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Latest News in California

  • September 11, 2026

    Sam Smith Struggles To End 'Dancing With A Stranger' IP Suit

    A California federal judge said Friday he's unlikely to dismiss a copyright infringement suit accusing pop singers Sam Smith and Normani of copying another song in their 2019 hit "Dancing With a Stranger," saying he's not convinced that case law supports dismissing the suit after the Ninth Circuit revived it.

  • September 11, 2026

    CashCall Loses 'Ill-Conceived' Bid To Undo $157M CFPB Win

    A California federal judge on Friday rejected lender CashCall Inc.'s latest bid to escape the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's $157 million enforcement judgment in decade-old litigation over a tribal lending program, finding that CashCall's request is an "ill-conceived tactic" designed to delay enforcement.

  • September 11, 2026

    Real Estate Recap: Due Process And Data Centers

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including the latest lawsuits from developers around the country arguing for their constitutional rights to build data centers.

  • September 11, 2026

    NRA Hit With Suit Alleging 'Sex-Based' Membership Pricing

    The National Rifle Association uses a "sex-based" membership pricing that has men and nonbinary people paying up to $500 more than women for the same types of memberships, two consumers allege in a new proposed class action in California federal court.

  • September 11, 2026

    9th Circ. Upholds Workers' $7.8M BART Vax Exemption Verdict

    The Ninth Circuit on Friday declined to disturb a $7.8 million verdict for six former San Francisco public rail employees who were let go after refusing the COVID-19 vaccine on faith-based grounds, finding that the transit system did not show that it couldn't have safely accommodated the workers.

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