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Judge Gonzalez-Rogers appoints book author Hendrix’s lawyers William Dreher of Keller Rohrback LLP and Rohit Nath of Susman Godfrey LLP as Interim Co-Lead Counsel in consolidated suits v. Apple
Read more: Judge Gonzalez-Rogers appoints book author Hendrix’s lawyers William Dreher of Keller Rohrback LLP and Rohit Nath of Susman Godfrey LLP as Interim Co-Lead Counsel in consolidated suits v. AppleWilliam Dreher of Keller Rohrback LLP, and Rohit Nath from Susman Godfrey LLP, who represent the book authors Hendrix in Hendrix v. Apple, were appointed Interim Co-Lead Counsel in the now consolidated case involving also Alexander v. Apple and Martinez-Conde v. Apple. After briefing and a hearing this week, Judge Gonzalez-Rogers picked Rohrback and Nath over the lawyers…
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Plaintiffs’ lawyers from 4 firms vying to be Interim Lead Class Counsel in book authors’ copyright suits v. Apple
Read more: Plaintiffs’ lawyers from 4 firms vying to be Interim Lead Class Counsel in book authors’ copyright suits v. AppleNow that the 3 AI copyright lawsuits against Apple have been consolidated before Judge Gonzalez Rogers, the respective plaintiffs’ lawyers have submitted motions to be approved as interim lead class counsel. Here are the 3 competing motions: Since this case has just started, it’s unclear whether an interim lead class counsel is even necessary at…
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Judge Gonzalez Rogers consolidates Martinez-Conde, Alexander book author suits with Hendrix book author suit v. Apple. All filings now under Hendrix v. Apple.
Read more: Judge Gonzalez Rogers consolidates Martinez-Conde, Alexander book author suits with Hendrix book author suit v. Apple. All filings now under Hendrix v. Apple.Judge Gonzalez Rogers now presides over all 3 book author copyright lawsuits against Apple for alleged use of shadow libraries. All filings will be under the docket for the first filed case, Hendrix v. Apple.
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Hendrix, Martinez-Conde, Alexander file stipulation to consolidate their suits v. Apple
Read more: Hendrix, Martinez-Conde, Alexander file stipulation to consolidate their suits v. AppleThe book authors Hendrix, Martinez-Conde, and Alexander are asking through their stipulation that Judge Gonzalez-Rogers consolidate the lawsuits. They should be.
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Updated Map of All U.S. Copyright Suits v. AI co. Total = 59 copyright suits
Read more: Updated Map of All U.S. Copyright Suits v. AI co. Total = 59 copyright suitsHere’s the latest map of all U.S. copyright lawsuits against AI companies. The new total is 59 copyright lawsuits. We added 2 new cases filed in the Northern District of California this week: Both lawsuits adopt the Shadow Library Strategy as a theory for infringement, attempting to capitalize on Judge Alsup’s stern view of using…
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Judge Gonzalez Rogers deems Alexander book author suit related to Hendrix suit. Now Judge gets all 3 copyright book author suits v. Apple.
Read more: Judge Gonzalez Rogers deems Alexander book author suit related to Hendrix suit. Now Judge gets all 3 copyright book author suits v. Apple.Judge Gonzalez Rogers deemed Alexander v. Apple related to Hendrix v. Apple. The Judge had already deemed Martinez-Conde v. Apple related to Hendrix. The upshot is that all 3 book author proposed class actions will be assigned to Judge Gonzalez Rogers.
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Judge Gonzalez Rogers receives referral to relate Alexander book author case to Hendrix book author case v. Apple
Read more: Judge Gonzalez Rogers receives referral to relate Alexander book author case to Hendrix book author case v. AppleAs we expected, Judge Gonzalez Rogers will get the chance to relate the Alexander book author case to the Hendrix book author case against Apple. Judge Lee referred the Alexander case to Judge Gonzalez Rogers. And the parties in the Hendrix case filed a motion to relate. Judge Gonzalez Rogers already deemed the Martinez-Conde book…
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Judge Lee reassigned Alexander v. Apple for now. Could be related to Hendrix v. Apple, Martinez-Conde-Apple.
Read more: Judge Lee reassigned Alexander v. Apple for now. Could be related to Hendrix v. Apple, Martinez-Conde-Apple.After Judge Beth Labson Freeman recused herself, the Alexander v. Apple case was reassigned to Judge Eumi Lee. The order reads: “CLERK’S NOTICE RESETTING CASE MANAGEMENT DEADLINES FOLLOWING REASSIGNMENT. Case Management Statement due by 2/11/2026. Initial Case Management Conference set for 2/25/2026 at 01:30 PM before Judge Eumi K. Lee. This proceeding will be held…
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Apple sued in 3rd copyright suit for alleged used of pirated books. Perplexity sued for 3rd copyright suit. Total US cases v. AI= 56
Read more: Apple sued in 3rd copyright suit for alleged used of pirated books. Perplexity sued for 3rd copyright suit. Total US cases v. AI= 56The copyright cases against AI companies are now coming at a steady pace. We’ve now hit 56 copyright lawsuits against AI companies in the United States—and a total of 82 worldwide. Another book author, Tasha Alexander (aka Anastasia Grant), the author of the Lady Emily Ashton book series, filed the 3rd copyright suit against Apple…