8 results for 'judge:"Wu"'.
J. Wu dismisses Playvuu's claims that the SnapChat app infringes on its patent. Playvuu's claimed method "for generating and sharing content is abstract because it describes using technology to automate a series of tasks by presenting information to a user and processing that information," which is patent ineligible. Playvuu has not pointed to any non-abstract features of the claimed method that would "present an avenue for a possible fact question concerning unconventionality."
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Wu, Filed On: December 8, 2023, Case #: 2:22cv6019, NOS: Patent - Property Rights, Categories: Patent
J. Wu finds that the manufacturer demonstrates fair use of the automation company's copyrighted material, as the automation company originally disputed in its complaint that the manufacturer's products infringe on the automation company's M9-Series digital test instruments. The manufacturer's use of the copyright is transformative enough when compared to the original trademarked product, and the automation company does not make it clear what dispute is at issue regarding the code.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Wu, Filed On: December 6, 2023, Case #: 2:20cv2713, NOS: Trademark - Property Rights, Categories: Copyright, Trademark
J. Wu grants the government's motion to exclude improperly disclosed witnesses and limit the testimony of certain witnesses in the driver's lawsuit alleging that a U.S. Postal Service mail-delivery truck driver negligently merged into the driver's lane, causing a collision. Among other errors, the driver does not provide proper expert disclosures for her non-retained treating physicians, and she does not provide a summary of facts as to how these individuals would testify about her injuries.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Wu, Filed On: November 17, 2023, Case #: 2:22cv3290, NOS: Motor Vehicle - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Vehicle, Experts, Discovery
J. Wu grants final approval of the $142,500 settlement for the employee's lawsuit alleging that the construction company did not pay its employees overtime wages. The settlement is fair because the overall settlement is close to the valuation of the claims presented under Virgin Islands law, which make up the majority of the original $148,000 exposure model, and it is more than the employees could expect to receive under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Wu, Filed On: October 20, 2023, Case #: 2:21cv7533, NOS: Fair Labor Standards Act - Labor, Categories: Settlements, Class Action, Labor
J. Wu grants final approval of a $5.5 million settlement that will bring an end to a class action accusing T-Mobile of conducting background checks on its workers without proper authorization or disclosures, as well as other wage-and-hour violations under the California Labor Code. Class counsel seeks $1.8 million in fees, which is above the 25% benchmark set by the Ninth Circuit. Such above-benchmark fee awards are reserved for cases involving more litigation than was involved here. Class counsel is instead awarded $1.4 million in fees.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Wu, Filed On: October 3, 2023, Case #: 2:21cv2268, NOS: Other Labor Litigation - Labor, Categories: Settlements, Attorney Fees, Class Action
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J. Wu grants the settlement awarding the three children a total of $150,000 for their claim that the Los Angeles Metropolitan Detention Center's employees did not provide adequate medical care for their mother's severe left-sided chest pain or anxiety for two and a half weeks, leading to her suicide by hanging. The proposed settlement is fair and reasonable because it takes the mental pain and suffering the children endured following the suicide of their parent into account.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Wu, Filed On: August 4, 2023, Case #: 2:21cv8071, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Settlements, Negligence, Wrongful Death
J. Wu tentatively grants final approval a $1.5 million class action settlement, which arises from the participants' claim that the savings plan company and its committee breached their fiduciary duty to the participants when the former allowed the latter to pay excessive fees compared to similarly sized retirement plans. The settlement is fair and well thought-out because the savings plan company produced mediation-related discovery that the participants analyzed to facilitate negotiation, which led to a full day of mediation with a JAMS mediator experienced in ERISA class actions and weeks of negotiations afterward.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Wu, Filed On: June 28, 2023, Case #: 2:21cv9140, NOS: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) - Labor, Categories: Settlements, Fiduciary Duty, Class Action
J. Wu strikes the printing services company’s untimely reasonable royalty theory and belated disclosures related to its lawsuit, as it sought a declaration that the printing services company and the inventor did not infringe on a patent entitled “Metal Child Resistant Container.” The printing services company raised the issue of non-infringement, but it did not cite any specific documents it produced that were relevant to non-infringing alternatives.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Wu, Filed On: May 23, 2023, Case #: 2:20cv6177, NOS: Patent - Property Rights, Categories: Evidence, Patent, Discovery