Tag: California
Meta Threatens To Pull News In California Over Payments Bill
On Wednesday, Meta, the owner of Facebook, announced that it would eliminate news content from its headquarters in California if the state government passed...
Amazon Must Face California Antitrust Suit
A judge in California has denied Amazon's attempt to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit filed by the state. The suit alleges that the e-commerce giant...
Uber Prepares Challenge To New California Contractor Law
A US appeals court on Friday revived a lawsuit by Uber challenging a California law that would require them to provide more proof that...
California Court Rules Uber & Lyft Drivers Are Contractors
Uber and Lyft have landed a victory in their battle to treat drivers as contractors.
In a ruling issued Monday (Mar. 13), California's 1st District...
California Sues Insulin Makers For Driving Up Drug Cost
California is suing a group of pharmacy managers and insulin manufacturers, including pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly, for using “unlawful, unfair and deceptive” means to...
California Probing Employers’ ‘No-Poach’ Pacts
State attorneys general are investigating how employers collude to prohibit workers from switching jobs through unlawful “no-poach” agreements, reported Bloomberg.
California is leading the way, with...
California Considers Its Own Crypto Regulation
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is set to sign a recently passed bill that would require digital asset exchanges and other crypto companies to obtain...
Toyota Agrees To Follow California Car Emission Rules
Toyota agreed to recognize California’s authority to set its own auto emission standards, ending a standoff stretching back to the Trump administration.
The Japanese automaker, which...
California Governor Signs Executive Order On Crypto Regulation
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order last week that lays the groundwork for bolstering and regulating the cryptocurrency industry in the state reported CNBC. As...
Amended California Price Gouging Law Closes Potential Loopholes
By: Leo Caseria (Sheppard Mullin)
California Penal Code § 396 prohibits price gouging in California during a state of emergency. California enacted a few amendments to...