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$31M Settlement Reached: Litigators Resolve Explosive Lithium-Ion Battery Damages Dispute

"We found ourselves in unchartered territory while taking on a global leader of an emerging technology, and success depended on our ability to combine recently enacted environmental regulations with centuries-old legal theories like trespass and nuisance," said plaintiff counsel Jackson McDonald of McDonald & Cody in Alto, Georgia.
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The Recorder

Music Streaming App Platform Musi Sues Apple on Breach-of-Contract Claims

Jennifer 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.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Epic Games Sues Google, Samsung for Alleged Federal and State Antitrust Violations

Epic's complaint was filed on Monday by Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff and Cravath, Swaine & Moore in San Francisco federal court and alleged violations of the Sherman Act and California law.
4 minute read

Law.com

'Data Breach' Insurance Policy Does Not Extend to Biometric Information Collection, Appellate Court Holds

The majority said the allegations in the lawsuit "do not even potentially fall within the policy's coverage" and said Lloyd's policy for Tony's would only cover data breaches involving unauthorized access to Tony's biometric data.
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The Recorder

Apple Slapped With Consumer Class Action Over Warranty Charges for Inactive Devices

The complaint, brought by the Block Firm in Atlanta and Candice Fields Law in Sacramento, was filed against the Big Tech giant and AppleCare Service Co. on Aug. 23 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division. It alleges breach of contract, unjust enrichment and violations of California's Unfair Competition Law and its Consumer Legal Remedies Act. The plaintiff is seeking seeking damages, injunctive relief, punitive damages and attorney fees.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Harvard College and Ward, Smith & Hill File Patent Infringement Suit Against Samsung

Harvard contends its patented technology is used by Samsung to create components used in smartphones such as the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy Z Flip5.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Goodwin Procter Secures Defense Win in Chip Designers' M&A Dispute

Silvaco's dispute with Nangate arose from a stock purchase agreement signed by the two parties at the time of acquisition.
4 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Amazon Faces Similar Patent Suit Over Alexa, Echo Technology After $46.7M Jury Verdict Against It

A federal jury in Delaware awarded VoiceBox $46.7 million in damages in November. Last week's complaint alleges that Amazon has continued to infringe upon those previous four patents at issue, as well as five others.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Who Got the Work: Sheppard Mullin Team Steps In to Defend Visionox in Patent Case

The plaintiffs, led by Fish & Richardson principal David M. Barkan, contend SEL holds patents on semiconductor technology that improves image quality of displays and enhances operational and manufacturing efficiencies.
3 minute read

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.
4 minute read

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