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ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Footnotes, Eye-Popping Fee Bids Among Judges Pet Peeves Law360 (April 22, 2021, 9:46 PM EDT) -- California federal judges shared their attorney pet peeves during a class action law forum Thursday, warning counsel to go easy on the footnotes and expressing concerns about a push by class counsel for "enormous" fee awards, which one judge said "make my eyes pop out of my head." The comments came in a virtual discussion with U.S. District Judge Beth Freeman of Californi...

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Google Publisher Suits Have Too Many Lawyers, Judge Says Law360 (April 1, 2021, 5:41 PM EDT) -- A California federal judge on Thursday told law firms vying to lead proposed classes of advertisers and publishers in antitrust litigation over Googles digital advertising business to revise their proposals, saying that there are currently "way too many lawyers involved" and that the firms need to better address cost controls. During a hearing held via Zoom, U.S. District...

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT EA Gets Loot Box Gambling Suit Sent To Arbitration Law360 (February 25, 2021, 10:00 PM EST) -- A California federal judge said Thursday shell send to arbitration a proposed class action alleging EA Games illegally lures children into gambling by selling so-called loot boxes, saying theres "lots of room to criticize" EAs "broad" arbitration provisions, "but as far as Im concerned, they are what they are." During a hearing held via Zoom, U.S. District Judge Beth Freema...

A California federal judge decided Friday to halt litigation over Illinois residents' claims that Google violated their biometric privacy rights in an "arms race" to develop facial recognition products until a related case moves further along in court.

Health your username December 29, 2020 On Monday, Judge Beth Freeman issued an opinion in a case addressing business loss insurance’s limitations regarding virus exclusion clauses and the framing of claims to avoid these limits. This suit was decided in the Northern District of California. In the suit, the dental practice of Dr. Karen Trinh, DDS, filed suit against State Farm after filing an unsuccessful business interruption claim against its policy. The second amended complaint alleged seve...