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California judge rejects public nuisance arguments in opioid lawsuit
SANTA ANA - A California judge eviscerated legal arguments that opioid manufacturers caused a public nuisance by selling their products, dismissing a vanguard lawsuit by Santa Clara County and other municipal plaintiffs because they failed to provide any evidence the companies caused doctors to write medically inappropriate prescriptions. -
Ford objects to plaintiffs' counsels' case management order in Central California transmission MDL
LOS ANGELES – Ford Motor Co. has asked a federal judge to make counsel for plaintiffs in a multidistrict litigation over the company's allegedly defective PowerShift transmission reapply to be part of the plaintiffs' steering committees and settlement counsel. -
Orange County lemon law case to be heard Friday; Judge slashes plaintiff attorney's $1,280 rate to $550
SANTA ANA — After calling out plaintiff attorneys for attempting to charge hourly rates "far out of line" with rates charged by co-counsel, Orange County Judge William D. Claster is expected on Friday to hear more arguments on costs and expenses related to the settlement of 2014 lemon law litigation, Hodges v. Ford Motor Co. -
Newport Beach attorney faces disbarment following conviction over unsolicited loan modification ads
SAN FRANCISCO – Longtime Newport Beach attorney Pamela Stacey Gerber-Gressier faces disbarment following an Aug. 1 California Supreme Court order, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents. -
'Tsunami' of ADA lawsuits regarding website accessibility
Website operators that fail to comply with Americans with Disabilities Act regulations making them accessible to the blind and people with other disabilities have been increasingly targeted in lawsuits. -
Orange County prosecutor faces one-year suspension for allegedly withholding evidence
Santa Ana attorney and Orange County deputy district attorney Sandra Lee Nassar faces a year of suspension following a California State Bar ruling over allegations she failed to turn over her inmate client's mail that she'd secretly collected prior to trial to defense counsel.