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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
William 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 Read more
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Elon Musk opposes OpenAI’s attempt to exclude Musk’s damages expert Dr. Wazzan from opining on estimate of Musk’s contribution to OpenAI’s business. Wazzan estimates 50-75% Musk contribution, valued at up to $109.43 billion owed to Musk.
Elon Musk opposes OpenAI’s motion to exclude 3 opinions of Musk’s damages expert, the biggest of which Dr. Wazzan’s estimate that Musk contributed 50 to 75% of the value of OpenAI and therefore should recover up to $109.43 billion of disgorgement for OpenAI’s ill-gotten gains derived from allegedly defrauding Musk. Musk alleges that OpenAI fraudulently Read more
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Bloomberg files Answer in Huckabee book author suit
Bloomberg recentLy filed its Answer in the copyright suit filed by book authors Huckabee. The Answer mainly denies the allegations or says it “lacks knowledge or information sufficient to admit or deny the allegations of this paragraph about Plaintiff.” DOWNLOAD BLOOMBERG’S ANSWER Read more
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Judge Saylor signs off on the voluntary dismissal of Warner Music v. Suno. Rest of case filed by UMG Recordings, Sony Music proceeds.
Judge Saylor in Massachusetts signed off on the voluntary dismissal of Warner Music v. Suno. They parties agreed to a settlement. That still leaves UMG Recordings and Sony Music in their suit against Suno. Read more
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Judge Brian Morris issues order for preliminary pretrial conference in James v. Snowflake, AI copyright in Montana
Judge Brian Morris issued a preliminary pretrial conference order to get the case rolling. Preliminary Pretrial Statement due by 2/17/2026. Joint Discovery Plan due by 2/17/2026. Statement of Stipulated Facts due by 2/17/2026. Telephonic Pretrial Conference set for 2/18/2026 at 01:30 PM before Judge Brian Morris. Read more
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NVIDIA asks Judge Tigar to dismiss Nazemian’s First Amended Complaint
NVIDIA has filed a motion to dismiss Nazemian book authors’ First Amended Complaint. NVIDIA also seeks to stay discovery on the claims and allegations subject to their motion to dismiss. Hearing set for 4/2/2026 02:00 PM in Oakland, Courtroom 6, 2nd Floor before Judge Jon S. Tigar Excerpt: NVIDIA MOTION TO DISMISS Read more