Clarkson Law Firm

This week, our partners Ryan Clarkson, Arthur Bryant, and Yana Hart will be speaking at Western Alliance Bank Juris Banking Group’s 7th Annual Class Action Law Forum at University of San Diego School of Law! Catch them on the following panels: ?? Arthur Bryant: “Leveling the Playing Field: How Law is Changing the Business of Sports” – March 19, 1:30 p.m. PT ?? Ryan Clarkson: “Digital Disbursements Report + Fraud Update” – March 20, 10:45 a.m. PT. ?? Yana Hart: “Privacy: Legal Considerations in a Hyper-Public World” – March 20, 1:15 p.m. PT. Learn more and register here: https://lnkd.in/gyCb6Zms #CALF25 #ClassAction?

Big win for our plaintiffs?– former members of Fresno State’s women’s lacrosse program: A senior U.S. District Court judge has granted our motion for class certification in our Title IX lawsuit against the school. “I think this is an important victory for the women athletes at Fresno State,” our partner Arthur Bryant, told The Fresno Bee. “We have said all along that Fresno State needs to comply with Title IX,” Bryant said. “If it needs to add women’s teams or expand women’s teams to do that, then that is what it has to do.” “Fresno State is claiming that is not necessary, and it’s going to be in compliance with Title IX anyway. If that’s true, great. What we want is for it to provide gender equity to the male and female student-athletes and if that’s Fresno State’s goal, then we agree on that goal. We just want to make sure it happens.” Read more here: https://lnkd.in/euGYMAqc

Our partner Glenn Danas will be speaking on a panel about AI in the workplace at the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s 45th Annual Labor & Employment Law Symposium next Wednesday, March 19th. Panelists will discuss the risks of using AI in the workplace, the current legal landscape of bills and regulations, possible theories of liability for plaintiff lawyers, and more. ? Learn more about the session and register here: https://lnkd.in/ga356zTE #AI #employmentlaw #LACBA #CLE

Great deep dive from Bloomberg Law on the lawsuits filed against CooperSurgical, featuring insights from our partner Tracey Cowan: https://lnkd.in/e9s5yXcE ? As the IVF industry grows, the lack of proper regulation and guardrails may lead to an increase in preventable mistakes and embryo losses—and our current laws may not be equipped to address these harms. ? “Every time there’s a big jump forward in some area of technology whether that’s reproductive medicine—whether that’s AI, whether that’s automobiles—there’s a moment in time where people are getting harmed and rights are getting infringed upon, but there’s no corresponding law that’s even remotely appropriate,” Tracey Cowan told Bloomberg Law. “People are trying to fit old definitions of duties and relationships on to this new technology and they don’t match.” To learn more, read the thorough piece by Shweta Watwe linked above. #ivf #embryoloss #fertilitynegligence #coopersurgical

Our partner Arthur Bryant continues to be a leading voice in the battle for gender equity and Title IX compliance in intercollegiate athletics. Arthur’s been called on by the national press to provide his expertise on a variety of recent developments in college sports — from NIL payments and the proposed House v. NCAA settlements, to the Trump administration’s rescinding of a Title IX guidance issued by the Biden administration, as well as Clarkson’s Title IX lawsuit against the University of Oregon. Check out this piece for highlights from his comments to The Associated Press, ESPN, ABA Journal, and more: https://lnkd.in/eHpkYCd7 #TitleIX #NCAA #genderequity #collegesports

Clarkson Law firm has filed a lawsuit against Florida Crystals and its parent company, Fanjul Corporation, for greenwashing and harming communities and the planet. The environmental advocacy attorneys at Clarkson are taking action on behalf of a class of Floridians to hold one of the largest sugar producers in the U.S. accountable for falsely claiming to be environmentally friendly—while continuing destructive preharvest burning that pollutes South Florida's air, worsens climate change, and puts lives at risk. This harmful practice spews toxic smoke into historically underserved Glades region communities, leading to higher rates of asthma, COPD, and even death. The devastation doesn’t stop there—it pumps dangerous greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and threatens ecosystems across the state. Enough is enough. This lawsuit seeks an end to Florida Crystals’ unfair business practices and monetary damages for consumers. Stay tuned as this battle for accountability and change unfolds. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e2Ke59eD #Greenwashing #ClimateAction #EnvironmentalJustice #BigSugar

"Is That Appealable? Understanding Appealability in California State Courts & the Ninth Circuit": Clarkson Partner Glenn Danas will offer insights on appealability rules, navigating interlocutory orders, writ petitions, and more at this CLE event hosted by the Beverly Hills Bar Association. ?Learn more at: https://bhba.org/ #Appellate #NinthCircuit #CLE

On Saturday, March 15, Clarkson partner Arthur Bryant will speak as part of the panel, "Claims and Filing Considerations in Sex Discrimination Cases," at the Consumer Attorneys of California Napa/Sonoma Travel Seminar. Learn more: https://caoc.org/25Napa #CAOC #ConsumerAdvocates

If it weren’t for a community college sociology class, Clarkson senior associate Mark I. Richards may have never become a lawyer. As a first-gen college student, wasn’t quite sure what his path would be. But his first class at MiraCosta College ignited his passion for justice, and the community and resources he found there gave him the confidence to later transfer to University of California, Berkeley. Mark and his fellow MiraCosta alum Esther Nair recently published a powerful op-ed in the Times of San Diego about the power and value of community colleges in our higher education system: “These schools are the unsung heroes of higher education, providing affordable access, tailored support and pathways to success for people at every stage of life.” Read the full op-ed here: https://lnkd.in/eJ8bdmWw #communitycollege

Bahar Sodaify, Esq., Partner at Clarkson Law Firm, will be taking the stage as a co-leader at the Consumer Goods Litigation Forum - Plaintiffs' Bar event on Tuesday, February 25. She’ll be co-facilitating the session, "Click with Caution: Tackling Online Transactions," diving into today’s hot-button legal issues around social media companies, auto-renewal, and arbitration clauses. The Consumer Goods Litigation Forum is an invitation-only series of discussions hosted by The Litigation Series, Inc. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eD6g4EKH #ConsumerProtection #ConsumerGoods #PlaintiffsBar