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  • October 27, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Consumer Protection Laws Rarely Protect Franchisees

    The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the state of New Jersey both have laws intended to protect persons victimized by deceptive or unfair business practices. The Federal Trade Commission Rule

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  • November 15, 2000 | Legal Times

    Practicing in the Pacific Isles

    On a characteristically hot and sunny day on the tropical island of Weno, I noticed that an overpowering smell of smoke appeared to be emanating from behind the cinderblock building housing th

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  • May 8, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    Employment Law Issues

    Lawyers in the United States routinely anticipate that the law of another state may apply to a restrictive covenant. We therefore try to tailor the agreement to the law in the state in w

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  • September 26, 2013 | New York Law Journal

    Closing Down Vermont's Efforts to Stop Nuclear Plant

    For quite some time, various state authorities in both New York1 and Vermont have sought to close down aging nuclear power plants located in their states: Indian Point, about 35 m

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  • County of Nassau, Plaintiff v. Jon Buissereth, Defendant, 17535/09

    Publication Date: 2010-09-08
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    Court: Supreme Court, New York County, IAS Part 5
    Judge: Justice F. Dana Winslow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiffs' Attorney: Timothy Wan, Esq.
    for defendant: Defendants' Attorney: Giovanni Rosania, Esq.
    Case Number: 17535/09

    Cite as: County of Nassau v. Buissereth, 17535/09, NYLJ 1202471688910, at *1 (Sup., NY, Decided August 20, 2010)Justice F. Dana WinslowDe

  • Garcia-Rubiera v. Calderon

    Publication Date: 2009-07-06
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    Date Filed: 2009-06-30
    Court: 1st Cir.
    Judge: Torruella, Circuit Judge
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    Case Number: 07-2409

    Before Torruella, Howard, Circuit Judges, and DiClerico,*fn1 District Judge.This difficult appeal concerns constitutional challenges to amendments to Puerto Rico's

  • May 18, 2012 | Daily Business Review

    11th Circuit sides with teacher fired for being pregnant

    A Florida teacher fired by a small Christian school after she acknowledged conceiving a child out of wedlock can take her pregnancy discrimination lawsuit to a jury, a federal appeals panel

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  • Leach v. Texas Tech University

    Publication Date: 2011-01-23
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    Date Filed: 2011-01-20
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 7
    Judge: Brian Quinn Chief Justice
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    Case Number: NO. 07-10-0247-CV

    OpinionBefore QUINN, C.J., and CAMPBELL and PIRTLE, JJ.All political power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their benefit. T

  • People v. Navarro

    Publication Date: 2013-01-23
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    Date Filed: 2013-01-22
    Court: C.A. 2nd
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Lance E. Winters, Assistant Attorney General, Steven D. Matthews and David E. Madeo, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Law Offices of Helen Simkins Irza, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
    Case Number: No. B235448

    Cite as 13 C.D.O.S. 856THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent,v.DAVID NAVARRO, Defendant and Appellant.

  • May 17, 2012 | Daily Report Online

    Court revives teacher's pregnancy bias claim

    A federal appeals panel ruled Wednesday that a Florida teacher fired by a small Christian school after she acknowledged conceiving a child out of wedlock can take her pregnancy discrimination

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