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Latest News in California

  • April 17, 2026

    Nexstar-Tegna Deal Blocked Amid DirecTV, AGs' Challenge

    A California federal judge on Friday issued a preliminary injunction barring, for now, the $6.2 billion merger of broadcast giants Nexstar and Tegna, ruling that state attorneys general and DirecTV are likely to prevail in proving that the deal is anticompetitive and will harm consumers as well as distributors.

  • April 17, 2026

    'Rust' Negligence Suit Against Alec Baldwin Headed To Trial

    A California state judge Friday largely denied Alec Baldwin's request for summary judgment in a negligence case brought by the chief lighting technician on the film "Rust," teeing the case up for trial.

  • April 17, 2026

    Starbucks Wins 5th Circ. Bid To Scrap NLRB Subpoena Order

    The Fifth Circuit on Friday vacated a National Labor Relations Board order that dinged Starbucks for sending overbroad subpoenas to pro-union employees, saying in a published opinion that the board applied the wrong legal standard for determining whether the coffeehouse chain committed an unfair labor practice.

  • April 17, 2026

    ITC Clears Apple's Redesigned Apple Watch For Import

    The U.S. International Trade Commission on Friday signed off on an administrative law judge's finding that Apple has sufficiently redesigned its smartwatch so it doesn't infringe Masimo Corp.'s patents and is therefore not bound by a 2023 import ban.

  • April 17, 2026

    Real Estate Recap: Learning From Loan-Guarantor Litigation

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including a deep dive into how an uptick in lender-guarantor claims is shaping new loans.

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