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| Apr.13 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo profit up, faces possible $1 billion settlement Profit jumped 6 percent during the first quarter, but that may be revised following an offer by federal regulators to settle a host of investigations
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| Jul.27 |
Google |
Family of California woman killed in Paris attack sues Google |
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| Mar.28 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo will pay $110 million to settle a class-action lawsuit
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| Mar.10 |
Google |
Waymo escalates battle with Uber in court filings |
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| Feb.23 |
Google |
Waymo sues Uber for allegedly stealing self-driving secrets
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| Jan.31 |
Santa Clara |
Santa Clara Co. supes vote to file lawsuit against Trump |
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| Sep.8 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo fined $185 million for unauthorized account openings 
| WF has agreed to pay to customers, federal,and local agencies after employees opened accounts, moved money without customers' consent | |
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| Apr.7 |
San Francisco |
Uber settles lawsuits over driver background checks for $10 million |
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| Mar.28 |
Apple |
Department of Justice drops Apple case after FBI cracks iPhone The U.S. DOJ announced agents managed to read the data encrypted on a phone used by San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook
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| Oct.17 |
Apple |
Patent case: Wisconsin university wins huge damages |
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| Oct.3 |
San Francisco |
Robin Williams' widow, kids settle estate fight The widow and his 3 children from previous marriages reached a settlement in their legal fight over the late actor's estate, attorneys said
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| Oct.1 |
Napa |
Women file $11M lawsuit against Napa Valley Wine Train| The 11 women, who are all black, say racial bias is the real reason their book club was forced off the train back in August | |
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| Sep.1 |
San Francisco |
Family of Kate Steinle to file lawsuit
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| Apr.3 |
San Jose |
Settlement in case of girl who committed suicide |
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| Mar.27 |
San Francisco |
Ellen Pao loses sexism case against Kleiner Perkins A California jury has found that a venture capital firm did not discriminate against a female partner in a closely watched case
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| Feb.10 |
Dublin |
Family of inmate who died at jail settles for $8.3M |
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| Dec.16 |
Oakland |
Apple prevails in antitrust suit over iPod music
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| Oct.7 |
Twitter |
Twitter sues FBI, DOJ to release NSA request data |
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| Aug.4 |
LinkedIn |
LinkedIn to pay $6 million in unpaid overtime wages and damages
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| May.16 |
Apple |
Apple, Google call a truce in patent battle Apple and Google reached a détente, agreeing to dismiss all lawsuits against each other and promising to work together for patent reform
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| May.13 |
Google |
Google loses privacy ruling in European court Europe's highest court said Tuesday that people are entitled to some control over what pops up when their name is Googled
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| May.2 |
San Jose |
Jury rules that Samsung infringed Apple smartphone patents 
Map of federal court San Jose| A jury determined that Samsung infringed Apple smartphone patents and awarded $120 million in damages. The panel delivered its verdict in federal court and ruled that Apple infringed Samsung patents and awarded $158,000 in damages. Apple had sought $2.2 billion a... | |
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| Apr.24 |
Google |
Apple, Google, Adobe and Intel settle poaching case Companies avoid an embarrassing trial by settling a major lawsuit that alleged they colluded for years to not poach each other's employees
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| Feb.25 |
SFO |
Asiana fined $500K over response to SFO crash
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| Jan.27 |
San Francisco |
Uber sued for wrongful death of 6-year-old girl The suit claims Uber is responsible for Sofia Sofia's death as Syed Muzzafar, 57, was on Uber's app at the time of the crash
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| Jan.22 |
Raiders |
Raiders cheerleaders file lawsuit against team
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| Jan.15 |
Apple |
Apple will refund at least $32.5M in app case |
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| Nov.21 |
San Jose |
Jury orders Samsung to pay Apple $290 million
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| Aug.27 |
Facebook |
Facebook pays $20m for privacy flaw |
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| Aug.9 |
Apple |
Apple victory in Samsung patent case |
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| Jul.17 |
PG&E |
PG&E could face $300 million San Bruno fine |
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| Jul.10 |
Apple |
Apple guilty of e-books price fixing
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| Jun.18 |
San Jose City Hall |
San Jose to sue MLB for refusing to let A's move
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| Apr.15 |
Saratoga |
Parents to file suit in Saratoga sex assault case
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| Feb.11 |
Facebook |
Facebook sued over 'like' button |
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| Dec.20 |
HP |
One of Silicon Valley's biggest lawsuits in history filed |
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| Dec.17 |
Apple |
Apple denied Samsung sales ban
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| Nov.20 |
HP |
HP: Deception behind $8.8 billion charge |
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| Aug.24 |
Apple |
Samsung to fight court ruling for Apple |
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San Jose |
Samsung told to pay Apple $1bn A jury has ruled that Samsung should pay Apple $1.05bn in damages in an intellectual property lawsuit
| It said several of Samsung's devices had infringed Apple's software and design patents. SKorean court rules Samsung didn't copy iPhone
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| Jul.30 |
San Jose |
Apple, Samsung face off in court over iPhone, iPad
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| Jul.17 |
Hayward |
Jury awards Reiser's children $60M in damages |
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| Jul.6 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo, Facebook strike patent truce, ad alliance |
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| Jul.1 |
Apple |
Apple 'settles China iPad case' |
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| Jun.21 |
Apple |
Apple faces patent and 4G payouts |
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| May.24 |
Google |
Google didn't infringe Oracle patents, jury finds
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| May.23 |
Facebook |
Facebook and banks face lawsuit |
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| Apr.18 |
San Francisco |
Google CEO Larry Page denies improper use of Java
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| Apr.17 |
Apple |
Apple and Samsung chiefs to meet |
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| Apr.11 |
Apple |
US sues Apple over e-book prices
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| Mar.12 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo sues Facebook over patents
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San Bruno |
PG&E, San Bruno reach $70 M restitution agreement
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| Jan.3 |
Chevron |
Ecuador upholds ruling against Chevron |
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| Dec.13 |
PG&E |
PG&E says it's liable for S. Bruno explosion |
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| Oct.12 |
Apple |
Apple wins Samsung Australia ban |
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| Aug.5 |
Google |
Google, Microsoft patent spat escalates
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| Jul.11 |
PG&E |
PG&E seeks jury trial to fight lawsuits |
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| Jun.28 |
Oakland |
BART settled with Grant's mother
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| Jun.23 |
Google |
Google facing US antitrust probe |
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| Jun.16 |
Oracle |
Oracle seeks billions from Google |
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| May.26 |
Google |
PayPal sues Google over phone service |
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| Apr.6 |
Facebook |
Net giants challenge French law |
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| Mar.22 |
Google |
US court blocks Google book deal |
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| Mar.21 |
Google |
Google faces antitrust storm |
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| Mar.13 |
Chevron |
Chevron appeals over Amazon fine |
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| Feb.14 |
Chevron |
Huge fine in Amazon pollution case A court in Ecuador has fined US oil giant Chevron a reported $8bn for polluting a large part of the country's Amazon region
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| Jan.22 |
Richmond |
Settlement in Richmond gang rape |
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| Jan.12 |
San Francisco |
Bid to reopen Facebook settlement |
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| Jan.10 |
Intel |
Intel to pay Nvidia $1.5 B in patent deal |
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| Jan.3 |
San Francisco |
Rival papers settle lawsuit over ad pricing |
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| Nov.23 |
Oracle |
SAP hit with $1.3B verdict in Oracle trial A federal jury ordered SAP to pay $1.3 billion to its archenemy for stealing documents and software in a scheme to siphon off customers
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| Nov.8 |
Oracle |
Ellison: Oracle has $4B case against SAP |
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| Oct.31 |
Apple |
Apple sues Motorola over smart phone |
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| Sep.7 |
HP |
HP sues its ex-CEO Hurd Hewlett-Packard Co. is suing Mark Hurd, the chief executive it ousted last month, to stop him from taking a top job at rival Oracle Corp.
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| Aug.4 |
Intel |
Intel agrees to settlement |
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| Mar.17 |
San Francisco |
Business owners: Yelp extorts ad dollars San Francisco business filing the third class-action complaint in recent weeks and nine additional firms joining an earlier lawsuit
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| Jan.27 |
BART |
BART To Settle Over Shooting |
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| Dec.16 |
Intel |
FTC sues Intel |
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| Nov.12 |
Intel |
Intel to pay AMD $1.25 billion The companies finally found common ground in a bitter and colorful dispute that caused international antitrust trouble for Intel
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| Sep.23 |
Chevron |
Chevron sues Ecuador Chevron Corp. sought to force the government of Ecuador into international arbitration for alleged trade violations
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| Aug.21 |
Apple |
Apple Denies 'Rejecting' Google Voice |
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| Jul.14 |
Contra Costa County |
Firm To Pay $2.5M For False Air Reports Shore Terminals LLC that operates a tank farm pleaded guilty to submitting false annual reports to the Bay Area Air Quality Management Distr...
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| Jul.8 |
Richmond |
Chevron to appeal ruling on refinery |
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| Jun.23 |
Google |
Google Trial In Italy |
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| May.13 |
Intel |
EU slaps a record $1.45bn fine on Intel Computer chipmaker Intel has been fined a 1.06bn euros by the European Commission for anti-competitive practices
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| Apr.23 |
Wells Fargo |
State sues Wells for $1.5 billion |
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| Jan.12 |
Foster City |
Another Yelp lawsuit afer negative review Pediatric dentist Yvonne Wong has sued the review site and two individuals, accusing them of libel over a negative review of her practice
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| Sep.10 |
Apple |
Options Case Settled |
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| Jun.2 |
San Jose |
Brocade to pay $160M to settle lawsuit |
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| Apr.5 |
Google |
Couple Says Street View Invades Privacy |
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| Mar.5 |
San Francisco |
Jury sides with Guardian A jury awarded up to $15 million in damages to the Bay Guardian alternative weekly newspaper, to be paid by SF Weekly, its competitor
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| Dec.22 |
SF City Hall |
SF Must Pay White Man $1M In Race Suit |
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| Dec.18 |
Half Moon Bay |
City To Appeal $36.9M Judgment |
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| Jul.2 |
Raiders |
State court ends Raiders' suit against NFL |
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| May.30 |
San Jose |
Firm Sued Over CIA Torture Flights |
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| Mar.13 |
YouTube |
Viacom to sue Google and YouTube
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| Jan.10 |
Cisco |
Cisco to sue Apple on iPhone name
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| Dec.7 |
HP |
$14.5M To Settle State Pretexting Lawsuit |
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| Aug.10 |
Oakland |
Kaiser Fined $2M For Transplant Program
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| Aug.8 |
Mountain View |
Lawsuit: Salon Gave Deadly Pedicure |
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| Jul.5 |
San Francisco |
Apple sued over stock options| 2 lawsuits have been filed against its current and former officers and directors relating to stock options grants | |
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| May.8 |
Apple |
Beatles Lose Suit Against Apple Computer
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| Feb.7 |
San Jose |
County To Pay Hell's Angels $1 Million |
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| Sep.1 |
San Francisco |
MUNI truck accident victims gets $27m |
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| Jun.28 |
AMD |
AMD files antitrust suit against Intel
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| May.5 |
Walnut Creek |
Report Blames Pipeline Company |
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| Mar.28 |
San Jose |
Woman Files Lawsuit Over Finger in Chili |
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| Mar.11 |
Apple |
Apple Wins Trade Secrets Legal Dispute
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| Feb.2 |
Antioch |
Man Wins Millions from Nestle |
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| Jan.12 |
San Francisco |
McKesson to pay $960m to settle suit |
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| Sep.9 |
Oracle |
Bid to block PeopleSoft takeover rejected
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| Jan.2 |
San Francisco |
Battle over royalties at popular bar |
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| Jun.30 |
Intel |
Court Rules Against Intel in Spam Case |
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| Dec.17 |
San Jose |
Firm acquitted of copyright infringement |
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| Apr.30 |
HP |
Judge rules Compaq deal can continue |
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| Apr.21 |
SF Downtown |
Restaurant goes to Supr. Court over tax |
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| Mar.8 |
Sun |
Sun sues Microsoft |
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| May.13 |
Oracle |
Former Executive Sues Over Termination |
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| Mar.24 |
SF Chronicle |
Hearst, Chronicle Try to Tossed Out Suit |
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| Jan.7 |
Martinez |
Tosco to Pay $2 Million in Fatal Flash Fire |
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