Monthly Archives: August, 2020

Cities and Monsanto Stipulate to Stay Environmental Case Pending Settlement Negotiations

On Friday, named class plaintiff the City of Long Beach and defendants Monsanto Company, Solutia Inc., and Pharmacia Corporation jointly moved for a stay...

American Antitrust Institute Files Amicus Brief in Tuna Case

On August 21, the American Antitrust Institute (AAI) submitted an amicus brief to the Ninth Circuit, arguing that the lower court’s granting of class...

University Sues After COVID-19 Party Instagram Account Uses Trademarks

Last Thursday, the Arizona Board of Regents, on behalf of Arizona State University (ASU), filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Facebook, Inc. and an...

Female Employee Claims Nutrien Ag Discriminated Against and Wrongfully Terminated Her

Plaintiff Misty Tucker filed a complaint on Thursday in the District of Idaho alleging that she was treated unfairly as an employee at Nutrien...

Bleacher Report Sued For Using Photographs Without Permission

Photographer Howard Schatz filed a complaint against sports website Bleacher Report on Thursday in the Central District of California, alleging that the site infringed...

Pie Company Receives Fraudulent Bankruptcy Complaints From 3 Companies

On Tuesday in the Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California, three companies, Cargill, Inc., Seneca Foods Corporation, and Lawrence Foods, consolidated creditors’...

Court Denies DEA’s Attempt to Dismiss Medical Marijuana Case

On Tuesday, the Ninth Circuit filed a one-page order denying the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)’s motion to dismiss in a lawsuit in...

Celebrity Texting App Sued By Founders For Defrauding Them Of Shares

Celebrity texting app Community, which allows celebrities including Ashton Kutcher, Jennifer Lopez, John Legend, Paul McCartney, Amy Schumer, and Mark Cuban to directly communicate...