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U.S. Supreme Court, Litigation & Arbitration, Administrative/Regulatory

Judge shopping battle rages in SpaceX's NLRB case

Apr. 19, 2024
By Craig Anderson

The case has been the subject of an increasingly common struggle over venue and is not done even after Wednesday's 5th Circuit...


Litigation & Arbitration

The judge ruled that a 2017 California Supreme Court decision that found pre-dispute arbitration agreements that bar individua...



Litigation & Arbitration

Amazon is currently litigating two separate antitrust lawsuits, accusing it of using its agreements with third-party retailers...


Amazon is currently litigating two separate antitrust lawsuits, accusing it of using its agreements with third-party retailers...



Litigation & Arbitration

In a recent California appellate decision, the majority opinion claimed to support the objectives of arbitration, while the mi...


Litigation & Arbitration, Judges and Judiciary

Attorneys for both sides told the judge that they thought he had stayed discovery in a September 2022 minute order. The judge ...



Litigation & Arbitration, Judges and Judiciary

Attorneys for both sides told the judge that they thought he had stayed discovery in a September 2022 minute order. The judge ...


Litigation & Arbitration

After losing in arbitration and assigning a client’s bad faith claim to the plaintiffs - who sued the insurer and obtained a l...



Litigation & Arbitration

The trial in Los Angeles has been pushed back to Aug. 6 and Girardi’s defense counsel has been granted additional time to revi...


Litigation & Arbitration, Consumer Law

Michelin argued there was no duty to warn because there was no evidence that its tires became unsafe at any age.



Michelin argued there was no duty to warn because there was no evidence that its tires became unsafe at any age.


Technology, Litigation & Arbitration

Michael Lynch, who co-founded Autonomy, is accused of inflating the company's worth before the sale and misleading the auditor...



Technology, Litigation & Arbitration

Michael Lynch, who co-founded Autonomy, is accused of inflating the company's worth before the sale and misleading the auditor...


Litigation & Arbitration

The attorney, Rick L. Richmond of Larson LLP, accuses the judge of judicial misconduct and bias against his client, a real est...



Litigation & Arbitration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Cathay Pacific argued the arbitration agreement was binding on a couple that purchased their tickets through a third-party web...


Trade secret misappropriation claims have become more common and powerful in the last two decades, due to factors such as the ...



Litigation & Arbitration

Sonoma County couple drops Roundup cancer claim

Mar. 8, 2024
By Sunidhi Sridhar

“Bayer has now won three consecutive victories at trial, and 13 of the last 19 cases where judgments were entered at trial, va...


Litigation & Arbitration, Civil Rights

Opponents said they would monitor implementation of Measure F, which requires drug screening for adults seeking city welfare b...



Opponents said they would monitor implementation of Measure F, which requires drug screening for adults seeking city welfare b...


Litigation & Arbitration

The attorney representing the plaintiff and putative class members claims that the federal court still has subject matter juri...



Litigation & Arbitration

The petition claims that the arbitrator who ruled in the union’s favor exceeded the scope of his authority by reinterpreting a...


Litigation & Arbitration

Judge reduces Monsanto damages verdict by $300M

Feb. 29, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The judge found Monsanto engaged in “highly reprehensible conduct” by intentionally marketing a defective product, but reduced...



Litigation & Arbitration

An appellant’s argument that the arbitrator who oversaw his dispute with his former attorney failed to disclose his own regula...


The litigation privilege protects communications and conduct related to litigation from most tort claims, but it may not apply...



The outcome of Bissonnette v. LaPage Bakeries Park St., LLC will affect whether commercial drivers, regardless of the i...


Litigation & Arbitration

The complaint filed in federal court in Los Angeles accused GizPromo of false advertising, unfair competition, and false desig...



Litigation & Arbitration

The dispute stems from the plaintiff's September 2022 termination as LegalMatch's chief operating officer.


Litigation & Arbitration

The ABA has rejected a “teach-out” plan to allow the students to complete their current coursework as the institution winds do...



Litigation & Arbitration

The plaintiffs argue that the automakers’ failure to clearly and conspicuously disclose the absence of industry-standard anti-...


Litigation & Arbitration

The recent decrease in filings is likely caused, at least in part, by the drop in cases filed by high-volume plaintiffs, accor...