Lawyer Limelight: Andrew Hall

March 31, 2013 By
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The harrowing early years of Andrew Hall’s life and his family’s remarkable journey through the Holocaust of World War II and its aftermath have served as “the driving force” of his legal career. Surviving the genocide of the Jews has instilled in him a type of perseverance that is often necessary in the legal actions he files on behalf of victims of state sponsored terrorism. Earlier in his career, Hall, founder of Hall, Lamb and Hall of Miami, drew recognition for his defense of Nixon adviser John D. Ehrlichman. He … [Read more...]

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From the 500 Vault: Brad Brian

March 20, 2013 By
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BRAD BRIAN, veteran litigation partner at Munger Tolles & Olson in Los Angeles and regular member of the Lawdragon 500, currently showcasing his talents in the BP oil spill trial in New Orleans.   While we don't need a news hook for our From the Vault selections, Brad Brian's name came up as we followed the BP oil spill civil case currently in trial in New Orleans. Brian, a veteran of Munger Tolles & Olson, one of Los Angeles' venerable firms, is reprensting Transocean in the case.  These photos were taken by … [Read more...]

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DOAR Consulting Opens Offices in Houston

March 14, 2013 By

HOUSTON & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DOAR Litigation Consulting LLC, one of the country’s largest trial consulting firms, has announced the opening of its office in Houston to better support law firms and corporate legal departments dealing with litigation pending in Texas and throughout the country. The expansion will be led by Paul J. Bernardini, Vice President & Managing Director. Paul is a seasoned lawyer, legal services executive and Houston resident who joined DOAR in 2012 to lead its expansion into Houston and other … [Read more...]

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Jury Awards American Steamship $4.7M

March 6, 2013 By

MINNEAPOLIS, February 2013 – A federal jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota in Duluth, Minn., awarded American Steamship Company $4,682,322.55 for repair damages and lost business income after a 11-day trial ended February 21, 2013. The jury decided that Hallett Dock Company was 100 percent responsible for causing the 1,000-foot-long motor vessel Walter J. McCarthy Jr. to partially sink and flood at Hallett’s dock in the Duluth-Superior Harbor. “This case has a number of extraordinary aspects, the … [Read more...]

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Court Denies Disney Request for Review

March 3, 2013 By

LOS ANGELES (February  2013) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today unanimously denied Disney’s Petition for rehearing and review of the $320 million jury verdict and judgment in favor of Celador International, Ltd. None of the 28 active Judges on the Ninth Circuit asked for a vote to consider rehearing by the full court.  The Judgment in favor of Celador is the largest verdict in Hollywood history in a profit-sharing dispute. The lawsuit, filed in 2004, arose over a dispute regarding profits from the … [Read more...]

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Litigator Nancy Tompkins Joins Kerr & Wagstaffe

February 22, 2013 By

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Kerr & Wagstaffe LLP, a San Francisco-based litigation firm, has announced the addition of Nancy Tompkins to the partnership. Ms. Tompkins, who joined the firm as Of Counsel in 2011, has worked as a litigator specializing in complex civil, patent and appellate cases since 2001.  Before entering the private sector, she worked for eleven years in the state and federal appellate courts.  “Nancy brings in-depth knowledge and strong relationships with the courts, which will be of tremendous benefit to … [Read more...]

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Prosecutor Alan Jackson Joins Palmer Lombardi

February 8, 2013 By

LOS ANGELES, February 7, 2013 – Palmer, Lombardi & Donohue LLP is pleased to announce that renowned prosecutor Alan Jackson will join the firm’s Los Angeles office as a Partner and Co-Chair of the Trial and Arbitration Group.  Mr. Jackson is an 18-year veteran prosecutor and former Assistant Head Deputy for Los Angeles County’s District Attorney’s Office.  In private practice, Mr. Jackson will be handling high-stakes trials and arbitrations in civil matters and will remain actively involved in crime … [Read more...]

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Prominent Idaho Attorneys Form New Litigation Firm

January 30, 2013 By

BOISE, Idaho (Jan. 30, 2013) -- The legal landscape in Idaho just got more interesting. Two of the Gem State’s most noteworthy civil trial lawyers, Steven Andersen and Thomas Banducci, are forming a new law firm that boasts not only their own forces, but those of three talented rising stars: Benjamin Schwartzman, Wade Woodard, and Amanda Brailsford. The resulting Boise-based trial practice firm—Andersen Banducci PLLC—specializes in complex, high-stakes litigation and represents both defendants and plaintiffs. Andersen … [Read more...]

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LA Jury Awards Molestation Victim $23 Million

December 20, 2012 By

LOS ANGELES (December 19, 2012) - Estey Bomberger has announced that yesterday a Los Angeles jury awarded a young victim of molestation a verdict of $23 million resulting from sexual abuse by his former elementary school teacher, Forrest Stobbe. Stobbe is responsible for $16.1 million of the verdict and the Los Angeles Unified School District must pay $6.9 million in damages for its failure to provide proper supervision. This is believed to be the largest verdict ever leveled against LAUSD in a molestation case … [Read more...]

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How to Increase Jury Understanding

December 17, 2012 By
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What jurors do not understand, they will not find for. This is an axiom most lawyers know all too well. "Not understanding" on the part of jurors often results from a lack of information provided to them – an omission rather than a confusion of facts. When preparing questions to ask witnesses, attorneys should not only think about formulating questions that will reveal the key case issues, but also try to determine what else the jurors might want to know to help them better understand their client's side of the case. … [Read more...]

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