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Class Action Filed Over Fitbit's Sleep Tracking Technology
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
In a class action lawsuit that's sure to get heart rates up, a Florida man has alleged that Fitbit's technology is a fraud. James Brickman claims that the...
No Restitution for the Queen in Aussie's Biodiesel Fraud Case
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Her Royal Highness isn't entitled to any restitution from an Australian criminal who bilked the U.S. and Canada out of millions in a fraudulent biodiesel...
After 20 Years of Wrangling, Cal's Pesticide Restrictions Upheld
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Environmental and community advocates won't be able to force stricter pesticide emissions restrictions in California, the Ninth Circuit ruled on Friday. A...
9th Circ. Overturns 34-Year-Old Arizona Death Sentence
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
The Ninth Circuit just overturned a 1982 death sentence handed down by an Arizona court because it found that the convicted was intellectually disabled at the...
Arrest the Wrong Mario Garcia, Lose Qualified Immunity
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
When Mario Garcia was arrested for a DUI in Riverside County, California, the police booking system matched him to an outstanding felony warrant in Los...
Will Judge Lucy 'You Must Be Smoking Crack' Koh Join the 9th Cir?
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
The Ninth Circuit may soon be getting a new judge and it is likely to be Northern District of California Judge Lucy Koh, the San Jose Mercury News reports....