Orange County Reporter
Thursday, September 12, 2024
GUEST COLUMNS

Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Failure to report or providing false information can lead to civil and criminal penalties, including a maximum prison sentence of two years for those who willfully provide false or fraudulent information or fail to report complete or updated information.

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Google's exclusionary distribution agreements have contributed to Google's maintenance of its monopoly power in two relevant markets, general search services and general text advertising, by using exclusive distribution agreements.

Monday, August 19, 2024

Governor Gavin Newsom's latest order promotes housing on undeveloped and underutilized infill sites to help meet the state's housing and climate goals.

Friday, August 16, 2024

Chevron's move may accelerate corporate relocations from states with stricter environmental policies, affecting the landscape of environmental law in both state and federal courts.

NEWS

General News

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

A federal judge previously ruled that Disney had failed to show how First Amendment protections applied to its decision to fire actress Gina Carano over political social media posts. Her attorneys say Disney's attempt to relitigate that decision is based 'on a false premise.'
General News

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

A university professor is seeking immunity under the Communications Decency Act to circulate a browser extension called "Unfollow Everything 2.0," but fears being sued by Meta Platforms.
General News

Monday, September 9, 2024

The parents of a woman who was killed in a car accident caused by a drunken driving elementary school principal say Geico's actions were in breach of the Unruh Civil Rights Act.
General News

Monday, September 9, 2024

A 9th Circuit panel remanded the case to district court, where a judge can bring more "rigorous analysis" to fact-specific constitutional claims against the Los Angeles Police Department's actions across the city.
General News

Friday, September 6, 2024

The law, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2022, required companies with more than $100 million in gross annual revenues to file regular reports with the state about how they moderate topics such as hate speech, racism, extremism and foreign political influence.
General News

Tuesday, September 3, 2024

"I don't think it's a powerful argument to say landlords didn't have to take the algorithm's suggestions because everyone took it," commented Abiel Garcia, a partner at antitrust firm Kesselman Brantly & Stockinger LLP in Manhattan Beach. "The question then becomes: Why did they take it? Did they understand what was happening?"
General News

Tuesday, September 3, 2024

The lawsuit challenges federal agencies' approval of the South Fork Sacramento Public Safety and Forest Restoration Project on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest.
General News

Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Nothing in the building permits contains or suggests "a promise that petitioner will be free of future tenant protections enacted by the city," Judge James C. Chalfant wrote.
General News

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

The case was originally filed by a whistleblower under the False Claims Act in 2011. Federal prosecutors intervened in 2017.
General News

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

The latest lawsuit to target a tech company's addictive design claims the effects stretch beyond depression and anxiety.
General News

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

The high court did not make the ruling retroactive.