Suno is a leading AI-powered music generation platform which transforms simple text prompts, images, videos, or audio clips into fully produced songs complete with vocals and instrumentation. Last week, renowned music producer Timbaland faced backlash after he shared a demo online which was created using Suno’s platform. Shortly after the video was posted, fans noticed that Timbaland’s demo bore a striking resemblance to a beat made by another producer, K Fresh Music. K Fresh’s audible signature tag was even retained in the AI track but no credit was ever given to K Fresh for ...

Q: I am a California state court receiver in a family law case. The divorcing couple owns property in Virginia and Michigan. I know, generally, that in order for me to sell the property I would have to be appointed ancillary receiver in each state. Is there a cheaper, more efficient, way for me to sell the property without being appointed ancillary receiver and having to deal with three courts.

A: There might be. The reason an ancillary receiver is generally needed for a receiver to deal with out of state assets is because a state court receiver’s authority is restricted to the territorial ...

On June 11, 2025, Disney (including Lucasfilm, Marvel, and 20^th Century Studios) and Universal Pictures (including DreamWorks) filed a Complaint for direct and secondary copyright infringement in the Central District of California against artificial intelligence (“AI”) firm Midjourney for its alleged “calculated and willful copyright infringement”. This suit marks the first time major Hollywood studios have taken the enforcement of their copyrights into their own hands and directly gone after a generative AI company.

In the suit, the studios attack Midjourney for ...

July 1^st Minimum Wage Increases

Each year on July 1^st, a number of local municipalities and the County of Los Angeles raise their hourly minimum wage, based on changes to the consumer price index, and as required by local minimum wage ordinances.  California’s minimum wage remains set at $16.50 per hour; and as we previously reported here, California customarily issues its annual hourly minimum wage rates each January 1^st.

Beginning July 1, 2025, the following increases will apply to employers in the designated areas:

On June 11, 2025, in likely the most significant ruling of the longstanding feud between the social media website, Reddit, Inc., and the founder of its notorious “WallStreetBets” subreddit community, Jaime Rogozinski, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Case No. 24-735) affirmed a district court’s dismissal with prejudice of Mr. Rogizinski’s lawsuit alleging that Reddit continued to infringe upon the “WallStreetBets” trademark.

The principal issue in the Ninth Circuit’s ruling was the ownership of the trademark at issue, the starting point for any ...

In the recent decision in Sanders v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County, the California Court of Appeal reinforced the consequences for employers who fail to timely pay arbitration fees in employment disputes.  This decision is another in a long line of cautionary reminders for employers to timely pay arbitration fees, as the failure to do so will result in not only the loss of the right to arbitrate, but also potentially severe sanctions.

Sanders tells an all too familiar story: after Sanders was terminated, she filed a putative class and Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA ...

On May 14, 2025, the California Court of Appeal issued a decision in Rose v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., addressing whether the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) can be held liable for an employer’s litigation costs in an unsuccessful Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) action where the LWDA was not an active participant.

The plaintiff, a former cashier at Hobby Lobby, filed a representative PAGA action alleging violations of California’s “suitable seating” requirements. Following a nine-day bench trial, the court ruled in favor of Hobby Lobby ...