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Latest News in California

  • September 18, 2026

    Feds Must Face Suit Over Boy's Golden Gate Park Fall

    The family of a boy who fell into a maintenance hole after stepping onto an unsecured steel plate at a San Francisco-area national park can proceed with their core claim that the government committed willful misconduct, with a federal court ruling Friday a jury could find park services knew about the danger for years.

  • September 18, 2026

    California Says AT&T Can Ditch Copper If Service Continues

    The California Public Utilities Commission says that AT&T can ditch copper lines in the Golden State as long as the service it replaces traditional telephone service with meets all the telecom's carrier of last resort obligations.

  • September 18, 2026

    Nature's Way 'Zero Sugar' Gummies Contain Sugar, Suit Says

    Supplement maker Nature's Way Products falsely labeled certain women's multivitamins as "Sugar Free" and "Zero Sugar," but in reality the product contained several grams of a carbohydrate which is identified as sugar under federal and California labeling laws, according to a proposed class action.

  • September 18, 2026

    AI Brain Rot Fight Tests Copyright, TM Reach Of Viral Memes

    A bat-wielding wooden drum named Tung Tung Sahur is raising questions Mickey Mouse, Godzilla and James Bond never posed: Can a "brain rot" character created using artificial intelligence be protected by copyright, and can it later function as a trademark if it went viral before anyone used it as a brand?

  • September 18, 2026

    Lenovo Drops Laptop IP Suit Against Asus After ITC Loss

    Lenovo has voluntarily dismissed its patent infringement suit against Asus, more than a year after the U.S. International Trade Commission held that ASUS' Zenbook laptop imports don't infringe many of the same patents.

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