The NewYorkTimes.com reported that “Next Thursday, Google is sending an experimental satellite into orbit that will have enough computing power to answer simple A.I. queries from space.” The September 24, 2026 article entitled “Google Takes the A.I. Data Center Race
Last week, a federal District Court judge largely rejected Anthropic’s demurrer to Reddit’s suit accusing it of improperly gathering user content to train its AI model Claude. Reddit, Inc. v. Anthropic PBC, No. 3:25-cv-05643 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 19, 2026). In
As crypto-related litigation continues to mature, the focus has shifted beyond the threshold question of whether digital assets constitute securities. Increasingly, private plaintiffs are pursuing claims that resemble traditional securities litigation including allegations involving disclosure failures, market misconduct, and investor
The Daily Journal has Joyce L. Kennard, 1941 – 2026 — Retired justice, who rose from childhood poverty and wartime internment to become the first Asian American on California’s highest court, was known during her 25-year tenure for her independence,
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley, and Mike Rosenblatt Duane Morris Takeaways: On September 8, 2026, in Unger, et al v. The Walt Disney Company, No. 5:25-CV-01163 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 8, 2026), Judge Edward J. Davila granted Defendant’s
The federal Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (EFAA) of 2022 allows a plaintiff alleging sexual harassment to opt out of an enforceable arbitration agreement. In some California cases, the plaintiffs’ bar has included sexual harassment
In Lewis-Williams v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, (9th Cir., Sept. 11, 2026), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a jury’s verdict against the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART). The jury found BART failed to
In Debbane v. City and County of San Francisco, No. A172067 (Cal. Ct. App. Sep. 11, 2026), the California Court of Appeal upheld the invalidation of San Francisco’s Proposition M, which the voters enacted “to ‘tax’ owners of certain residential
Friends,We are pleased to begin this month’s newsletter by welcoming Jane Adams and Cathryn Le Regulski to Foley. Their arrivals enhance the firm’s capabilities across the Health Care & Life Sciences, Innovative Technology, Manufacturing, and Energy & Infrastructure Sectors and
