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The Recorder

Litigators of the Week: A $604.9M Trade Secrets Verdict With a Big Assist From a Juror Question

Michael Ng and Daniel Zaheer of Kobre & Kim represented renewable fuels company Propel against Phillips 66 Co. alongside colleagues in a month-long trial in California state court. Ng argued at closings that a juror question elicited a "confession" from a Phillips executive admitting to liability and trade secret misappropriation.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

'Significant Relief': Big Law Firms Represent UFC in $375M Antitrust Settlement Agreement

"The settlement we helped MMA fighters achieve recovers hundreds of millions of dollars in lost compensation from the UFC," said Benjamin D. Brown, managing partner of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll and co-chair of its antitrust practice.
2 minute read

The Recorder

LinkedIn Hit With Wave of Health Data Claims Under California Privacy Law

All three cases, filed by Bursor & Fisher in the California Northern District Court and the California Superior Court in Santa Clara County, alleged wiretapping claims under the California Invasion of Privacy Act.
4 minute read

Law.com

Skadden's Ki Hong on Navigating the 2024 Election Cycle ... Legally

In a conversation with The American Lawyer's Patrick Smith, Skadden's Ki Hong describes how his practice came to fruition, how things have changed in the political climate over the last 20 years, how Harris' entry into the fray creates some confusing donor situations and what changes might make the whole apparatus a bit easier to understand.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Coinbase Scores Arbitration Win Under New Federal Precedent

"In the time since the plaintiff filed his complaint, nearly two years have passed," a Coinbase spokesperson said in a statement. "During this time, he could have gone to arbitration and obtained a decision on the merits."
4 minute read

The Recorder

California Planning Certification Program for Privacy Law Specialists

If approved, a proposed state bar certification program will allow successful applicants to tout their privacy law specialization to current and potential clients.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Why ACLU's New Legal Director Says It's a 'Good Time to Take the Reins'

"Applying Chevron deference in immigration cases and deferring to the Board of Immigration Appeals is like deferring to the prosecution on the meaning of criminal law," Cecillia Wang said. "The Loper Bright decision represents an opportunity to hit the reset button in places where courts have inappropriately deferred to agency interpretations of the laws that Congress enacted."
8 minute read

The Recorder

What Social Media Can Tell You About Your Jury

"It's that outpouring of emotion that I am particularly interested in finding, because those people tend to be the most strident in deliberations and frequently for the plaintiff," Jill Leibold, a senior jury consulting adviser with IMS Legal Strategies, said.
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The Recorder

Alleged Courthouse Bomber Faces 'Weapon of Mass Destruction' Charge

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man is facing new federal charges after being arrested in a courthouse bomb attack that injured five people last…
3 minute read

The Recorder

Intel Secures Hard-Won Victory in Decades-Long Legal Wrangle With EU Regulator

The judgment centered on a 2004 antitrust investigation launched two competition chiefs ago.
4 minute read

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