Judge Gilliam dismisses Divyang Ved’s derivative suit on behalf of Spain Fitness Ventures, LP for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, holding that the limited partnership is the real party in interest under Ross v. Bernhard and that its New Jersey citizenship — through Ved as a New Jersey limited p
Judge Anne Hwang sua sponte remanded a Mercedes-Benz lemon-law case after finding the defendant’s actual-damages calculation ignored the new January 2025 statutory offsets under Cal. Civ. Code § 871.27 and the conclusory willfulness allegation could not support adding $124,012 in civil penalti
Second District holds that a personal-injury client who ratifies an unauthorized settlement after firing his lawyer must pay the agreed contingency fee, not just quantum meruit, because his ratification was truly voluntary.
Magistrate Judge Pedro V. Castillo denied remand of a 2019 GMC Sierra 2500 lemon-law case, holding documented actual damages of $41,341 plus civil penalties (twice actual damages, supported by nine unsuccessful repair attempts) brought the amount in controversy to roughly $124,023 — well over the $7
Judge Gilliam compels arbitration of Trimble’s breach-of-contract suit against Unity Software over a disputed distribution fee, holding that the AAA delegation clause in Unity’s Terms of Service sends arbitrability questions — including the scope of the agreement — to the arbitrator.
Eastern District of California preliminarily approves a $9 million settlement of a federal securities class action against Origin Materials, Inc. and its CEO over allegedly misleading statements about the construction timeline of its Origin 1 and Origin 2 manufacturing plants.
Judge Sunshine Sykes denied remand of a Chevrolet Silverado lemon-law case where GM documented $67,065.58 in actual damages and plaintiff specifically alleged willfulness based on eight unsuccessful repair attempts, allowing civil penalties to push the amount in controversy to about $128,833 — well
Judge Christina Snyder allowed negligence and unjust enrichment claims to proceed in a $75,000 stolen-bicycle case against Kitzuma and BikeExchange, holding that Carmack Amendment preemption could not be resolved at the motion-to-dismiss stage because the operative pleading did not clearly character
Magistrate Judge Hixson grants in part Mixedbread AI’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, dismissing AI startup co-founder Julius Lipp’s conversion and California Penal Code § 496 claims under the economic loss rule, while leaving the breach-of-contract counts intact.
Magistrate Judge Pedro V. Castillo denied remand of a 2021 GMC Yukon lemon-law case, holding GM had no duty to investigate beyond the complaint and the documented $78,776 in actual damages plus civil penalties (twice actual damages, supported by at least five repair attempts) brought the amount in c