#legal-disputes
#legal-disputes

San Francisco

The Legal Drama Surrounding China Live Continues

China Live restaurant's future in limbo due to Wells Fargo lawsuit for property foreclosure.

Sacramento food truck, Rabbit Food Revolution, citing rising costs and health issues closes down. [ more ]

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New York Post

1 week ago

Tech industry

Google blasted as 'negligent' over evidence destruction as landmark DOJ antitrust case wraps up

A federal judge criticized Google for a negligent document retention policy resulting in the deletion of crucial chat records, raising concerns in an ongoing antitrust case. [ more ]

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1 week ago

Left-wing politics

Biden sued for extending Title IX anti-discrimination protection to trans people

Republican-majority states oppose Biden's Title IX expansions protecting transgender individuals. [ more ]

The Mercury News

2 weeks ago

California

California housing developers win first 'builders remedy' battles in fight to bypass local zoning

Developers are likely to benefit from California's 'builder's remedy' law amid legal disputes with cities over housing provisions. [ more ]

www.mercurynews.com

3 weeks ago

East Bay (California)

Downtown San Jose condo war widens as new real estate lawsuit emerges

Developers' delinquency on homeowners dues leads to legal disputes and auctions of condos in San Jose. [ more ]

Exchangewire

3 weeks ago

Marketing tech

Australian OOH Industry Sees Significant Growth; Apple Loses Bid to Throw Out App Store Fee Lawsuit; OpenAI Updates ChatGPT

Australian OOH advertising grew by 9.26% in Q1 2024, with DOOH contributing 74% of revenue. [ more ]

WAMC

NYC politics

Dutchess County to consider lawsuit challenging New York state over new election law

The resolution shifted some local elections to coincide with state and federal races for cost savings and increased turnout.

Legal disputes have emerged over the resolution, with concerns about violating home rule and clashes with county charters. [ more ]

Battery Power

Atlanta Braves

This Day in Braves History: The Colorado Rockies sign Dale Murphy

The Braves' history involves significant player transactions and achievements.

MLB history includes legal disputes, team sales, and playoff format changes. [ more ]

www.cbc.ca

Canada news

ANALYSIS | A settlement in a U.S. lawsuit could upend the cornerstone of real estate industry: commissions | CBC News

Real estate trade group in the U.S. agreed to drop the six per cent sales commission paid to agents.

Lawsuits in Canada aim to force changes in the way Realtors charge fees alleging illegal price-setting and fee conspiracy. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

What is the Comstock Act?

The Comstock Act from the 19th century is being used to restrict the mailing of abortion pills.

Judge Kacsmaryk's interpretation of the Comstock Act conflicts with other legal opinions. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

Justices Won't Block Texas's Immigration Law, for Now

Supreme Court allows Texas law on migrant arrests to take effect

Justices Barrett and Kavanaugh sent the case back to an appeals court [ more ]

Above the Law

Morning Docket: 03.06.24

Supreme Court's confusion on insurrection clause

Biden's crackdown on profiteering [ more ]

Above the Law

Few Things Say 'Out Of Touch' Like Harvard - See Also

AI customer service limitations

Potential student loan relief measures [ more ]

Dodgers Digest

LA Dodgers

Attempting to process the Ippei Mizuhara/Shohei Ohtani events - Dodgers Digest

Dodgers fired Shohei Ohtani's interpreter due to alleged illegal sports bets connection.

Conflicting reports and legal disputes surrounding Ohtani's alleged involvement in the situation. [ more ]

Boston.com

Boston food

Sam Adams brewer has long kept former employees on a tight leash. Now some are suing to break free.

Noncompete agreements at Boston Beer Co. restrict employees' career opportunities.

Boston Beer Co.'s aggressive enforcement of noncompetes and involvement of founder Jim Koch in upholding them have caused legal disputes. [ more ]

TechCrunch

Cryptocurrency

Binance to halt naira services amid ongoing regulatory probe in Nigeria | TechCrunch

Binance to halt NGN services in Nigeria

Legal disputes intensified by regulatory actions in Nigeria [ more ]

GameSpot

Video games

Former Bungie Composer Marty O'Donnell Announces Nevada Congressional Run

Marty O'Donnell running for Congress in Nevada's third district as a Republican against incumbent Susie Lee.

O'Donnell is a supporter of Trump and had successful careers in the music industry before entering politics. [ more ]

TechCrunch

Privacy professionals

Meta drops lawsuit against web scraping firm Bright Data that sold millions of Instagram records | TechCrunch

Meta dropped lawsuit against Bright Data after losing key claim in court.

Meta's case against Bright Data included claims of breach of contract and scraping of non-public data. [ more ]

Above the Law