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Williams & Cochrane, LLP v. Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation et al

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Case Number:

3:17-cv-01436

Court:

California Southern

Nature of Suit:

Racketeer/Corrupt Organization

Judge:

Robert S. Huie

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  1. September 29, 2022

    Rosette Wins Fight Over Quechan Tribe Representation

    A California federal judge, in an acrimonious suit pitting two law firms against each other over representation of the Quechan Tribe, has favored Rosette LLP and denied several motions lodged by Williams & Cochrane LLP in its long-running case against Rosette and the tribe.

  2. March 24, 2020

    Firm Protests 60-Day COVID-19 Stay In Tribe's Contract Row

    Rosette LLP is opposing a bid in California federal court for a 60-day stay of discovery that was filed by Williams & Cochrane LLP after California residents were ordered to stay at home to prevent the further spread of COVID-19.

  3. January 06, 2020

    Tribe Slams Law Firm's Bid To Win Breach Of Contract Suit

    The Quechan Tribe of Fort Yuma Indian Reservation has once again asked a California federal judge to deny its former law firm's bid to toss the tribe's breach of contract counterclaims in a long-running dispute over attorney fees for gambling compact negotiations.

  4. October 28, 2019

    Tribe Opposes Law Firm's Bid To Undo Judge's Dismissal

    A Native American tribe blasted its former law firm's request that a California federal judge reconsider his dismissal of the firm's claim that the tribe refused to pay attorney fees for gambling compact negotiations, saying two cases the firm cites don't apply.

  5. September 11, 2019

    RICO Claims Slashed In 'Cutthroat' Fight Between Tribal Firms

    Tribal-focused law firm Williams & Cochrane LLP can't accuse a rival law firm and a former client of violating racketeering laws, a California federal judge ruled, noting the market for tribal representation is "fierce and cutthroat" and that the fight had become "acrimonious."

  6. June 03, 2019

    Williams & Cochrane Says Rival's Ads Stole Its Thunder

    Williams & Cochrane LLP has urged a California federal judge to give the firm a quick win on a false advertising claim against Rosette LLP, arguing that the other firm claimed to be responsible for handling a gambling compact case that Williams & Cochrane won for a tribal government.

  7. November 19, 2018

    Calif. Law Firm's RICO Claims Axed In Suit Over Tribal Client

    A California federal judge has trimmed several claims from a Williams & Cochrane LLP lawsuit saying a rival law firm conspired with a W&C tribal client to strip it of its business during gambling compact talks, ruling that W&C hasn't fully met the requirements for filing a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act suit.

  8. September 11, 2018

    WilmerHale Jumped The Gun In Tribal RICO Suit, Judge Told

    Williams & Cochrane LLP has told a California federal court that it should ignore the Quechan Tribe's motion to dismiss its Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and breach of contract suit over the tribe's firing of the firm in the midst of gambling compact talks with the state, saying the tribe's WilmerHale counsel filed the motion out of order.

  9. July 25, 2018

    Law Firm Says Rival Poisoned Relationship With Calif. Tribe

    Williams & Cochrane LLP has asked a California federal court to let it add a claim for intentional interference to its suit alleging rival firm Rosette LLP undercut Williams & Cochrane's business in a Quechan tribe gambling agreement with the state, arguing the new pleading is timely and bolsters its latest complaint.

  10. June 08, 2018

    Firm Sees RICO Suit Against Rival Over Tribal Work Slashed

    A California federal judge has tossed the bulk of Williams & Cochrane LLP's claims against a rival firm it alleged violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and undercut its business in a tribe's gambling agreement with the state, keeping only one of two Lanham Act allegations over a purportedly misleading statement on a website.

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