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  • November 04, 2026

    'Clearly Sanctionable' Conduct Not Punished In Vape MDL

    Buyers of CCell-branded vape hardware escaped sanctions Friday after they repeatedly mischaracterized emails to suggest a distributor had an enforcement role in a price-fixing scheme, when the California federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation called the conduct "clearly sanctionable" but giving counsel "one last chance."

  • November 04, 2026

    AGs Say Taro's $200M MDL Deal Doesn't Bar Their Claims

    Dozens of state attorneys general urged a Connecticut federal judge Tuesday not to let Taro Pharmaceuticals block a swath of their price-fixing claims with a $200 million settlement it struck with plaintiffs in separate multidistrict litigation, arguing the claims and plaintiffs are too separate to bind each other.

  • November 04, 2026

    Anthropic And CEO Beat Lyric Infringement Claims, For Now

    A California federal judge on Wednesday tossed music publishers' claims against artificial intelligence behemoth Anthropic and its CEO Dario Amodei alleging they ripped off lyrics from over 20,000 songs, but said the publishers can amend their complaint and try again.

  • November 04, 2026

    Williams-Sonoma Drops Quince False Ad Suit

    Williams-Sonoma Inc. told a California federal judge it was dropping its lawsuit accusing online retailer Quince of trying to dupe consumers into believing its goods are the same as Williams-Sonoma's products at discounted prices.

  • November 04, 2026

    Apple Can't Escape $5.7B Patent Verdict, Taction Says

    Taction Technology Inc. said Tuesday that Apple shouldn't be able to dodge a jury's $5.7 billion award against it in a haptic vibration technology patent dispute, calling the tech giant's request to pay no damages "extraordinary."

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