Monthly Archives: October, 2020

Los Angeles Announces Therapeutic Transportation Pilot Program

The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) announced Oct. 26 that by January, the county will be equipped with response vans...

Zip Zapp Zoom: Zapier Sues Zoom For Trademark Infringement

On Monday in the Northern District of California, plaintiff Zapier, Inc. filed a complaint against Zoom Video Communications, Inc. for trademark infringement and unfair...

USDA Says First Half of CFAP 2 Funds Were Allocated in First Month

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Monday that it has given out over $7 billion in the second round of the...

Louisiana Governor Sues State Legislature to Enjoin Overturning of COVID-19 Executive Order

On October 26, the Governor of Louisiana, John Bel Edwards, sued the Louisiana House of Representatives in Louisiana state court to enjoin the...

COVID-19 Wrongful Death Suit Against Cruise Line Proceeds to Arbitration

On October 23, in the Southern District of Florida, District Judge Beth Bloom ruled in the case of Isanto v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, LTD....

Class Action Filed Against Apple Claiming that iPhone Software Consumes Users’ Cellular Data

Last week, a Washington state resident filed a putative class action complaint against Apple, Inc. for its unlawful and unfair business practices related to...

Private Party’s Suit Against DEA for Destroying $3M of Hemp Moves to Federal Court

On Oct. 22, the United States removed a complaint charging it with seizing and destroying approximately 3,000 industrial hemp plants to federal court from...

Groups Claim Fungicide Approved by EPA Harms Fish and Birds

The Center for Food Safety and the Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit in the Ninth Circuit challenging the approval of a fungicide,...