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February 21, 2013 |

Parties, insurers and Orrick come to blows over Bratz award

Now that an appellate court has reversed more than half of a $310 million judgment against Mattel Inc., Bratz doll manufacturer MGA Entertainment Inc., its insurers and its former law firm are fighting over who gets the remaining money.
4 minute read
February 20, 2007 |

In Camera

Ruling against liability insurer in san diego may affect policies ... Malpractice suit no SLAPP ... Rehearing on juvi opinion?
6 minute read
May 12, 2006 |

Six Days, Six Lawyers, $24 Billion

Golden West Financial GC Michael Roster used to tell outside lawyers that there were certain firms he would call in to do a major transaction, but he wouldn't necessarily say who those firms were. As it turned out, Wall Street's Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz drew the ace card when it came to counseling the bank through what analysts are calling the year's second-largest deal: the cash and stock acquisition of Golden West by Wachovia. Wachtell handled the $24.2 billion deal with six lawyers in six days.
3 minute read
September 18, 2006 |

On the Move

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Travelers Property Casualty Company of America v. Superior Court (Braum)
Publication Date: 2013-04-18
Practice Area: Insurance Law
Industry:
Court: C.A. 2nd
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Attorneys:
For plaintiff: Weston & McElvain, Wynn C. Kaneshiro and Robin H. Jung for Petitioners, Travelers Property Casualty Company of America and the Travelers Indemnity Company. Musick, Peeler & Garrett and Steven T. Adams for Petitioner, Koram Insurance Center, Inc.
For defendant: No appearance for Respondent. Martin E. Jacobs, Inc. and Martin E. Jacobs for Michael M. Braum, Trustee of the Braum Lalehzarzadeh Living Trust, Real Party in Interest.
Case number: No. B243650 No. B244334

Cite as 13 C.D.O.S. 3898TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY COMPANY OF AMERICA et al., Petitioner

February 21, 2003 |

Guilty People Can Sue Their Attorneys Too

On Wednesday, Los Angeles' Second District Court of Appeal held that criminal defendants need not allege actual innocence to state a cause of action for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty or fraud. The ruling, however, does not change state law prohibiting legal malpractice suits by criminal defendants unless they can allege actual innocence.
4 minute read
May 12, 2006 |

Six Days, Six Lawyers, $24 Billion

Golden West Financial GC Michael Roster used to tell outside lawyers that there were certain firms he would call in to do a major transaction, but he wouldn't necessarily say who those firms were. As it turned out, Wall Street's Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz drew the ace card when it came to counseling the bank through what analysts are calling the year's second-largest deal: the cash and stock acquisition of Golden West by Wachovia. Wachtell handled the $24.2 billion deal with six lawyers in six days.
3 minute read
July 24, 2006 |

Insurers' Rate Pressure Forces Change in Firms' Employment Practice Groups

When Morrison & Foerster's employment practice seemed to de-emphasize local clients, partner Judith Droz Keyes moved to Davis Wright Tremaine. For many national firms, insurers' rate pressure for liability policies is unrelenting, forcing labor lawyers to become more like service partners. As a result, more employment lawyers are leaving large firms. But for each trend, a counter: Some big firms are using volume discounts to bring back clients.
3 minute read
August 20, 2001 |

Lender's Contrarian GC

Michael Roster once earned a reputation as the grim reaper of college counsel when he slashed the in-house staff of Stanford University from 26 to six. As general counsel of Golden West Financial, Roster plays a "coordinating role" in the savings and loan holding company. He also chairs the American Corporate Counsel Association, championing MDP and corporate counsel participation in pro bono programs.
6 minute read

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