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Latest News in California

  • August 11, 2026

    Meta Must Produce Collaborator Metadata In Addiction Suits

    A California federal magistrate judge Monday ordered Meta Platforms Inc. to produce the "collaborator" and "viewer" metadata for dozens of trial exhibits ahead of a potential trillion dollar bellwether trial in social media addiction multidistrict litigation.

  • August 11, 2026

    Stakes Are High In Meta Bellwether Social Media Trial

    A potential trillion-dollar bellwether trial slated to begin Wednesday over states' claims that Meta's social media platforms harm the mental health of children and are intentionally designed to be addictive puts a lot on the line, with one legal expert calling the fight "existential" to the social media industry.

  • August 11, 2026

    Microsoft Heads Accused Of Lying To Investors On AI Strategy

    Microsoft leadership routinely touted the success of the company's artificial intelligence products and its multibillion-dollar partnership with OpenAI even as the tech giant violated copyright laws to train its large language models and fell behind other AI developers, according to a shareholder stock-drop suit filed Monday in Washington federal court.

  • August 11, 2026

    NCAA, Big Ten Can Move OSU Alum's NIL Pay Suit To Ohio

    A California federal judge has granted a request by the NCAA and Big Ten to transfer to Ohio a college football star's suit alleging he was denied compensation for his name, image and likeness, finding his claims largely stem from NCAA rules during his college career at Ohio State University.

  • August 11, 2026

    Calif. Agency Reveals 1st Privacy Action Against Data Broker

    The California Privacy Protection Agency continued to expand its scrutiny of the data broker industry Tuesday, announcing a settlement with an Iowa data broker that allegedly both failed to register and violated the state's data privacy law by requiring consumers to provide unnecessary information to exercise their opt-out rights.

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