People of the State of California v. Nijjar & PAMA — Los Angeles Superior Court (Filed June 12 2025) Attorney General Rob Bonta accuses one of Southern California’s largest landlords of running 22,000 low‑income apartments with vermin, sewage leaks, broken security gates, and…
CD Reiss v. Amazon.com—Why Indie Authors Are Taking the Tech Giant to Court When indie‑romance writer CD Reiss filed an antitrust class action against Audible last year, most observers gave it long odds. On June 11, that narrative flipped when…
Oregon v. Coinbase Global Inc. — Multnomah County Circuit Court (Filed June 12 2025) Oregon’s Department of Justice hired class‑action heavyweights Cohen Milstein and Keller Rohrback to sue Coinbase, claiming the exchange unlawfully sold high‑risk crypto assets that qualify as unregistered securities…
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility et al. v. SEC A Washington, D.C. federal judge on June 5 upheld the SEC’s 2020 rulemaking that raised the ownership and resubmission thresholds for shareholder proposals—rules critics say muzzle ESG activism. Court’s Rationale Judge…
L.A. County Fire Victims v. USAA & AAA — Los Angeles Superior Court (Filed June 5 2025) More than 300 homeowners who lost properties in January’s Malibu wildfires allege the insurers systematically under‑valued rebuilding costs, leaving them catastrophically under‑insured. Claims at a Glance…
Roofers Local 149 Pension Fund v. Fidelity National Financial — Delaware Chancery Court (Opinion May 31 2025) Vice Chancellor Will tossed an entire‑fairness challenge to Fidelity National’s $250 million preferred‑stock financing, finding the complaint lacked facts showing price or process unfairness even under…
Smith & Wesson Brands v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos In a rare 9‑0 opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court on June 5 slammed the courthouse door on foreign attempts to sue U.S. gun makers for cartel violence south of the border. Key…
Barclays & Bayer Derivative Litigation — New York Court of Appeals (Decision May 27 2025) New York’s highest court affirmed dismissals of shareholder‑derivative suits against Barclays PLC and Bayer AG, holding that the internal‑affairs doctrine bars such actions unless plaintiffs have standing under the…
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Settlement California’s Civil Rights Department (CRD) announced a $200,000 pact on June 5 resolving claims that a long‑time technician was harassed and denied reasonable accommodation. Settlement Terms $125,000 in worker relief plus restoration of…
United States et al. v. Google LLC On April 17, U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled that Google unlawfully maintained monopolies in publisher ad‑servers and ad‑exchanges, and illegally tied the two products together. Key Findings Google leveraged its DoubleClick and…