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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

William Sassani News


Judge sees no conflict for law firm in patent dispute, rejects bid to transfer case to Texas

By William Sassani |
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California recently denied a motion to transfer a patent dispute between Simpson Strong-Tie Co. and OZ-Post International to Texas and also denied a motion to disqualify counsel for OZ-Post.

State Supreme Court says interest rates can be ruled unconscionable on high-risk loans of $2,500 or more

By William Sassani |
SAN FRANCISCO – The California Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of the plaintiffs regarding a the question of whether interest rates may be ruled unconscionable on loans of $2,500 or more.

Former Jefferson Starship guitarist's motion to strike counter-claims denied in suit over use of band's name

By William Sassani |
SAN FRANCISCO – U.S. District for the Northern District of California Magistrate Judge Maria-Elena James denied a motion filed by Craig Chaquico of Jefferson Starship to strike counter-claims from defendants in a lawsuit between the two parties regarding the use of the Jefferson Starship name.

Judge denies Facebook's motion to dismiss Hypermedia Navigation patent infringement case

By William Sassani |
OAKLAND – U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. has dismissed a motion filed by Facebook regarding a patent infringement lawsuit.

Court rules in favor of federal government in forfeiture of assets related to darknet website

By William Sassani |
FRESNO – A judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California recently ruled in favor of the federal government in a forfeiture case involving luxury cars, a motorcycle, money and property held overseas as assets of the website AlphaBay and its founder Alexander Cazes.

Class action over baby teether product continues, federal judge rules

By William Sassani |
A class action lawsuit against a baby teether manufacturer accused of falsely advertising the products as BPA free will proceed, a federal judge ruled Aug. 8.

Federal judge will not revisit tomato processors' legal battle

By William Sassani |
A federal judge will not reconsider her ruling in favor of two tomato processors accused of conspiracy and anti-trust violations.

'Bad Boy' apparel dispute continues in federal court

By William Sassani |
A licensing battle over "Bad Boy" apparel will continue, a federal judge ruled Aug. 2.

Funds from settlement in investor-attorney dispute can be diverted to pay SEC fine in fraud case

By William Sassani |
SAN DIEGO – The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California recently denied part of a request by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to have money held in a settlement of an attorney dispute related to an SEC investment fraud case diverted to pay the $2.5 million settlement of the fraud case and pay SEC fines.