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  • August 22, 2015 |

    Century Sur. Co. v. Polisso

    Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis  Century Sur. Co.v.Polisso 139 Cal.App.4th 922Court of Appeal, Third District, California.CENTURY…

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  • Hellam v. Crane Co.

    Publication Date: 2015-08-21
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    Date Filed: 2015-08-20
    Court: C.A. 1st
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Counsel for Plaintiff and Respondent: Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood, Francis E. Fernandez, Ted W. Pelletier, Ian A. Rivamonte
    for defendant: Counsel for Defendant and Appellant: K&L Gates LLP, Michele C. Barnes, Daniel W. Fox, Nicholas P. Vari, Michael J. Ross, Michael J. Sechler
    Case Number: No. A140326

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 9332 JONATHAN HELLAM, as Successor in Interest, etc., Plaintiff and Respondent, v.p class=

  • August 20, 2015 | The Recorder

    McKool Lawyer Works New Angle in Pre-1972 Music Suits

    One of the originators of a ground-breaking copyright class action against Sirius XM Radio is now seeking to extend the theory to broadcast stations. A plaintiffs team led by McKool S

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  • Bridewell-Sledge v. Blue Cross of California

    Publication Date: 2015-08-20
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    Date Filed: 2015-08-20
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Margaret M. Morrow, District Judge, Presiding Before: Dorothy W. Nelson, Barry G. Silverman, and Kim McLane Wardlaw, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: André E. Jardini (argued) and K.L. Myles, Knapp, Peterson & Clark, Glendale, California, for Plaintiffs-Appellants Jermaine Crowder, Stacey Kellam, and Tanya Varner and Plaintiffs-Appellees Ebony Bridewell-Sledge and Bettie Perry.
    for defendant: Jeffrey A. Wortman, James M. Harris, Jill A. Porcaro, and Kiran A. Seldon (argued), Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Los Angeles, California, for Defendants-Appellants/Appellees Blue Cross of California, Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company, The WellPoint Companies, Inc., and The WellPoint Companies of California, Inc.
    Case Number: No. 15-56038 No. 15-56039

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 9257 EBONY BRIDEWELL-SLEDGE; BETTIE PERRY, as individuals, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-A

  • August 20, 2015 | The Recorder

    McKool Lawyer Works New Angle in Pre-1972 Music Suits

    Robert Allen, who was part of a landmark case against Sirius XM Radio, is taking the copyright fight to broadcast stations.

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  • Constant v. Martuscello, 14-CV-1912

    Publication Date: 2015-08-20
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
    Judge: District Judge Jack Weinstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner: Gary Schoer, Syosset, NY.
    for defendant: For Respondent: Alyson Joy Gill, Nikki Kowalski, Hannah Stith Long, Office of the New York State Attorney General, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 14-CV-1912

    Cite as: Constant v. Martu , 14-CV-1912, NYLJ 1202735105746, at *1 (EDNY, Decided August 14, 2015) CASE NAME Emmanuel Constant, Petitioner v. Daniel Martu

  • August 19, 2015 |

    Harville v. Twin City Fire Ins. Co.

    Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis Harvillev.Twin City Fire Ins. Co.885 F.2d 276United States Court of Appeals,Fifth Circuit.William HARVILLE,…

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  • August 19, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    Getting In at the Ground Level: When Is a Risk Elevation-Related?

    The plaintiff is engaged in what anyone would call construction work when she falls into an uncovered opening while walking on the ground level of the construction site. Does the fact that t

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  • DIAMOND OFFSHORE SERVICES LIMITED AND DIAMOND OFFSHORE SERVICES COMPANY, Appellants v. WILLIE DAVID WILLIAMS, Appellee

    Publication Date: 2015-08-19
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    Date Filed: 2015-07-21
    Court: COURT OF APPEALS OF TEXAS, FIRST DISTRICT, HOUSTON
    Judge: Sherry Radack
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    Case Number: 01-13-01068-CV

    COURT OF APPEALS OF TEXAS, FIRST DISTRICT, HOUSTONDIAMOND OFFSHORE SERVICES LIMITED AND DIAMOND OFFSHORE SERVICES COMPANY, Appella

  • August 18, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    Getting In at the Ground Level: When Is a Risk Elevation-Related?

    In his Construction Accident Litigation column, Brian J. Shoot writes: The plaintiff is engaged in what anyone would call construction work when she falls into an uncovered opening while walking on the ground level of the construction site. Does the fact that the opening is at ground level, perhaps with a basement or sub-basement immediately below, mean that it is not an elevation-related risk? Does it matter what kind of an opening it was? Some comments in a recent Court of Appeals ruling raise the issue anew.

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