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Latest News in California

  • March 06, 2026

    Calif. Judge Blasts Ex-Venture Capitalist In Axing SVB Suit

    Convicted venture capitalist and self-described "Silicon Valley's party animal" Michael Rothenberg's conduct in his lawsuit against the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., acting on behalf of the failed Silicon Valley Bank, "consisted almost entirely of ignoring or frustrating" his litigation obligations, a California federal judge ruled in throwing out the case.

  • March 06, 2026

    Real Estate Recap: Big Data, C-PACE, Mamdani's Planners

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including a look at the evolution of big data in real estate transactions, C-PACE financing growth according to Nuveen's head counsel, and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's recent picks to lead the city's planning department.

  • March 06, 2026

    Investor's Memoir 'Lifted' Account Of Sex Assault, Suit Says

    The bestselling memoir "The Tell," written by investor Amy Griffin and featured by Oprah's book club, contains a fabricated account of a middle school sexual assault that was "lifted" from the life of a teenage acquaintance, according to a privacy suit filed in California state court.

  • March 06, 2026

    Disney To Pay $50M To End YouTube, DirecTV Stream Claims

    The Walt Disney Co. will pay $50 million in its settlement with YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream users in antitrust litigation alleging Disney drove up the cost of streaming live pay television by forcing its pricey ESPN sports channel on streaming platforms, the plaintiffs have told a California federal judge.

  • March 06, 2026

    Former Calif. Securities Atty Gets Year For Tax Evasion

    A Southern California securities attorney Friday was sentenced to a year and a day in prison for evading paying his personal taxes and was ordered to pay over $350,000 in restitution to the IRS.

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