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  • September 7, 2017 | The Recorder

    People v. Harris

    C.A. 4th; D070711 The Fourth Appellate District affirmed a trial court order. The court held that the reduction of a conviction from a felony to a misdemeanor…

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  • People v. Harris

    Publication Date: 2017-09-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Date Filed: 2017-09-06
    Court: C.A. 4th
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Xavier Becerra, Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Julie L. Garland, Assistant Attorney General, Barry Carlton and Sabrina Y. Lane-Erwen, Deputy Attorneys General for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Randy Mize, Chief Deputy Public Defender, and Michael Begovich, Deputy Public Defender for Defendant and Appellant.
    Case Number: No. D070711

    Prop 47 reduction of felony conviction to misdemeanor did not entitle offender to expungement of DNA sample from state database (Benke, Acting P.J.)

  • San Luis Rey Racing, Inc. v. California Horse Racing Board

    Publication Date: 2017-09-07
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Agriculture | Entertainment and Leisure
    Date Filed: 2017-08-14
    Court: C.A. 4th
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Webb & Carey, Patrick D. Webb, and Kevin A. Carey for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Xavier Becerra, Attorney General, Chris A. Knudsen, Assistant Attorney General, Christine Mersten, and Lindsey M. Stevens, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendant and Respondent.
    Case Number: No. D069680

    Stable did not have right to share of race tracks' off-site stabling business (Huffman, J.)

  • Marsh v. J. Alexanders LLC

    Publication Date: 2017-09-07
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Food and Beverage
    Date Filed: 2017-09-06
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Stephen M. McNamee, Senior District Judge, Presiding Before: Richard A. Paez and Sandra S. Ikuta, Circuit Judges, and David A. Faber,* District Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jahan C. Sagafi (argued), Outten & Golden LLP, San Francisco, California; Clifford P. Bendau II, The Bendau Law Firm, Phoenix, Arizona; Jamie G. Sypulski, Law Office of Jamie Golden Sypulski, Chicago, Illinois; Douglas M. Werman, Werman Salas P.C., Chicago, Illinois; for Plaintiffs-Appellants.
    for defendant: Paul DeCamp (argued), Jackson Lewis P.C., Reston, Virginia; Stephanie M. Cerasano, Jackson Lewis P.C., Phoenix, Arizona; for Defendant-Appellee P.F. Chang's China Bistro.
    Case Number: No. 15-15791 No. 15-15794 No. 15-16561 No. 15-16659 No. 16-15003 No. 16-15004 No. 16-15005 No. 16-15118 No. 16-16033

    Department of Labor's interpretation of tip regulation not entitled to deference (Ikuta, J.)

  • September 7, 2017 | New York Law Journal

    Other People's Money: SEC Disgorgement After 'Kokesh'

    Daniel Walfish analyzes an important but little-discussed consequence of the SCOTUS decision 'Kokesh v. SEC.'

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  • Moore v. Brown, 16-11335 (5th Cir. 08/22/2017)

    Publication Date: 2017-09-07
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    Date Filed: 2017-08-22
    Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
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    Case Number: 16-11335

    Moore, an evangelical Christian and director of a Christian organization, used a portable sketch board to initiate conversations with the public in a pedestrian-walking section of a Dallas public pa

  • September 7, 2017 | The Recorder

    Cross-Border Criminal Investigations Just Became More Complicated

    The future of cross-border government enforcement investigations has been shaken by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit's recent decision in United States v. Allen, 864 F.3d 63 (2d Cir. 2017), which held that the Fifth Amendment's prohibition on the use of compelled testimony in criminal proceedings applies even when that testimony was compelled by a foreign official in a foreign investigation. Allen's ramifications are far-reaching and may put pressure on other circuits, including the Ninth, to embrace the holding or disavow it.

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  • SCA v. YAHOO!, 15-11254 (5th Cir. 08/21/2017)

    Publication Date: 2017-09-07
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    Date Filed: 2017-08-21
    Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
    Judge: EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, CIRCUIT JUDGE
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    Case Number: 15-11254

    Yahoo wanted to sponsor a contest offering a $1 billion prize for a perfect bracket in connection with the 2014 NCAA Men's Basketball tournament. It entered into a contact with SCA, which provid

  • ExxonMobil v. Electrical Reliability, 15-20751 (5th Cir. 08/22/2017)

    Publication Date: 2017-09-07
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
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    Date Filed: 2017-08-22
    Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
    Judge: JAMES L. DENNIS, CIRCUIT JUDGE
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 15-20751

    Exxon contracted with ERS for the performance of electrical work and services at an Exxon facility. ERS subcontracted part of the work to MMR, Inc. A MMR employee (Burnham) was injured while working

  • Wilson v. Sessoms-Newton, 14-CV-00106

    Publication Date: 2017-09-07
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
    Judge: District Judge Pamela K. Chen
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    Case Number: 14-CV-00106

    Section 1983 Claim Failed Where Plaintiff Had No Privacy Expectation as a Sq