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Kat Black

Kat Black

Kat Black is a reporter and editor at ALM covering tech, entertainment, cybersecurity and data privacy litigation in California. Now based in Los Angeles, she worked as a business journalist and freelance writer in New York City before joining ALM in 2024.

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June 18, 2024 | The Recorder

Amazon Files Series of Motions for Arbitration With Flex Delivery Drivers

Amazon has filed petitions in several states, including California, to compel arbitration in an ongoing dispute with Amazon Flex delivery drivers who argue they have been misclassified as independent contractors in proposed class actions.

By Kat Black

3 minute read

June 18, 2024 | The Recorder

'Deeply Troubling': Tesla Sued Over 'Racially Hostile Work Environment' Amid Surge of Racial Discrimination Litigation

Current and former Tesla employees who worked at Tesla's EV manufacturing facilities in Fremont and Lathrop, California, allege that supervisors and colleagues at these factories created a "racially hostile work environment" by routinely harassing African American, Hispanic and Latinx Tesla employees.

By Kat Black

5 minute read

June 17, 2024 | The Recorder

Tesla Sues Ex-Supplier, Alleging It Stole EV Battery Trade Secrets

The electric carmaker's complaint, filed by its in-house counsel and Fish & Richardson on June 14 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, accuses Matthews of flouting several nondisclosure agreements, filing patents that co-opt Tesla's trade secrets and leaking confidential information to Tesla's rivals.

By Kat Black

3 minute read

June 14, 2024 | The Recorder

'You Start Lower, You Stay Lower': Apple Hit With Class Action for Gender Bias

Women employees represented by Altshuler Berzon and Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, alleged gender-based pay discrimination, biases against women in its performance evaluation system, and maintaining a hostile work environment.

By Kat Black

4 minute read

June 14, 2024 | The Recorder

'Just Crushing': Allegedly Defective IVF Products Targeted in Spate of Lawsuits

The lawsuits, part of a broader wave, fault a defendant's culture media, linking it to damage and destruction of viable embryos.

By Kat Black

4 minute read

June 12, 2024 | The Recorder

Social Media Companies Score a Win Amid Ongoing Youth-Addiction Claims

The Los Angeles Superior Court tossed four complaints by school districts in California, Rhode Island, Florida and Washington against Google, Meta, TikTok and Snapchat. The schools sought damages for costs associated with mental health problems caused by excessive social media use.

By Kat Black

3 minute read

June 11, 2024 | The Recorder

43 States Reach $700 Million Settlement With J&J in Talc Product Lawsuits

A $700 million settlement reached by Johnson & Johnson with attorneys general from 43 states prohibits the pharmaceutical company from manufacturing, selling or distributing its talcum-based body powder products, which are known to increase the risk for cancer, in the United States.

By Kat Black

4 minute read

June 11, 2024 | The Recorder

Netflix Sued for Copyright Infringement Over Clips in 'You Are What You Eat' Series

A Scottish videographer claims that Netflix and the Oceanic Preservation Society used his still photographs and video clips about open-cage salmon farming in a documentary series.

By Kat Black

3 minute read

June 07, 2024 | The Recorder

AI Legal Startup DoNotPay Reaches Settlement in 'Robot Lawyer' Class Action

Settlement terms are set to be finalized in two weeks. Plaintiffs were represented by attorneys from Edelson PC. They reached an agreement with defense counsel from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.

By Kat Black

2 minute read

June 06, 2024 | The Recorder

Coinbase Hit With New Securities Class Action Amid Battle With SEC

A proposed class action, filed by Rosen Law Firm, accuses the crypto exchange company Coinbase of selling unregistered digital asset securities on its platform and failing to register the company as a broker-dealer with the SEC and state regulators.

By Kat Black

3 minute read