January 25, 2010 | National Law Journal
Legal attack on Toyota widens following second auto recallA lawyer with a pending lawsuit against Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. filed a new suit in light of the carmaker's recent recall of 2.3 million vehicles due to sticking accelerator pedals. "What we have is a fleet of automobiles that accelerate when people don't intend them to," said Kirtland & Packard's Michael Kelly, who filed a class action on Jan. 22 against Toyota on behalf of its customers.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
June 15, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer
9th Circuit Settles Disputes Over Script OwnershipAn appellate ruling involving the 2003 Tom Cruise movie The Last Samurai clarified for the first time in 40 years how a writer of a finished script with copyrightable elements can successfully bring a contract claim against a studio for stealing his or her idea.
By Amanda Bronstad
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June 05, 2009 | The Recorder
Economy Puts Crimp in Plans for New Law SchoolsDwindling financial support is forcing universities to delay or scale back their ambitions, but a few soldier on.
By Amanda Bronstad
6 minute read
July 08, 2011 | Law.com
MGA should receive $108M in fees in Bratz case, special master findsMGA Entertainment Inc., which won an $88.5 million verdict against Mattel Inc. earlier this year, should receive $108 million in attorney fees, according to a discovery master's recommendation that was revealed in court documents in the case on July 6.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
July 29, 2011 | Daily Business Review
Video game makers seek $1.1 million for successful Supreme Court battleThe entertainment groups that persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a California law banning the sale of violent video games to minors is seeking more than $1.1 million in attorney fees and expenses from the state.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
March 22, 2007 | Law.com
Law Firms Line Up to Represent CandidatesLawyers and law firms are jumping into the 2008 presidential election, a race that is expected to be expensive and inundated with regulatory compliance issues. In the past few months, presidential candidates have retained lawyers as general counsel to their campaigns. Other lawyers have signed up as campaign advisers, fund-raisers or volunteers. Meanwhile, some new firms are starting election law practices with recent hires from the Federal Election Commission.
By Amanda Bronstad
7 minute read
July 06, 2011 | National Law Journal
Lawyers choose their sides in Los Angeles Dodgers bankruptcyMore lawyers are jumping into the bankruptcy of the Los Angeles Dodgers while Dewey & LeBoeuf, lead counsel to the storied baseball team, reported that it received $293,000 to prepare the Chapter 11 filing.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
June 09, 2010 | National Law Journal
Munger Tolles bails as 'Girls Gone Wild' founder faces contempt motionA federal judge has allowed lawyers at Munger, Tolles & Olson to withdraw as counsel to Joe Francis, founder of the "Girls Gone Wild" franchise. The defense team, the latest in a line of attorneys who have come and gone in his case, cited unspecified "conflicts of interest that have arisen."
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
September 11, 2008 | Corporate Counsel
Judge Rejects Plea Deal for Broadcom Co-FounderA judge has rejected a plea deal reached between federal prosecutors and Henry Samueli, the co-founder and former chief technical officer of Broadcom Corp., in a criminal backdating probe, finding that the agreement would "erode the public's trust in the fundamental fairness of our justice system." Under the deal, Samueli agreed to serve five years probation and pay a $250,000 fine, plus a $12 million payment to the U.S. Treasury. The deal did not require him to cooperate with federal prosecutors.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
