Bloomberg Law “Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. agreed to back a state-supervised way for California drivers to unionize and collectively bargain on industry-wide pay and benefit guarantees, under a new legislative deal that provides the companies relief on insurance costs. Legislative leaders and Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Friday announced support for Read more
Bloomberg Law “Rivian Automotive Inc. must defend against shareholder allegations the electric-vehicle maker overstated demand based on misleading preorder backlog numbers. Investors sufficiently alleged that top executives were watching the backlog metrics “daily,” boosting an inference of intent or reckless disregard, Judge Consuelo B. Marshall said in an order entered Thursday. CEO Robert J. Read more
Bloomberg Law “A trade group for major internet providers aims to stop a Colorado law it alleges will “force” several leading social media websites to stop minor users from accessing protected speech. NetChoice, which advocates for free expression and commerce online, filed suit Thursday, asking the court to declare that Read more
Bloomberg Law “A Texas federal judge rightly denied Activision Blizzard Inc. attorneys’ fees after defeating professional wrestler Booker T’s copyright infringement lawsuit over a character in the video game-maker’s Call of Duty series, the Fifth Circuit ruled Wednesday. The judge conducted a “careful analysis” to determine that the lawsuit wasn’t objectively unreasonable Read more
Bloomberg Law “NASCAR Enterprises LLC, the sanctioning body for several stock car racing series, is facing a class action suit filed in federal court alleging it failed to protect customers’ personal information in an April data breach. Carl Warren alleges that unauthorized access to NASCAR’s network resulted in the theft Read more