Less than 1: PM Edition, October 13

The California High-Speed Rail Authority's board curbs CEO Ian Choudri's contracting power after a spending probe that scrutinized a Nossaman partner's travel expenses. Children seek a share of OpenAI's equity in a data privacy class action. GKN Aerospace agrees to a $125 million settlement over the Garden Grove chemical emergency. And GoPro is accused of keeping tariff refunds after raising prices. Also: A Delaware jury awards Qualcomm $2 against Arm, Bank of America is fined $1.2 billion over money-laundering violations, and the BBC presses Trump for a deposition date.

Stories mentioned in this episode:

Nossaman partner's travel expenses draw scrutiny in high-speed rail spending probe
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/395285-nossaman-partner-s-travel-expenses-draw-scrutiny-in-high-speed-rail-spending-probe

Children seek share of OpenAI equity in data privacy class action
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/395294-children-seek-share-of-openai-equity-in-data-privacy-class-action

GKN Aerospace agrees to $125M settlement over Garden Grove chemical emergency
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/395286-gkn-aerospace-agrees-to-125m-settlement-over-garden-grove-chemical-emergency

GoPro accused of keeping tariff refunds after raising consumer prices
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/395293-gopro-accused-of-keeping-tariff-refunds-after-raising-consumer-prices

(Reuters) Delaware jury awards Qualcomm $2 in damages, finds Arm breached license agreement
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/qualcomm-says-jury-found-arm-breached-license-agreement-2026-10-13/

(CNBC) Bank of America fined $1.2 billion over money-laundering violations
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/13/bank-of-america-treasury-money-laundering.html

(Politico) Trump cancels deposition in BBC case, lawyers say
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/13/Trump-deposition-BBC-lawsuit