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New York Law Journal

AI Startup Founder Defrauded Investors of Millions, US Prosecutors Say

New York prosecutors claim that Joanna Smith-Griffin fraudulently obtained $10 million in funding until her company's collapse in June.
3 minute read

Law.com

Uber Not Responsible for Turning Over Information on 'Dangerous Riders' to Competitor, Judge Finds

In Newman v. Uber Technologies, the court denied attempts to hold Uber responsible for the safety of Lyft drivers, concluding it didn't owe drivers of a separate company a duty "to protect them from known, dangerous passengers."
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Tightening the Noose on Franchise Fraud

"As a lawyer exclusively representing franchisees, the types of claims that I see are numerous and varied. Anything from a franchisor’s failure to approve a transfer, to a threatened termination, to failure to support the franchise in a way the franchisee is expecting (which happens a lot)—the calls I receive keep my job interesting."
6 minute read

The Recorder

Departing USPTO Director Vidal to Rejoin Winston & Strawn

Kathi Vidal, who announced she is stepping down from her role in Washington ahead of the change in administrations, will rejoin the AmLaw 200 firm’s litigation department in the Silicon Valley and Washington offices.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Schools Win Again: Social Media Fails to Strike Public Nuisance Claims

On Nov. 15, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers allowed school districts' public nuisance claims to go forward against social media sites including Instagram and TikTok.
5 minute read

Law.com

Applying Pressure: Collaborating Firms Advance BioLab Class Action

Attorneys from California, New York, Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama outline the state of play in the class action litigation, and the steps they're taking in the hope of becoming interim class counsel.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Santa Clara County Superior Court Authorizes Electronic Recording of Proceedings

Officials with the state's sixth-largest trial court say they don't have enough certified shorthand reporters to staff courtrooms.
4 minute read

The Recorder

How a Second Trump Presidency Could Shape IP

From leadership changes at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to shifts in biopharmaceutical patent policy to regulation of rapidly evolving fields like artificial intelligence, here’s what the IP community can expect from a second Trump presidency.
10 minute read

The Recorder

Elon Musk Names Microsoft, Calif. AG to Amended OpenAI Suit

Tesla CEO and billionaire Elon Musk has filed an amended complaint in his ongoing suit against OpenAI, naming Microsoft and California Attorney General Rob Bonta as additional defendants and adding both federal and state antitrust allegations to his original fraud and breach-of-contract claims against the ChatGPT maker.
4 minute read

The Recorder

X Joins Legal Attack on California's New Deepfakes Law

X owner Elon Musk says the so-called Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deception Act violates the constitutional right to free speech as well as content-platform protections in Section 230 of the federal Communications Decency Act.
4 minute read

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