Until two weeks ago, no U.S. court had ruled on whether training generative AI models on copyrighted works could constitute a fair use, or if the simple act of training such models without a license would constitute copyright…
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/ Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
Suno is a leading AI-powered music generation platform which transforms simple text prompts, images, videos, or audio clips into fully produced songs complete with vocals and instrumentation. Last week, renowned music producer…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
Q: I am a California state court receiver in a family law case. The divorcing couple owns property in Virginia and Michigan. I know, generally, that in order for me to sell the property I would have to be appointed ancillary…
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/ Civil Procedure, Family Law
On June 11, 2025, Disney (including Lucasfilm, Marvel, and 20th Century Studios) and Universal Pictures (including DreamWorks) filed a Complaint for direct and secondary copyright infringement in the Central District of…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
On June 11, 2025, in likely the most significant ruling of the longstanding feud between the social media website, Reddit, Inc., and the founder of its notorious “WallStreetBets” subreddit community, Jaime Rogozinski, the U.S…
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/ Civil Procedure, Communications & Media Law, Intellectual Property
Each year on July 1st, a number of local municipalities and the County of Los Angeles raise their hourly minimum wage, based on changes to the consumer price index, and as required by local minimum wage ordinances…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
In the recent decision in Sanders v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County, the California Court of Appeal reinforced the consequences for employers who fail to timely pay arbitration fees in employment disputes…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
On May 14, 2025, the California Court of Appeal issued a decision in Rose v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., addressing whether the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) can be held liable for an employer’s…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In Chavez v. Hi-Grade Materials Co., the California Court of Appeal issued a ruling that significantly impacts how and when employees can appeal orders denying class certification, especially in cases involving both class claims…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Labor & Employment Law
On April 15, 2025, after jurors found a line of dolls from the toymaker, MGA Entertainment, Inc. (“MGA”), infringed the trade dress rights of a pop group owned by music artists Clifford "T.I." Harris and Tameka "Tiny" Harris,…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Intellectual Property
On April 30, 2025, the Federal Circuit issued a decision in Fintiv, Inc. v. PayPal Holdings, Inc. (No. 23-2312), issued on April 30, 2025, upholding the invalidation of Finitiv Inc.’s (“Finitiv”) mobile wallet patents related to…
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/ Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
In a significant development for California employers, the Court of Appeal in Williams v. Alacrity Solutions Group, LLC recently affirmed the dismissal of a Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) claim brought solely on behalf…
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/ Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
On April 28, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Celanese International Corp.’s challenge to a Federal Circuit decision which found the company’s patent on the process to create the artificial sweetener used in Coke…
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/ Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
On May 1, 2025, a federal courtroom in San Francisco became ground zero for one of the most consequential copyright hearings in recent memory. The three hour hearing in Kadrey v. Meta Platforms marked the first major judicial…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
Until the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Viking River Cruises v. Moriana in 2022, California law had established that Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) claims could not be subject to binding arbitration…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Labor & Employment Law
