Less than .1: AM Edition, October 20

This morning on Less than .1, brought to you by AMBA: Compass sues California's largest listing service over home sale restrictions, judges and lawyers debate tougher sanctions for discovery abuses, and a federal judge closes his courtroom to the public in an eXp Realty sexual assault trial. Also: Trump and Vance are set to announce a $25 million fraud whistleblower program, and California settles 23andMe data breach claims for $6 million.

Stories mentioned in this episode:

Judges, lawyers debate tougher sanctions to curb discovery abuses
https://dailyjournal.com/articles/395448-judges-lawyers-debate-tougher-sanctions-to-curb-discovery-abuses

Judge closes courtroom to public in eXp Realty sexual assault trial
https://dailyjournal.com/articles/395449-judge-closes-courtroom-to-public-in-exp-realty-sexual-assault-trial

Compass sues California listing service over restrictions on home sales
https://dailyjournal.com/articles/395450-compass-sues-california-listing-service-over-restrictions-on-home-sales

(San Francisco Chronicle) Trump and Vance to announce a $25M whistleblower program to encourage public to report alleged fraud
https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/politics/article/trump-and-vance-to-announce-a-25m-whistleblower-22485424.php

(Reuters) California settles 23andMe data breach claims for $6 million
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/california-settles-23andme-data-breach-claims-6-million-2026-10-19/