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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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May 23, 2019 | Litigation Daily

Ex-Big Law Partner Sues Sports Club for $10M After Public Lewdness Charge Dismissed

At the time of the charges, Hammond co-chaired Hughes Hubbard's international practice from New York. He has since left the firm and now lives in Portugal, where he has sought to work as an arbitrator.

By Jack Newsham

4 minute read

May 23, 2019 | Litigation Daily

Lawsuit Between Infowars and Pepe the Frog Creator May Decide Fate of Internet Memes

Matt Furie created Pepe the Frog in 2005 for the comic books "Boy's Club" and "Play Time." The lackadaisical amphibian whose catchphrase was "Feels good, man" first became an Internet meme in 2008.

By Richard Binder

3 minute read

May 23, 2019 | Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Ouch. Judge Koh Names and Shames Qualcomm In-House Lawyers

The lawyers were criticized by name in a decision issued late Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh of the Northern District of California, who singled them out as the “architect, implementers, and enforcers of Qualcomm's licensing practices.”

By Jenna Greene

6 minute read

May 23, 2019 | The Recorder

Ouch. Judge Koh Names and Shames Qualcomm In-House Lawyers

Company lawyers were criticized by name in Tuesday's decision by the judge, who singled them out as the “architect, implementers, and enforcers of Qualcomm's licensing practices.”

By Jenna Greene

5 minute read

May 23, 2019 | Litigation Daily

In Reed Smith Suicide Case, Lawyers Dispute Reach of New SCOTUS Pharma Ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling this week in a case involving Merck kicked off a furious last-minute scramble over claims brought by the widow of a Reed Smith partner against theGlaxoSmithKline.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

May 22, 2019 | Litigation Daily

DA in Georgia Warns Women They Can Be Charged With Murder Under New Abortion Law

“Personally, I'm not itching to prosecute people under this law. I don't think anybody else is either. But I think it's improper to say I'll never prosecute anybody under the law,” Douglas County DA Ryan Leonard said. “We don't have the luxury to say, 'I don't like this law and I'm not going to enforce it.'”

By Katheryn Tucker

4 minute read

May 22, 2019 | Litigation Daily

Michael Avenatti Charged With Stealing From Ex-Client Stormy Daniels

Prosecutors alleged that Avenatti forged Clifford's name on a letter to her literary agent, instructing two payments of nearly $150,000 to be sent to a bank account under Avenatti's control.

By Tom McParland

5 minute read

May 22, 2019 | Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: 'Fundamentally Flawed': Consumers Notch Win as ALI Postpones Restatement Vote

Critics said the draft restatement on consumer contracts 'opens the door for businesses to use contracts to abuse consumers in basically any way they want.'

By Jenna Greene

6 minute read

May 22, 2019 | Litigation Daily

SDNY Judge Finds Congress May Subpoena Banks in Probe of Trump's Finances

U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos said precedent clearly provided Congress with the power to conduct the kind of investigation—subpoenas of bank records and all—it is currently undertaking of the president.

By Colby Hamilton

4 minute read

May 22, 2019 | Litigation Daily

Breach-of-Contract Claims Blaming Wilmington Trust for $168M Loss Rejected by Third Circuit

The ruling rejected IKB International S.A.'s bid to revive the breach-of-contract suit, which accused Wilmington Trust of standing "idly by" while other participants in the trusts drained them of their value.

By Tom McParland

3 minute read