Cases of Interest
Epic Games, Inc. v. Apple Inc.
Plaintiff Epic Games, Inc. brings this action against defendant Apple Inc., alleging violations of antitrust laws through its Apple App Store policies on iOS devices. Apple counterclaims that Epic Games has breached its developer agreements and App Store guidelines by introducing a direct pay option on iOS devices in Epic Games’ videogame Fortnite.
Plata/Coleman v. Newsom
Class action by state prisoners alleging inadequate health care and overcrowding
USA v. Funez Osorto, 19-cr-00381-CRB-4
(Compassionate Release Waiver)
Court rejects a plea agreement containing a modified waiver of compassionate release, holding that the waiver is contrary to Congressional intent.
Zepeda Rivas, et al. v. Jennings, et al.
Plaintiffs, civil immigration detainees, filed a Class Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and Class Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief against Defendant, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), challenging plaintiffs' conditions of confinement in light of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
In re: PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company
In re: Juul Labs, Inc. Marketing, Sales Practices & Products Liability Litigation
Multidistrict litigation grouping cases alleging, in part, that JLI has marketed its JUUL nicotine delivery products to minors, that JLI’s marketing misrepresents or omits that JUUL products are more potent and addictive than cigarettes, and that JLI promotes nicotine addiction.
East Bay Sanctuary Covenant, et al. v. William P. Barr, et al.
Plaintiffs seek to enjoin enforcement of interim final rule providing that noncitizens who transit through another country prior to reaching the southern border of the United States are ineligible for asylum here
USA v. Alejandro Toledo Manrique
Extradition proceedings for former President of Peru
Innovation Law Lab, et al. v. Kirstjen Nielsen, et al.
Plaintiffs challenge the Department of Homeland Security's "Migrant Protection Protocols" under which asylum seekers are "returned to Mexico for the duration of their immigration proceedings."
In re: Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” Marketing, Sales Practices, & Products Liability Litigation
Multidistrict litigation arising from alleged unauthorized use of a software-based defeat device resulting in the misstatement of vehicle emissions data by car maker
East Bay Sanctuary Covenant et al v. Donald J. Trump et al
Plaintiffs seek to prevent enforcement of an interim final rule providing that all persons who enter the country in violation of the "Presidential Proclamation Addressing Mass Migration Through the Southern Border of the United States" are ineligible for asylum.
Crista Ramos et al. v. Kirstjen Nielsen, et al.
Plaintiffs challenge Trump Administration's termination of "Temporary Protected Status" (TPS) for immigrants from El Salvador, Nicaragua, Haiti, and Sudan
Regents of the University of California v. United States Department of Homeland Security
University of California and four states challenge U.S. Government's rescission of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ("DACA") program
In re: Roundup Products Liability Litigation
Multidistrict products-liability litigation arising from the allegedly carcinogenic qualities of the glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup.