JURIST

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Following a three-year investigation, California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) sued Tesla Motors and fifty representatives Thursday, alleging its work environment violated the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and other laws with regard to Black employees. Complaints by direct employees were also discouraged.

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JURIST

APRIL 15, 2022

Orrick of the US District Court of Northern California Wednesday reduced damages Tesla owed in a workplace racial harassment suit from $137 million to $15 million. Last October, worker Owen Diaz sued Tesla for violating California state law and 42 USC §1981 , which guarantees non-discrimination in the making of contracts.

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JURIST

JANUARY 14, 2022

Account holders Thursday filed a class action lawsuit against PayPal in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. PayPal also allegedly violated the Electronic Funds Transfer Act and the California Business & Professions Code.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Roblox, an online game platform, sued content creator Benjamin Robert Simon on Tuesday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California for encouraging “unlawful acts designed to injure Roblox and its users.”

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Legal Writing Launch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Whether you are drafting contracts, memos, or legal briefs, knowing how to handle numbers can significantly enhance the precision and professionalism of your documents. Legal professionals must follow standard conventions, often dictated by specific style guides like The Bluebook or the California Style Manual.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

A 25-person legal technology company in California is fighting back against one of the world’s largest law firms in a lawsuit over ownership rights to legislation-drafting software that each side says was its idea.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 20, 2020

In 2019, the Wyoming federal court stayed these proceedings challenging the Waste Prevention Rule while a challenge to the Trump administration’s repeal of the rule was pending in the federal district court for the Northern District of California. California v. California Air Resources Board v. Wheeler , No. 20-1357 (D.C.

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