Jury Trial Not Waived by Violation of Local Rule
In a case where plaintiff sued his realtor over the sale of his house, the plaintiff’s lawyer failed to comply with local court rules on
May 7, 2022
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Zynga Defeats Class Action Over Data Hack
Who is entitled to bring a lawsuit? For the most part, the law says only a party who has suffered the actual or potential injury
May 5, 2022
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SEC Brings Civil Action Over NASGO and Sharenode Digital Assets
On Thursday, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil action in San Diego Federal court over the digital assets known as “NASGO Tokens” and
April 30, 2022
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Opioid Crisis Litigation Continues to Heat Up (But “Drunken Bridesmaids on Peddle Carts” Are Safe for Now)
The epidemic of addiction, death and crime that is the opioid crisis has spawned massive litigation against the pharmaceutical industry in recent years. In February,
April 30, 2022
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Cali Supreme Court: Economic Loss Rule Bars Negligence Claim for Mortgage Mod
In cases involving auto accidents, employment, emotional distress, misrepresentations, and legal and medical malpractice, California’s law of negligence has yielded huge recoveries in civil lawsuits.
April 28, 2022
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Playas Gon’ Sue: Taylor Swift Can’t Shake Off Copyright Lawsuit
In 2017, songwriters/producers/artists Sean Hall and Nathan Butler sued Taylor Swift and others for Swift’s song Shake it Off, alleging that it infringed the copyright
April 27, 2022
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Supreme Court Declines to Hear Copyright Dispute Implicating Josh Groban’s You Raise Me Up
In 2003, Josh Groban had a huge hit with You Raise Me Up. By early 2004, the song had made it to No. 1 on
April 26, 2022
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Bieber, Dan+Shay Hit With Copyright Infringement Suit Over 10,000 Hours
Last Thursday a Nevada corporation sued Justin Bieber, Dan+Shay and others over their 2019 megahit, 10,000 Hours. The corporate plaintiff claims that it’s the copyright owner
April 25, 2022
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Katy Perry Claims Ninth Circuit Victory in Dark Horse Copyright Case
There has been a spate of copyright infringement lawsuits filed against major artists in the last few years. This no doubt was inspired by a California
April 24, 2022
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Judicial Notice on Demurrer Not a Trial on the Merits
Some maxims of civil procedure have been around for so long that, in the abstract, no lawyer would question them. But even today, the precise application
April 24, 2022
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