News from June 2024
San Bernardino County Superior Court: Actions Taken on June 5
The San Bernardino County Superior Court reported the following activity on June 5 in the suits below:
Lori Kozak Recognized Among 2024 BTI Client Service All-Stars
Fox Rothschild congratulates Lori S. Kozak, who was selected to the 2024 class of Client Service All-Stars by BTI Consulting Group.
Ana Tagvoryan and Lauren B. Wilgus Named BTI 2024 Client Service All-Stars
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that partner and co-chair of the firm's Corporate Litigation practice and Class Action Defense team Ana Tagvoryan and partner Lauren B. Wilgus have been named BTI 2024 Client Service All-Stars.
Professor Swethaa Ballakrishnen Awarded Law and Society Association Global Collaboration Grant
University of California, Irvine School of Law Professor Swethaa Ballakrishnen and collaborator Suryapratim Roy, Assistant Professor of Law at Trinity College Dublin, have been awarded a Law and Society Association Global Collaboration Grant for their research project, “Law & the Interloper: Comparative Projects and the Potential of Queer Theory.”
San Bernardino County Superior Court: Actions Taken on June 4
The San Bernardino County Superior Court reported the following activity on June 4 in the suits below:
Lawsuit: UCLA leaders' 'cowardice' enabled antisemitic harassment, bigotry to flourish amid protests
The lawsuit filed by three Jewish students accused UCLA of violating their constitutional and civil rights and endangered Jewish students and faculty by allowing pro-Hamas antisemitic protests and imagery to proliferate and flourish on campus this spring
State of California Superior Court - Kern County: Actions Taken on June 4
The State of California Superior Court - Kern County reported the following activity on June 4 in the suits below:
Orange County Superior Court: Actions Taken on June 4
The Orange County Superior Court reported the following activity on June 4 in the suits below:
Six Morgan Lewis Lawyers Named as 2024 Bti Client Service All-stars
BTI Consulting Group has recognized six Morgan Lewis lawyers in its 2024 BTI Client Service All-Stars list, which recognizes client service leaders identified by corporate counsel across the United States.
Southwestern Law School celebrates Pride Month!
June is a time of celebration, reflection, and unity for the LGBTQIA+ community.
L.A. judge publicly censured over texts about potential witness sent to D.A.'s office
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has received a “severe” reprimand for sending text messages that the state Commission on Judicial Performance found were antithetical to her role as an impartial arbiter during the course of a murder trial.
Orange County Superior Court: Actions Taken on June 3
The Orange County Superior Court reported the following activity on June 3 in the suits below:
State of California Superior Court - Kern County: Actions Taken on June 3
The State of California Superior Court - Kern County reported the following activity on June 3 in the suits below:
Ogletree Deakins Opens 7th California Office, Expands into Fresno
Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce that it has opened an office in Fresno, California, which is the firm’s 55th overall and its seventh in California.
Professor Ji Seon Song Named a 2024-25 Hellman Fellow
Ji Seon Song, Assistant Professor at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, has been named a Hellman Fellow for 2024-25 in support of her research proposal titled, “Crisis Policing.”
New journal launched by USC Gould faculty aims for ‘sweet spot’ in empirical legal studies
A new open access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the growing movement of empirical legal studies – the use of quantitative data and other information gathering methods to understand the law – has just launched under the leadership of USC Gould School of Law professors Lee Epstein and Dan Klerman.
San Bernardino County Superior Court: Actions Taken on June 3
The San Bernardino County Superior Court reported the following activity on June 3 in the suits below:
Sharon R. Klein Recognized in Orange County Business Journal's Women in STEM 2024
Blank Rome partner Sharon R. Klein, who serves as co-chair of Blank Rome's Privacy, Security & Data Protection practice and co-chair of our Orange County office, has been recognized in the Orange County Business Journal's ("OCBJ") Women in STEM ("Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics") 2024.
Sedgwick report finds 'anchoring' tactic brings larger verdicts, contributing to rising insurance costs
Consulting firm Sedgwick released a report on May 31 titled "Liability Litigation," which found that a technique called "anchoring" used by trial attorneys results in larger settlements and verdicts. Large jury verdicts are a contributing factor to social inflation, meaning insurance costs increase faster than general inflation.
Orange County Superior Court: Actions Taken on June 1
The Orange County Superior Court reported the following activity on June 1 in the suits below: