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November 13, 2024
Insurers Say Hyundai, Kia Should Pay For Combusting Cars
A slew of insurers for owners of certain Hyundai and Kia vehicles are suing the companies in a case removed to California federal court Wednesday, seeking to recoup costs associated with almost a decade of claims for cars that allegedly spontaneously combust and have not been fixed by the manufacturers.
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November 13, 2024
FERC Tells 9th Circ. It Properly Rescinded PG&E Grid Perk
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has told the Ninth Circuit it correctly yanked a grid incentive for Pacific Gas & Electric Co. for voluntarily belonging to a regional transmission organization, noting California now mandates the state's major utilities join an RTO.
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November 13, 2024
Firms Seek To Ax 'Retaliatory' Suit Over Arbitration Demands
Two plaintiffs law firms urged a D.C. federal court to toss a suit from two casino-style gaming websites that accuse the firms of filing meritless arbitrations against them, telling a judge during a hearing Wednesday that the litigation is retaliatory and has no ties to Washington, D.C.
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November 13, 2024
Bradley Arant Aims To Toss Malpractice Arbitration Claims
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP and a firm attorney urged a California federal judge to toss a San Diego-based business consulting firm's lawsuit contending the law firm botched an arbitration proceeding with tribal entities, saying the court lacks personal jurisdiction and is an improper venue as the arbitration and legal work largely took place outside the state.
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November 13, 2024
Team Owner Hits United Soccer League With Fraud Suit
The owner of professional soccer team Northern Colorado Hailstorm FL has sued the United Soccer League for fraud in California state court, alleging the league never paid the team prize money for winning the inaugural USL League One Jaegermeister Cup and uses league funds to promote its other products while not helping out its League One teams.
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November 13, 2024
Kilpatrick Cybersecurity Leader Joins BakerHostetler In LA
BakerHostetler has welcomed the cochair of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP's cybersecurity, privacy and data governance practice in California, continuing the firm's plan for strategic growth on the West Coast.
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November 13, 2024
Rivian Stock Electrified As $5.8B VW Deal Set Into Motion
Rivian Automotive's stock got a jolt of energy Wednesday after the electric vehicle maker and Volkswagen Group said they were launching a joint venture worth up to $5.8 billion.
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November 13, 2024
Kohl's Accused Of Cheating Calif. Workers Out Of OT, Breaks
Department store chain Kohl's engaged in a series of wage and hour violations in California, including failing to pay overtime to nonexempt employees and failing to provide meal and rest breaks, a worker told a state court.
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November 13, 2024
Jones Day Real Estate Ace Jumps To Greenberg Traurig In LA
Greenberg Traurig LLP is expanding its West Coast real estate team, bringing in a Jones Day real estate transactions pro as a shareholder in its Los Angeles office.
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November 13, 2024
Gibson Dunn 'Titan,' Ex-Solicitor General Theodore Olson Dies
Theodore B. Olson, the founder of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's appellate and constitutional law practice group and a former U.S. solicitor general, died Wednesday, the law firm announced.
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November 12, 2024
Oakland Airport Must Stop Using 'San Francisco Bay' In Name
The Port of Oakland must stop using "San Francisco Bay" in its international airport's new name, a federal magistrate judge in California ruled Tuesday, saying in a trademark infringement suit that travelers might be confused into thinking the Oakland airport is affiliated or associated with San Francisco International Airport.
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November 12, 2024
Future of Anti-Deepfake Federal Law Is Murky, Panel Says
Panelists at a Los Angeles intellectual property conference that included attorneys and representatives of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Copyright Office and Microsoft agreed Tuesday that any federal legislation on deepfake technology must strike the difficult balance of punishing bad actors without stifling innovation.
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November 12, 2024
Masimo Can't Tie Alleged IP Theft To Apple Profits, Expert Says
An Apple expert witness defended the company Tuesday in a California federal bench trial over Masimo's claim that the tech giant stole pulse oximetry trade secrets for its popular smartwatch, testifying Masimo cannot tie any value to the purported secrets and that Apple's profits can't be attributed to the watch's blood oxygen features.
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November 12, 2024
Tech Group Seeks Block Of Calif. Social Media Addiction Law
A tech trade group that has contested a rash of new social media laws around the country launched its latest constitutional challenge Tuesday, targeting a recently enacted California law designed to block online platforms from using algorithms to deliver addictive feeds to children without parental consent.
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November 12, 2024
Guardant CEO Says Rival's False Ads Hurt 'Beautiful Baby'
Guardant Health's CEO testified Tuesday in his company's false advertising suit against Natera Inc. that its rival's "misleading" ad campaign hurt Guardant's colorectal cancer test launch, saying he felt like somebody had taken their "beautiful baby" and "slammed its head against the wall."
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November 12, 2024
Bayer Ruling Looms Over Jaguar EV Battery Fire Risk Suit
A recent Third Circuit decision reviving product liability claims against Bayer over tainted antifungal spray may "bear" on proposed class claims accusing Jaguar Land Rover's U.S. arm of knowingly selling thousands of electric vehicles with batteries prone to catching fire, a New Jersey federal judge found Tuesday.
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November 12, 2024
'Pig Butchering' Crypto Ploy Launderer Cops To $73M Scheme
A dual citizen of China and Saint Kitts and Nevis pled guilty in Los Angeles federal court on Tuesday to internationally laundering more than $73 million worth of criminal proceeds obtained through so-called "pig butchering" cryptocurrency investment scams.
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November 12, 2024
Fed Bans Ex-Bank Leaders Over Alleged COVID Relief Fraud
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors announced Tuesday that it has prohibited two former top brass with Nano Banc from future participation in the banking industry, alleging they fraudulently obtained loans and grants through the federal CARES Act.
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November 12, 2024
Amazon Beats Speech Recognition Patent Suit Over Alexa
A federal judge in Virginia has decided that three patents initially issued to Japanese electronics company JVCKenwood Corp. "are ineligible for patent protection," sinking a patent litigation outfit's case targeting Amazon.com Inc.'s Alexa virtual assistant brand.
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November 12, 2024
HIV Drug Buyers Want Gilead Product Switch Claims Revived
Insurers and benefit plans are asking the Ninth Circuit to revive a chunk of their antitrust case against Gilead, arguing their claims that Gilead delayed generic competition to its HIV drugs by monopolizing the market should have new life.
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November 12, 2024
Split DC Circ. Says White House Can't Issue NEPA Regs
A divided D.C. Circuit determined Tuesday that the White House Council on Environmental Quality lacks the authority to issue legally binding regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act, finding there is no statutory language showing Congress empowered it to do so.
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November 12, 2024
Genasys Reaches Deal With Ex-Workers In Trade Secrets Case
Genasys Inc. has agreed to settle a suit against two former employees it accused of stealing trade secrets to form a competing business, saying they have reached a provisional deal.
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November 12, 2024
Foley & Lardner Must Face Hacking Cross-Suit, Tech Co. Says
Accellion Inc.'s counsel urged a California appellate panel Tuesday to revive its cross-claims against Foley & Lardner LLP in an insurance company's lawsuit alleging that the software-maker should be held liable for a $1 million ransomware attack that targeted the law firm, arguing that Accellion timely identified the firm as a cross-defendant.
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November 12, 2024
Web App Antitrust Suit Backed By Epic-Apple, 9th Circ. Told
A proposed class of iPhone buyers urged the Ninth Circuit on Friday to revive their antitrust claims over Apple's barriers against advanced web-based apps, saying a California federal judge's dismissal order directly contradicts binding precedent from Epic Games' landmark monopoly suit against the tech giant.
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November 12, 2024
Roblox, WowWee Settle Avatar Toy Infringement Case
Online game platform Roblox Corp. has agreed to drop a suit alleging WowWee Group Ltd. sold toys based on Roblox's avatars, saying the two companies have reached a settlement to end the trademark and copyright infringement case.
Expert Analysis
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New State Climate Liability Laws: What Companies Must Know
New legislation in Vermont and New York creating liability and compliance obligations for businesses deemed responsible for climate change — as well as similar bills proposed in California, Massachusetts and Maryland — have far-reaching implications for companies, so it is vital to remain vigilant as these initiatives progress, say Gregory Berlin and Jeffrey Dintzer at Alston & Bird.
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Justices' Criminal Law Decisions: The Term In Review
Each of the 11 criminal decisions issued in the U.S. Supreme Court’s recently concluded term is independently important, but taken together, they reveal trends in the court’s broader approach to criminal law, presenting both pitfalls and opportunities for defendants and their counsel, says Kenneth Notter at MoloLamken.
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Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: July Lessons
In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy considers cases touching on pre- and post-conviction detainment conditions, communications with class representatives, when the American Pipe tolling doctrine stops applying to modified classes, and more.
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Utilizing Liability Exemption When Calif. Cities Lease Property
With rising costs pushing California municipalities to lease real estate assets instead of purchasing them, municipalities should review the ample case law that supports certain exceptions to California Constitution Section 18(a) requirements, providing that certain long-term lease obligations are not considered to be liabilities, says Steven Otto at Crosbie Gliner.
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Despite Calif. Delays, Climate Disclosure Rules Are Coming
Progress continues on state, federal and international climate disclosure regimes, making compliance a key concern for companies — but the timeline for implementation of California's disclosure laws remains unclear due to funding and timing disputes, says David Smith at Manatt Phelps.
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Dueling Calif. Rulings Offer Insight On 401(k) Forfeiture Suits
Two recent decisions from California federal courts regarding novel Employee Retirement Income Security Act claims around 401(k) forfeitures provide early tea leaves for companies that may face similar litigation, offering reasons for both optimism and concern over the future direction of the law, say Ashley Johnson and Jennafer Tryck at Gibson Dunn.
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3 Policyholder Tips After Calif. Ruling Denying D&O Coverage
A California decision from June, Practice Fusion v. Freedom Specialty Insurance, denying a company's claim seeking reimbursement under a directors and officers insurance policy for its settlement with the Justice Department, highlights the importance of coordinating coverage for all operational risks and the danger of broad exclusionary policy language, says Geoffrey Fehling at Hunton.
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Loss Causation Ruling Departs From Usual Securities Cases
A California federal court recently dismissed Ramos v. Comerica, finding that the allegations failed to establish loss causation, but the reasoning is in tension with the pleading-stage approaches generally followed by both courts and economists in securities fraud litigation, say Jesse Jensen and Aasiya Glover at Bernstein Litowitz.
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PAGA Reforms Encourage Proactive Employer Compliance
Recently enacted reforms to California's Private Attorneys General Act should make litigation under the law less burdensome for employers, presenting a valuable opportunity to streamline compliance and reduce litigation risks by proactively addressing many of the issues that have historically attracted PAGA claims, say attorneys at Mintz.
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Opinion
Now More Than Ever, Lawyers Must Exhibit Professionalism
As society becomes increasingly fractured and workplace incivility is on the rise, attorneys must champion professionalism and lead by example, demonstrating how lawyers can respectfully disagree without being disagreeable, says Edward Casmere at Norton Rose.
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What FTX Case Taught Us About Digital Asset Recoverability
FTX's Chapter 11 plan has drawn lots of attention, but the focus should be on the anticipated outcome for investors, which counters several myths about digital currencies, innovation and recoverability, says Kyla Curley at StoneTurn.
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Series
Serving In The National Guard Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My ongoing military experience as a judge advocate general in the National Guard has shaped me as a person and a lawyer, teaching me the importance of embracing confidence, balance and teamwork in both my Army and civilian roles, says Danielle Aymond at Baker Donelson.
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A Midyear Forecast: Tailwinds Expected For Atty Hourly Rates
Hourly rates for partners, associates and support staff continued to rise in the first half of this year, and this growth shows no signs of slowing for the rest of 2024 and into next year, driven in part by the return of mergers and acquisitions and the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence, says Chuck Chandler at Valeo Partners.
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Synapse Bankruptcy Has Ripple Effects For Fintech Industry
Synapse Financial Technologies’ recent bankruptcy filing marks a significant moment in the fintech industry's evolution, highlighting that stringent compliance and risk management in fintech partnerships are essential to mitigate risk and protect consumers, say Joann Needleman and Ryan Blumberg at Clark Hill.
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California Adds A Novel Twist To State Suits Against Big Oil
California’s suit against Exxon Mobil Corp., one of several state suits that seek to hold oil and gas companies accountable for climate-related harms, is unique both in the magnitude of the alleged claims and its use of a consumer protection statute to seek disgorgement of industry profits, says Julia Stein at UCLA School of Law.