Judge Davila of the Northern District of California held that the file transfer service was not a “business” under the CCPA and grants defendant’s motion to dismiss. The analysis turns on whether or not defendant determine how or why to…
MoreThe following summaries are of recent published decisions of the California appellate courts, the Ninth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. The summaries are presented without regard to whether Severson & Werson represented a party in the case.
This decision affirms a summary judgment against most of plaintiff’s claims which arose from his ouster from an LLC after he circulated a letter to potential investors in the LLC falsely claiming that it was engaging in criminal activity. Since the LLC needed to raise capital through private offerings, the letter harmed the LLC, providing a rational basis for ousting…
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