SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit by cab companies and medallion owners against Uber Technologies.
SAN FRANCISCO - The Republican National Committee and the California Republican Party have sued California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Secretary of State Alex Padilla over the use of mail-in ballots for the upcoming November elections.
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge has denied the defendant's motion to dismiss the contract action lawsuit brought against them by Carbon Crest LLC. U.S. District Judge William Alsup filed the order last month in the Northern District of California.
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge has dismissed a patent complaint on the grounds that Rothschild Digital Confirmation LLC's patent was directed to an abstract idea and not added to an inventive concept.
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal magistrate judge has granted the government's motion to require an independent mental examination of Allison Snipes in a Title VII employment discrimination case. U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Hixson filed the order in the Northern District of California last month.
SAN FRANCISCO – A man who sued a Redwood City market over its alleged lack of Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Act access was granted partial recovery of attorney fees by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
SAN FRANCISCO – A spokesman for Zoom Communications, the popular on-line video conference platform, said alleged improper sharing of private information with Facebook that got Zoom sued is being corrected.
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S District Court for the Northern District of California on March 13 decided it lacks jurisdiction and is compelling arbitration in a case where a woman is suing a venture capital company over a contractual dispute.
SAN FRANCISCO – A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against an investor communications firm that had been sued by plaintiffs after hackers allegedly gained unauthorized access to their business email accounts and exfiltrated the plaintiff’s personal information.
The Pacific Legal Foundation is legally challenging the California Department of Motor Vehicles personalized license plate program on behalf of five California residents, including Chris Ogilvie, on First Amendment grounds.
Cisco Systems Inc. has agreed to pay $2,000,000 in lost wages and interest to affected employees in San Jose, California, and provide at least $2,750,000 in pay-equity adjustments to its employees nationwide in the next five years in an Early Resolution Conciliation Agreement (ERCA).
SAN FRANCISCO – A state appeals court unanimously ruled against California Attorney General Xavier Becerra for his refusal to release records that his office acquired from law enforcement agencies pertaining to police shootings, use of force and officer misconduct in a longstanding fight to enforce a state transparency law that took effect last year.
SAN FRANCISCO – A U.S. magistrate judge has granted plaintiffs leave to amend in the case of a construction dispute stemming from language surrounding structural and fire-rated glass.
SAN FRANCISCO – Prosecutors in San Francisco will no longer request payment as a condition for pretrial release, newly elected District Attorney Chesa Boudin recently announced.
SAN FRANCISCO – Jurors in Volkswagen’s first “clean diesel” trial in the United States awarded plaintiffs punitive damages that amounted to a fraction of what they originally sought.
