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Plaintiff Suing Spokeo for FCRA Violations Wins Standing Issue
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
Thomas Robbins filed a class action lawsuit against Spokeo back in 2011, but his case has not made it very far due to being held up on appeals. Robbins v....
Will Anti-Abortion Activist Out People in Fetal Tissue Research?
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
An anti-abortion activist may have short-lived success against the University of Washington's Birth Defects Research Laboratory following an appeals court...
Court Revives Tainted-Groundwater Case
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Where was Erin Brockovich when this happened? A Chilean chemical company was contaminating the water in Southern California for years, according to a lawsuit...
Going to Federal Court in California? The Rutter Group Can Help
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
Litigators in the Ninth Circuit's district courts work on some of the most innovative and forward-thinking cases filed in the country. For years now, federal...
Ninth Circuit Stays 21 Children's Climate Change Case
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
A lawsuit filed by a group of 21 young people against the federal government due to climate change is less crazy than it actually sounds. A federal district...
Wildlife Activist Free to Observe Bison, 9th Circuit Rules
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
One summer day several years ago, a herd of agitated bison crossed a Montana road oblivious that conservationists were fighting for them in court. County...