Less than 1: PM Edition, July 2

This evening on Less than 1: Netflix moves for $3 million in attorney fees after winning a patent case it says was built on fraud. Also: a Los Angeles judge refuses to lift a discovery stay in the dispute over dozens of child sex abuse plaintiffs caught between two competing probation camp settlements -- and wants plaintiffs to identify their legal theory first. And: Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers takes over as chief judge of the Northern District of California. Plus: the EEOC sues 99 Ranch Market over alleged discrimination against non-Chinese employees, and U.S. legal sector jobs hit an all-time high for the third straight month.

Stories mentioned in this episode:

Netflix seeks $3 million in fees over patent suit it calls fraudulent
https://dailyjournal.com/articles/392777-netflix-seeks-3-million-in-fees-over-patent-suit-it-calls-fraudulent

Judge seeks legal basis for discovery in abuse settlement dispute
https://dailyjournal.com/articles/392776-judge-seeks-legal-basis-for-discovery-in-abuse-settlement-dispute

Gonzalez Rogers is named chief judge of Northern District
https://dailyjournal.com/articles/392760-gonzalez-rogers-is-named-chief-judge-of-northern-district

(LA Times) Feds accuse 99 Ranch of discriminating against non-Chinese employees
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-07-01/feds-accuse-99-ranch-of-discriminating-against-non-chinese-employees

(Reuters) US legal sector jobs continued to climb in June
https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/us-legal-sector-jobs-continued-climb-june-2026-07-02/