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Judge throws out $247M in plaintiffs' claims against seat belt manufacturer
In one of the last class actions pending against seat belt buckle manufacturer Takata Corp., a Los Angeles Superior Court judge has tossed out all of the plaintiffs' claims, which defense attorneys estimated involved damages of about $247 million.McCourt settlement leaves control of Los Angeles Dodgers up to judge
Frank and Jamie McCourt have reached a settlement in their contentious divorce battle over ownership of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team.Partner Prevails In Appeal of Sanction Order
A panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed and remanded a $10,000 sanction against Ophelia F. Camiña, a partner in Susman Godfrey in Dallas. The panel found that U.S. District Judge David Godbey (pictured) lacked authority to impose sanctions against Camiña for her conduct in an arbitration.Wal-Mart Plaintiffs Trying For a Break
After the retail juggernaut was hit with a $115 million punitive judgment over its meal and rest policy, plaintiffs argue in Alameda County Superior Court that Wal-Mart still isn't following California labor laws.Indiana AG reaches preliminary class settlement on state employee work hours
The Indiana Attorney General's Office has reached a preliminary class action settlement this week with some state employees who sued the state government over working 2.5 hours per day without compensation during a 20-year period. The state has agreed to pay the plaintiffs and their lawyers up to $8.5 million to compensate for the unpaid work hours between 1973 and 1993 and to cover the cost of the litigation.And Now, a Pyramid Scheme With a Happy Ending
Most pyramid schemes don't lead to any good. But here's one creative use of a financial pyramid with a happy ending. This year the legal department at insurance conglomerate ACE Limited put together a novel program that leveraged contributions from in-house lawyers into a $200,000 donation for three public interest groups. According to ACE general counsel Robert Cusumano, the ACE Rule of Law Fund is the first privately funded corporate legal foundation.Texas Jury Deals Samsung a $23 Million Loss in Cell Phone Antenna Patent Trial
Samsung and its lawyers at Baker Botts must have felt awfully lonely by the time trial began last week in Spanish antenna company Fractus S.A.'s patent infringement suit against the electronics giant. Out of 10 defendants originally facing Fractus's allegations that they infringed patents covering cell phone antenna technology, only Samsung stuck it out to face the jury.Trending Stories
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