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To Be A Business Under The CCPA, That Entity Must Determine How Or Why To Process Consumer PI

Judge Davila of the Northern District of California held that the file transfer service was not a “business” under the CCPA and grants defendant’s motion to dismiss.  The analysis turns on whether or not defendant determine how or why to…

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California Appellate Tracker

Jackson v. Lara (2024) 100 Cal. App. 5th 337

This decision holds that a judge’s denial of a motion for acquittal under Pen. Code 1118.1 in a criminal prosecution of the later plaintiff suing for malicious prosecution is sufficient to invoke the interim adverse decision rule, barring the required finding of lack of probable cause, without which the malicious prosecution action cannot succeed.  The opinion also Cel-Tech’s tethering test…

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Elizabeth Farrell Promotion

Severson & Werson is pleased to announce that Elizabeth Farrell has been promoted to a non-equity member of the Firm. Liz joined Severson in 2013 as an attorney in the Financial Services Group. She quickly became an integral part of…

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