News from January 2024
Dechert Advises Fabric on its Acquisition by MSCI
Dechert is advising Fabric, a wealth technology platform specializing in portfolio design, customization, and analytics for wealth managers and advisors, on its acquisition by MSCI Inc., a leading provider of mission-critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community.
California employers facing new big lawsuit risk from new law easing path to courts for workers accusing retaliation
A new law taking effect in 2024 will require courts to presume employers are at fault when they are accused of firing workers for engaging in "protected activity"
Investors sue convicted venture capitalist Rothenberg, seeking some of millions allegedly defrauded
Criminally convicted venture capitalist Michael Rothenberg and his associated companies are facing a lawsuit filed by a group of investors over fraud allegations.
Astreya sued over alleged worker pay problems
Astreya, a network management and data solutions firm, has been accused of allegedly shorting worker pay and declining to reimburse remote workers, among other alleged violations of California labor law.
Lawsuit: There's lead in my Metamucil
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Procter & Gamble faces a class action lawsuit that alleges the presence of lead in Metamucil.
Attorney General Bonta Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Uphold Federal Bump Stock Ban
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a coalition of 22 attorneys general, filed a brief in the United States Supreme Court in support of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives’ (ATF) federal regulation that bans bump-stock devices and classifies them as prohibited machine guns under the National Firearms Act.