11 results for 'judge:"Breyer"'.
J. Breyer dismisses claims from X Corp, formerly Twitter, alleging that the nonprofit published data on how much harmful content is on X in order to stop advertisers from working with the platform, which X claims cost it tens of millions in lost ad revenue. X Corp has not shown how the watchdog group is responsible for any alleged lost revenue stemming from the published data and its claims appear to be aimed only at "punishing" the nonprofit for its free speech.
Court: USDC Northern District of California, Judge: Breyer, Filed On: March 25, 2024, Case #: 3:23cv3836, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Anti-slapp, Privacy, Contract
J. Breyer dismisses all claims from a resident who says the housing commission wrongfully denied her call for help in purchasing a home under a federal housing program that lets local housing groups help low-income families with buying a home. The program allows for "vast discretion" on what benefits are offered to whom, and there is no evidence the local housing commission violated that discretion. In fact, the commission has already helped the resident by offering her rental assistance.
Court: USDC Northern District of California, Judge: Breyer, Filed On: March 25, 2024, Case #: 3:22cv6827, NOS: Housing/Accommodations - Civil Rights, Categories: Ada / Rehabilitation Act, Housing
J. Breyer allows class claims to proceed against Elon Musk from former owners of Twitter stock who say Musk tried to drive down Twitter's stock prices in order to get a cheaper acquisition price for himself. The claims may continue based on tweets that Musk made in May of 2022 that claimed his acquisition deal was on hold pending new details on alleged spam Twitter accounts, which he said made up roughly 20% of Twitter's users. These statements were false and made with "deliberate recklessness," causing Twitter stock prices to fall nearly 7%.
Court: USDC Northern District of California, Judge: Breyer, Filed On: December 11, 2023, Case #: 3:22cv5937, NOS: Securities/Commodities/Exchange - Other Suits, Categories: Securities, Class Action
J. Breyer allows a single claim to continue against the Loma Prieta Joint Union School District from a former 6th grade teacher after he was let go for unprofessional conduct following a string of incidents with the school, including a time in which he allowed a minor student to take a sip of alcohol. All of his First Amendment arguments lack merit and claims against individuals that he said were responsible for him losing his job fail because they had nothing to do with the decision. Just a single defamation-related claim is allowed to proceed.
Court: USDC Northern District of California, Judge: Breyer, Filed On: September 8, 2023, Case #: 3:22cv949, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Employment, Defamation, First Amendment
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J. Breyer denies the county's motion to dismiss the arrestee's claims against several county employees related to the conditions of his detention in two county holding facilities, but denies the arrestee's motions for sanctions and entry of final judgment. The arrestee has adequately connected the employees to his allegations, and while the county's present refusal to help effectuate service on its employees is understandably irritating to the arrestee, it is not sanctionable.
Court: USDC Northern District of California, Judge: Breyer, Filed On: July 21, 2023, Case #: 3:22cv750, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights, Sanctions
J. Breyer dismisses private claims remaining against McKinsey and Co. in long-running legal battles over their marketing role in helping Purdue Pharma manufacture and sell opioids. The company has or is in the process of settling the claims with various government entities, Native tribes and private companies, but a handful of private plaintiffs have continued to sue the company on behalf of minors with neonatal abstinence syndrome. Negligence claims from the private plaintiffs cannot survive due to the fact that McKinsey, while key in helping boost the sales of opioids, was not directly in the business of prescribing them to pregnant women. Its consulting role in the opioid crisis is not enough to establish a special relationship between the women and the company.
Court: USDC Northern District of California, Judge: Breyer, Filed On: July 20, 2023, Case #: 3:21md2996, NOS: Personal Injury - Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury/Product Liability - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Fraud, Product Liability
J. Breyer grants Dish Network's request for summary judgment in its dispute with a set-top box company over copyright claims that the company was providing channels that are exclusive to Dish. The company knew about its infringement but continued to make money off it anyway, so Dish prevails on all of its claims. Additional briefing is needed to determine whether Dish is entitled to statutory damages and, if so, how these calculations should be made.
Court: USDC Northern District of California, Judge: Breyer, Filed On: June 13, 2023, Case #: 3:20cv1891, NOS: Copyrights - Property Rights, Categories: Copyright, Damages