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Latest News in California

  • July 13, 2026

    Ex-SVB Treasurer Says No Risky Actions Taken Before Failure

    Silicon Valley Bank's former treasurer defended the bank's former leadership Monday during a California federal bench trial over the FDIC's claim they mismanaged its assets before its 2023 collapse, saying he never observed anyone take actions he believed risked the soundness of the financial institution.

  • July 13, 2026

    9th Circ. Backs Block On FinCEN Border Cash Reporting Reqs

    The Ninth Circuit Monday affirmed a temporary block on a Trump administration rule that singles out cash-moving businesses along the southwest border for heightened anti-money laundering reporting, agreeing that a plaintiff money service business will likely suffer irreparable harm.

  • July 13, 2026

    7th Circ. Nixes Clearview AI Privacy Deal Over Class Rift

    The Seventh Circuit has vacated a novel biometric privacy settlement between Clearview AI and classes of individuals who claim the company misused their public photos, saying a nationwide class representative should have signaled their agreement before the district court approved a deal containing such comparatively "meager" benefits.

  • July 13, 2026

    Netflix Wins $3M Atty Fees Over 'Objectively Baseless' IP Suit

    A California federal judge granted Netflix Inc. $3 million in attorney fees on Monday, ruling that the plaintiff in a patent suit and his attorney knew that his claims of ownership were "objectively baseless" and worked to conceal a Finnish court's determination that he did not own the patent.

  • July 13, 2026

    Ye Wants New Trial Over 'Donda' Listening Party Infringement

    The artist formerly known as Kanye West is asking a California federal judge for a new trial over infringement of an unlicensed sample, saying the composers of the sampled song were on board until after Ye played it at a 2021 listening party.

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