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Sparring With Section 230: A New Content Moderation Challenge
October 28, 2020
Cris Armenta of Armenta & Sol in San Diego is representing 15 "conservative" YouTubers who claim the platform violated their contractual and constitutional rights when it removed their content as part of an initiative to clear the cite of QAnon videos and other "harmful" conspiracy theories.
15 plaintiffs are suing the tech giant and claim it was coerced into action by the government.
October 27, 2020
A group of YouTubers whose channels were deleted earlier this month amid a purge of conspiracy theory content from the site are suing the tech giant for allegedly violating their First Amendment rights to broadcast political speech on matters of public interest — and they're seeking an emergency injunction to regain access to the platform.
Weinstein Co. Must Face Sexual Assault Victims' NY Suit
June 05, 2018
-- A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday lifted The Weinstein Co.'s Chapter 11...
Video of Harvey Weinstein Groping Woman During Business Meeting Surfaces, Victim Sues
June 01, 2018
Harvey Weinstein took a meeting with a young woman who was pitching a software program that she hoped the producer would purchase. Throughout the meeting, he made increasingly aggressive sexual advances towards her that included
Harvey Weinstein’s Fate Puts Hollywood on Notice
May 29, 2018
Just before 7:30 a.m. on May 25, Harvey Weinstein stepped out of a black Toyota SUV in Lower Manhattan and surrendered himself to the New York Police Dept. A scrum of reporters shouted, “Harvey! Harvey!”...
Weinstein Co. Board Members Targeted in Racketeering Class Action
June 01, 2018
Bob Weinstein and other members of The Weinstein Company's board of directors have been hit with a new class action for allegedly facilitating Harvey Weinstein's sexual misconduct...
Judge in Harvey Weinstein Class Action Leans Plaintiff’s Way in Talk Over ‘Illegal Procurement of Silence’
April 22, 2018
The judge in the class action lawsuit against The Weinstein Company, Miramax, and Harvey Weinstein met with attorneys for both sides in New York City last week to discuss if there was evidence of illegal procurement of silence …
Victims’ Lawyer Pushes Back on Fast Sale of Weinstein Co.
March 21, 2018
An attempt to quickly sell Weinstein Co. assets in bankruptcy is facing pushback over how lawsuits pending against the company will be handled...
Family at dead end searching for information on missing daughter Krystie Stuart
March 18, 2018
Krystie Stuart was “full of life and energy,” her mother Ginger Stuart told Dateline. Ginger says she and her husband, Krystie’s father Don, spent a lot of time with their daughter since they all lived together in Lucerne, California...
Harvey Weinstein slapped with civil-racketeering sex suit
November 15, 2017
An anonymous actress on Wednesday filed a class-action civil suit over Harvey Weinstein‘s alleged serial sexual misconduct that relies on a legal maneuver usually reserved for mobsters — a racketeering rap. The Los Angeles federal court filing accuses The Weinstein Company and Miramax of conspiring in a sleazy scheme — dubbed the “Weinstein Sexual Enterprise” — to enable and cover up Weinstein’s alleged predations.
Harvey Weinstein and Company Target of Class Action Lawsuit, RICO On the Table
October 13, 2017
Harvey Weinstein and TWC have another big legal threat looming over their head, because a class action lawsuit is being prepped over a slew of new allegations including racketeering and operating a corrupt organization.
The Armenta Law firm has been contacted to “investigate and pursue a class action against Harvey Weinstein, The Weinstein Company, and their agents and employees, arising from sexual harassment, union violations, discrimination and the infliction of emotional distress.”
Washington D.C. company accuses competitor of copyright infringement
August 28, 2017
LOS ANGELES — A Washington D.C., company is suing a competitor, alleging copyright infringement.
Hahaas Comedy LLC filed a complaint Aug. 22 in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Anthony Girgis, alleging the defendant sells ringtones derived from the the plaintiff's work.
Planning commission OKs pot project despite opposition from auto dealers, threat of lawsuit
August 03, 2017
Cris Armenta, the high-powered Los Angeles trial attorney retained by the dealership owners, had said before the meeting if the commission OKed the project, she would file a lawsuit and seek an injunction against the project on behalf of the dealerships...
Judge Calls for Additional Briefing in SB1160 Challenge
July 17, 2017
Los Angeles,CA(WorkCompAcademy) - July 13 was a big day for California workers' compensation law being tested in a downtown Los Angeles federal courtroom where Judge George H. Wu was schedule to hear arguments for and against imposing a preliminary injunction halting the implementation of newly adopted SB 1160. This new law provides for a stay on lien claims filed by indicted medical providers until after their case has been resolved.
Waivers Found Useless in Sprawling Medical Fraud Case
July 13, 2016
"Moreover, Guilford didn't like SCIF's idea of remaining as counsel but using “conflict counsel” to provide independent representation on particular points. That approach presented many practical problems that would further complicate an already complicated case, he said.
Jason A. Armstrong, Bozeman, Mont., and M. Cris Armenta, Manhattan Beach, Cal., represented Lokesh S. Tantuwaya, who filed the motion to disqualify. Joseph T. McNally and Scott D. Tenley, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Santa Ana., Cal., represented the United States, which joined in the motion."
Hueston Hennigan DQ Order Stands In Kickback Fraud Suit
June 27, 2016
A California federal judge didn’t budge Friday from an earlier ruling disqualifying Hueston Hennigan LLP from representing the California State Compensation Insurance Fund in a pair of kickback suits against physicians over the firm’s simultaneous representation of an individual charged in a related criminal action, saying signed conflict of interest waivers didn’t reflect “informed written consent.”
Doctor Calls California Workers’ Comp Liens Unconstitutional
May 22, 2017
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (CN) — A Southern California doctor facing 77 criminal counts of insurance fraud has legally attacked a new state law that prevents him and his medical groups from collecting any of their fees for treating workers’ compensation patients.
In a federal lawsuit against California’s two top workers’ compensation officials, Dr. Eduardo Anguizola claims an anti-fraud law that took effect Jan. 1 violates his rights to due process, to make a contract and to hire and pay his criminal defense attorney.
Judge Blasts Hueston Hennigan Medical Fraud Case
June 27, 2016
A federal judge in Santa Ana reaffirmed the disqualification of downtown’s Hueston Hennigan from the $160 million medical fraud case it brought three years ago on behalf of its now-former client, the California State Compensation Insurance Fund.
Hueston Hennigan DQ'd From Calif. RICO Suit Against Doctors
March 23, 2016
A California federal judge has disqualified Hueston Hennigan LLP from representing the California State Compensation
Ex-Ice Castle Operator Hit with Lawsuit
December 17, 2015
Anthony Liu, the Olympic skater who formerly operated the Ice Castle International Training Center in Lake Arrowhead, has been named in a lawsuit in which his former business partner and father-in-law accuses him of fraud, breach of fiduciary duties, the misappropriation of $54,000 and 14 other causes of action.
Anti-Muslim Video Still Stirring Controversy In The Courtroom
March 06, 2014
Google intends to fight a court order to remove a controversial anti-Muslim video from YouTube in the U.S.
The company plans to file for a hearing before a full nine-judge panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals after two of three judges on a smaller panel forced the company to take down the film, Innocence of Muslims, which caused uproar in the Islamic world in 2012.
‘Innocence of Muslims’ Actress Files Suit Against Filmmaker and Google
September 19, 2012
Cindy Lee Garcia, an actress who appeared in the low-budget anti-Muslim film, “Innocence of Muslims,” is suing the filmmaker for slander and fraud and Google and YouTube to have the movie’s 14-minute trailer taken down.
The film has been linked to the riots in the Middle East and the death of U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three other American diplomats.
It Is Still Safe to Criticize Jennifer Lopez: Court Rejects Absurd Hollywood Gag Order
May 27, 2011
The provocative headlines you’ll see on the Internet this weekend will state that Jennifer Lopez’s ex-husband has won a court battle allowing him to release an intimate videotape featuring himself and the Grammy-winning mega-star. That’s not it at all. What really happened is much less salacious and a lot more significant. What you won’t read about is the unbelievably arrogant and unconstitutional lengths Lopez’ attorneys went to to not just squelch her ex but ANYBODY from saying ANYTHING derogatory about her. Seriously: ANYBODY. Including you.
Google Ordered to Take Down ‘Innocence of Muslims’ Film From YouTube
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Hope Shines on a Slum
November 28, 1996
At night, 11-year-old Armariles Rosales awaits that drowsy moment when her eyelids become heavy and she slumbers into darkness. It is only then that she is blissfully unaware of the cramped, single-room apartment just south of downtown that she shares with eight other family members, scores of cockroaches and a occasional rat. Only then does she fail to hear the random gunfire on the streets below her third-floor home, or the pulsating music from the boom boxes of the neighborhood gang members.
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