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June 21, 1999 |

Next Up, a Really Weighty Legal Issue

The latest Hollywood legal squabble involves what arguably shapes up to be one of the more egregious sins in Tinseltown: Suggesting that a celebrity could stand to lose a few pounds. Last month, Paula Abdul filed a $1 million complaint in L.A. Superior Court. The suit targets the "Hollywood 48-Hour Miracle Diet" and a panoply of its manufacturers and marketers. Abdul's lawyers say that the diet ads that mentioned her were defamatory, invasive and "calculatedly false."
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September 05, 2002 |

Coudert Rethinks Northern California Offices

After losing a string of prominent partners in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York's Coudert Brothers is consolidating its Palo Alto and San Jose, Calif., offices and moving its San Francisco practice to a different building. The moves are part of a plan adopted earlier this year by the firm's new executive committee to reorganize its 47-lawyer Northern California presence.
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Litigation Department of the Year: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
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When other firms and conventional strategies come up short, clients in deep trouble turn to Gibson, Dunn for fresh, aggressive thinking and innovative rescues.

July 21, 1999 |

A Life-or-Death Decision

Brain-damaged since wrecking his truck in 1993, Robert Wendland exists in a twilight state. Five amicus curiae briefs filed last week, with opinions on Wendland's right to die or live, make it clear that the court's decision could have tsunami-sized repercussions. Not only does the case have an impact on the rights of the disabled, the amici argue, but it also will determine whether court-appointed conservators have absolute authority in making life-and-death decisions.
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July 06, 1999 |

Battle of the Wetlands

The Playa Vista real estate project, a hotly disputed multibillion-dollar construction project on a vast expanse of open land not far from Los Angeles International Airport, is beginning to look like a fait accompli. Within a stone's throw of the spot where hunger strikers over the past decade have protested plans to build on the 1,087-acre site, dozens of giant earthmovers are now carving out paths destined to become paved roads.
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August 02, 1999 |

A Royal Battle Rages Over Diana's Image

Intellectual property lawyers say the memorabilia flood following a celebrity's headlines -- in life or in death -- is often illegal. That's what L.A. lawyer Mark Lee will argue this week before the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. He represents the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fund in a right-of-publicity dispute with Franklin Mint, which responded to Diana's death two years ago by mass-marketing her image on everything from commemorative plates to porcelain dolls.
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Football Players Gain Ground in New Round of Ninth Circuit Arguments
Publication Date: 2012-07-15
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Football players gained more yardage Friday against Electronic Arts Inc. during their second round of oral arguments at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

May 06, 2005 |

Text Messaging and Trials: A Volatile Mix

Wireless technology has raised a new concern: Is text messaging being used to tamper with trials? That fear surfaced during a recent Michigan murder trial, when a judge heard that someone in the courtroom had used a cell phone to send a text message to a sequestered witness out in a hallway about testimony. "This is only the tip of the iceberg," said the prosecutor in the case, "and the sanctity of the courtroom could be tarnished as technological advances improve."
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July 03, 2007 |

Calif. Attorneys Meet Early and Settle Often

Linda Dardarian and Elaine Feingold are in the midst of a winning streak in disability access cases -- and so are their opponents. In eight years, the plaintiffs lawyers have settled more than two dozen disputes without filing suit or bringing in a mediator. Now, after targeting Fortune 500 companies to deliver public accommodations, the two have begun testing their settle-first strategy on public agencies. But the duo faces uncertainty as they take their negotiating tactic into uncharted waters.
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