A Northern District of California judge dismissed nearly all claims in a putative class action against Canyon Bicycles over a fire hazard recall and "German engineered" marketing claims, but allowed the breach of implied warranty of merchantability claim to...
A Northern California judge has dismissed claims against foreign LINE and NAVER defendants for lack of personal jurisdiction, holding that the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate that the tech companies expressly aimed their data collection practices at...
A Northern District of California court held that Babylist's sign-up page gave consumers legally sufficient notice of its arbitration clause, sending privacy claims to JAMS and out of federal court.
A federal judge ruled that the complaint sufficiently alleged copying linked to the DBRX series of LLMs, allowing the direct copyright infringement claim to proceed past the pleading stage.
A federal judge awarded Moonbug Entertainment $279,962.75 in post-judgment collection fees against BabyBus, while denying all appellate fees, after finding that BabyBus engaged in extraordinary evasion to avoid paying a $25.6 million copyright judgment.
A federal judge in the Northern District of California has preliminarily approved an $850,000 class settlement resolving claims that cricket streaming service Willow TV shared subscribers' video-viewing histories with Meta without their knowledge or...
A federal judge has vacated a dismissal hearing and ordered briefing on whether to stay a tribal lawsuit accusing Kalshi and Robinhood of running an illegal sports-betting operation on Indian lands, pending a Ninth Circuit decision that could resolve the...
A federal judge denied a former restaurant worker's bid for fast-track discovery into alleged asset-hiding by the owners of a Bay Area sushi restaurant, finding her fraud accusations too conclusory and her discovery requests too broad.
A Northern District of California judge granted in part and denied in part Levi Strauss & Co.'s motion to dismiss a putative class and collective action brought by former employee Jermaine Whitfield, allowing wage and hour claims to proceed while...
The Northern District of California has denied in part and granted in part a motion to dismiss Eli Lilly’s competition lawsuit against telehealth provider Mochi Health, allowing claims alleging false advertising and corporate practice of medicine to proceed...
A Northern District of California magistrate judge denied in part and granted in part the government’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging USCIS’s failure to timely adjudicate adjustment-of-status applications. The court held that it retains subject...
A Northern District of California magistrate judge has scheduled a hearing for April 20, 2026, to address key legal questions regarding subpoenas issued to Reddit, Inc. and Discord, Inc. in a dispute involving Ted Entertainment, Inc.
A federal judge ruled that a San Mateo police officer's qualified immunity defense cannot shield him from summary judgment on a Section 1983 malicious prosecution claim tied to a boating-under-the-influence prosecution.
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California denied Franklin Resources' motion to dismiss breach-of-fiduciary-duty claims, allowing plaintiffs to proceed with allegations that the company loaded the Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement...
VirtaMove, Corp. and Google LLC have stipulated to consolidate two related patent infringement lawsuits into a single civil action, streamlining discovery and trial proceedings for overlapping claims involving the same patent family.
A federal judge in the Northern District of California granted UPS only a fraction of the $347,052.50 in attorneys' fees it sought after three female warehouse workers pursued gender and age discrimination claims that the court repeatedly found were...
A federal judge denied a preliminary injunction sought by entertainer Selena Scola against drag performer Cody Barnes and two media companies over competing claims to the stage name "Lexi Love," ruling that the factual record is too unsettled to establish...
A federal judge denied Experian Data Corporation's bid to freeze a putative class action over alleged wiretapping and privacy violations, ruling the company failed to show a stay was necessary.
A federal judge denied a motion to dismiss Meta's claims that a Florida operator and his companies ran a bait-and-switch scheme on Facebook and Instagram while fraudulently obtaining millions in advertising credit.
A Northern District of California judge has allowed a minor’s Title IX and Section 1983 equal protection claims to proceed against a public school district and its Director of Student Services, rejecting arguments that the district lacked control over...