The court granted colead counsel—Brian Calandra, a partner at Pomerantz, and Olimpio Squitieri, a partner at Squitieri & Fearon—their request for $2.7 million in attorney fees, or 20.4% of the settlement fund.
Meta Platforms is urging the Ninth Circuit to explicitly adopt the "apex doctrine," a legal principle that generally bars CEOs from being deposed. The doctrine has divided lower courts.
Mark Lanier has filed one of the wrongful death lawsuits on behalf of six young campers who died in the July 4 floods, while Mikal Watts is defending Camp Mystic.
After a three-month-long battle over the legality of her appointment, beleaguered acting U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba has resigned from her post.
The U.S. Supreme Court seems inclined to overrule a 90-year-old precedent upholding laws that insulate federal agency officials from political pressure.
