• Daniels-Hall v. National Education Association

    Publication Date: 2010-12-20
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    Date Filed: 2010-12-20
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Ronald B. Leighton, District Judge, Presiding Before: Cynthia Holcomb Hall, Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain and Marsha S. Berzon, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Derek W. Loeser, Keller Rohrback LLP, Seattle, Washington, argued the cause for plaintiffs-appellants. Karin B. Swope, Keller Rohrback LLP, Seattle, Washington, filed the briefs. Lynn Lincoln Sarko, Tana Lin, and Ian J. Mensher, all of Keller Rohrback LLP, Seattle, Washington, also were on the briefs, as was Jeffrey C. Engerman, Los Angeles, California.
    for defendant: Julia Penny Clark, Bredhoff & Kaiser, PLLC, Washington, D.C., argued the cause for all defendants-appellees and filed the brief for defendant-appellee NEA. Jonathan Hacker, O?Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, D.C., signed the same brief on behalf of defendant NEA MBC and the individual defendants. Douglas L. Greenfield and Abigail V. Carter, both of Bredhoff & Kaiser, PLLC, Washington, D.C., also were on the brief for defendant NEA, and Bob Eccles, O?Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, D.C., also was on the brief for defendant NEA MBC and the individual defendants. Nicholas T. Christakos, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, Washington, D.C., filed the brief for defendants-appellees Security Benefit Life Insurance Company, Security Distributors, Inc., Security Benefit Corporation, and Security Benefit Group, Inc. Steuart H. Thomsen, W. Mark Smith, and Phillip E. Stano, all of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, Washington, D.C., also were on the brief. David J. Burman, Perkins Coie LLP, Seattle, Washington, filed the brief for defendant-appellee Nationwide Life Insurance Company. Charles Platt and Emily Meyers, both of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, New York, New York, also were on the brief, as were David Bowker and Mark Bieter, both of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Washington, D.C. Melissa Bowman, U.S. Department of Labor, filed a brief for the Secretary of Labor as amicus curiae in support of the defendants-appellees. Nathaniel I. Spiller, Counsel for Appellate and Special Litigation, Timothy D. Hauser, Associate Solicitor, and Carol A. De Deo, Deputy Solicitor of Labor for National Operations, all of the U.S. Department of Labor, also were on the brief.

    Case Number: No. 08-35531

    Cite as 10 C.D.O.S. 15660JERRE DANIELS-HALL; DAVID HAMBLEN, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SHERIDAN PEARCE, Director

  • Fowler v. Crawford

    Publication Date: 2008-08-01
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    Date Filed: 2008-07-25
    Court: 8th Cir.
    Judge: Baldock, Circuit Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 07-2946

    Submitted: April 14, 2008Before GRUENDER, BALDOCK,*fn1 and BENTON, Circuit Judges.This appeal requires us to consider Missouri state prison officials' decision

  • National Labor Relations Bd. v. Advanced Stretchforming International

    Publication Date: 2000-11-27
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    Date Filed: 2000-11-22
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: BOOCHEVER, SCANNLAIN, and TASHIMA
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sharon I. Block
    for defendant: Larry Walraven

    Case Number: No. 97-71047

    The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion. We decide whether a successor employer forfeits its unilateral right to set initial terms of employment when it annou

  • Moore v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.

    Publication Date: 2009-09-04
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    Date Filed: 2009-08-14
    Court: 8th Cir.
    Judge: Arnold, Circuit Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 08-3238

    Submitted: June 10, 2009Before MURPHY, ARNOLD, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.Timothy Moore bought an unoccupied duplex located in a flood plain from Walsh County, North Dakota, on condition that

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    The U.S. Department of Justice has brought a Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) prosecution in New Jersey against the owners and operators of Wiseguy Tickets Inc., an online ticket se

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  • Lalvani v. Cook County

    Publication Date: 2001-10-19
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    Date Filed: 2001-10-15
    Court: 7th Cir.
    Judge: FLAUM, Chief Judge, WOOD and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

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    The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion. Diane P. Wood, Circuit Judge.Prem Lalvani worked as a social worker for Cook County Hospital (CCH) from 1966 until

  • Astrada v. Archer, 36373/04

    Publication Date: 2007-01-03
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    Date Filed: 2006-12-21
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings County
    Judge: Arthur Schack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 36373/04

    KINGS COUNTY Supreme Court For Plaintiff: James Gerardi, Esq. For Defendants: Felton & Associates Justice Schack a href="http://nycourts.law.co

  • December 18, 2003 | The Recorder

    Not at Face Value

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  • Costa v. Desert Palace, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2001-01-02
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    Date Filed: 2000-12-29
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert N. Peccole
    for defendant: Mark J. Ricciardi

    Case Number: No. 99-15645

    The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion. SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge: The principal question before us is whether the district court erred in giving