California

  • June 09, 2026

    Calif. Courts Shoot Down Santee Housing Project

    Two California courts last week largely sided with environmentalist groups that challenged the city of Santee's approval of a local 3,008-unit housing project, ruling that the proposed project's approval violated state laws.

  • June 09, 2026

    4th Circ. Revives Ex-Gilead Worker's Defamation Suit

    The Fourth Circuit revived Tuesday a lawsuit from a former biopharmaceutical company employee after finding that he'd sufficiently backed his claim for vicarious liability against Gilead Sciences Inc., but refused to draw a co-worker back into the case.

  • June 09, 2026

    BofA Says Fraud Findings Doom Calif. Benefit Card Classes

    Bank of America is asking that several classes of unemployment benefit cardholders be decertified in multidistrict litigation over its handling of California unemployment benefit cards during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing that new evidence of ongoing benefits fraud has made the case impossible to try as a class action.

  • June 09, 2026

    OnlyFans Users Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Calif. Auto-Renew Suit

    OnlyFans subscribers on Tuesday urged the Ninth Circuit to revive a proposed class action alleging unlawful subscription auto-renewals, arguing California courts have jurisdiction over the platform's U.K. parent company because it auto-renews thousands of Golden State subscriptions and generates $400 million from the state annually.

  • June 09, 2026

    PTAB Rules Micron Didn't Show Yangtze Patent Is Invalid

    The Patent Trial and Appeal Board on Tuesday found that Micron Technology Inc. failed to prove a Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. integrated circuit patent was invalid, the latest episode in a patent fight between the companies spanning the board and federal court.

  • June 09, 2026

    Meta AI Order Offers Novel Question For 9th Circ., Authors Say

    A group of 13 bestselling authors suing Meta have asked a California federal judge for permission to appeal his decision holding that it was fair for Meta Platforms Inc. to train its artificial intelligence system with their copyrighted material without consent, saying there's already been divergent rulings on the novel question.

  • June 09, 2026

    BioTech Co. Hit Investor Suit Over Cancer Test Trial Miss

    Biotechnology company Grail Inc. was hit with a proposed investor class action alleging that it misled investors about the likelihood its cancer screening blood test would demonstrate effectiveness in a clinical trial, which the public learned in February was unsuccessful.

  • June 01, 2026

    Cere Founder Says Sale Pact Bars $13M Crypto Fraud Suit

    Cere Network's co-founder and others targeted in a $13 million suit over a purported cryptocurrency fraud scheme involving the decentralized data cloud platform have asked a California federal judge to send the dispute to arbitration in San Francisco.

  • June 09, 2026

    Dodge, Jeep Accused Of Delaying Headrest Class Action Trial

    Class members claiming headrests in several Dodge and Jeep vehicles can spontaneously deploy with a potential to cause serious injury accused automaker FCA on Monday of using arbitration claims to delay a federal court trial that has been pending for six years.

  • June 09, 2026

    Lowenstein Sandler IP Atty Joins Buchalter In San Francisco

    Buchalter PC announced Monday that an experienced intellectual property attorney with a background in electrical and computer engineering has joined the firm's San Francisco office as a partner from Lowenstein Sandler LLP.

  • June 09, 2026

    Trading Card Grading Company Wants Antitrust Case Tossed

    Collectors Holdings Inc. is looking to toss a proposed class action over its purchase of two rival trading card grading companies, telling a California federal court that the acquisitions were made to meet demand, not maintain a monopoly.

  • June 09, 2026

    Whole Foods Staff Worked Meal Breaks Unpaid, Suit Says

    Whole Foods Market forced workers to perform duties during meal breaks, manipulated time records to underpay wages, and blocked employees from leaving the premises during rest periods, according to a lawsuit brought in California state court.

  • June 09, 2026

    Arby's Owner Must Face Trimmed Data Tracking Opt-Out Suit

    A California federal judge on Monday trimmed some privacy claims in a suit alleging Arby's', Jimmy John's', Dunkin's and Sonic's website cookie banners falsely promise to remove trackers but allowed the plaintiffs' fraud claims to proceed, finding it's enough for them to plead they declined cookies but were tracked anyway.

  • June 09, 2026

    Nexgrill Sued Over Wire Brush Defect, 'Inadequate' Recall

    A proposed class of grill users is suing Nexgrill Industries Inc. in California federal court, alleging that it waited years to issue a recall over a dangerous defect in its wire grill brushes and that the recall is itself inadequate to address the issue.

  • June 09, 2026

    Google Gets New Chance To Defend IP In Sonos PTAB Dispute

    The Federal Circuit on Tuesday reversed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's invalidation of claims in a pair of Google's voice command patents challenged by Sonos after the speaker company was accused of infringement.

  • June 09, 2026

    Regulatory Litigator Joins Steptoe In SF From K&L Gates

    Steptoe LLP announced Tuesday that it is growing its U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulatory bench and its West Coast offerings with a San Francisco-based litigator who came aboard from K&L Gates LLP.

  • June 09, 2026

    The Law360 400: A Look At The Top 100 Firms

    The race to build the legal industry's largest law firm accelerated in 2025, with major firms leaning on mergers, lateral hiring and strategic expansion to climb the ranks of the Law360 400.

  • June 09, 2026

    Florida Lender Fined $4M Over Unlicensed Calif. Lending

    A Florida-based lender will pay $4 million to the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation to resolve claims that it has been engaging in unlicensed lending activities in the state and charging borrowers unlawful interest rates and administrative fees on loans.

  • June 09, 2026

    Telecom Managers Deny $20M Fraud As Feds Float Plea Talks

    Three managers from the U.S. arm of Telekom Malaysia denied fraud and identity theft charges Tuesday in Manhattan federal court, as prosecutors who charge them with stealing $20 million from their overseas parent suggested plea talks could get underway.

  • June 09, 2026

    Honda Drivers Allege Camera Defect Impairs Safety System

    A proposed class of Honda drivers are suing the company in California federal court, saying a range of 2018 to 2025 vehicles have a defect in their front-facing cameras, which causes every safety system built on that camera to fail.

  • June 08, 2026

    How A Texas Pastor Beat Mark Zuckerberg In Landmark Trial

    Jurors who reached a landmark $6 million verdict in March finding Meta Platforms Inc. and Google liable for harming a teen's mental health didn't find Mark Zuckerberg credible, an impression that the plaintiff's attorney Mark Lanier credited to putting the well-prepared executive off his guard.

  • June 08, 2026

    Calif. Tribe Sues To Block Rival Casino In Madera County

    The Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians sued the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians in California federal court Friday to keep it from developing a competing casino in Madera County, arguing the proposed site doesn't qualify for exceptions under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act that allow gambling.

  • June 08, 2026

    9th Circ. Judge Faces Inquiry, Charges After Idaho Altercation

    The Ninth Circuit on Monday identified a judicial misconduct complaint against U.S. Circuit Judge Ryan D. Nelson after he was charged with misdemeanor battery stemming from an argument in an Idaho Falls parking lot that ended with him allegedly stomping a man's eyeglasses on the asphalt.

  • June 08, 2026

    SF Sues DOE Over Clean Energy Grant's Anti-Diversity Terms

    San Francisco hit the Energy Department with a lawsuit in California federal court Friday, alleging the Trump administration is trying to coerce the city to impose contradictory and legally questionable anti-equity policy funding conditions or else face $130,000 cuts in clean energy infrastructure grants awarded to the city.

  • June 08, 2026

    Eli Lilly Conspiracy Claim In Compound Drug Row Challenged

    A California federal court should toss part of Eli Lilly's third attempt at allegations that a telehealth company, provider group and a now-shuttered pharmacy conspired to falsely advertise compounded versions of its weight loss drugs, the companies argued in a recent motion.

Expert Analysis

  • 3 Disgorgement Questions Linger After Justices' SEC Ruling

    Author Photo

    While the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Sripetch v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission avoided placing new limits on the SEC’s disgorgement powers, it passed over several questions, including whether the commission can seek disgorgement when returning the money to investors isn't possible, says David Slovick at Kopecky Schumacher.

  • Checking For AI Errors Is Now A Two-Way Street

    Author Photo

    A handful of recent federal and state cases demonstrate the importance of checking for errors generated by artificial intelligence not only in your own court submissions, but also your opponent's, as well as when catching opposing counsel's AI mistakes could result in an award for attorney fees, says Tamara Barago at Hollingsworth.

  • Green Card Memo Warps Long-Standing Adjustment Process

    Author Photo

    A recent policy memorandum that treats a nonimmigrant visa holder’s decision to seek adjustment of status in the U.S., rather than at a U.S. consulate, as an adverse factor reinterprets existing discretionary frameworks, compounds risks for applicants required to apply abroad and changes practitioner approaches to application preparation, says attorney Jack Jrada.

  • Celebs May Need Federal Protection To Fight Voice Deepfakes

    Author Photo

    Deepfakes and digital replicas are increasingly misappropriating celebrities' voices for commercial purposes, but unless federal right of publicity protections are developed, celebrities are left to rely on ill-equipped trademark and state law, say attorneys at Brown Rudnick.

  • Series

    The Biz Court Digest: Shoring Up Corporate Law In Maryland

    Author Photo

    Launched more than 20 years ago to improve complex corporate adjudication, Maryland's Business and Technology Case Management Program has been a solid success in some areas, but there always is room for improvement, says Bill Krulak at Miles & Stockbridge.

  • State Enviro Agencies Give Cosmetics Regulation A Makeover

    Author Photo

    As state oversight of cosmetics rapidly expands, the new statutes and regulations governing these products are being implemented by environmental agencies rather than consumer product regulators, requiring manufacturers, distributors and retailers to reevaluate their supply chains and procedures, say attorneys at Baker Botts.

  • How End Of SEC 'Gag Rule' Affects Free Speech Certiorari Bid

    Author Photo

    The Securities and Exchange Commission's recent rescission of the so-called gag rule, which forbade defendants in settlements from denying the SEC’s allegations, may sway the outcome of a petition to the Supreme Court in a case challenging the rule on First Amendment grounds, say attorneys at Troutman.

  • Perfectus Settlement Illuminates DOJ's Tariff Fraud Strategy

    Author Photo

    The Department of Justice's recent False Claims Act settlement with Perfectus Aluminum illustrates the government's continuing interagency focus on customs and tariff enforcement, and the related criminal indictment provides insight into conduct enforcers may associate with tariff evasion schemes, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • Product-Or-Content Question Is Pivotal In AI Litigation

    Author Photo

    A growing range of civil cases against OpenAI address the question of whether the output of a generative artificial intelligence system is a product, subject to traditional tort doctrine, or third-party content — and the framing courts adopt will shape software liability well beyond AI, says David Meldofsky at Lawsuit Informer.

  • Citron Founder Verdict Tests Reach Of 'Half-Truth' Fraud

    Author Photo

    A California federal jury's conviction this week of Citron founder Andrew Left may be remembered less as a conventional manipulation prosecution than as a case about how far the "half-truth" doctrine can reach when applied to modern market speech, says Elisha Kobre at Sheppard.

  • Series

    Competing At Poker Makes Me A Better Lawyer

    Author Photo

    Playing poker in male-dominated rooms taught me to treat skepticism as background noise when my opponents seem to underestimate me, to apply pressure when it matters and to adapt without losing strategic discipline — skills that are all indispensable in restructuring and insolvency matters, says Alexis Gambale at Pashman Stein.

  • Why IPR Slowdown Has Not Led To More Patent Litigation

    Author Photo

    Despite sustained strength in patent application filings and a decline in inter partes review and post-grant review, 2026 has not seen the anticipated surge in patent litigation in district courts and at the U.S. International Trade Commission, potentially due to four reasons, say attorneys at Sterne Kessler.

  • Revisiting TransUnion's Underused Standing Rule, 5 Years On

    Author Photo

    The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' recent use of the U.S. Supreme Court’s now five-year-old TransUnion v. Ramirez rule specifying that the "mere risk of future harm" isn't concrete enough to support a damages claim presents an opportunity to revisit this underutilized standing rule, say attorneys at Horvitz & Levy.

  • 5 Things Associates Must Ask About Their Firm's Merger Plan

    Author Photo

    The associates who navigate law firm mergers best ask the right questions early, such as inquiring about partners' plans, to assess how the merger could affect their workflow and career path, says Jackie Bokser-LeFebvre at Major Lindsey.

  • Turning To The Courts When PBM Reform Falls Short

    Author Photo

    The effectiveness of state laws intended to regulate pharmacy benefit managers remains uncertain, but litigation — utilizing tried-and-true theories like breach of contract and fair dealing — offers another mechanism through which stakeholders may seek relief from PBMs, say attorneys at Reed Smith.

Want to publish in Law360?


Submit an idea

Have a news tip?


Contact us here