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J. Selna awards the cigarillo company $10.2 million in attorney fees and $613,100 in disbursements for its complaint that the tobacco company violated various federal and state competition laws and breached the private label agreements between the two parties. The cigarillo company cites reasonable hours to justify the award, but it also cites excludable clerical work and other worked hours, so not all requested hours are accepted.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Selna, Filed On: November 17, 2023, Case #: 8:14cv1664, NOS: Antitrust - Other Suits, Categories: Antitrust, Attorney Fees, Contract
J. Selna finds in favor of the credit union regarding the California penal code claim of the Vietnamese-American communities' complaint alleging that the credit union served third-parties Kent R.E. Whitney and the Church for the Healthy Self, the former of whom served about 30 months in prison for a financial fraud conviction, who went on to defraud the communities in a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme. The communities do not present evidence that the credit union knew that the church stole the investors' funds and they do not show that the credit union knew about Whitney's prior financial fraud convictions.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Selna, Filed On: November 6, 2023, Case #: 8:22cv259, NOS: Other Fraud - Torts - Personal Property, Categories: Evidence, Fraud, Class Action
J. Selna grants a bank's motion to dismiss a shareholder's allegations of fraud under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act following the Silicon Valley Bank failure. The shareholder alleges that the bank was taken over by regulators just days after representing that it had strong business fundamentals, that bank officers misrepresented the facts and that they did not disclose in updates that FDIC examiners had raised concerns. The shareholder has not exhausted his administrative remedies.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Selna, Filed On: October 2, 2023, Case #: 8:23cv1206, NOS: Other Fraud - Torts - Personal Property, Categories: Fraud, Securities
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J. Selna reduces the relator's motion for $5.8 million in attorney fees regarding the government's claim that the pharmaceutical company induced federal and state governments to overpay for Botox under government-funded health programs. Although the relator's main counsel is qualified, the hourly rate they requested for litigation support personnel is more than the hourly rate for its staff attorneys, so the main counsel receives the reduced amount of $5.6 million in attorney fees.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Selna, Filed On: July 24, 2023, Case #: 8:18cv203, NOS: False Claims Act - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: False Claims, Attorney Fees
J. Selna finds that the district court properly entered summary judgment in favor of law enforcement for the seizure of and use of force against an individual while police were investigating her son for allegations that he planned to commit a school shooting. During the interaction, the Deputies held the individual's arms and used a twist lock to prevent her from leaving. Police also pointed a firearm at another individual and restrained him with handcuffs. The district court found that the Deputies did not use excessive force during the couple’s detention and, even if they had, qualified immunity applied. However, the district court’s erred in granting summary judgment on one individual's Fourth Amendment claims and reinstated his pendent state law claims. Affirmed in part.
Court: 9th Circuit, Judge: Selna , Filed On: July 7, 2023, Case #: 22-15690, Categories: Civil Rights, Immunity, Police Misconduct