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Ninth Circuit Says Group of Chinese Companies Indicted for Trade Secret Theft Failed Foreign Sovereign Immunity Test

Chinese companies cannot claim foreign sovereign immunity in U.S. court for economic espionage involving stolen trade secrets.

Ninth Circuit reinforces that ownership by a foreign state doesn't grant immunity under federal law.

California

fromtherealdeal.com

1 week ago

Appeals court rejects Huntington Beach challenge to state housing blueprint

Huntington Beach must comply with California's housing mandates after court's refusal to rehear its lawsuit against state requirements.

SF LGBT

fromAdvocate.com

4 weeks ago

Appeals court denies Trump DOJ's request to halt injunction on trans military ban - for now

The Ninth Circuit upheld a preliminary injunction allowing transgender individuals to serve in the military, rejecting the Trump administration's request to pause enforcement.

Intellectual property law

fromPatently-O

2 months ago

Ninth Circuit Rejects Patent Misuse Defense in Minimum Royalty Dispute, Setting Up Potential Supreme Court Review

Patent misuse disputes can arise in contexts beyond the Federal Circuit's jurisdiction, as seen in C.R. Bard, Inc. v. Atrium Medical Corp.

Law

fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events

7 months ago

New California law could reverse outcome in dispute over Nazi-looted Pissarro

California introduces a law to override a Ninth Circuit decision allowing a Spanish museum to keep a Nazi-looted painting.

Governor Newsom's law aims to ensure California law prevails in Holocaust-related art theft cases.