Inter-City Express

GUEST COLUMNS

Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Corporate Transparency Act: Report card and year-end steps

Failure to report or providing false information can lead to civil and criminal penalties, including a maximum prison sentence of two years for those who willfully provide false or fraudulent information or fail to report complete or updated information.

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Google's monopoly playbook: Court slams exclusive deals, but what's next?

Google's exclusionary distribution agreements have contributed to Google's maintenance of its monopoly power in two relevant markets, general search services and general text advertising, by using exclusive distribution agreements.

U.S. judge allows copyright infringement trial against AI companies

Girardi argues with attorney in wire fraud trial

Keker Van Nest is key player in emerging disputes over AI

NEWS

General News Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Bill lets several counties use remote court reporting, other states ahead Like many other states, California has been grappling with a shortage of skilled court reporters. Even a $30 million annual appropriation from the Legislature in recent budgets has gone partially unspent.

General News Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Justices on both sides write opinions in rare rehearing of affirmed death penalty The vote to affirm a death penalty conviction for a 1996 first degree murder and sodomy marked an 'extraordinary' split on the court, especially because justices on both sides wrote opinions defending their positions, legal observers said.

General News Wednesday, September 18, 2024
50 years on, Mark Rosenbaum remains the 'radical lawyer' he dreamed of being Over 40 years, Rosenbaum litigated some of the ACLU of Southern California's biggest cases, arguing four times before the U.S. Supreme Court. He has continued to bring major public interest litigation since moving to Public Counsel 10 years ago. Much of his work has involved access to better education for K-12 students.

General News Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Coppola lawsuit accuses Variety of 'false, reckless' reporting Francis Ford Coppola has sued the publishers of Variety magazine over its reporting of alleged inappropriate behavior on the "Megalopolis" set.

General News Tuesday, September 17, 2024
9th Circuit told federal Judge Carter made series of errors An attorney for Skye Bioscience Inc. said U.S. District Judge David O. Carter erred by allowing the company's fired vice president of business operations to bolster her case by introducing irrelevant and damaging evidence at the trial.

General News Monday, September 16, 2024
Federal judge dismisses COVID-era case against California restrictions The case dates to 2020, when plaintiffs led by a Nevada City restaurant challenged emergency orders issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Nevada County and other government entities.

General News Monday, September 16, 2024
Incoming WLALA president wants to put caregivers in the spotlight Incumbent Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles President Noelle Natoli has committed to putting a lifelong passion for diversity, equity and inclusion to use during her time leading the association.

General News Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Disney wants review of free speech ruling in actress' termination case A federal judge previously ruled that Disney had failed to show how First Amendment protections applied to its decision to fire actress Gina Carano over political social media posts. Her attorneys say Disney's attempt to relitigate that decision is based 'on a false premise.'

General News Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Inventor's tool to help users unfollow gains tech civil rights supporters A university professor is seeking immunity under the Communications Decency Act to circulate a browser extension called "Unfollow Everything 2.0," but fears being sued by Meta Platforms.

General News Monday, September 9, 2024
Insurer's failure to translate key document was discrimination, lawsuit claims The parents of a woman who was killed in a car accident caused by a drunken driving elementary school principal say Geico's actions were in breach of the Unruh Civil Rights Act.

General News Monday, September 9, 2024
Class certifications vacated in BLM protesters' suit against LAPD A 9th Circuit panel remanded the case to district court, where a judge can bring more "rigorous analysis" to fact-specific constitutional claims against the Los Angeles Police Department's actions across the city.

General News Friday, September 6, 2024
Panel: State can't make social media disclose content moderation policies The law, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2022, required companies with more than $100 million in gross annual revenues to file regular reports with the state about how they moderate topics such as hate speech, racism, extremism and foreign political influence.

General News Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Antitrust, housing lawyers doubt RealPage's algorithm defense "I don't think it's a powerful argument to say landlords didn't have to take the algorithm's suggestions because everyone took it," commented Abiel Garcia, a partner at antitrust firm Kesselman Brantly & Stockinger LLP in Manhattan Beach. "The question then becomes: Why did they take it? Did they understand what was happening?"

General News Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Environmental groups sue over logging project's impact on endangered owls The lawsuit challenges federal agencies' approval of the South Fork Sacramento Public Safety and Forest Restoration Project on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest.

General News Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Vested rights don't exempt landlord from new tenant protections, judge rules Nothing in the building permits contains or suggests "a promise that petitioner will be free of future tenant protections enacted by the city," Judge James C. Chalfant wrote.