Law
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Four of five former California State University San Marcos basketball players can pursue state and federal civil rights claims that they suffered racial discrimination while on the team, a California state appeals court ruled Wednesday, partially overturning a lower court’s decision… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Pacific Gas and Electric Co. told a California federal judge Wednesday that it is committed to preventing electricity-ignited wildfires like those that have battered the utility’s reputation in recent years, but said the judge’s proposed changes to the company’s probation conditions aren’t “feasible”… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Memphis-based rapper Blocboy JB on Wednesday became the latest pop culture figure to sue Epic Games Inc. for allegedly using signature dance moves without permission in the company’s widely-popular video game “Fortnite,” according to a complaint filed in California federal court… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Reed Smith LLP bungled its representation of two now-defunct Bear Stearns investment funds that had sued ratings agencies for overvaluing residential mortgage-backed securities they bought, the funds claimed in a suit filed Tuesday in New York state court seeking more than half a billion dollars in damages… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Several individuals who bought purportedly faulty Seagate Technology hard drives lost a renewed bid to pursue their claims as a class on Tuesday, with a California federal judge ruling they hadn’t shown the drives’ failure rates affected members of the proposed class in the same way… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 