Monthly Archives: October, 2020

Petitioner’s Brief Filed in Ninth Circuit Marijuana Decriminalization Case

Petitioners in one of several fights to decriminalize marijuana on a federal level have filed their opening brief with the Ninth Circuit. Tuesday’s filing...

CWA Consent Decree Requires Manchester, N.H. To Clean Up And Comply With Laws

The District of New Hampshire approved a consent decree filed in a Clean Water Act (CWA) lawsuit and ruled that the city of Manchester,...

The Battle Continues: Sonos Sues Google For Infringing 5 Additional Patents, Google Also Sues Seeking Noninfringement Judgment

Sonos filed a complaint against Google on Tuesday in the Western District of Texas alleging infringement of five additional patents after its initial suit,...

WhatsApp’s Suit Against NSO Group Stayed Pending Appeal Over Sovereign Immunity Defense

In an ongoing suit over spyware and WhatsApp phone hacking, the Northern District of California issued an order on Tuesday that granted defendant Israeli...

Minnesota District Court Dismisses Antitrust Complaint Against Meatpackers

The Minnesota District Court granted an order on Tuesday to dismiss a cattle antitrust lawsuit against meat packing companies, including JBS USA Food Company...

FCC Seeks To Deter 911 Fee Diversion

On Wednesday the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it has commenced a proceeding to investigate ways to fight against 911 fee diversion, “the...

Google Agrees to Spend $310M on Diversity and Equality Initiatives to End Sexual Harassment Shareholder Derivative Suit

Last week, plaintiffs in a California state court stockholder derivative action put forward a settlement to resolve mismanagement claims against Alphabet Inc., Google’s parent...

Blue Diamond Accuses Australian Customer of Business Torts

Blue Diamond Growers filed a complaint against Freedom Foods Pty Ltd. for breach of contract-related claims after Freedom Foods allegedly breached the parties’ licensing...