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January 6, 2016 | The Recorder

Facebook's $20 Million Privacy Settlement Clears Appeals Court

SACRAMENTO — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday upheld a $20 million class action settlement that resolved privacy claims against Facebook Inc. over a fea

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January 6, 2016 | The Recorder

Judge: Monkey Can't Sue Over Selfie

Those advocating for the crested macaque Naruto have no standing under the Copyright Act, said U.S. District Judge William Orrick III.

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January 6, 2016 | The Recorder

Facebook's $20 Million Privacy Settlement Clears Appeals Court

In a dissent, Ninth Circuit Judge Carlos Bea said he would have rejected a $2 million "windfall" to nonprofit groups and given the money to class members instead.

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North Coast Rivers Alliance v. Kawamura

Publication Date: 2016-01-05
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Date Filed: 2015-12-02
Court: C.A. 3rd
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Attorneys: For plaintiff: Law Offices of Stephan C. Volker, Stephan C. Volker, Alexis E. Krieg, and Daniel P. Garrett-Steinman for Plaintiffs and Appellants North Coast Rivers Alliance, et al.
for defendant: Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Robert W. Byrne, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Gavin G. McCabe, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Daniel S. Harris, Ali Karaouni, Kristin Peer, and Marc N. Melnick Deputy Attorneys General for Defendants and Respondents A.G. Kawamura and California Department of Food and Agriculture.
Case Number: No. C072067 No. C072617

Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 139 NORTH COAST RIVERS ALLIANCE et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v

January 4, 2016 | National Law Journal

INADMISSIBLE: Law Firms Drop Into Morning Mix on NPR

There must be something extra alluring about a public radio voice coasting over the five syllables of Zuck-Er-Man-Spae-Der. The litigation boutique and a handful of general service law firms

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January 3, 2016 | National Law Journal

INADMISSIBLE: Law Firms Drop Into Morning Mix on NPR

There must be something extra alluring about a public radio voice coasting over the five syllables of Zuck-Er-Man-Spae-Der. The litigation boutique and a handful of general service law firms with offices in Washington bought National Public Radio sponsorships in 2015, positioning their names on the hottest auditory advertising avenue of the year. Plus more in this week's column.

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Oyama v. University of Hawaii

Publication Date: 2015-12-29
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Date Filed: 2015-12-29
Court: 9th Cir.
Judge: Helen W. Gillmor, Senior District Judge, Presiding Before: Kim McLane Wardlaw, Marsha S. Berzon, and John B. Owens, Circuit Judges.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric A. Seitz (argued), Della Au Belatti, and Sarah R. Devine, Honolulu, Hawaii, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
for defendant: Christine Tamashiro (argued), Darolyn H. Lendio, and Ryan M. Akamine, Honolulu, Hawaii, for Defendants-Appellees.
Case Number: No. 13-16524

Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 13689 MARK L. OYAMA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII;

December 21, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Big Suits

Procaps v. Patheon In a $380 million antitrust battle between two pharmaceutical manufacturing and marketing companies, Michael Klisch and Ro

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December 21, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Big Suits

Procaps v. Patheon; In Re: Hulu Privacy Litigation; Schuh v. HCA Holdings; Price v. Philip Morris

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Morrison v. Peterson

Publication Date: 2015-12-15
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Date Filed: 2015-12-15
Court: 9th Cir.
Judge: Lucy H. Koh, District Judge, Presiding Before: DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN and MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judges, and BRIAN M. MORRIS,* District Judge.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joshua S. Lipshutz (argued), Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, San Franciso, California, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
for defendant: Christopher B. Whitman (argued), Deputy County Counsel, Sharon L. Anderson, County Counsel, County of Contra Costa, Martinez, California, for Defendant-Appellee.
Case Number: No. 13-15675

Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 13242 CURTIS LEE MORRISON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MARK PETERSON,