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California poised to raise the stakes for antitrust offenses

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Mar. 14, 2025

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LA Fires


Plaintiffs' attorneys in the Eaton Fire litigation have agreed on a steering committee of nearly four dozen law firms.



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Civil Litigation


$18M verdict slams landlord in fatal CO poisoning case

Mar. 14, 2025
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

A Los Angeles jury awarded $18 million to a tenant who suffered carbon monoxide poisoning after a grill was brought indoors, highlighting landlord negligence...


The City of Compton has filed a lawsuit against City Attorney Eric Perrodin, alleging he neglected his duties, misused city resources, and engaged in an impr...


Civil Litigation


Two Comerica Bank employees sue over hidden cameras in the restroom and vault, alleging uninvestigated sexual harassment, hostile work environment, and wrong...


Judges and Judiciary


A Los Angeles County judge has tentatively scheduled the retrial of Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson for April 7, following a hung jury in...


Technology, Constitutional Law


Opponents had branded the law a "Trojan horse" for censoring constitutionally protected speech.


Civil Litigation


Fanmio sues Ryan Garcia, claiming he faked an injury to skip a Japan exhibition bout, costing millions, while favoring a Golden Boy fight.


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Intellectual Property

Cleantech companies should leverage patents to secure ownership, protect innovation, and address potential barriers to market ...


Technology

The growing ethical and privacy risks of AI chatbots, including their potential to manipulate emotions and behaviors, highligh...


Law Practice

Why I went to law school - Part 4: Time to leave

Mar. 17, 2025
By Myron Moskovitz

After Gerald convinced manufacturers to produce big and tall sizes, The Store began attracting professional athletes and it th...



Verdicts & Settlements

Patent Infringement Spex Technologies Inc. v. W... $315,715,899
Consumers Legal Remedies Act Chris Smith, Cheryl Smith, ... $20,000,000
Auto v. Auto Merrill Mullaly v. Oakwood ... $10,024,171
School Incident Jane Doe v. Roe School Dist... $9,500,000
Premises Liability Pamela L. Morrison v. Unive... $7,250,000
Wage and Hour William Mann, Alex Rojas, i... $4,800,000
Breach of Contract County of Santa Barbara v. ... $3,700,000
Auto v. Auto Jose Demencio Gonzalez Prec... $3,015,000
Wage and Hour Juan M. Martinez, an indivi... $655,000
Breach of Implied Contract In re Hapy Bear Surgery Cen... $607,500

On the Move

Duane Morris LLP

Mar. 14, 2025


Gregory J. Newmark joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in Los Angeles.

Newmark represents public and private entity clients in litigation and compliance matters regarding water quality, water rights, water rates, environmental contamination, inverse condemnation and brownfields. Newmark has extensive litigation experience, including complex multiparty disputes. He represents clients in a broad array of environmental and land use matters, often serving as counsel in administrative permitting and enforcement proceedings before the California State Water Resources Control Board and the California Regional Water Quality Control Board. Newmark litigates administrative appeals and civil actions on behalf of waste discharge and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permittees. He has handled numerous cases involving groundwater contamination issues. Previously, Newmark served as a deputy attorney general for the California Department of Justice. In that role, he represented natural resources agencies (e.g., the State Water Resources Control Board, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Department of Water Resources and the Department of Fish and Wildlife) in trial court and appellate litigation regarding air and water pollution, inverse condemnation, CEQA, exotic species and endangered species and fire suppression cost recovery.


Viviana L. Heger joined Duane Morris LLP as a counsel in Los Angeles.

Heger has deep experience in a wide variety of complex environmental compliance matters, including more than two decades of involvement in environmental permitting for industrial and infrastructure projects, emissions trading programs, and counseling energy, manufacturing, recreation, food and beverage and municipal clients. This equips her to strategically and comprehensively tackle the numerous challenges clients face complying in California with federal, state and local laws regulating air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, water quality, hazardous waste and materials management and disposal, chemicals regulations, and remediation and right-to-know requirements, including California's Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (Proposition 65). Heger's experience also includes compliance counseling and complex litigation, administrative petitions and appeals, defense in enforcement, procurement of permits and abandonment and closure of hazardous material structures. She advises and defends clients in crisis or emergency situations involving accidents, spills, releases or other scenarios such as safely closing or abandoning pipelines and underground storage tanks. Heger counsels clients on health, safety and emergency management plans, as well as litigating claims of property damage, toxic torts and environmental citizen suits. She also assists in conducting compliance audits and due diligence associated with mergers, acquisitions and financing.


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Duane Morris LLP has 900 attorneys in 30 offices including Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco and Silicon Valley. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Employment, Labor, Benefits & Immigration, Corporate, Business Reorganization and Financial Restructuring, Health Law, and Intellectual Property. The firm’s website is https://www.duanemorris.com

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