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  • Native Village of Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corporation

    Publication Date: 2012-09-21
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    Date Filed: 2012-09-21
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Native Village of Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corporation
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew F. Pawa (argued), Law Offices of Matthew. F. Pawa PC, Newton Centre, Massachusetts; Brent Newell, Center on Race, Poverty and the Environment, San Francisco, California; Steve W. Berman, Babara Mahoney, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Seattle, Washington; Reed R. Kathrein, Hagans Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Berkeley, California; Gary E. Mason, Khushi Desai, The Mason Law Firm, Washington, D.C.; Heather Kendall-Miller, Native American Rights Fund, Anchorage, Alaska; Dennis Reich, Reich & Binstock, Houston, Texas; Christopher A. Seeger, Stephen A. Weiss, James A. O'Brien, Seeger Weiss LLP, New York, New York; Stephen D. Susman, H. Lee Godfrey, Eric J. Mayer, Susman Godfrey LLP, Houston, Texas; Terrell W. Oxford, Susman Godfrey LLP, Dallas, Texas; Marc M. Seltzer, Susman Godfrey, LLP, Los Angeles, California; Drew D. Hansen, Susman Godfrey LLP, Seattle, Washington, for the appellants-plaintiffs.
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    Case Number: No. 09-17490

    Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 10915NATIVE VILLAGE OF KIVALINA; CITY OF KIVALINA, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.EXXONMOBIL

  • Brinker Restaurant Corporation v. Superior Court (Hohnbaum)

    Publication Date: 2012-04-12
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    Date Filed: 2012-04-12
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, Rex S. Heinke, Johanna R. Shargel; Morrison & Foerster, Karen J. Kubin; Hunton & Williams, Laura M. Franze, M. Brett Burns and Susan J. Sandidge for Petitioners. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Fred W. Alvarez and Michael D. Schlemmer for TechNet as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, Yi-Chin Ho, Michael M. Berger, Benjamin G. Shatz and Andrew L. Satenberg for Chinese Daily News, Inc., as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. William B. Sailer; Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Paul Grossman, Paul W. Crane, Jr., Katherine C. Huibonhoa and Rishi Sharma for California Employment Law Council as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., Julian W. Poon, Kirsten R. Galler, David S. Han, Blaine H. Evanson; National Chamber Litigation Center, Inc., Robin S. Conrad and Shane Brennan Kawka for Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and California Chamber of Commerce as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Law Office of Robin L. Unander and Robin L. Unander for California Automotive Business Coalition as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Lawrence Foust; Ballard Rosenberg Golper & Savitt and Christine T. Hoeffner for Childrens Hospital Los Angeles as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Littler Mendelson, Julie A. Dunne, Lena K. Sims, Matthew S. Dente, Richard R. Rahm and Allan G. King for the National Retail Federation, National Council of Chain Restaurants, Contain-A-Way, Inc., USA Waste of California, Inc., California Building Industry Association, California Professional Association of Specialty Contractors, Western Growers Association, American Staffing Association, California Hotel & Lodging Association and National Association of Manufacturers as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Mayer Brown and Donald M. Falk for the American Trucking Associations, Inc., and the California Trucking Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, Richard J. Simmons, Julie A. Dunne and Guylyn R. Cummins for Employers Group, California Retailers Association, California Hospital Association, California Restaurant Association, National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, National Council of Chain Restaurants and National Retail Federation as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Fred J. Hiestand for The Civil Justice Association of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Robert R. Roginson for the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement and Labor Commissioner Angela Bradstreet as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Jackson Lewis, Robert M. Pattison, Joel P. Kelly, JoAnna L. Brooks and Timothy C. Travelstead for San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, San Diego Chapter, Sacramento Chapter, Southern California Chapter and Employment and Labor Law Committee of the Association of Corporate Counsel as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Cox, Castle & Nicholson, John S. Miller, Jr., and Dwayne P. McKenzie for the Associated General Contractors of California, Inc., as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Higgs, Fletcher & Mack, Lee Burdick and John Morris for the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Greenberg Traurig, Gregory F. Hurley and Stacey Hertler for National Association of Theatre Owners of California/Nevada, Inc., as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners.
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    Case Number: No. S166350

    Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 3976 BRINKER RESTAURANT CORPORATION et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Res

  • American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, Inc. v. Miami-Dade County School Board

    Publication Date: 2009-03-06
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    Date Filed: 2009-02-05
    Court: 11th Cir.
    Judge: Carnes, Circuit Judge
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    Case Number: 06-14633

    PUBLISHBefore CARNES and WILSON, Circuit Judges, and WALTER,*fn1 District Judge.Kafka advised a friend that "we ought to read only books that bite and sting us.

  • State of West Virginia v. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

    Publication Date: 2002-05-08
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    Date Filed: 2002-05-07
    Court: 4th Cir.
    Judge: Traxler, Circuit Judge
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    Case Number: 01-1443

    PUBLISHEDArgued: October 31, 2001Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Traxler wrote the opinion, in which Judge Williams and Judge Howard joined.OPINIONThe State of West Virginia brought t

  • Riddle v. Cockrell

    Publication Date: 2002-04-17
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    Date Filed: 2002-04-15
    Court: 5th Cir.
    Judge: Carl E. Stewart, Circuit Judge
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    Case Number: 00-10813

    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of TexasGranville Riddle ("Riddle") appeals from the district court's denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuan

  • World Wide Rush, LLC v. City of Los Angeles

    Publication Date: 2010-05-27
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    Date Filed: 2010-05-26
    Court: 9th Cir.
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rex S. Heinke, Michael C. Small, L. Rachel Helyar, Maria Ellinikos, and Christopher Blanchard of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP (Los Angeles, California) and Paul E. Fisher of the Law Offices of Paul E. Fisher (Newport Beach, C California) for plaintiffs-appellees World Wide Rush, LLC, et al. Gary S. Mobley of Case, Knowlson & Jordan, LLP (Newport Beach, California) for plaintiffs-appellees Sky Tag, Inc., et al.
    for defendant: Carmen A. Trutanich, Rockard J. Delgadillo, Jeri L. Burge, Kenneth T. Fong, Tayo A. Popoola, and Michael J. Bostrom of the Office of the City Attorney (Los Angeles, California) for defendant-appellant City of Los Angeles.
    Case Number: Nos. 08-56454, 08-56523, 09-55494, 09-55792, 09-55791

    Cite as 10 C.D.O.S. 6538WORLD WIDE RUSH, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company; INSITE OUTDOOR WORKS LA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Plaint

  • Jacques Robidoux v. Steven J. O'brien, Superintendent

    Publication Date: 2011-07-03
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    Date Filed: 2011-06-28
    Court: 1st Cir.
    Judge: Boudin, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 10-1239

    Before Boudin, Circuit Judge, Souter,*fn1 Associate Justice, and Selya, Circuit Judge.Jacques Robidoux was convicted in Massachusetts state court for the mur

  • Anderson v. City of Hermosa Beach

    Publication Date: 2010-09-09
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    Date Filed: 2010-09-09
    Court: 9th Cir.
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert C. Moest, Law Offices of Robert C. Moest, Santa Monica, California, for the plaintiff-appellant.
    for defendant: John C. Cotti, Jenkins & Hogin, LLP, Manhattan Beach, California, for the defendant-appellee.
    Case Number: No. 08-56914

    Cite as 10 C.D.O.S. 11842 JOHNNY ANDERSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, a California Municipa

  • Terrell v. United States

    Publication Date: 2009-03-30
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    Date Filed: 2009-03-26
    Court: 6th Cir.
    Judge: Kennedy, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 07-2546

    RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit Rule 206Argued: January 16, 2009Before: KENNEDY, COLE, and GILMAN, Circuit Judges.OPINIONThis case presents the federal cour

  • Levesque v. Doocy

    Publication Date: 2009-03-23
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    Date Filed: 2009-03-19
    Court: 1st Cir.
    Judge: Stahl, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 08-1814

    Before Torruella, Stahl, and Howard, Circuit Judges.Rare is there an opportunity to interrupt today's twenty-four-hour news cycle, fueled by cable television's incessant need for content and the ex