December 01, 2023 | The Recorder
'Limits of Acceptable Courtroom Etiquette.' Prosecutors Insist Tom Girardi's Courtroom Behavior Proves Mental CompetenceProsecutors insisted in a Thursday brief that Tom Girardi's courtroom behavior—including hurling an expletive at one of them under his breath—shows he's mentally competent to stand trial on criminal charges.
By Amanda Bronstad
6 minute read
November 30, 2023 | The Recorder
Objectors in $725M Facebook Settlement Combat 'Absurd' $8,500 Appeal BondsObjector lawyers who have challenged numerous Big Tech privacy settlements are fighting back against paying $8,500 bonds before appealing approval of a $725 million class action deal with Facebook's Meta Platforms Inc.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
November 29, 2023 | Law.com
Judge Reinstates Class Certification of Marriott Guests in Breach CaseU.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey found on Wednesday that Marriott shouldn't be allowed to "cherry-pick the rules" in attempting to enforce a class action waiver in Starwood guest contracts.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
November 29, 2023 | Law.com
Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Rancorous Row Erupts in Bid to Steer Uber Assault Cases, MLB and Formula One Team Sued Over FTX FailuresBy Amanda Bronstad
6 minute read
November 28, 2023 | The Recorder
'Professional Misconduct' or 'Smear Campaign'? Leadership Fight Erupts in Uber Sex Assault CasesThe dispute is between a proposed leadership team and lawyers at four firms spearheading the California state court cases against Uber, particularly involving William Levin and Rachel Abrams, a former partner at San Francisco's Levin Simes.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
November 27, 2023 | Law.com
Major League Baseball, Formula One Team Sued for Promoting FTX CryptocurrencyMajor League Baseball, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team and two ad agencies, Wasserman Media Group and Dentsu McGarry Bowen, were sued on Monday as the latest promoters of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
By Amanda Bronstad
3 minute read
November 27, 2023 | Law.com
Hawaiian Electric Ignites Legal Fight Over Hawaii Wildfire WhistleblowerHawaiian Electric has moved to quash a subpoena of an ex-employee who plaintiffs say has records of its knowledge about wildfire risks.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
November 22, 2023 | Law.com
Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Who Won The $1.56B Roundup Verdict? Report: British More Involved in Class ActionsBy Amanda Bronstad
6 minute read
November 20, 2023 | Law.com
$1.56B Roundup Verdict Was Fourth Against Bayer but First for This Plaintiffs FirmJay Utley and Bart Rankin, of Dallas-based Forrest Weldon Law Group, represented three plaintiffs diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the Roundup trial—and their first mass tort case.
By Amanda Bronstad
6 minute read
November 20, 2023 | Law.com
Five Years Later, California's Northern District Revisits Class Action GuidelinesThe Northern District of California bench and bar are taking a closer look at what's working—and what isn't—with the strictest class action guidelines in the country.
By Amanda Bronstad
6 minute read
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