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Jenna Greene

Jenna Greene

Jenna Greene is editor of The Litigation Daily and author of the "Daily Dicta" column. She is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and can be reached at [email protected].

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September 23, 2019 | Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: VW Salespeople Are Out of Gas as Judge Tosses Class Action

In the wake of the diesel emissions scandal, VW customers and dealers came out just fine. But the frontline salespeople? Not so much. Rule 9(b) is a cruel master.

By Jenna Greene

6 minute read

September 20, 2019 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week: Sullivan & Cromwell's Jordan Puts the Brakes on Massive Class Action 

Sullivan & Cromwell's Julia Jordan convinced the Sixth Circuit to side with her client, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in dismissing a putative class action with prejudice.

By Jenna Greene

7 minute read

September 20, 2019 | Litigation Daily

And the LOTW Runners Up...

Honorable mention goes to lawyers from Decher, Sheppard Mullin and Quinn Emanuel.

By Jenna Greene

2 minute read

September 18, 2019 | Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Venture Capitalist Off the Hook In Horrific $40M Sexual Assault Case

The 2016 suit against Michael Goguen, then a partner at storied venture capital firm Sequoia Capital, rocked Silicon Valley. On Wednesday, a judge issued terminating sanctions dismissing the complaint. What happened?

By Jenna Greene

8 minute read

September 18, 2019 | Litigation Daily

From Best to Worst, Chamber of Commerce Ranks All 50 States for 'Lawsuit Climate'

The perceptions matter. The poll found that 89% of respondents said a state's lawsuit environment is likely to impact their company's decisions about where to locate or do business.

By Jenna Greene

3 minute read

September 18, 2019 | Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Swingers Club Hit With $900,000 Verdict for Unauthorized Photo Use

The models discovered their (clothed) photos being used alongside hardcore pornography in ads for a 16,000-member swingers club to promote spouse swapping and other "alternative lifestyle" events.

By Jenna Greene

4 minute read

September 17, 2019 | Litigation Daily

Want to Be a Judge? There's a School for That.

"Doctors go to medical school, lawyers go to law school, law enforcement officers go to the police academy. Judges ... nothing."

By Jenna Greene

2 minute read

September 17, 2019 | Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: White Collar Market Heats Up With More Lateral Hires

Big firms continue to bulk up their white collar practices with more government lateral partner hires.

By Jenna Greene

4 minute read

September 16, 2019 | Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Did Brett Kavanaugh Commit Perjury? 

The New York Times found that at least seven people heard about the incident at Yale long before Kavanaugh became a federal judge, and that the FBI declined to interview witnesses.

By Jenna Greene

3 minute read

September 16, 2019 | Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: What Are They Thinking? Opioid Defense Lawyers Want Judge to Recuse

If defense counsel sincerely felt they couldn't get a fair shake based on remarks Polster made in January of 2018, why didn't they speak up sooner?

By Jenna Greene

5 minute read