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Kat Black

Kat Black

Kat Black is a reporter and editor at ALM covering tech, entertainment, cybersecurity and data privacy litigation in California. Now based in Los Angeles, she worked as a business journalist and freelance writer in New York City before joining ALM in 2024.

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July 26, 2024 | The Recorder

Amazon, Starbucks Win Motion to Dismiss Most Claims in Biometric Data Privacy Case

Washington's Western District Court in Seattle gutted the claims made under N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 22-1201(a) and § 22-1201(b), dismissed Starbucks as a defendant in the case, and dismissed all claims of unjust enrichment but one against Amazon.

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July 25, 2024 | The Recorder

'Ready to Fight': Former Public Justice Chairman to Lead Title IX Practice at Clarkson Law Firm

Bryant launched a career of litigating high-profile gender equity cases in 1984, when he tried a class action that resulted in the admission of female students to the formerly all-male Central High School in Philadelphia. In 1988, he tried the first Title IX case in the United States as lead trial counsel and won the suit filed on behalf of Temple University female athletes.

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July 24, 2024 | The Recorder

Who Got the Work: Latham & Watkins to Represent Netflix in 'Baby Reindeer' Defamation Lawsuit

A U.K. resident says the black comedy depicts her in a false light. The case has been assigned to U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner.

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July 23, 2024 | The Recorder

Live Nation Files Motion to Transfer Venue of DOJ Antitrust Suit to D.C. Court

The DOJ and 30 state and district attorneys general sued the live events giant in May for Sherman Act violations in the U.S. District Court for the District of Southern New York. The original complaint alleged that Live Nation-Ticketmaster maintained an illegal stranglehold on the live entertainment industry through its monopolistic and anticompetitive practices.

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4 minute read

July 19, 2024 | The Recorder

Affeld England & Johnson Secures $138 Million Verdict for Bitcoin Miner in Contract Breach Suit

The unanimous jury verdict was released Thursday following a two-week trial in federal court. Plaintiff Michael Ho, formerly a co-founder and CEO of US Bitcoin Corp. and now chief strategy officer at bitcoin mining company Hut 8 Corp., was represented by David Affeld and Edward Johnson.

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July 19, 2024 | The Recorder

'Uncharted Territory': Panel Eyes 9th Circuit Appeal Hearings on California Children's Online Privacy Laws

The panel followed a hearing by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on the laws at issue, California's Age-Appropriate Design Code and California Assembly Bill 587, which cover online transparency.

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July 18, 2024 | The Recorder

Ex-Federal Prosecutor and White-Collar Defense Lawyer Joins Foundation Law Group

Stephen Cazares served as a lead defense attorney in the case against Theranos President Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani.

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July 17, 2024 | The Recorder

Tesla Sues Chinese Auto Parts Company Over 'Dangerous' Supercharger Compatibility Claims

Tesla attorneys A. Louis Dorny, Alex Hanna and Aengus Carr argued in a complaint filed Monday that JecoEV markets its "dangerous" Charging Adapter product to drivers who want to charge non-Tesla electric vehicles at Tesla's Supercharger network, which they said is the "largest and most reliable DC fast charging network for electric vehicles in North America."

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4 minute read

July 16, 2024 | The Recorder

Live Nation Targeted in Lawsuit Over 2021 Music Festival Crowd Crush

Eisner Law filed the suit in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Central District, just two months after it was confirmed that rapper Travis Scott and Live Nation had settled nine of 10 wrongful-death lawsuits linked to the fatal stampede.

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July 12, 2024 | The Recorder

Patagonia Targeted by Privacy Class Action for Use of Customer Service AI Software

Dovel & Luner alleged that Ventura, California-based Patagonia employed AI technology from a third-party data intelligence company, Talkdesk, to intercept, record, evaluate and mine data from Patagonia customers' phone calls.

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