In May, a federal judge will consider the fairness of a tentative $3.5 million legal malpractice settlement between retired NFL players Bernard Parrish, John Brodie,
Month: January 2013
Chevron Hit with Record Fine Over Refinery Fire
Chevron USA was fined $1 million stemming from an August 6 refinery fire at Richmond, California by the state’s Division of Occupational Safety & Health.
Toyota Can’t Stop Prius Class Action to Compel Arbitration
Toyota Motors must face a class action by Prius owners and has no power to compel arbitration of their claims of serious braking problems in
Apple Gets $1 Billion, No More, From Samsung
Apple Inc. gets to keep the $1 billion damage award against Samsung Electronics Co. over patent-infringement on smartphones but a federal judge rejected Apple’s request
State Gets Six Month Reprieve on Prison Overcrowding
In one court order, California prison officials got a gift and face slap. The special three-judge court gave prison officials six more months to meet
O’Bannon’s NCAA Antitrust Suit Kept Alive
In a significant defeat for the NCAA, a federal judge kept alive the antitrust class action by former All American basketball star Ed O’Bannon in
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