FedEx Agrees to Multi-Million Dollar Settlement in Labor Lawsuit
Jun 26, 2015
The delivery giant FedEx has recently agreed to a $227 million settlement for a class action lawsuit involving more than 2,000 past and present employees in California. Facts of the Case The case invo...
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Transgender Employee Sues Employer for Denying Female Identity
May 29, 2015
A transgender former employee of Barnes & Noble Bookstore is suing in Orange County federal court, alleging that the management at the store where she worked refused to allow her to present herself as...
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Led Zeppelin Copyright Lawsuit Moves to California
May 27, 2015
A copyright lawsuit that claims that the band Led Zeppelin plagiarized the song “Stairway to Heaven” from the band Spirit is changing venues from Philadelphia to California. Facts of the Case Accordin...
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Joss Whedon & Lionsgate Sued for Copyright Infringement
May 13, 2015
Director/producer/writer Joss Whedon and the production company Lionsgate have been sued by a man claiming that they stole the idea for the film, “Cabin in the Woods,” from a novel that he wrote in 20...
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Zillow Defeats Most Claims in Trade Secret Lawsuit
Apr 29, 2015
The real estate company Zillow, Inc. has successfully managed to knock out the majority of claims in a trade secret lawsuit that accuses the company of stealing an idea on their website known as the “...
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Legal Battle over “Happy Birthday” Song
Apr 24, 2015
A federal judge in California will rule in the next few weeks whether or not to throw out the decades-old copyright for the song, “Happy Birthday to You.” Federal Copyright Law Material can be the sub...
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Musicians Ordered to Pay Millions for “Blurred Lines”
Apr 17, 2015
Last week, a jury in California ordered musicians Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams to pay $7.4 million total for copyright damages plus profits attributable to infringement. Both escaped statutory d...
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Alameda County Walmart Sued for Wage Theft
Apr 16, 2015
The superstore giant Walmart is facing a class action lawsuit in Alameda County under the allegation that the retailer has been engaging in wage theft with its employees. According to the complaint fi...
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Uber and Lyft Face California Labor Lawsuits
Apr 01, 2015
The very popular ride sharing companies, Uber and Lyft, are already facing labor lawsuits in California over allegations that the drivers for the companies were mislabeled as independent contractors w...
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Right to Recovery on Foreclosed Home Construction Defects
Mar 12, 2015
Although the tidal wave of foreclosures seems to have ended, there are still many homes in California that are being foreclosed upon. Many of these homeowners are simultaneously in the midst of litiga...
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