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  • December 23, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    Military Contractors Claim Mantle of Government to Defend Tort Suits

    In their Aviation Law column, Steven R. Pounian and Justin T. Green of Kreindler & Kreindler write: Since 2001, the use of private contractors to actively support U.S. military operations has risen to "unprecedented levels," yet Congress has never enacted legislation to shield such contractors from tort liability. Nevertheless, contractors have, often successfully, advanced defenses to bar tort liability based on the political question doctrine and federal preemption, both discussed herein.

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  • Caldecott v. Superior Court (Newport-Mesa Unified School District)

    Publication Date: 2015-12-22
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    Date Filed: 2015-12-09
    Court: C.A. 4th
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William M. Crosby for Petitioner.
    for defendant: No appearance for Respondent. Parker & Covert, Spencer E. Covert and Michael T. Travis for Real Party in Interest.
    Case Number: No. G051917

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 13458 JOHN CALDECOTT, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE CO

  • Brown v. State

    Publication Date: 2015-12-22
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Branch, Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel Sessions, Norcross, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rosanna Szabo, Solicitor General, Latawsha Little-Hill, Assistant Solicitor General, and Robert Fisher Solicitor General's Office, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A15A1425

    The evidence supported the trial court's findings that the DUI defendant was able to exercise his right, pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 40-6-392 subsection a 3, to have a chemical test of his blood perform

  • December 21, 2015 | National Law Journal

    Trump's Idea on Muslims Fails, Despite Precedent

    Donald Trump's immigration proposals, if you can call them that, are short on details but long on controversy. The presidential candidate kicked off his campaign by labeling immigrants f

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  • December 21, 2015 | National Law Journal

    Trump's Idea on Muslims Fails, Despite Precedent

    Some scholars say his call for barring entry into the U.S. could pass muster. They're likely wrong.

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  • December 21, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    Star Clients, Bold Headlines: Litigators' Intriguing Cases

    Celebrity Justice Proskauer Rose successfully represented Lady Gaga and Madonna in copyright infringement cases. A Chicago singer-so

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  • December 21, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    Star Clients, Bold Headlines: Litigators' Intriguing Cases

    Celebrity clients and high-profile cases come with the territory when you're one of the nation's top litigation teams. Here are headline-grabbing suits from among 108 contest submissions for our Litigation Department of the Year awards.

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  • December 18, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Judge Refuses Stay Of Upcoming Trial in Provigil Antitrust Suit

    A federal judge has refused to stay the upcoming trial in a reverse-payment settlement antitrust case while the remaining defendants await the Third Circuit's review of a class certification

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  • December 17, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Judge Refuses Stay Of Upcoming Trial in Provigil Antitrust Suit

    A federal judge has refused to stay the upcoming trial in a reverse-payment settlement antitrust case while the remaining defendants await the Third Circuit's review of a class certification ruling.

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  • People of the State of California ex rel. Kamala D. Harris v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

    Publication Date: 2015-12-17
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    Date Filed: 2015-12-17
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Before: Sidney R. Thomas, Chief Judge, and M. Margaret McKeown and Richard R. Clifton, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin J. McKeon (argued), Judith D. Cassel, Whitney E. Snyder, Hawke McKeon & Sniscak LLP, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General of California, Mark Breckler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Martin Goyette, Senior Assistant Attorney General, San Francisco, California; David M. Gustafson, Deputy Attorney General, Oakland, California, for Petitioner People of the State of California ex rel. Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General.
    for defendant: David L. Morenoff, General Counsel, Robert H. Solomon, Solicitor, Lona T. Perry (argued), Deputy Solicitor, Susanna Y. Chu, Attorney, Washington, D.C., for Respondent Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    Case Number: No. 13-71276 No. 13-71487

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 13297 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE IFORNIA, EX REL. KAMALA D. HARRIS, ATTORNEY GENERAL; PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE