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Dua Lipa is suing Samsung over allegations that the technology company used a copyrighted image of the pop singer to sell TVs without her permission. In the lawsuit, filed in California federal court, Lipa accused Samsung of copyright and trademark infringement and of violating her “right of publicity” by featuring an image of her face on cardboard boxes for Samsung TVs. The ...

May 11, 2026 marks the tenth anniversary of the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA). The DTSA created a federal civil cause of action for trade secret misappropriation, giving companies across the country a powerful new tool to protect their trade secret information. Over the past decade, the statute has reshaped the landscape of trade secret litigation in the United States. For ...

The following is a case summary written by ILC member Chase A. Stone regarding the Fourth District Court of Appeal’s opinion in Semaan v. Mosier, 118 Cal.App.5th 460 (February 5, 2026) addressing quasi-judicial immunity applicable to court-appointed receivers and the application of the anti-SLAPP statute to claims arising from a receiver’s discretionary conduct.

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The following is a case update written by ILC member Hale Andrew Antico, Chief Counsel of Antico Law Firm, analyzing Gleich v. Fox (In re Gleich), Bk. 2:23-bk-10213-NMC, NV-25-1090-GBL (B.A.P. 9th Cir. Dec 15, 2025), a recent case of interest:

In Gleich, the BAP reversed a bankruptcy court’s order for terminating sanctions, holding that ...