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Latest News in California
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March 19, 2026
States Sue To Block $6.2B Tegna-Nexstar Merger
A coalition of state enforcers on Thursday sued to block Nexstar Media Group Inc.'s planned $6.2 billion purchase of rival broadcast company Tegna Inc., alleging the move would create a "broadcast behemoth" with the ability to raise television prices for consumers and control content.
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March 18, 2026
Apple Took Masimo IP But No Remedy Warranted, Judge Says
A California federal judge determined Apple misappropriated two out of five of Masimo Corp.'s asserted trade secrets related to pulse oximetry technology for its smartwatches, but found Masimo's requests for an injunction and attorney fees unwarranted, according to a December bench trial ruling that was unsealed this week.
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March 18, 2026
Zuckerberg, Snap CEO Likely Must Testify In School MDL Trial
A California federal judge indicated Wednesday that Meta and Snap's CEOs will likely need to testify in an upcoming school district bellwether trial in the social media addiction multidistrict litigation, and declined Meta's bid to block arbitration demands, saying, "Meta's got plenty of money, go file a motion with the arbitration panel."
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March 18, 2026
'Chicken Soup' Publisher Says AI Cos. Stole Books' Soul
The publisher of the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" books has accused Google, OpenAI and other Big Tech companies in California federal court of mass copyright infringement, saying the companies downloaded pirated copies of its first-person narrative books so that their artificial intelligence systems could replicate an "authentic human voice."
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March 18, 2026
13 State AGs Urge EPA To Walk Back 'Compliance First' Memo
Attorneys general for New York, Massachusetts, Washington and 10 other states have called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to rescind a December memo unveiling a "compliance first" approach to enforcement, arguing the strategy sidelines staff expertise and creates "bureaucratic bottlenecks" that will ultimately enable polluters.
Areas of Coverage
- AGENCIES
- California Attorney General’s Office
- California Department of Business Oversight
- California Department of Insurance
- California Department of Transportation
- California Environmental Protection Agency
- California Public Utilities Commission
- Department of Consumer Affairs
- State Controller’s Office
- ENFORCEMENT
- Investigations and enforcement actions by state and federal prosecutors
- Food safety actions
- LITIGATION
- Antitrust litigation
- Class actions
- Environmental suits
- Labor and employment issues
- Intellectual property cases
- Product liability and consumer protection disputes
- Securities disputes
- Bankruptcy proceedings
- TRANSACTIONS
- Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures involving California companies
- Real estate deals
- PROFILES
- Nominations, appointments, and elections of judges and agency officials in California
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of California judges, litigators, and firms
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- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
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