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February 19, 2016 | The Recorder

Class Action Bar Braces for Post-Scalia Era

What does the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia mean for the future of class action litigation? The justice penned three majority opinions that shaped the class action lands

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People v. Carrea

Publication Date: 2016-02-11
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Date Filed: 2016-02-11
Court: C.A. 4th
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Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Julie L. Garland, Assistant Attorney General, Eric A. Swenson and Lynne G. McGinnis, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
for defendant: Stephen M. Hinkle, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
Case Number: No. D068246

Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 1590 THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CHRISTOPHER CARREA, De

Garcia v. County of Riverside

Publication Date: 2016-02-03
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Date Filed: 2016-02-03
Court: 9th Cir.
Judge: Jesus G. Bernal, District Judge, Presiding Before: Ronald M. Gould and Marsha S. Berzon, Circuit Judges, and Jack Zouhary,* District Judge.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald W. Cook, Los Angeles, California, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
for defendant: Scott E. Caron (argued), Paul B. Beach, and Michael D. Allen, Lawrence Beach Allen & Choi, P.C., Glendale, California, for Defendants-Appellants.
Case Number: No. 13-56857

Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 1287 MARIO ALBERTO GARCIA, individually and as class representative, Plaintiff-Appellee,

January 29, 2016 | The Recorder

Judge Throws Out 'Monkey Selfie' Case

U.S. District Judge William Orrick has made it official: A crested macaque who allegedly snapped photos of himself does not have standing to bring a copyright suit over the renowned a href=

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People v. Valenti

Publication Date: 2016-01-15
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Date Filed: 2016-01-14
Court: C.A. 2nd
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Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Lance E. Winters, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Steven D. Matthews, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, and J. Michael Lehmann, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
for defendant: Richard D. Miggins, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
Case Number: No. B255727

Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 650 THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. RENOIR VINCENT VALENTI,

January 6, 2016 | The Recorder

Judge: Monkey Can't Sue Over Selfie

SAN FRANCISCO — The nation may soon have an answer to a legal question for the ages: Does a monkey have standing to sue for copyright infringement? At a hearing Wednesday, U

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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