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California sues Tesla for discrimination and harassment of Black workers

JURIST

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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No cause of action against employers for take-home COVID

At the Lectern

Responding to questions asked by the Ninth Circuit about California law, the court’s unanimous opinion by Justice Carol Corrigan precludes an action alleging a construction worker’s wife contracted COVID from her husband due to his employer’s failure to abide by government health orders at the beginning of the pandemic.

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Students Sue California Lutheran University For Slander Over College Skit

JonathanTurley

Students at California Lutheran University have filed a federal defamation lawsuit against the school for defamation and false light after the school denounced softball players and coaches as racists for a college skit. ” There are 13 claims: FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT.

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Akin Gump Loses Bid To Dismiss Legal Tech Company’s Counterclaims In Suit Over Ownership Of Bill-Drafting Software

LawSites

In November, Xcential, a 25-person legal technology company in California, fought back, filing an answer and counterclaim denying that its software was based on Agnello’s idea. Further, she said, Xcential’s counterclaims “plausibly implicate actions outside of” Akin’s USPTO petition. In a ruling issued Feb.

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Ninth Circuit Reaffirms That Parties Can Contractually Shorten Statute of Limitations Period for Copyright Infringement Claims

The IP Law Blog

The license agreement between Evox and Chrome contained a provision that “[n]o action, regardless of form, arising out of this agreement may be brought by either party more than two years after the cause of action arose.” Normally, the statute of limitations for a copyright violation is three years.

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Small Tech Company Takes On Major Law Firm Over Ownership of Bill-Drafting Software

LawSites

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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Arbitration at Center of Last Week’s SCOTUS Oral Arguments

Constitutional Law Reporter

Saxon : The case involves Section 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), which states that the FAA does not apply “to contracts of employment of seamen, railroad employees, or any other class of workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce.” Below is a brief summary of the cases the Court considered: Southwest Airlines Co.