Amanda Bronstad

September 01, 2011 | The Recorder

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

March 14, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Charlie Sheen has filed a $100 million lawsuit against WB Studio Enterprises Inc. and Chuck Lorre Productions Inc., citing a California labor code provision rarely deployed in entertainment disputes to bring claims on behalf of the cast and crew of Two and a Half Men.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

August 12, 2011 | Law.com

The U.S. government's indictment charging four former executives of a California company with bribing officials in other countries established a sufficient connection to a state crime to pursue violations of the U.S. Travel Act, a federal judge ruled in tentative order upholding a portion of the indictment.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

June 24, 2010 | Law.com

A California federal judge tentatively ruled on Wednesday against Toyota Motor Corp. on a key discovery request, refusing to delay depositions of company executives in the multidistrict litigation over sudden, uncontrolled acceleration, which involves more than 200 lawsuits. After grilling Toyota's lawyers at a hearing, Judge James V. Selna put off a final ruling on discovery issues, setting a July 16 deadline for both parties to submit a joint discovery plan and scheduling another hearing for July 20.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

October 05, 2009 | Law.com

A California lawyer who lost nearly all of a $2.5 million class action recovery by investing client trust funds in the stock market has pleaded guilty to criminal charges. Sandeep Baweja pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of wire fraud and one count of obstruction of justice. He faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in federal prison and fines of up to $500,000. "One of the worst things an attorney can do is to steal from his clients. Another is to lie to the court. Mr. Baweja did both," said the lead prosecutor.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

August 24, 2009 | Law.com

Washington's Sanford Wittels & Heisler has filed its fourth wage-and-hour class action in California within the past three months after expanding its San Francisco office. The firm filed a $100 million suit against United Parcel Service on behalf of at least 5,000 account managers nationwide who allege that they routinely have been denied overtime compensation. The firm has filed similar actions valued at between $50 million and $200 million against Costco, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance and Valero Energy.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

March 11, 2011 | Law.com

Former Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo is joining Liner Grode Stein Yankelevitz Sunshine Regenstreif & Taylor after being of counsel in the Los Angeles office of Goodwin Procter for nearly two years. He said he was lured by the innovative approach to billing that Liner Grode offers.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

June 05, 2006 | The Recorder

The company is trying to get one of two L.A. Vioxx cases dismissed on statute of limitations grounds.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

August 10, 2007 | Law.com

Irvine-based employment boutique Payne & Fears rejects offers from other firms, preferring to expand at its own pace.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

September 07, 2011 | National Law Journal

Federal prosecutors acknowledged that they made some "honest mistakes" in a high-profile Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case, but disputed in a brief filed on Sept. 5 that those oversights rose to the level of misconduct.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read