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Lawyer kicked out of Los Angeles plaintiff attorney group sues, claims anti-Semitism on message board

By John O'Brien |
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - An ex-member is suing the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles for giving him the boot when he says he was just standing up to anti-Semitism and a threat of violence on CAALA's message board.

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Heavyweight firms fight to lead shareholder case against Beyond Meat

By John O'Brien |
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Two of the main shareholder class action law firms are competing to lead litigation against Beyond Meat over allegations it deceived investors with claims of partnerships with large-scale chains like McDonald's.

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Appeals court tees off on Calif. plaintiff lawyers in case against Kia

By Daniel Fisher |
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - An aspiring actress who suffered a traumatic brain injury after the driver of the Kia Forte she was riding in made a sudden U-turn across a three-lane highway won’t get a second chance at winning money from the manufacturer after a California appeals court rejected her arguments Kia should have been penalized for withholding documents and the jury room was too small.

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Los Angeles city attorney loses lawsuit over typhus infection from homeless encampment

By Daniel Fisher |
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A Los Angeles deputy city attorney who says she contracted typhus from the trash-infested homeless encampments around City Hall can’t sue the city for failing to maintain cleaner conditions, an appeals court ruled.

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American Arbitration Association sued after removing arbitrator from case of consumer law firm

By John O'Brien |
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A consumer law firm is suing the American Arbitration Association, arguing its removal of the arbitrator hearing a dispute was unfair.

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$25 million verdict stands despite judge's ex parte communications

By Daniel Fisher |
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A California school district lost its bid to overturn a $25 million wrongful-dismissal verdict despite citing communications between the trial judge and a colleague who was an ex-partner of the winning law firm, after an appeals court found no reason to suspect a conflict.

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Jim O’Sullivan shares leadership experiences in Arizona continuing legal education course

By The Socal Record |
Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. attorney James P. “Jim” O’Sullivan joined an impressive faculty group to present Meeting Your Moments – Insights on Leadership and Professionalism for Lawyers in Challenging Times, a continuing legal education (CLE) course offered by the State Bar of Arizona.

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Firm asks to lead Silvergate securities class action

By John O'Brien |
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - A company that says it lost nearly $650,000 when the value of Silvergate Capital's stock dropped in November believes it should be the lead plaintiff in securities class action litigation.

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Insurance defense firm launches institute to teach how to resist 'nuclear verdicts'

By Juliette Fairley |
Tyson & Mendes law firm saved its clients $1.07 billion in aggregate damages last year

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Traffic lawyer app 'DoNotPay' inspires local attorney who is developing his own litigation software

By Juliette Fairley |
DoNotPay, also known as a robo-lawyer, is among several new Artificial Intelligence programs that are making it easier to litigate.

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Attorneys under investigation by the State Bar deny wrongdoing in $17.5 million Armenian Genocide settlement

By Juliette Fairley |
Attorney Brian Kabateck: 'This case has been investigated no less than six times by the state bar and other investigations'

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Attorneys react to Michael Avenatti's prison sentence for stealing client settlement money

By Juliette Fairley |
U.S. District Judge James V. Selna sentenced Avenatti last week to 14 years in prison. He faces another four years for fraud and identity theft.

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California has plaintiff lawyers earning $280K in fees for $15,000 settlement

By John O'Brien |
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A recent ruling by the California Supreme Court has cleared the way for lawyers to earn $280,000 for negotiating a $15,000 settlement

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Bankruptcy trustee accuses two New York litigation funding firms of enabling Girardi Keese fraud conveyance

By Juliette Fairley |
Counsel Financial Services and California Attorney Lending II are accused of being implied in-fact partners and insiders of the embattled Girardi Keese law firm

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Integreon CEO on outsourcing legal processes: 'This evolution is beneficial for the overall market'

By Andy Nghiem |
Outsourcing legal processes to other companies that specialize in a niche opens a new level of ability, productivity and quality output that exceeds client expectations while cutting costs.

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Former judicial officer: 'No rule against OC judge signing search warrants remotely while abroad'

By Juliette Fairley |
Retired judge says investigation of Orange County (OC) judicial officer accused of signing warrants remotely while abroad is without merit

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Legal malpractice case won't be reopened because lawyer wasn't licensed

By John O'Brien |
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A lawyer’s failure to be licensed in his state won’t cause his firm to pay more than $5 million to an unhappy client.

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Law firm: Man hired to drum up business was useless

By John O'Brien |
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) – A personal injury law firm’s recent motion to dismiss reveals the past details of its court fight with a litigation services professional who sued over the proceeds of mass tort litigation.