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Latest News in California

  • October 08, 2026

    Man Appeals $10M Tax Bill Over Unreported Company Income

    A man is appealing a U.S. Tax Court order that found he owes around $10.4 million in taxes and penalties for failing to report company funds he used for personal expenses such as luxury cars, according to a notice filed Thursday.

  • October 08, 2026

    2nd Circ. Says Filed Rate Doctrine Bars Utility Bond Claims

    The Second Circuit has declined to revive a suit alleging Bloomberg LP reclassified certain utility company bonds to hike interest rates paid by electricity customers, finding that customers cannot challenge such rates because the utilities filed the interest rates with state regulators before issuing the bonds.

  • October 08, 2026

    No Sign Of A Final Whistle For NCAA Eligibility Suits

    New NCAA rules and a looming U.S. Senate bill could lead to a decrease in court fights over athletes' eligibility, but the huge dollars at stake and athletes' desire to extend their careers means that litigation is not going to disappear anytime soon.

  • October 08, 2026

    Viatris To Buy Pacira BioSciences For $1.65B

    Viatris has agreed to acquire non-opioid pain treatment maker Pacira BioSciences for $1.65 billion, with Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP advising Viatris and Ashurst Perkins Coie representing Pacira, the companies said Thursday.

  • October 08, 2026

    Procopio Hires Ex-Perkins Coie IP Attorney As Partner In Calif.

    Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch LLP announced on Thursday it has hired a former Perkins Coie intellectual property veteran to join the firm's Del Mar Heights, California, office as a partner.

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