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Latest News in California

  • May 01, 2026

    Real Estate Recap: Mapping The Affordability Crisis

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including a breakdown of federal and state efforts to expand affordable housing and how real estate attorneys are responding.

  • May 01, 2026

    Pharma Aims Torpedo At FCA After Bombshell 9th Circ. Ruling

    A burgeoning campaign against the False Claims Act's whistleblower mechanism is suddenly center stage at the Ninth Circuit, where pharmaceutical companies say a momentous new ruling "illustrates perfectly" the constitutional concerns of U.S. Supreme Court justices regarding FCA enforcement.

  • May 01, 2026

    Live Nation Beats Punitive Damages In Festival Shooting Suit

    Live Nation won't face punitive damages in a lawsuit over two concertgoers' shooting deaths at the 2023 Beyond Wonderland music festival, a Washington state judge has ruled, finding that the plaintiffs failed to show the entertainment giant's alleged conduct was malicious.

  • May 01, 2026

    9th Circ. Backs Tesla In Challenge To Race Bias Arbitration

    The Ninth Circuit rejected an appeal by a Black former Tesla employee who challenged the company's arbitration win over his claims of racial discrimination, agreeing with a California federal judge Friday that the plaintiff failed to meet the "high bar" to overturn the award.

  • May 01, 2026

    Callaway Takes A Swing At Rival's 'Tortured' False Ad Suit

    Callaway Golf Co. asked a California federal court to throw out claims it has run a disparaging smear campaign portraying TaylorMade Golf Co.'s products as poorly performing, calling the suit "a tortured effort to chill competition."

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