October 18, 2024 | The Recorder
Orrick Secures Summary Judgment for RingCentral in Privacy Class ActionSan Mateo Superior Court Judge Jeffrey R. Finigan issued the ruling, which concluded that the same exemptions accorded to telephone companies under California's wiretapping statutes applied to RingCentral and other VoIP providers.
By Kat Black
3 minute read
October 16, 2024 | The Recorder
SpaceX Sues California Coastal Commission, Alleging Political Bias Against CEO Elon MuskAccording to the complaint, filed by Venable, the Commission rejected a proposal to increase the number of rocket launches conducted at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara from 36 to 50.
By Kat Black
4 minute read
October 16, 2024 | The Recorder
Los Angeles Secures $35M Settlement From Monsanto in Water Contamination LawsuitMonsanto in the settlement admitted no wrongdoing. Los Angeles has more "forever" chemical makers in its sights in other actions.
By Kat Black
3 minute read
October 14, 2024 | The Recorder
Attorney of the Year Finalist: Michael Rubin, Latham & Watkins"The sky is the limit, and I have been constantly amazed by the limitlessness of this job and how much it keeps going," said Rubin.
By Kat Black
6 minute read
October 11, 2024 | The Recorder
Joseph Saveri Law Firm, Co-Counsel File 9th Circuit Appeal in Lawsuit Targeting GitHub's Use of Code to Train AI ModelsThe appeal questions whether liability under §1202(b) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act is limited to the "removal or alteration of Copyright Management Information from an identical copy of a work."
By Kat Black
4 minute read
October 11, 2024 | The Recorder
Santa Rosa Firm Secures $46M Verdict for Plaintiff in Sonoma County Child Sexual Abuse CaseThe plaintiff was represented by a team from Abbey, Weitzenberg, Warren & Emery in Santa Rosa, California. The court awarded the plaintiff $20 million in past noneconomic damages; $25 million in future noneconomic damages; $262,000 for future medical expenses; and $780,000 for future lost earning capacity.
By Kat Black
4 minute read
October 09, 2024 | The Recorder
Critics Ramp Up Ongoing Battle With SEC Over Settlement 'Gag Rule' in 9th CircuitThe policy, enacted by the federal securities markets regulator in 1972, prohibits individuals and companies settling with the SEC from publicly admitting or denying the SEC's allegations against them. According to the NCLA, the rule is a First Amendment violation.
By Kat Black
7 minute read
October 07, 2024 | The Recorder
Super Micro Hit with Securities Lawsuit For Alleged Statements Over Russian Sanctions-BustingShareholders filed the class action in San Jose federal court. Class counsel from Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro and Labaton Keller Sucharow included he company's CEO and CFO as co-defendants.
By Kat Black
4 minute read
October 04, 2024 | The Recorder
Music Streaming App Platform Musi Sues Apple on Breach-of-Contract ClaimsJennifer A. Golinveaux and Samantha K. Looker, attorneys at Winston & Strawn's San Francisco office, filed a complaint on behalf of Musi on Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San Jose. The suit alleged breach of contract and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
By Kat Black
3 minute read
October 03, 2024 | The Recorder
DOJ, Microsoft Announce Joint Actions to Seize Internet Domains Linked to Russian IntelligenceA news release published by the Department of Justice revealed that it had worked in collaboration with Microsoft to expose a "spear-phishing campaign" by Russian state-sponsored threat actors affiliated with the "Callisto Group," an operational unit in Center 18 of the Russian Federal Security Service.
By Kat Black
3 minute read
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