Monthly Archives: June, 2020

5th Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Challenge to Congress’s Delegation of Smoking Regulations

On Thursday, a panel of Fifth Circuit Judges affirmed a decision from the Southern District of Mississippi, which dismissed a case that attempted to challenge Congress’s power...

Appeals Court Vacates & Remands Lower Court Decision in Google Trademark Case

The Second Circuit has vacated and remanded a Southern District of New York’s decision on Thursday in SM Kids’ lawsuit against Google, finding that a question...

Ill. Judge Finds Property Interest in Right to Dispensary License

A federal district court in Illinois broke with longstanding precedent by allowing a 14th Amendment constitutional challenge to proceed to trial after applicants who were denied a...

SEC Asks Court to Order Telegram To Pay $1.2b

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a proposed judgment on Thursday in the Southern District of New York asking the court to order Telegram to...

Community Members Say Case Alleging Pollution of Water Must Stay in State Court

A case alleging drinking water pollution was friviously removed by the defendants, who include Raytheon, to the Northern District of Indiana, plaintiffs allege in...

Vacation Rental Service Sued for Patent Infringement

Vacation rental service HomeAway.com, Inc. is facing a patent infringement lawsuit after allegedly appropriating a technical method for improving computer operations. S3G Technology LLC...

CCPA Statutory Damages Clause Adds Financial Muscle Against Zoom and Other Companies, Plaintiffs’ Attorney Says

The new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) shows promising signs in supporting consumer rights in consumer privacy and protection cases, as early cases apply...

California AG & City Attorneys File Preliminary Injunction To Immediately End Uber & Lyft Misclassificaton

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, as well as Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco City Attorneys, announced Wednesday that they will file a...