U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
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Judge denies Facebook's motion to dismiss Hypermedia Navigation patent infringement case
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. -
Woman loses fourth attempt at suit claiming use of the word 'diet' in diet soda is misleading
SAN FRANCISCO – A Santa Rosa woman recently lost her fourth attempt to convince a federal court that she thought the word "diet" in a soda drink would help her lose weight or maintain a healthy weight. -
Zscaler loses bid to toss out Symantec's patent infringement suit
SAN FRANCISCO – San Jose-based information security company Zscaler was recently denied a motion for judgment on the pleadings in a federal lawsuit filed by Mountain View-based software company Symantec Corporation alleging patent infringement. -
Lawsuit claims USDA is holding up regulations for labeling genetically engineered foods
SAN FRANCISCO – The Center for Food Safety (CFS) and Center for Environmental Health (CEH) recently filed a complaint against the U.S. Department of Agriculture in federal court alleging the USDA failed to meet the deadline to issue regulations for labeling genetically engineered foods under the 2016 Federal Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standards Act (GE Labeling Act). -
Court addresses SEC motions, recovery options in case regarding Palantir, Facebook shares
SAN FRANCISCO – A California judge has ruled on a motion from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requesting the recognition of a claim by two investment firms and requesting the recognition of a shortfall regarding the reimbursement of funds in the case involving Facebook and Palantir shares. -
Parts of testimony stricken in patent infringement case involving endoscopy systems
SAN FRANCISCO – A judge in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California recently ruled to strike testimony related to a patent case involving two medical companies that design and manufacture integrated operating room systems. -
Judge dismisses Glass Egg's negligence, infringement complaints against Gameloft
SAN FRANCISCO – A California judge has dismissed claims that Gameloft acted negligently and infringed upon the copyrights of a Vietnamese video game company in relation to the development of a racing car game application. -
Ruling on Trump's sanctuary city executive order premature, dissenting judge says
An August ruling declaring President Donald Trump's executive order withholding money from sanctuary cities unconstitutional was too hasty, a dissenting federal judge wrote in an opinion. -
Tata Consultancy granted arbitration and bifurcation motions in discrimination case
SAN FRANCISCO – A federal judge has granted a motion to divide a plaintiff's claims in a class action suit over discrimination claims against a consulting company. -
Department of Defense wins lawsuit involving endangered dugong
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) followed appropriate laws protecting endangered species during the planned relocation of a military base in Japan, a federal judge ruled on Aug. 1. -
Flextronics International USA alleges companies fixed prices of resistors
SAN FRANCISCO – A Japanese electronic manufacturing company and others already facing a class action lawsuit are now looking at more price-fixing allegations in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California. -
McKesson seeks to remove San Mateo County's suit over controlled substances orders to federal court
SAN FRANCISCO – A drug distributor the County of San Mateo sued over allegations it didn’t report suspicious opioid activity has filed a notice of removal to transfer the case to federal court. -
Boulder got things rolling, but momentum for suing Big Oil lacking in the rest of Colorado
The rest of Colorado seems to have little interest in following the lead of three communities in the state that have sued Big Oil over the alleged effects of global warming. -
Court says Common Core co-founder's breach of contract suit should be aimed at Pearson Education parent company
SAN FRANCISCO – A judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California recently ruled that the co-founder of the Common Core State Standards will have to go back to the drawing board on a breach of contract claim against education giant Pearson Education. -
Fitbit found accountable for bad faith actions in heart-rate tracker accuracy dispute
SAN FRANCISCO – A judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California recently found that Fitbit Inc. acted in bad faith when the company’s legal representatives delayed and impeded arbitration of a suit filed by plaintiff Kate McKlellan. -
Former SkyWest Airlines ramp agents allege they were not given rest breaks
SAN FRANCISCO – A proposed class-action lawsuit against SkyWest Airlines has been filed in federal court by former employees who allege they were denied lunch breaks and overtime pay. -
Released inmates say Alameda County and ankle bracelet monitoring company are guilty of 'extortion'
A private company responsible for monitoring GPS and alcohol tracking devices on recently released inmates faces accusations of extortion and civil rights violations. -
Federal judge ends shareholder's dispute with Amyris
A federal judge dismissed a shareholder's lawsuit against Amyris, a renewable products company, in a dispute over revenues. -
Klamath Tribes claims irrigation project hurts endangered sucker fish
A federal judge denied a Native American tribe's request to immediately protect two endangered species of sucker fish. -
Judge grants removal of NorthFace breach of contract suit from Vermont to California
BURLINGTON, Vt. – A Vermont judge has granted a motion for a change of venue to a California court requested by the owners of the clothing brand NorthFace in a breach of contract suit.