Amanda Bronstad

March 15, 2011 | Law.com

Lawyers Mark Geragos and Brian Kabateck have filed a lawsuit against their former co-counsel in two class actions involving life insurance claims for victims of the Armenian genocide, alleging that he fraudulently funneled settlement funds to sham charities.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

July 30, 2007 | Law.com

A lawyer who objected to a recent $49 million settlement with the makers of the BAR/BRI bar review course has announced the filing of a $48 million class action on behalf of tens of thousands of consumers who were overcharged when purchasing BAR/BRI materials in preparation for the New York bar exam. The allegations in the suit are similar to those in an antitrust case in California against the same defendants -- namely, that the students were overcharged by $1,000 each, on average.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

April 17, 2007 | The Recorder

The Phoenix firm is in expansion mode and has set its sites on L.A., San Diego and San Francisco.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

October 29, 2008 | Texas Lawyer

The presidential election isn't the only race luring lawyers and law firms. U.S. Senate races have attracted significant dollars from the legal industry in several states, such as Texas, Louisiana and Minnesota, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonpartisan organization that tracks federal elections.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

July 16, 2010 | Law.com

A judge in Los Angeles threw out a $2.3 million verdict against Dole Food Co. on Thursday, ruling that widespread fraud orchestrated by the plaintiffs' attorneys prevented the company from deposing witnesses. The case was brought by Nicaraguans who claim they were rendered sterile after being exposed to the pesticide DBCP while working on Dole's banana plantations in the '70s. The judge concluded that two lawyers coached the plaintiffs, falsified medical records and intimidated Dole's investigators.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

February 18, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

The recent string of partner defections from Howrey has hit one of the firm's Southern California offices with the announcement on Tuesday that intellectual property partners William Rooklidge and Frank Cot� would be joining Jones Day's Irvine, Calif., office.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

September 01, 2011 | National Law Journal

With repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell expected to become effective on Sept. 20, a court ruling that the military's ban on openly gay service members was unconstitutional is moot and should be wiped off the books, a Justice Department attorney told a federal appeals panel.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

January 25, 2010 | Law.com

A former California lawyer has been arrested on charges of defrauding more than 400 victims in a $1.25 million loan modification scam targeting struggling homeowners. According to prosecutors, Christopher Lee Diener, along with two business partners, defrauded homeowners by promising loan modification services in exchange for advance payments. Diener lost his law license in October after the State Bar of California found that his conduct posed "a substantial threat of harm to his clients or the public."

By Amanda Bronstad

2 minute read

June 01, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

Two Los Angeles law firms recently raised their first-year associate salaries while facing key partner departures and a federal criminal probe into whether lawyers engaged in illegal wiretapping.

By Amanda Bronstad ALM

4 minute read

December 18, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Stock options backdating lawsuits filed by shareholders against Broadcom Corp. face an uncertain future now that a federal judge has thrown out the government's criminal case against two former executives of the Irvine, Calif., computer chip manufacturer.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read