By Ross Todd | Alaina Lancaster | May 5, 2020
In a potentially ominous note for other gig economy companies, the government lawyers said they will be making sure that other companies are correctly classifying workers under California law.
By Scott Graham | May 4, 2020
The Supreme Court wants the parties to address the standard of review for assessing the San Francisco jury's verdict on fair use. If the Supreme Court applies a stricter standard than the Federal Circuit, then Google probably wins.
By Kate Spelman and Amy Egerton-Wiley | May 4, 2020
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By Alaina Lancaster | May 1, 2020
San Francisco Superior Judge Ethan Schulman denied a motion that would have reclassified Lyft drivers as employees, so that they can reap the state's paid sick leave, agreeing with a federal judge who found that such a ruling would jeopardize drivers' access to federal coronavirus relief.
By Ross Todd | May 1, 2020
California's First District Court of Appeal held that the ride-sharing company couldn't be held liable for injuries caused by a Lyft driver behind the wheel of a car rented as part of a company-sponsored program who collided with two vehicles while driving home from a separate job.
By Alaina Lancaster | April 30, 2020
"Defendants' readiness to sacrifice the privacy rights of the TikTok App's users is particularly troubling given their demographic makeup, which consists of many minor users," wrote lawyers from Hausfeld and Burns Charest in a class action complaint filed Thursday.
By Alaina Lancaster | April 29, 2020
Littler Mendelson's Natalie Pierce points to the new legal threats for an increasingly automated workforce after the coronavirus pandemic.
By Angela Morris | April 29, 2020
These lawsuits are pushing the legal limits of how social media companies can be held accountable for sex trafficking that occurs on their platforms.
By Ross Todd | April 28, 2020
The case has been on extended hiatus since "shelter in place" orders went into effect across the Bay Area in mid-March. The judge on Tuesday cited responses from 11 of the 16 jurors and alternates considering the case who said they preferred to wait until the movement restrictions are lifted before resuming.
By Mary-Christine (M.C.) Sungaila | April 28, 2020
Since the nationwide shutdown in March, half of the high courts in 50 states have heard arguments remotely, and within two months, every appellate court in the United States, state and federal, likely will have held oral argument remotely.
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