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October 17, 2006 |

The Path Gets Rocky and Steep

The past year has been a rough ride for the plaintiffs' bar. Notwithstanding notable successes including billon-dollar verdicts and settlements against former lead paint manufacturers, Nortel, Sempra Energy and USG, the litigation system is showing the effects of a well-laid campaign to rein in mass torts, according to plaintiffs' and defense experts. "It's not that it's been a bad year as much as it's been a bad 10 years," said Stephen Daniels, a senior researcher at the American Bar Foundation in Chicago.
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July 14, 2010 |

Calif. Appellate Court Affirms Finding of No Bias in Lawyer's Suit

David Reeves sued MV Transportation for age bias when a staff attorney position he applied for went to a woman 16 years younger than him. On Friday, a California appellate court affirmed a judgment for MV Transportation, finding that Reeves "did not have clearly superior paper credentials."
2 minute read
November 28, 2011 |

Are Asian-American Lawyers Still Too Nerdy to Get to the Top?

At the recent National Asian Pacific American Bar Association event in Atlanta, one of the hot discussions at the convention was whether Asian-American lawyers are dweebs.
4 minute read
September 05, 2011 |

Inadmissible

"Combo Deal" and "Name That Tune"
4 minute read
January 19, 2007 |

Critics See Red on CPUC Diversity Rules

Diversity advocates and the general counsel for five public utilities will discuss guidelines for legal spending on minority law firms, said Peter Arth, chief of staff to the CPUC's president.
3 minute read
March 15, 2006 |

In Brief

Fines for L.A. lawyer approach $400,000.
1 minute read
July 12, 2004 |

S.F. Joins With Santa Clara to Sue Gas Providers

Santa Clara and San Francisco counties have sued numerous natural gas providers, arguing the companies stole billions from California consumers. Filed by Cotchett, Pitre, Simon & McCarthy, the suits claim that the gas distributors engaged in "unfair and deceptive conduct" that pushed gas prices to six times the national average, according to a news release. Attorneys did not specify damages but said they will seek "tens of millions of dollars."
2 minute read
July 09, 2004 |

S.F. Joins with Santa Clara to Sue Gas Providers

Santa Clara and San Francisco counties on Thursday sued numerous natural gas providers, arguing that the companies stole billions from California consumers. Filed in San Diego Superior Court, the suits claim that the gas distributors engaged in �unfair and deceptive conduct� that pushed gas prices to six times the national average, according to a news release. Attorneys did not specify proposed damages but said they will seek �tens of millions of dollars.�
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October 09, 2006 |

The Plaintiffs' Hot List

Baron & Budd; Bernstein, Liebhard & Lifshitz; Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann; Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll; Hagens Berman; Girardi & Keese; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Labaton Sucharow & Rudoff; Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins; Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein; Motley Rice
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