Articles by Ryan Nakashima

Google Faulted for Asking Hires About Prior Pay in Revised Lawsuit

A revised gender-pay lawsuit seeking class-action status against Google faults the search giant for asking new hires about their prior salary, a practice now banned in California. The suit, filed last week, also adds a fourth complainant, a preschool teacher …

Lawsuit Filed against Google by Three Former Female Employees in California

Google faces a new lawsuit accusing it of gender-based pay discrimination. A lawyer representing three female former Google employees is seeking class action status for the claim. The suit, filed in San Francisco Superior Court, follows a federal labor investigation …

Carmakers At Nevada Show: Driverless Cars Need Legal Framework

The future of driving is right around the corner. Hydrogen- and solar-powered vehicles are on the streets. So are cars that can get you through stop-and-go traffic while you sit back and send texts from behind the wheel. Cars are …

Lawyer Sues Microsoft Over Surface Tablet Storage

A California lawyer is suing Microsoft Corp., claiming the Surface tablet he bought doesn’t have all the storage space the company advertised. Andrew Sokolowski, a lawyer in Los Angeles, claims that he bought a Surface with 32 gigabytes of storage …

Credit Card Data Breached in PlayStation Outage

“Sony Corp. said that the credit card data of PlayStation users around the world may have been stolen in a hack that forced it to shut down its PlayStation Network for the past week, disconnecting 77 million user accounts. Some …

Jackson Show Insurance Excluded ‘Illicit’ Drug Use

A concert promoter’s insurance on Michael Jackson’s London shows has provisions that may deny a multimillion dollar payout if the pop star was found to have illegally possessed drugs or was involved in the “illicit taking of drugs.” The policy, …

Monte Carlo Hotel-Casino Fire Loss Estimated to be Near $100 Million

A fire that sent gamblers fleeing from the Monte Carlo hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip in January will cost close to $100 million in repairs and lost business, casino operator MGM Mirage Inc. said. The company has insurance, but …