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Trump University Anti-SLAPP Case Denied En Banc Rehearing
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Back in April, a Ninth Circuit panel issued a decision that, for the most part, was relatively straight-forward under controlling law. A disgruntled former...
9th Signals Future Marriage Equality Holdings in Back Pay Order
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
This is an interesting, and confusing, order by the Ninth Circuit. Margaret Fonberg is a former clerk for the United States District Court for the District of...
Beastie Boys in Court Again; Mad About 'Girls' Parody Commercial?
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
The Beastie Boys are rightfully irked. Never, in the history of their group, have they ever agreed to allow the use of their music in advertising. In fact,...
Kozinski Crashes Nissan Leaf Settlement Party -- As a Plaintiff
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Chief Judge Alex Kozinski, of the Ninth Circuit, bench-slaps lawyers and crashes class-action settlements on a semi-regular basis. This, however, was something...
Melatonin Brownies Class Action Dismissal Affirmed, May be Revived
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
A class-action lawsuit against the makers of the controversial (and seemingly extinct) Lazy Cakes melatonin-laced brownies made a brief appearance in the Ninth...
Not Reading the Case File Is Ineffective Assistance
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Pedro Vega was convicted in 2002 of molesting his stepdaughter. Prior to that conviction, he had escaped criminal charges twice: A federal case was dismissed...
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