U.S. Ninth Circuit

It's said that you can't fight city hall, but that's untrue. Every citizen can fight city hall. It's winning that's the tricky part. In a decision that saw their second judgment involving the case, the Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled against a plaintiff…

On December 24, the U.S. Ninth Court of Appeals upheld the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) decision to revoke the exporting certificates of a telecommunications company owned by the Chinese government. It was a decision that reflects the current scrutiny and regulatory actions that the United States…

Molson Coors, one of the largest brewers in the world, failed to convince the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to either grant a new trial or reduce the $56 million jury verdict in the trademark infringement case against them brought by Stone Brewery. Molson Coors owns…

Orthodox Jewish families residing in areas served by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and two schools in California recently filed an interesting lawsuit. The families all have school-aged children and say that their faith compels them to enroll their children in Orthodox Jewish religious schools…

Liquor laws are weird in a lot of states, but Arizona’s laws are weird in ways that affect businesses more than consumers. Their alcohol regulation operates under a "three-tier" system, which mandates a separation between producers, wholesalers, and retailers. This system is designed to prevent market domination…

If you’re reading this, you probably live a life where — like it or not — you’re subject to an array of “subscriptions,” traditional or virtual. More and more, the modern consumer is seeped in a market of services, in-person and digital, where purchases are not one-time…