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Siegal et al v. Gamble et al

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Case Number:

3:13-cv-03570

Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Other Fraud

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Richard Seeborg

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  1. July 08, 2016

    $97M Oil Securities Claims Tossed A Third Time

    A California federal judge called a third strike on a proposed securities fraud class action Thursday after a third amended complaint against two men who helped sell $97 million worth of interests in bankrupt oil company Tri-Valley Corp. failed to address the "legion" of deficiencies in an earlier filing.

  2. June 15, 2016

    Brokers Must Face $97M Oil Securities Claims, Judge Told

    Two men who helped sell $97 million worth of interests in bankrupt oil company Tri-Valley Corp. worked together closely and were aware of alleged misconduct, attorneys for investors told a California federal judge Tuesday in a response to the brokers' bids to be cut from the unlawful commission action.

  3. April 28, 2016

    K&L Gates Seeks Anti-SLAPP Fee Award From Investor Deal

    A portion of a $4.5 million settlement deal for a class of investors in a bankrupt oil company should be used to pay legal fees spent defending a related malpractice claim, K&L Gates LLP told a California federal judge Thursday.

  4. April 26, 2016

    K&L Gates Says Anti-SLAPP Win Justifies Full Fee Payback

    K&L Gates LLP pushed back against investors in a bankrupt oil company who had asked a California federal court to deny the firm's full fee request in a malpractice suit, saying Monday that the "baseless" case triggered mandatory fees from its inception.

  5. April 19, 2016

    Investors Seek To Limit K&L Gates Anti-SLAPP Motion Fees

    Investors in a bankrupt oil company on Monday accused K&L Gates of trying to "puff up" its fee requests by filing redundant bids to dismiss their malpractice suit over its representation of the company, saying the firm should only be able to request fees based on one of these so-called anti-SLAPP motions.

  6. March 21, 2016

    K&L Gates Escapes Investor Suit Over Oil Co.'s Bankruptcy

    A California federal judge on Monday dismissed K&L Gates LLP from an investor suit that claimed the firm helped a bankrupt oil company breach its fiduciary duty to a business partner and defraud investors, finding the firm's actions were protected because it was acting as the oil company's agent.

  7. January 14, 2016

    K&L Gates Pushes Court To Toss Claims Of Abetting Breach

    K&L Gates LLP urged a California federal judge Thursday to throw out allegations that it helped a bankrupt petroleum company breach its fiduciary duty to a business partner, arguing that those allegations are based on communications protected by free speech laws.

  8. November 20, 2015

    K&L Gates Says Remainder Of Malpractice Suit Falls Short

    K&L Gates LLP urged a California federal judge to scrap the sole remaining claim in a legal malpractice suit brought by investors in a bankrupt petroleum company who say they were cheated out of any recovery during Chapter 11 proceedings, arguing the claim is still short on evidence even after repleading.

  9. June 12, 2015

    Judge Nixes K&L Gates Oil Co. Bankruptcy Malpractice Suit

    A California federal judge on Friday dismissed a malpractice claim against K&L Gates LLP brought by a putative class of petroleum company investors who alleged the firm had a conflict of interest, as a bankruptcy court judge had already dealt with the issue.

  10. May 28, 2015

    K&L Gates Rebuts Oil Co. Investors' Malpractice Claims

    K&L Gates LLP urged a California federal judge on Thursday to toss a putative class of petroleum company investors' malpractice suit over the firm's role in the company's bankruptcy case, arguing the bankruptcy court knew about the firm's alleged conflict of interest and found that it wasn't a problem.