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].
May 22, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Kirkland Litigator Daniel Bress, Nominated to Ninth Circuit, Grilled Over California TiesDaniel Bress, a Kirkland & Ellis appellate partner and former clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia, defended his ties to California on Wednesday, as a hearing on his federal appeals court nomination almost entirely devolved into a debate over geographic roots.
By Alexa Woronowicz
7 minute read
May 22, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Rip Up All the Qualcomm Licenses, Judge Koh RulesU.S. District Judge Lucy Koh of the Northern District of California has handed a sweeping win to the FTC in its antitrust case against Qualcomm, calling out the wireless giant's lawyer-executives as the "architects, implementers, and enforcers" of anti-competitive practices.
By Scott Graham
6 minute read
May 21, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Colorado Case Sets Stage for Cannabis Patent Infringements ActionsUnited Cannabis claims that Pure Hemp used a cannabis extract for which United Cannabis had a patent. Lawyers say this case is the first of its kind.
By Dan Clark
3 minute read
May 21, 2019 | Litigation Daily
American Airlines Sues Three Mechanics Unions, Claiming Travel Deliberately Slowed for 125,000 PassengersAmerican Airlines alleged the union and its members engaged in a campaign that canceled 644 flights, caused 270 maintenance delays and disrupted travel for more than 125,000 people.
By Angela Morris
3 minute read
May 21, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Munger Partner Daniel Collins Wins Confirmation for Ninth Circuit SeatThe confirmation from the full Senate on Tuesday came despite objections from California's Democratic senators.
By Ross Todd
4 minute read
May 21, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Roundup Judge Sanctions Another Plaintiffs Attorney for 'Bad Faith Misconduct'U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria on Tuesday found that Jennifer Moore “intentionally joined in the bad faith misconduct” that prompted him to sanction lead plaintiffs counsel Aimee Wagstaff in the second trial over Roundup.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
May 21, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Quinn Emanuel's Landau Says Career as Lawyer Qualifies Him for Ambassador to Mexico"Neither country can solve the challenge of illegal immigration alone and I'm convinced that we can find common ground,” the veteran appellate lawyer and former Kirkland & Ellis partner told U.S. senators on Tuesday.
By Tony Mauro
4 minute read
May 21, 2019 | Litigation Daily
'Nice Body for a 70 Year Old': Ex-Judge in Texas Reprimanded for Groping Women, Misconduct on BenchA special court of review publicly reprimanded former District Judge Guy Williams of Corpus Christi, Texas, for groping three female public officials…
By Angela Morris
6 minute read
May 21, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Daily Dicta: Dinosaur Fossil Fight Goes Extinct at Ninth CircuitThe case presented an issue of first impression in Montana: Are dinosaur fossils minerals? It's a seemingly straightforward question with no clear answer.
By Jenna Greene
6 minute read
May 20, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Duke Pays $54.5M to Settle 'No Poach' Antitrust Action After DOJ IntervenesThe proposed Duke settlement, filed Monday, is the first time the U.S. Justice Department has gotten involved in the injunctive relief provisions of a private class action settlement over alleged illegal poaching of employees.
By Amanda Bronstad
7 minute read
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