A Congresswoman, billionaire and football coach walk into a bar … After the bartender fetches their drinks, the lawmaker says to the billionaire and coach: “I want you two to know that we’re going to investigate you and if we find any evidence of you entitled, privileged men abusing your positions of power, yet again, […]

A bankruptcy settlement reached earlier this year shielding the owners of the company responsible for making and marketing OxyContin was overturned by a federal judge. Senior U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon said in a written opinion that the New York bankruptcy court did not have authority to grant the Sackler family, owners of Purdue Pharma […]

A Las Vegas-based sportsbook is asking the National Football League (NFL) to investigate if significant bets placed using insider information regarding the un-retirement of Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady. As reported in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Westgate SuperBook vice president Jay Kornegay believes that a bettor placed a large bet for the Buccaneers to […]

A recent decision from the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals is attempting to grapple with that very issue and has decided some state privacy laws protect image and likeness akin to the way federal law protects intellectual property. The court has historically been divided on the issue, with the latest case; Hepp v. Facebook Inc, […]

A report from the Pro Bono Institute shows that Amazon, food delivery and PPE manufacturers weren’t the only industries to set records during the pandemic. The global COVID pandemic has not only changed how law firms around the world work – nearly instantly replacing such mainstays as three-piece suits, court appearances and client/lawyer meetings with […]

As World Cup Soccer fever grips the planet in the run-up to South Africa 2010, KMFM’s own team “Independiente” continues its league dominance with a 13-5 record in regulation play — with Luis Campante as goalie. “He is crucial to our success,” says coach Thomas Ortega. “Nothing gets past him,” he added. I guess the […]

Stacy Goldscher joins the firm from Gilbert, Kelley Crowley & Jennett effective May 20. Ms. Goldscher brings 10 years of experience in the areas of insurance and business litigation to her role as Senior Associate in the Business Litigation Practice Group headed by Partner Ray Dion. Stacy is a 2000 graduate of Loyola Law School where […]

Oakland managing partner Michael T. Kennedy, Jr.  has been named  to the Legislative Committee of the Associated General Contractors  (AGC) of California  effective immeidately. Mr. Kennedy works with the Legislative Committee to ensure that the AGC membership is represented before the  state  legislature, and that the members are well informed  on legal developments that effect  ongoing operations in the buidling industry. Mr. Kennedy’s […]

March 2010 The Firm is pleased to announce that Andrew M. Morrow has been named to the Board of Directors of the Lusk Center for Real Estate at theUniversity of Southern California. He joins the Executive Committee effective April 15. As one of the nation’s leading policy institutes in the field of real estate the USC Lusk […]

January 2010 The Firm is pleased to announce that Karen Cox has been named a Partner, effective January 2010.  Karen has been with the firm for 10 years, and handles general liability, construction defect, and product liability matters. Karen graduated from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, and started her career as an attorney with KMFM. […]