“Everybody Does It” Still Not a Good Excuse
Small mistakes can have big consequences, and can make for some amusing legal decisions. Like the time a major bank accidentally wired $900 million to
June 28, 2022
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California CoA Expansively Applies Business Sale Exception to Ban on Non-Compete Agreements
In California, contractual provisions that prevent a person from engaging in a profession, trade or business are generally void. See California Business and Professions Code
June 25, 2022
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Court Allows False Advertising Class Action Over “Maximum Strength” Lidocaine Patches to Proceed
A Northern California federal court mostly rejected initial challenges by defendant Hisamitsu America to a class action lawsuit bringing false advertising claims over the company’s
June 22, 2022
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Binance Hit by Class Action Lawsuit Over Collapse of UST
An individual investor has sued BAM Trading Services Inc. (“Binance U.S.”), a crypto-asset exchange platform where customers trade digital assets, and its CEO Brian Shroder,
June 18, 2022
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Is a Class Action Lawsuit Against Celsius in the Works?
Yesterday, major crypto commentator “Bitboy” (real name Ben Armstrong)—who hosts a YouTube channel with 1.45M subscribers—announced that he is working on a class action lawsuit
June 16, 2022
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California Juries Continue to Hand Employees Huge Monetary Awards
Recently, California juries have been handing out large monetary awards for employees who took their claims of workplace harassment and retaliation to trial. As was
June 15, 2022
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Walmart Photoshoot Model Loses Bid for $540k in Labor Code Penalties
The California Labor Code sets minimum standards for how employers in the state must pay their employees. And without a doubt, it visits upon non-complying
June 13, 2022
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Service of Process in Crypto Theft Case Accomplished by Unprecedented NFT Airdrop
A civil lawsuit seeks to provide relief to the plaintiff by having the court issue a judgment against the defendant, usually requiring the payment of
June 9, 2022
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Rite Aid Settles Wage Class Action for $12,000,000
A Federal court in Northern California has approved Rite Aid’s $12 million settlement of a class action case over its alleged failure to pay for
June 6, 2022
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New York State Moves to Restrict Cryptocurrency Mining
New York’s lawmakers have passed a bill that would severely restrict cryptocurrency mining in the state, with the goal of reducing emissions. Specifically, the bill
June 3, 2022
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