Navigation U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who is overseeing multidistrict litigation in the Northern District of California, allowed negligence claims brought by school districts to move ahead against Meta Platforms, which owns Facebook and Instagram, and the parent companies of TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube. Click Here To Read The Full Article
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State, Federal Courts in North Carolina Announce Reopening Dates Following Hurricane Helene
After issuing an emergency order Sept. 30 to close 13 county courts in North Carolina, Chief Justice Paul Newby extended the order, which is also set to expire Monday. Still, some locations have ongoing clean up efforts. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Coinbase Scores Arbitration Win Under New Federal Precedent
“In the time since the plaintiff filed his complaint, nearly two years have passed,” a Coinbase spokesperson said in a statement. “During this time, he could have gone to arbitration and obtained a decision on the merits.” Click Here To Read The Full Article
Court Preserves Racial Discrimination Claims Against NYC Law Department
Acting Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Hasa Kingo disagreed with the Law Department’s argument that comments at issue in the lawsuit are not racist in nature and that they “speak to a deeply historical invidious racial animus.” Click Here To Read The Full Article
'Training to Replace Yourself': Kessler Topaz Co-Founder Set to Retire
“It was a goal of mine to be done at the age of 60,” said Kessler, whose firm grew from six to almost 100 attorneys. “I never wanted to be the person sticking around.” Click Here To Read The Full Article