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MUSICK, PEELER & GARRETT PARTNER DAN WOODS RECOGNIZED AS TOP LAWYER IN LOS ANGELES

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Dienstag, April 23, 2024
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LOS ANGELES, April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP announced that Partner Dan Woods has been recognized by Los Angeles Business Journal as one of the "Top 100 Lawyers of Los Angeles for 2024."

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  • LOS ANGELES, April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP announced that Partner Dan Woods has been recognized by Los Angeles Business Journal as one of the "Top 100 Lawyers of Los Angeles for 2024."
  • The award honors attorneys who "have demonstrated exceptional legal skill and achievements across the full spectrum of responsibility, exemplary leadership and contribution to the Los Angeles community at large," states the publisher.
  • The issue lists Woods as "one of the most accomplished and decorated litigators in Los Angeles."
  • Woods has been interviewed by and quoted in several publications, including the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Law360, the Los Angeles Daily Journal, the San Jose Mercury News, the BBC, several national radio stations and more.

RENOWNED LITIGATOR CHRISTOPHER FROST PARTNERS WITH BIGLAW EXPATS TO LAUNCH FROST LLP, A LITIGATION-ONLY LAW FIRM

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Donnerstag, November 16, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Founding name partner Christopher Frost today announced the formal launch of FROST LLP. Co-founded with fellow partners John D. Maatta and Josh Stambaugh. FROST LLP is a new litigation-only law firm that draws on their decades of combined BigLaw and big business trial, transactional, and advisory experience and achievement on behalf of clients. With a stable of nine lawyers (and growing), the founding team is introducing a new model of litigation-only firm that prioritizes client business goals and objectives in legal decisions, streamlines firm operations for leanness and efficiency, and maintains longstanding client advisory relationships that transcend billable hours.

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  • Based in Los Angeles, FROST LLP's founding partners are Frost, Trial Attorney and Former CW Network Co-Head John D. Maatta, and Courtroom Litigator Josh Stambaugh
    LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Founding name partner Christopher Frost today announced the formal launch of FROST LLP.
  • FROST LLP is a new litigation-only law firm that draws on their decades of combined BigLaw and big business trial, transactional, and advisory experience and achievement on behalf of clients.
  • Frost is a BigLaw veteran who has chaired numerous litigation departments and has consistently won substantial victories on behalf of clients across the globe.
  • Stambaugh is an exceptional trial lawyer who has served as a first-chair trial attorney in both state and federal court.

Notice Administrator Angeion Group Announces Proposed Settlement in Aqueous Film

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Mittwoch, Oktober 18, 2023
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PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Angeion Group today issues a reminder that a settlement has been reached with Defendants in a product liability class action lawsuit involving all Public Water Systems in the US that draw or otherwise collect from any water source that, on or before June 30, 2023, was tested or otherwise analyzed for PFAS and found to contain any PFAS at any level; and All Public Water Systems in the US that, as of June 30, 2023, are (i) subject to the monitoring rules set forth in the U.S. EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule ("UCMR 5") (i.e., "large" systems serving more than 10,000 people and "small" systems serving between 3,300 and 10,000 people), or (ii) required under applicable state or federal law to test or otherwise analyze any of their water sources or the water they provide for PFAS before the deadline of sample collection under UCMR 5.

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  • The Settling Defendants have agreed to pay $1,185,000,000, subject to final approval of the Settlement by the Court and certain other conditions specified in the Settlement Agreement.
  • In no event shall the Settling Defendants be required to pay any amounts under the Settlement Agreement above the Settlement Amount.
  • Any fees, costs, or expenses payable under the Settlement Agreement shall be paid out of, and shall not be in addition to, the Settlement Amount.
  • The Final Fairness Hearing may be postponed, adjourned, or continued by Order of the Court without further notice to the Class.

UNCONSTITUTIONAL: NEW YORK GUARDIANSHIP JUDGE "GAGS" PETER MAX'S DAUGHTER, LAWYERS, AND OTHERS - DENYING MEDIA ACCESS AND FORBIDDING COMMUNICATION WITH THE PUBLIC OR THE PRESS - IN EXTRAORDINARY COURT ORDER

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Donnerstag, September 7, 2023
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NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorneys for Libra Max, the daughter of world famous artist Peter Max, today disclosed that their client has been silenced by New York State Supreme Court Justice Lisa A. Sokoloff (Index No. 500198/2015) under an extraordinary court order forbidding her from speaking publicly or to the press about her father's circumstances or releasing filings and transcripts of court proceedings from the case where she is challenging her father's guardianship. [The order was issued in the wake of a news report where the judge in the case was quoted; the judge objected that the quote lacked context and made it appear that she had spoken to the press in violation of the canon of judicial ethics.] 

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  • The June 27, 2023 written "gag" order followed a similar April 10, 2023 ruling by Justice Sokoloff.
  • Read the gag order at: https://ecbawm.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Redacted-Gag-Order-Peter-M...
    "Gag orders like this one are extremely uncommon, and rarely lawful.
  • In the order, Justice Sokoloff points to news coverage of the Peter Max guardianship as stimulating her interest in the parties' statements to the press.
  • It is important that the media demand the transparency afforded to them in the United States Constitution by attending the hearing.

Notice Administrator Angeion Group Announces Proposed Settlement in Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Product Liability Litigation Involving Public Water Systems

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Dienstag, September 5, 2023
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The Settling Defendants have agreed to pay $1,185,000,000, subject to final approval of the Settlement by the Court and certain other conditions specified in the Settlement Agreement.

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  • The Settling Defendants have agreed to pay $1,185,000,000, subject to final approval of the Settlement by the Court and certain other conditions specified in the Settlement Agreement.
  • In no event shall the Settling Defendants be required to pay any amounts under the Settlement Agreement above the Settlement Amount.
  • Any fees, costs, or expenses payable under the Settlement Agreement shall be paid out of, and shall not be in addition to, the Settlement Amount.
  • The Final Fairness Hearing may be postponed, adjourned, or continued by Order of the Court without further notice to the Class.

If you live in Oregon and purchased in Oregon Select CBD drops on or after June 19, 2021, you may be eligible for a class action settlement

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Freitag, Juli 28, 2023
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IRVINE, Calif., July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CPT Group, Inc., announces a proposed Settlement in a class action lawsuit called Williamson v. Curaleaf, Inc.,  Case No. 3:22-cv-00782-IM, United States District Court for the District of Oregon (the "Settlement").

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  • 3:22-cv-00782-IM, United States District Court for the District of Oregon (the "Settlement").
  • The lawsuit alleges that Curaleaf ("Defendant") mislabeled products sold as Select CBD Drops that were labeled as containing cannabidiol (CBD) but in fact contained tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
  • You are a class member if you are an Oregon resident who purchased in Oregon at least one of the Defendant's allegedly mislabeled Select CBD Drops on or after June 19, 2021.
  • You can also write Curaleaf Settlement Administrator, c/o CPT Group, Inc, 50 Corporate Park, Irvine, CA 92606, or email [email protected] .

Litera and Courtroom Insight Announce Integration to Deliver Comprehensive Firm Experience Management

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Donnerstag, April 20, 2023
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SAN RAMON, Calif., April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Courtroom Insight today announced a collaboration with Litera'sFoundation Firm Intelligence Platform ("Foundation") to provide mutual customers with direct access to Courtroom Insight's data on legal professionals within the Foundation platform. Foundation centralizes and transforms law firms' conflict, billing, and HR data into actionable firm intelligence. By layering Courtroom Insight's proven data into Foundation, firms will be able to easily identify experts, arbitrators and judges who worked on specific matters in a seamless workflow.

Key Points: 
  • Foundation centralizes and transforms law firms' conflict, billing, and HR data into actionable firm intelligence.
  • By layering Courtroom Insight's proven data into Foundation, firms will be able to easily identify experts, arbitrators and judges who worked on specific matters in a seamless workflow.
  • "We're excited to partner with Litera to provide our mutual customers with a robust solution that strengthens the firm's experience management solution," shared Mark Torchiana, Courtroom Insight founder and CEO.
  • A direct integration with Courtroom Insight for biographies and linked content greatly enhances our internal and external research and analytics capabilities.

"Murdaugh Murders Podcast" Launches Spinoff "Cup of Justice" and Skyrockets to Apple's #1 Podcast

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Dienstag, Januar 31, 2023
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C., Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Luna Shark Productions, the team behind top podcast "The Murdaugh Murders", released "Cup of Justice" (COJ), a weekly podcast that immediately skyrocketed charts to hit #1 in all US Apple Podcast categories and #1 in True Crime. The new show, hosted by award-winning journalist Mandy Matney and Murdaugh Murders Podcast (MMP) co-host Liz Farrell and nationally recognized attorney Eric Bland, provides unmatched insight into the legal system with legal analysis, entertainment, and a fire for exposing the truth.

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  • The show is like Click & Clack from the critically acclaimed Car-Talk program on NPR, but with legal analysis and entertaining banter.
  • The hosts share war stories from the Newsroom to the Courtroom, answer questions from fans with interactive engagement, and more.
  • Luna Shark Productions intends to expand again later this year with another highly anticipated podcast launch.
  • "Murdaugh Murders" is currently being developed into a series by Hulu, based on Mandy Matney's popular Murdaugh Murders Podcast.

Courtroom Insight Teams Up with LexisNexis to Provide Integrated Legal Insights

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Dienstag, August 23, 2022
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SAN RAMON, Calif., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Courtroom Insight today announced a collaboration with LexisNexis® Legal & Professional, a leading global provider of legal information and analytics, that enables mutual customers to access select Lexis Context Analytics and Lexis+ information about expert witnesses and judges directly within the Courtroom Insight platform. This integration also allows Lexis Search Advantage users to easily access and navigate relevant Courtroom Insight profiles and research from within their internal search and document systems.

Key Points: 
  • Focused on providing their customers with timely access to relevant and trusted legal insights, LexisNexis and Courtroom Insight will give mutual customers an enhanced research experience with the confidence that the information on judges and expert witnesses is current, reliable, and relevant.
  • "LexisNexis is committed to making data and actionable insights available within our customers' workflow," explained Jeff Pfeifer, Chief Product Officer, LexisNexis North America, UK, and Ireland.
  • Courtroom Insight leveraged LexisNexis expert witness identifiers, APIs, and metadata to seamlessly build links back to trusted LexisNexis content.
  • "We are excited to deliver the highly valued data insights and powerful analytics that LexisNexis offers to our clients," added Mark Torchiana, co-founder and CEO of Courtroom Insight.

Consumers Who Purchased K Cup® Single Serve Coffee Pods Labeled as Recyclable Between June 8, 2016, and August 8, 2022 Could Get Money from a Settlement.

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Montag, August 8, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement is being issued by Kroll Settlement Administration regarding the K Cup Recyclable Settlement.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement is being issued by Kroll Settlement Administration regarding the K Cup Recyclable Settlement.
  • The Plaintiff in the case being settled alleges that K Cup single serving coffee pods were labeled as being recyclable whentheywerenotwidelyrecyclable.Keurigdeniesany wrongdoing but has agreed to a settlement to avoid the expense of continued litigation.
  • Consumers are considered Settlement Class Members if they purchased K Cup single serving coffee pods labeled as recyclable in the United States for personal, family or household purposes between June 8, 2016, and August 8, 2022.
  • and his immediate family members; (g) all persons who submitavalidandtimelyRequest forExclusionfromtheClass; and (h) those who purchased K Cup single serving coffeepods labeled as recyclable for the purpose of resale.