and ways to overcome them, says Kenneth Levine at Stone & Magnanini.
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5 Key Issues For Multinational Cos. Mulling Return To Office
As companies increasingly revisit return-to-office mandates, multinational employers may face challenges in enforcing uniform RTO practices globally, but several key considerations and practical solutions can help avoid roadblocks, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.
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An Unrestrained, Bright-Eyed View Of Legal AI's Future
Todd Itami at Covington offers a bright-eyed, laughing-all-the-way, skydive look at what the legal industry could look like after an artificial intelligence revolution, which he believes may happen much sooner and more dramatically than we expect.
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Tracking The Evolution In Litigation Finance
Despite continued innovation, litigation finance remains an immature market with borrowers recieving significantly different terms as lenders learn to value cases, which firms need a strong handle on to ensure lending terms do not overwhelm collateral value, says Robert Wilkins at Lightfoot Franklin.
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How Courts Weigh Section 1782 Discovery For UPC Cases
A look at cases from six different federal district courts reveals a number of discretionary factors that influence how courts consider Section 1782 discovery applications in connection with Unified Patent Court proceedings, say attorneys at Finnegan.
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How Calif., NY Could Fill Consumer Finance Regulatory Void
California and New York have historically taken the lead in consumer financial protection, and both show signs of becoming even more active in this area during the second Trump administration amid an enforcement pullback at the federal level, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Volunteer Firefighting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
While practicing corporate law and firefighting may appear incongruous, the latter benefits my legal career by reminding me of the importance of humility, perspective and education, says Nicholas Passaro at Ford.
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Influencer Campaign Lawsuits Signal New Endorsement Risks
Recent class actions allege that companies' influencer campaigns violate the Federal Trade Commission's Endorsement Guides and various state laws, but it's not clear whether the failure to comply can sustain these lawsuits, or whether the plaintiffs' creative theory of damages will hold up to scrutiny, says Gonzalo Mon at Kelley Drye.