News from June 2023
Foley & Lardner LLP hosts AI, ML, and Generative Tech Webinar with 4thly on June 21, 2023
Join us Wednesday, June 21, at 11 a.m. PDT for a special live-stream webinar for startup founders and investors.
Greenberg Traurig announces Greenberg Traurig’s Carolyn Fitzhugh McNiven to Speak at ACI’s 13th West Coast Forum: FCPA Enforcement and Compliance
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP Shareholder Carolyn Fitzhugh McNiven speak at the American Conference Institute (ACI)’s 13th West Coast Forum on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Enforcement and Compliance June 14.
Judge grounds privacy class action vs JetBlue for tracking customer online clicks
A L.A. federal judge says JetBlue's use of software to monitor customer interaction with its website doesn't violate California's Invasion of Privacy Act.
California consumer alleges 'Ultimate Omega' supplements misleadingly labeled
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — A California consumer alleges that Nordic Natural's Ultimate Omega supplements do not contain twice the amount of Omega-3s as the label indicates.
Greenberg Traurig announces Ruben Sislyan and James T. Smith to Present to California Lawyers Association Young Tax Lawyers
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP Tax Practice Shareholder Ruben Sislyan and Associate James T. Smith will present before the Bay Area Young Tax Lawyers in a California Lawyers Association webinar June 15.
Doctors recount agony of man with mesothelioma in Northern California Johnson & Johnson trial
Doctors recounting the illness of a man with a rare cancer who is suing Johnson & Johnson told attorneys the company’s baby powder is the likely culprit although they can’t be certain.
June 14: Contra Costa Superior Court docket for "fl" cases
The following cases categorized as "fl" were on the docket in the Contra Costa Superior Court on June 14. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Contra Costa Superior Court: Actions Taken on June 14
The Contra Costa Superior Court reported the following activity on June 14 in the suits below:
Premise Data says anonymous reviewers continue to defame company on Glassdoor
Market data analytics firm Premise Data says Glassdoor isn't doing enough to stop anonymous reviewers from allegedly falsely accusing the company of misconduct, damaging the company's reputation
Lead positions picked for class action against Alphabet
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A California federal judge has picked the lead plaintiff and law firm to head class action shareholder litigation against Google's parent company Alphabet.
Morgan Lewis announces Chambers USA Recognizes 127 Morgan Lewis Practices, 287 Lawyers in 2023 Edition
Earning 127 practice rankings in total, the firm earned new practice rankings in California: Private Equity, Pennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds: Banking & Finance, and Nationwide: Derivatives, Energy Transition, FCPA and Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Compliance).
Appeals panel says San Buenaventura officials were allowed to strip historic protection status from Serra statue
An appeals court has given its blessing to the city of San Buenaventura's removal of a statue of Catholic missionary Junipero Serra, ruling the statue has no historic status that would protect against removal.
SFSU didn't do enough to remedy alleged racist behavior by a supervisor in its Advising Resource Center: Lawsuit
A Black male office manager says his white female supervisor at San Francisco State University repeatedly subjected him and others to a pattern of racist and unprofessional conduct, including having a portrait of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in her office, a new lawsuit says
Defense attorneys use past words to discredit plaintiff expert witness in Northern California talc trial
In a trial accusing Johnson & Johnson of causing a Northern California man's cancer attorneys for the company on Tuesday sought to show that a plaintiff witness was disingenuous
Cosmetic industry group fights California's cancer warning requirement for titanium dioxide
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) — A cosmetic industry organization claims California's requirement for a cancer warning on products containing titanium dioxide violates First Amendment rights.
Alderoty: 'The allegations in these suits are just that — unproved'
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase last week, the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world and in the U.S., respectively.
June 12: Contra Costa Superior Court docket for "fl" cases
The following cases categorized as "fl" were on the docket in the Contra Costa Superior Court on June 12. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Contra Costa Superior Court: Actions Taken on June 12
The Contra Costa Superior Court reported the following activity on June 12 in the suits below:
Lawsuit: San Francisco's race, identity-based 'guaranteed income' projects violate the Constitution
New filing says programs targeted to provide government money to specific non-white, non-heterosexual groups don't square with Equal Protection Clause
Plaintiff's expert says J&J got lab to fib on asbestos in Northern California talc powder trial
A microscope researcher expert witness told a jury that Johnson & Johnson officials had asked a testing lab to alter a test to read that no asbestos was found in their baby powder.