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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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2 book author suits v. Apple are related. Judge Gonzalez Rogers presides.
Read more: 2 book author suits v. Apple are related. Judge Gonzalez Rogers presides.Judge Gonzalez Rogers deemed the recently filed Martinez-Conde v. Apple suit related to the earlier filed book author suit Hendrix v. Apple. As related cases, both will be assigned to Judge Gonzalez Rogers.
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Apple agrees Hendrix, Martinez-Conde book author suits are related
Read more: Apple agrees Hendrix, Martinez-Conde book author suits are relatedApple, represented by Latham & Watkins attorneys, agreed with the plaintiffs’ position that Hendrix and Martinez-Conde book author suits are related. Apple also indicated it will seek consolidation of the two book author class action suits. Related Stories
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Martinez-Conde seeks related case status with Hendrix v. Apple
Read more: Martinez-Conde seeks related case status with Hendrix v. Apple“Plaintiffs Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen L. Macknik, in Martinez-Conde et al., v. Apple Inc., (N.D. Cal.) (the “Martinez-Conde Action”), submit this administrative motion to consider whether the Martinez-Conde Action should be related to this first-filed, lowest-numbered case, Hendrix et al. v. Apple Inc., No. 4:25-cv-07558-YGR (N.D. Cal.) (the “Hendrix Action”), filed in this district on…
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Encyclopaedia Britannica v. Perplexity AI COMPLAINT (Sept. 10, 2025). 50th copyright lawsuit v. AI
Read more: Encyclopaedia Britannica v. Perplexity AI COMPLAINT (Sept. 10, 2025). 50th copyright lawsuit v. AIPerplexity was sued again for its answer engine AI platform. Encyclopaedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary sued Perplexity for copyright and trademark infringement in the Southern District of New York. By my count, this is copyright lawsuit No. 50, after Hendrix v. Apple was No. 49. (These numbers were corrected on Sept. 14, 2025.) The irony…