• November 6, 2009 | New York Law Journal

    News In Brief

    Attorney Agrees to Return $240,000 in Pension Benefits A Long Island lawyer targeted in a pension system abuse probe by the state comptroller's office has agreed to pay

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  • Fogel v. Collins

    Publication Date: 2008-06-27
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    Date Filed: 2008-06-27
    Court: 9th Cir.
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen A. Munkelt, Nevada City, Nevada, for the appellant.
    for defendant: Gayle K. Tonon, Truckee, California, for the appellees.

    Case Number: 06-15395

    Cite as 08 C.D.O.S. 8121MATTHEW FOGEL, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.WESLEY COLLINS, Officer; GRASS VALLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT; MICHAEL HOOKER, Officer; JAROD JOHNSON, Officer; GARY MCCL

  • June 5, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    Spitzer Nominates Four for Supreme Court Bench Governor Eliot Spitzer yesterday nominated four candidates for Supreme Court. Acting Supreme Court Justice Rena K. Uviller (

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  • March 4, 2005 | New York Law Journal

    The Patent Quality Assistance Act of 2004

    In October 2004, a bill was introduced in the House of Representatives to propose sweeping changes to the Patent Laws which would generally make it more difficult to obtain or exploit patents.

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  • Indiana Electrical Workers' Pension Trust Fund Ibew v. Shaw Group Inc

    Publication Date: 2008-07-31
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    Date Filed: 2008-07-29
    Court: 5th Cir.
    Judge: Edith H. Jones, Chief Judge
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 06-30908

    Before JONES, Chief Judge, and STEWART, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.A putative class of purchasers of Shaw Group, Inc. ("Shaw") common stock sued Shaw and four of its corporate officers alleging th

  • November 18, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    Garcia to Step Down, Join Kirkland & Ellis Southern District U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia informed the Justice Department yesterday that he will step do

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  • June 6, 2008 | The Recorder

    In re Cheyanne F.

    C.A. 4thJune 6, 2008E044339The Fourth Appellate District affirmed a judgment. The court held that, where a county’s failed to include family information about a non-Indian parent

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  • Hill v. United States

    Publication Date: 2008-11-05
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    Date Filed: 2008-10-30
    Court: D.C. Ct. App.
    Judge: Reid, Associate Judge
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for appellant: William Farley (appointed by the court), Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: Attorney for appellee: Ann Simon, U.S. Attorney's Office, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: 05-CF-588

    Argued October 2, 2008Before REID and GLICKMAN, Associate Judges, and TERRY, Senior Judge.A jury found appellant, Eric R. Hill, guilty of two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon (knife and

  • August 21, 2003 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Contract Law, Arbitration Agreements and the Internet

    Now that businesses have moved toward an increasing amount of e-commerce, courts have begun to address when an arbitration provision related to e-commerce is enforceable.Two questions

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  • Marriott v. County of Montgomery

    Publication Date: 2006-04-25
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    Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District
    Judge: David Hurd
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    U.S. DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Judge Hurd MEMORANDUM-DECISION and ORDER and PERMANENT INJUNCTION I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs Pa