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September 04, 2025
California Powerhouse: Keker Van Nest & Peters
California-based Keker Van Nest & Peters LLP's trial attorneys secured high-profile wins for a variety of big-name clients, including Netflix and Sutter Health, while also representing OpenAI in closely watched litigation over copyright fair use in generative artificial intelligence, earning the firm a spot among Law360's 2025 Regional Powerhouses.
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September 04, 2025
Feds Sue SoCal Edison Over Eaton, Fairview Wildfires
The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday sued Southern California Edison, seeking a combined $77 million in a pair of lawsuits alleging that its negligence in maintaining its infrastructure caused the catastrophic Eaton wildfire in January and devastating Fairview fire in 2022.
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September 04, 2025
Cathay Bank Denies Knowledge Of $20M NFT Scam Suit
California-based Cathay Bank asked a federal judge to throw out claims alleging it ignored red flags from scammers and enabled a $17 million romance scam, arguing the victim did not allege the bank even knew about the alleged fraud.
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September 04, 2025
NFL, Broncos Want Ex-Player's Reshuffled Weed Suit Tossed
A former NFL player's deletion of references to the league's collective bargaining agreement should not save his suit against the NFL over his punishment for violating its substance abuse policy, the league and his former team told a Colorado federal judge in a bid to drop the suit.
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September 04, 2025
Polsinelli Emerging Companies Ace Rejoins Pillsbury In SF
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is expanding its venture capital team, welcoming back an emerging companies specialist most recently with Polsinelli PC as a partner in its San Francisco office.
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September 03, 2025
Google To Give Users More Control Over Ad Bidding Info
Google will allow hundreds of millions of users to limit the information shared about them with companies that participate in Google's fast-paced digital ad auctions, part of a nonmonetary settlement resolving allegations information is shared without users' knowledge or consent, according to a filing in California federal court.
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September 03, 2025
9th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Satanists' Idaho Abortion Ban Suit
The Ninth Circuit refused to revive the Satanic Temple's lawsuit that challenged Idaho's laws criminalizing abortion, ruling in a published amended opinion Tuesday that the religious association of more than 1.5 million Satanists lacked standing to sue, both based on its members and as an organization.
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September 03, 2025
How Morgan & Morgan Got Ousted As Top Federal Tort Filer
Heavyweight injury firm Morgan & Morgan PA was ousted from the top spot for most federal court filings in the past three years thanks to more than 2,000 individual cases filed in Mississippi over drinking water there, according to a new analysis by Lex Machina, whose rich trend data also shows how other firms fared over the same period.
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September 03, 2025
TikTok, Chinese Co.'s $845M IP Fight Heads To October Trial
A California federal judge refused to fully grant TikTok Inc. summary judgment or a terminating-sanctions win in a Chinese company's $845 million lawsuit accusing the social media giant of stealing video-editing tool trade secrets and infringing its copyrights, finding that the dispute must go to an October jury trial.
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September 03, 2025
DOI Casino Approval Overturned For Ignoring Tribal Input
The U.S. Department of the Interior went beyond its authority and failed to properly consult with another local tribe when it approved the Koi Nation's plan to build a casino on newly acquired trust land, a California federal judge has ruled.
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September 03, 2025
Ex-Latham Atty Who Quit Over Trump Deal Joins Stoel Rives
Former BigLaw associate Sam Wong, who publicly quit Latham & Watkins LLP earlier this year in response to a deal it reached with the Trump administration to avoid executive orders targeting the firm, said he has joined Stoel Rives LLP, where he will be advising clients on energy projects, regulatory matters and more.
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September 03, 2025
Trump's Refugee Admission Pause Looks Legal To 9th Circ.
Two Ninth Circuit judges suggested on Wednesday that President Donald Trump had the authority to suspend U.S. refugee admissions in a January executive order, while also hinting that his administration went too far by pulling funding for resettlement support.
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September 03, 2025
Derivative Claim Miss Dooms Chancery Squeeze-Out Suit
A minority stockholder suit alleging a $15 million "sham foreclosure" of storage venture Clutter Holdings Inc. — allegedly once worth $1.2 billion — was tossed Wednesday in Delaware's Court of Chancery, in a ruling that found the claims unsupportable or derivative and ineligible for direct investor recoveries.
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September 03, 2025
C3.ai Execs Accused Of Hiding CEO's Health Impact On Co.
Executives and directors of artificial intelligence software developer C3.ai were hit with a shareholder's derivative suit alleging they inflated company share prices by not disclosing that its CEO's health issues were preventing C3 from closing deals.
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September 03, 2025
Silvergate's $37.5M Investor Settlement Gets Final OK
Investors of failed, cryptocurrency-focused Silvergate Bank secured a California federal judge's final approval Wednesday for their $37.5 million settlement of claims alleging the bank misrepresented its safeguards against onboarding customers like the collapsed, fraud-ridden crypto exchange FTX.
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September 03, 2025
Google Owes Over $425M For Collecting App Data, Jury Says
A California federal jury concluded Wednesday that Google unlawfully collected information from 98 million cellphone users who'd asked the tech giant not to track their app activity, awarding over $425 million in damages but finding punitive damages are not warranted in the class action.
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September 03, 2025
Consumers Defend Apple Antitrust Claims, Class Cert.
Consumers defended their antitrust claims over Apple's App Store policies, arguing that Apple restricts the distribution of apps on its devices to block competition, not as part of a legitimate design choice, while also trying to preserve a class expected to include 185 million members.
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September 03, 2025
9th Circ. Saves Tribes' Cultural Superfund Claims Against Teck
The Ninth Circuit on Wednesday revived the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation's natural resource damages claims against Teck Cominco Metals Ltd. for the company's alleged pollution of the Columbia River.
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September 03, 2025
SilverRock Gets More Time To Control Its Ch. 11 Case
Bankrupt California resort developer SilverRock Development received approval to extend the exclusive control window in its Chapter 11 case for four months, with a Delaware judge saying the debtor has made enough progress in the complex proceedings to warrant the extension.
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September 03, 2025
Wash. Court Pressed To Immediately End EV Funding Freeze
Clean energy advocates have urged a Washington federal judge to wipe out the Trump administration's decision to freeze funding for new electric-vehicle charging infrastructure, saying the government can't be allowed to drag its feet on a pledge to restore funding.
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September 03, 2025
Ex-Twitter Worker Fights X's Arbitration Push At 9th Circ.
X waived its arbitration rights in a $20 million severance suit and should not be able to challenge a district court's decision keeping the case in court, Twitter's former chief marketing officer told the Ninth Circuit.
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September 03, 2025
Pressure Washers Can Explode, Cause Injuries, Suit Claims
A consumer claims in a proposed California federal class action suit that TTI Outdoor Power Equipment Inc. pressure washers can explode and injure users, and that the company did nothing for years despite complaints.
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September 03, 2025
'Ketamine Queen' Pleads Guilty In Matthew Perry Case
The woman known as the "Ketamine Queen" of North Hollywood pled guilty Wednesday in a Los Angeles federal courtroom to providing the ketamine that led to the 2023 death of "Friends" star Matthew Perry and is now scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 10.
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September 03, 2025
California Powerhouse: Hueston Hennigan
Hueston Hennigan once again showed why it's the go-to firm for high-stakes litigation by securing a defense verdict this year for Disney in a copyright case over the blockbuster film "Moana" and a Ninth Circuit win upholding Monster Energy's $311 million false advertising trial judgment, placing it on Law360's 2025 California Powerhouses list.
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September 03, 2025
Covington IP Atty Joins WilmerHale In San Francisco
WilmerHale announced Wednesday that an experienced intellectual property attorney has joined the firm's San Francisco office after nearly 15 years at Covington & Burling LLP.
Expert Analysis
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Opinion
Third-Party Funding Transparency Is Key In Patent Suits
Third-party litigation funding is a growing industry that could benefit from enhanced disclosure standards to ensure transparency, as challenges in obtaining discovery of such funding can complicate patent litigation against nonpracticing entities, say attorneys at Skadden.
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A Closer Look At Amendments To Virginia Noncompete Ban
Recently passed amendments in Virignia will prohibit noncompetes for all employees who are eligible for overtime pay under federal law, and though the changes could simplify employers’ analyses as to restrictive covenant enforceability, it may require them to reassess and potentially adjust their use of noncompetes with some workers, say attorneys at McGuireWoods.
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3 Steps For In-House Counsel To Assess Litigation Claims
Before a potential economic downturn, in-house attorneys should investigate whether their company is sitting on hidden litigation claims that could unlock large recoveries to help the business withstand tough times, says Will Burgess at Hilgers Graben.
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Despite SEC Climate Pause, Cos. Must Still Heed State Regs
While businesses may have been given a reprieve from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's rules aimed at standardizing climate-related disclosures, they must still track evolving requirements in states including California, Illinois, New Jersey and New York that will soon require reporting of direct and indirect carbon emissions, say attorneys at Husch Blackwell.
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Series
Teaching College Students Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Serving as an adjunct college professor has taught me the importance of building rapport, communicating effectively, and persuading individuals to critically analyze the difference between what they think and what they know — principles that have helped to improve my practice of law, says Sheria Clarke at Nelson Mullins.
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Maximizing Employer Defenses After Calif. Meal Waiver Ruling
A California state appeals court's recent decision in Bradsbery v. Vicar Operating, finding that revocable meal period waivers prospectively signed by employees are enforceable, offers employers four steps to proactively reduce their exposure to meal period claims and bolster their defenses in a potential lawsuit, say attorneys at Fisher Phillips.
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Charging A Separate Tariff Fee May Backfire For Retailers
In the wake of the Trump administration's newly imposed tariffs, retailers facing significant supply chain cost increases may be considering adding a tariff fee to offset these costs, but doing so risks violating state drip pricing bans, say attorneys at Benesch.
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Series
Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Enviro To Mid-Law
Practitioners leaving a longtime government role for private practice — as when I departed the U.S. Department of Justice’s environmental enforcement division — should prioritize finding a firm that shares their principles, values their experience and will invest in their transition, says John Cruden at Beveridge & Diamond.
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Addressing D&O Allocation Questions Amid Shifting Economy
As increasing global insolvency this year may lead to an increase in directors and officers insurance claims, businesses should review their policies' allocation provisions to avoid negotiating how coverage will apply to covered and uncovered claims during a suit, say attorneys at Reed Smith.
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A Look At Probabilistic Tracing After High Court's Slack Ruling
Recent decisions following the U.S. Supreme Court's 2023 ruling in Slack v. Pirani have increased the difficulty of pleading Securities Act claims for securities issued in direct listings by rejecting the use of statistical probabilities to establish that share purchases were traceable to a challenged registration statement, says Jonathan Richman at Brown Rudnick.
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Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: April Lessons
In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses four federal appellate court decisions and identifies practice tips from cases involving pretrial detainee bail funds, employment law, product defect allegations and claims of not providing proper pain medication at a jail.
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Legal Ethics Considerations For Law Firm Pro Bono Deals
If a law firm enters into a pro bono deal with the Trump administration in exchange for avoiding or removing an executive order, it has an ethical obligation to create a written settlement agreement with specific terms, which would mitigate some potential conflict of interest problems, says Andrew Altschul at Buchanan Angeli.
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Avoiding Compliance Risks Under Calif. Recycling Label Law
CalRecycle's recently published final findings on California's S.B. 343 — determining which products and packaging materials are eligible to use the "chasing arrows" recyclability symbol — offer key guidance that businesses operating in the state must heed to avert the risk of penalties or litigation, says Christopher Smith at Greenspoon Marder.
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Series
Playing Football Made Me A Better Lawyer
While my football career ended over 15 years ago, the lessons the sport taught me about grit, accountability and resilience have stayed with me and will continue to help me succeed as an attorney, says Bert McBride at Trenam.
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10 Arbitrations And A 5th Circ. Ruling Flag Arb. Clause Risks
The ongoing arbitral saga of Sullivan v. Feldman, which has engendered proceedings before 10 different arbitrators in Texas and Louisiana along with last month's Fifth Circuit opinion, showcases both the risks and limitations of arbitration clauses in retainer agreements for resolving attorney-client disputes, says Christopher Blazejewski at Sherin and Lodgen.