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Green cards and red flags: Why the public charge rule demands closer attention

Jul. 21, 2025

Practitioners must approach the public charge section of ...

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Jul. 15, 2025

California raised its minimum auto insurance limits in J...

By Reza Torkzadeh, Allen P. Wilkinson

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Jul. 14, 2025

Attorneys' ethical obligations extend beyond the courtroo...

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Today's News

Intellectual Property, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


In the high-profile Bored Ape case, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found the creator failed to prove consumer confusion and overturned an $8 million a...


Civil Litigation


Investors accuse Sofie Biosciences, two law firms, and Kroll of conspiring to undervalue a nuclear medicine asset, defrauding stakeholders--including Toy Sto...


Securities


Shareholders sued Stitch Fix executives and directors, alleging insider trading and fiduciary breaches tied to the Freestyle program, which they claim severe...


Family


Orange County court to launch family law e-filing system

Jul. 24, 2025
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Starting Aug. 25, family law attorneys must file appellate documents electronically in Orange County Superior Court, replacing mail and walk-in submissions w...


Criminal


Former Ontrak CEO Terren Peizer seeks to overturn his insider trading conviction, arguing the jury lacked key intent instructions. His appeal challenges a fi...


Civil Litigation


Attorney General Rob Bonta asked a court to place Los Angeles juvenile halls under a receiver, citing ongoing violations of court orders and unsafe condition...


Columns

Technology, Intellectual Property

On July 10, the EU released a voluntary Code of Practice guiding AI providers on copyright compliance under the AI Act, focusi...


Many California parents don't realize they can request specific legal tools -- from police reports to court-appointed child ad...


Immigration

Thin ICE: Legal risks employers face in immigration enforcement

Jul. 24, 2025
By Daren H. Lipinsky, Bryan L. McNally

Given recent ICE workplace activity, California labor and employment attorneys are poised to face a wave of inquiries from bot...



Verdicts & Settlements

Retaliation Angela Carmell v. Janet's E... $41,098,250
Product Liability Heather Poole, et al. v. Tw... $18,600,000
Auto v. Pedestrian Raul Velazquez Guzman v. Na... $18,512,253
Wage and Hour Lisa Lefanty, individually,... $11,000,000
Consumers Legal Remedies Act David Wallenstein, individu... $10,000,000
Wage and Hour Alexander Wilson, individua... $5,000,000
Clean Air Act Bay Area Air Quality Manage... $5,000,000
Wage and Hour Louis Ames and James Guiffr... $5,000,000
Fraud Levi Sap Nei Thang Victims ... $3,197,816
Consumers Legal Remedies Act Mandy and Matthew Cliburn, ... $2,500,000

On the Move

Foley & Lardner

Jul. 18, 2025


Matt Caplan joined Foley & Lardner as a partner in San Francisco. The move was Jul. 14, 2025.

Caplan's multi-faceted practice focuses on trade secrets and technology disputes, business and competitor disputes, class actions, health care, and general commercial litigation. He regularly advises clients in the Innovative Technology and Health Care, and Life Sciences Sectors, offering deep insight into the unique challenges and opportunities present in these ecosystems.


Details

Foley & Lardner has 1073 attorneys in 27 offices including Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Francisco, Silicon Valley,. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Corporate, Intellectual Property, Litigation. The firm’s website is https://www.foley.com/

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Daily Appellate Report

Consumer Law

Tidrick v. FCA US LLC

Trial court erroneously calculated Song-Beverly fee award using prevailing attorney rates in plaintiff's county of residence, rather than the rates prevailing in the venue.


Business Law

Koenig v. Centralia Limited Investors

Granting application to commence statutory partnership buyout proceedings is mandatory where statutory requirements are satisfied.


Intellectual Property

Yuga Labs Inc. v. Ripps

Despite being purely digital, intangible goods, Bored Ape nonfungible tokens (NFTs) were trademarkable under the Lanham Act.


Contracts

Bodenburg v. Apple Inc.

Breach of contract claim could not survive motion to dismiss where defendant performed as contemplated by the parties' agreement even though that performance did not match plaintiff's sub...


Tax

Modification: Scott v. County of Riverside

County's fee to determine timeshare owners' portion of property tax was a tax requiring voter approval because it failed to provide evidence of the actual expenditures incurred in assessi...