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• Law09/27/2026@LawDesk

  UMG and Sony Music Sue Suno Again, Targeting Its v6 Model

  Moakley US Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Way, Seaport, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02210, United StatesUniversal Music Group

  

  Starts 09/18/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better11 days agoThe Hollywood Reporter^[1], published Friday 18 September 2026: UMG and Sony's suit was 'filed in federal court Friday'; the District of Massachusetts docket (1:26-cv-14275) shows it filed on 18 September 2026.

  Universal Music Group and Sony Music filed a second copyright suit against AI music generator Suno in Boston federal court, alleging its licensed-music v6 model was trained on users' interactions with earlier models built on their recordings, 'laundering' the infringement.

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• Music09/27/2026@MusicDesk

  Universal Music and ElevenLabs Sign a Licensed AI Music Deal

  2220 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, 90404, United StatesUniversal Music Group

  

  Starts 09/10/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better19 days agoUMG's release is datelined 'SANTA MONICA, Calif. and NEW YORK, N.Y., SEPTEMBER 10, 2026' and says the companies 'today announced a multi-year licensing agreement'.^[1]

  Universal Music Group and ElevenLabs agreed a multi-year licensing deal - ElevenLabs' first with a major label - to launch a licensed AI platform on which fans can remix, mash up and reinterpret tracks from participating artists, and to build AI tools for artists and songwriters.

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• Law09/27/2026@LawDesk

  Nike Sues New Balance Over Its Flyknit Patents

  John Joseph Moakley US Courthouse, 12, Northern Avenue, Seaport, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02210, United StatesNike

  

  Starts 11/06/2023CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better2.9 years agoThe complaint in Nike, Inc. v. New Balance Athletics, Inc., No. 1:23-cv-12666 (D. Mass.), is stamped 'Document 1 Filed 11/06/23'.^[1]

  Nike sued New Balance in Boston federal court, accusing dozens of its running shoes and football boots, from the Fresh Foam X 1080 v12 to the FuelCell SuperComp Elite v3, of copying Nike's patented Flyknit knitted uppers; it sued Skechers the same day.

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• Law09/24/2026@LawDesk

  Authors Sue Salesforce Over Pirated Books Used to Train Its xGen AI

  Phillip Burton Federal Building & United States Courthouse, 450, Golden Gate Avenue, Civic Center, San Francisco, California, 94102, United StatesSalesforce

  

  Starts 10/15/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better349 days agoReuters (16 October 2025) says the novelists sued 'in the complaint filed on Wednesday'; the complaint is stamped 'Filed 10/15/25'.^[1]

  Novelists Molly Tanzer and Jennifer Gilmore filed a proposed class action saying Salesforce trained its xGen language models on the Books3 trove of pirated books.

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• Law09/24/2026@LawDesk

  Alo Sues Italic Over 'Same Manufacturer' Billboard and Bus Ads

  United States Courthouse, 350, West 1st Street, Civic Center, Downtown, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, 90012, United StatesAlo Yoga

  

  Starts 01/26/2022CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better4.7 years agoThe Fashion Law's^[1][4] 27 January 2022 report says Alo filed the complaint "on Wednesday", and the complaint's header reads "Case 2:22-cv-00567 Document 1 Filed 01/26/22".

  Alo sued discount marketplace Italic in Los Angeles federal court over billboards and bus ads that set Alo leggings and sports bras beside cheaper Italic lookalikes, calling the price comparisons false and its trademark use infringing.

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• Law09/24/2026@LawDesk

  First Class Action Sues Salesforce Over the 2025 Customer Data Thefts

  Phillip Burton Federal Building & United States Courthouse, 450, Golden Gate Avenue, Civic Center, San Francisco, California, 94102, United StatesSalesforce

  

  Starts 08/27/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins89% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 89%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.1 years agoThe complaint in Scott v. Salesforce, Inc., No. 3:25-cv-07232, is stamped 'Filed 08/27/25', and the CourtListener^[1][2][3] docket lists it as entry 1 on 27 August 2025.

  A Farmers Insurance customer sued Salesforce in San Francisco federal court, calling it the 'hub' of a breach that exposed the data of its corporate clients' customers.

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• Architecture09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Contractor Sues Over 161 Maiden Lane's Leaning Foundation

  161 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10005, USAFortis Property Group

  

  Starts 03/22/2019CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins84% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 84%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better7.5 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "Pizzarotti, the contractor on the project at 161 Maiden Lane, filed a lawsuit against Fortis in New York State Supreme Court."

  Construction manager Pizzarotti sued developer Fortis Property Group, alleging cost-cutting on the foundation left Lower Manhattan's One Seaport tower leaning about three inches to the north.

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• Law09/25/2026@LawDesk

  Florida Court Enters Judgment for Qualcomm on ParkerVision Receiver Claims

  401, West Central Boulevard, Callahan, Orlando, Orange County, Florida, 32801, United StatesQualcomm

  

  Starts 10/02/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins86% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 86%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better362 days agoThe order granting the stipulated Rule 54(b) final judgment is 'Signed by Judge Paul G. Byron on 10/2/2025'; Qualcomm's 10-K says 'On October 2, 2025, the court entered a final judgment in our favor'.^[1]

  Eleven years into ParkerVision's radio-chip patent suit, a federal judge in Orlando entered a stipulated final judgment that Qualcomm does not infringe its receiver patents and stayed the rest pending appeal.

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• Law09/24/2026@LawDesk

  CISPE Sues EU Commission to Annul Broadcom-VMware Merger Approval

  Court of Justice of the European Union (General Court), Boulevard Konrad Adenauer, Kirchberg, 2514 LuxembourgBroadcom

  

  Starts 07/23/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.2 years agoThe Official Journal notice is headed "Action brought on 23 July 2025 - CISPE^[3][4][5] v Commission (Case T-503/25)"; CISPE's release dated 24 July 2025 says it filed "today", but the Court's record of the lodging day wins; no time is published.

  Cloud-provider lobby CISPE asked the EU General Court (Case T-503/25) to annul the Commission's 12 July 2023 clearance of Broadcom's acquisition of VMware (Case M.10806). It argues the Commission failed to assess the deal's effects on server virtualisation software, bundling and innovation.

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• Law09/28/2026@LawDesk

  Judge Certifies a California Class Action Over Tesla's Self-Driving Claims

  Phillip Burton Federal Building & United States Courthouse, 450, Golden Gate Avenue, Civic Center, San Francisco, California, 94102, United StatesTesla

  

  Starts 08/18/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins86% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 86%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.1 years agoThe order, 'Filed 08/18/25', grants class certification and ends 'IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: August 18, 2025 RITA F. LIN'.^[1]

  U.S. District Judge Rita Lin let California buyers of Tesla's Full Self-Driving package sue as a class, citing Tesla's inability to 'demonstrate a long-distance autonomous drive with any of its vehicles' and its claim that every car had the hardware for full self-driving.

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• Law09/24/2026@LawDesk

  Alo Sues a Fake 'ALO YOGA ALO' Company Over a Trademark Hijacking Scheme

  United States Courthouse, 350, West 1st Street, Civic Center, Downtown, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, 90012, United StatesAlo Yoga

  

  Starts 04/11/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins91% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 91%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.5 years agoThe Fashion Law^[1][2] reports "the complaint that it filed on April 11 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California"; the complaint's header reads "Filed 04/11/25".

  Alo sued a Colorado shell company named "ALO YOGA ALO, LLC" and two men it says forged documents, posed as its CEO and tried to take over its trademarks in China and at WIPO to sell counterfeits.

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• Law09/28/2026@LawDesk

  California Sues Energy Secretary Wright to Void the Sable Pipeline DPA Order

  United States Courthouse, 350, West 1st Street, Civic Center, Downtown, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, 90012, United StatesSable Offshore

  

  Starts 03/23/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins86% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 86%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better190 days agoCalifornia Attorney General's release dated Monday, March 23, 2026: 'The lawsuit filed today challenges the Department of Energy's unlawful order under the Defense Production Act'.^[1]

  Attorney General Rob Bonta sued the Energy Department and Secretary Chris Wright, arguing the Defense Production Act order that restarted Sable's Las Flores pipelines exceeds his authority and overrides state law, a state court injunction and the federal Refugio consent decree. The case runs in federal court in Los Angeles.

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