Meghann M. Cuniff

Meghann Cuniff is a reporter and editor based in Southern California. A graduate of the University of Oregon, she worked at The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Washington, and the Idaho Statesman in Boise, Idaho, before moving to California in 2013 to work at the Orange County Register. She spent four years as a litigation reporter for the Los Angeles Daily Journal and has written for Los Angeles Magazine, Bloomberg Law, ABA Journal, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, The Forward, Los Angeles Business Journal and the Laguna Beach Independent. Email her at [email protected]. Twitter: @meghanncuniff

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March 02, 2022 | The Recorder

2 Worldwide Shipping Companies Sued in California Oil Spill Class Action

The ships, the MSC Danit and the Cosco Beijing, are massive cargo vessels that supply goods to ports all over the world.

By Meghann M. Cuniff

6 minute read

March 02, 2022 | Law.com

What's Next: NFT Lawsuits On The Rise | ACLU Sides With Twitter

By Meghann M. Cuniff

7 minute read

February 25, 2022 | The Recorder

National Press Rights Group Asks California Supreme Court to Depublish Appellate Libel Ruling

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press says the ruling applied an erroneously low burden for a public official who needs to establish actual malice to prove defamation.

By Meghann M. Cuniff

4 minute read

February 23, 2022 | The Recorder

In New Filing, John Eastman Says 2 Chapman Law Students Helped With Donald Trump's Post-Election Work

A federal judge in Orange County, California, is overseeing a privilege review process involving the Jan. 6 committee's subpoenas for Eastman's Chapman University communications. A hearing is scheduled March 9.

By Meghann M. Cuniff

7 minute read

February 23, 2022 | Law.com

What's Next: Judge Gives 1st OK to Pinterest Settlement | Facebook Sanctions Update

By Meghann M. Cuniff

6 minute read

February 18, 2022 | The Recorder

'I Tried to Grow Too Big': Lawyer Gets 12 Years in Prison for $5.5M Client Embezzlement Scheme

Philip James Layfield operated the law firm Layfield & Barrett in California, Utah and Arizona.

By Meghann M. Cuniff

6 minute read

February 18, 2022 | The Recorder

Controversy Erupts Over Orange County DA Todd Spitzer's Comments About Black Men

A judge is deciding whether internal prosecutor documents about the discussion should be released to defense attorneys as possible exculpatory evidence.

By Meghann M. Cuniff

6 minute read

February 16, 2022 | Law.com

What's Next:‌ Sanctions Sought in Uber Case | Sanctions Sought in Facebook Case

By Meghann M. Cuniff

3 minute read

February 15, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Another US Judge Distinguishes Between New York, California Prosecutors in Rejecting Avenatti's Evidence Arguments

Furman's order puts in writing an oral ruling he made during trial that rejected the motions and determined the U.S. attorney's offices in Los Angeles and New York prosecuting Avenatti are separate teams with discovery obligations independent of each other.

By Meghann M. Cuniff

5 minute read

February 15, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Stormy Daniels Sues Literary Agent Luke Janklow Over Michael Avenatti's Book Payment Fraud

Daniels' lawyer Clark Brewster says Janklow "testified he 'blanked' Stormy, explaining he refused to return her calls of inquiry regarding why she wasn't receiving her payments."

By Meghann M. Cuniff

5 minute read

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