News from October 2023

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Contra Costa Superior Court: Actions Taken on Oct. 25

By Northern California Record |
The Contra Costa Superior Court reported the following activity on Oct. 25 in the suits below:
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Newsom, California Dems ask state high court to block voters from reining in their ability to raise taxes

By Sarah Downey |
As Californians face more tax increases, a new ballot measure that would allow residents to have a say in the process is being challenged by government leaders in a petition to the state Supreme Court.
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Newsom vetoes bill that would have opened new litigation floodgate against businesses

By Sarah Downey |
A bill that would have granted expansive liability to sue California employers has been rejected in a veto by Gov. Gavin Newsom, but not without a concentrated business coalition effort that questioned how a bill with such sweeping language could even make it to the governor’s desk.
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California, 32 other states accuse Meta of 'exploiting, addicting,' kids, causing societal harms

By Jonathan Bilyk |
The multistate lawsuit filed in San Francisco federal court asserts the parent of Facebook and Instagram has misled parents and society at large about the alleged addictive and harmful properties of its social media products
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Attorney General Bonta Applauds Superior Court’s Oral Ruling Granting Preliminary Injunction Against Chino Valley Unified’s Forced Outing Policy

By Northern California Record Report |
California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a statement following the San Bernardino Superior Court’s oral ruling from the bench issuing a preliminary injunction against Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education’s (Board) mandatory gender identity disclosure policy.
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Contra Costa Superior Court: Actions Taken on Oct. 16

By Northern California Record |
The Contra Costa Superior Court reported the following activity on Oct. 16 in the suits below:
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Oct. 16: Contra Costa Superior Court docket for "fl" cases

By Northern California Record |
The following cases categorized as "fl" were on the docket in the Contra Costa Superior Court on Oct. 16. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
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Judge says Chino Valley schools can't force teachers, school workers to tell parents if students transition gender

By John Sammon |
The ruling appeared largely to side with Democrat California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who argued the policy adopted by Chino Valley Unified School District violated students' constitutional and legal protections, which the state said overrides parents' rights to direct the upbringing of their children
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Apple engineer affirms Google as the superior search engine choice over Bing when given the option

By Northern California Record |
John Giannandrea, Apple's senior vice president of Machine Learning and AI Strategy, recently testified in the ongoing Google antitrust trial and affirmed that Google is the superior search engine choice over Bing when given the option. According to Giannandrea's testimony, Apple had considered several different search options for Safari, including switching to Bing, but ultimately concluded that Google was the better choice.
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Class action: 23&Me should pay for customer data breach, one of many similar suits

By Northern California Record Reports |
The organization that runs the popular 23 and Me genetic identification screening service should pay for allegedly allowing customer information to be accessed in a data breach, according to a class action lawsuit.
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Class action: ZeroCater allegedly shorted workers' wages

By Northern Calfornia Record Reports |
Corporate catering company ZeroCater has been hit with a class action lawsuit accusing them of shorting workers' pay and other alleged violations of California labor law.
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Appeal filed after NetChoice blocks new California law

By John O'Brien |
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - California Attorney General Rob Bonta is appealing a federal court ruling that blocked enforcement of a new requiring websites with content for minors to undertake more protections for them.
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Attorney General Bonta Continues to Fight for Meaningful Access to Medication Abortion as Case Reaches U.S. Supreme Court

By Northern California Record Report |
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general states in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in a case involving mifepristone, which is widely used for medication abortion.
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USAF vet says fertility clinic illegally refused to let him bring service dog into clinic

By Northern California Record Reports |
An Air Force veteran is suing a fertility clinic for allegedly refusing him to enter their clinic with a service dog he says is needed because of PTSD
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Judge strikes down CA ban on 'assault weapons,' says state trampling 2nd Amendment, SCOTUS decisions

By Jonathan Bilyk |
U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez said California cannot constitutionally use threat of possible mass shootings to justify criminalizing the ownership of certain firearms the state believes are "unusually dangerous"
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Lawsuit: Ritz Carlton hotel worker served water mixed with his semen to woman

By Northern California Record Reports |
In a federal lawsuit, a couple claims an employee at the Ritz Carlton in San Francisco served water to a woman that contained his semen, but the hotelier allegedly did next to nothing to address their claims of sexual assault.
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Holland & Knight Advises Oben Holding Group in $116 Million Purchase of Terphane from Tredegar Corp.

By Northern California Record Report |
Holland & Knight represented Oben Holding Group in the $116 million purchase of Terphane, a flexible packaging films business owned by Tredegar Corporation (NYSE: TG).
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Lawsuit: California Pizza Kitchen accused of 'systemic time shaving,' other alleged labor law violations

By Northern California Record Reports |
A representative action lawsuit on behalf of workers accuses California Pizza Kitchen of shorting workers' wages and other alleged violations of California labor law
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Crisis24 workers accuse employer of allegedly shorting pay, other labor law violations

By Northern California Record Reports |
Two California residents are suing Crisis24 Protective Solutions alleging employees were not properly paid.
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Quinn Emanuel Partners Named 'Litigators of the Week' for Victory on Behalf of Google

By Northern California Record Report |
Congratulations to San Francisco-based Partners - Sean Pak, Melissa Baily and Iman Lordgooei, who have won Litigators of the Week after securing a complete defense victory on behalf of our client Google against Sonos.

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