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The Recorder

LA Judge Anne Hwang Confirmed to the Federal Bench

Los Angeles County Superior Court Anne Hwang's confirmation to the U.S. District Court for California's Central District leaves five remaining vacancies on federal trial courts in the Golden State.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ninth Circuit Rules on Inherent Authority and FRCP 37(e)

The authors write "In this space nine years ago, nearly to the day, we analyzed the newly-enacted amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure relating to e-discovery. These amendments included a new Rule 37(e), designed to govern the imposition of sanctions by a court when a party has failed to preserve electronically stored information (“ESI”), thus resolving a circuit split on the degree of culpability required for certain sanctions."
8 minute read

Law.com

ClaimClam Wanted to Boost Class Action Claims Rates. But Judges and Attorneys Fought Back

Last month, ClaimClam announced it was pivoting its business model, stepping away from its role as a third-party filer in class action settlements. "I get it. I get why we weren’t welcomed. And I can accept that for now," founder Zim Hang told Law.com.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

2 Federal Judges Rescind Senior Status After Trump Win. Might More Follow?

Currently, seven district and appellate judges have conditioned their retirements on the confirmation of a successor. Those judges have the authority to reverse their decision.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

New Partner Class Sizes Shrink for Second Year in a Row

Law firms favored litigation, investment funds, and banking and finance in recent promotions.
2 minute read

The Recorder

'We Will Sue ... Immediately': AG Bonta Says He's Ready to Spend $25M Battling Trump

Gov. Gavin Newsom said he wants a litigation funding bill on his desk before Donald Trump is sworn in as president on Jan. 20.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Depo-Provera MDL Could Be Headed to California

A Tuesday motion before the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation said more than 20 lawsuits over Depo-Provera should be coordinated in the Northern District of California.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

So You Want to Be a Tech Lawyer? Consider Product Counseling

Veteran product lawyers are realizing they have a lot of wisdom—gathered from years in the trenches at tech companies—to impart to the next generation of in-house counsel.
9 minute read

The Recorder

New Class Action Points to Fears Over Privacy, Abortions and Fertility

Inito Inc., a company that sells at-home fertility tracking kits connected to a smartphone app, was hit with a class action on Monday for allegedly siphoning sensitive medical data to third-party advertisers and potentially endangering its users in states that criminalize abortion.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

How Qualcomm’s General Counsel Is Championing Diversity in Innovation

"I’ve found that it is always better to have more voices at the table, and to strive for an environment in which more people are encouraged to speak up," Qualcomm's general counsel Ann Chaplin said.
6 minute read

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