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Evacuations during California wildfires complicate troubled virtual asbestos trial

By John O'Brien | Tuesday, Aug 25, 2020 @ 9:01am

ALAMEDA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Things aren’t smoothing out in the nation’s first attempt at virtual asbestos trials in Alameda County, Calif.
No mistrial in virtual asbestos trial after plaintiff chatted with jurors about Zoom backgrounds

By John O'Brien | Thursday, Aug 20, 2020 @ 9:11am

OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A friendly chat between a plaintiff and the jurors deciding his case was improper but isn’t enough for a mistrial, says the judge presiding over one of the first virtual asbestos trials during the coronavirus pandemic.
California resident alleges My Pillow fails to disclose it records customers' calls

By Bree Gonzales | Monday, Jul 2, 2018 @ 7:54am

SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A California resident alleges that a Minnesota corporation fails to disclose to consumers that it records calls to its customer service line.