• Garcia v. Berkshire Life Insurance Co. of America

    Publication Date: 2009-06-12
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    Date Filed: 2009-06-10
    Court: 10th Cir.
    Judge: McCONNELL, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 08-1022

    PUBLISHBefore O'BRIEN, ANDERSON and McCONNELL, Circuit Judges.In 2004, Nina Garcia filed this action against her insurer, seeking payment of benefits under a disability policy. Over the course o

  • November 23, 2007 | New Jersey Law Journal

    The Americanization of E-Commerce Law

    Some compare the Internet to the lawless West of yore, and believe that no e-commerce law exists. They point to the fact that about two-thirds of all e-mail is unwanted "spam," unsolicited com

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  • Beverly v. Susan Tave Zelman

    Publication Date: 2011-02-21
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    Date Filed: 2011-02-16
    Court: 6th Cir.
    Judge: Clay, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 09-3952,, File Name: 11a0056p.06.

    Short Title / DistrictBeverly Blount-Hill v. State of Ohio, Board of EducationSouthern District of Ohio at DaytonRECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATIONPursuant to Sixth Circuit Rule 206D

  • January 21, 2011 | New York Law Journal

    News In Brief

    Ex-Lawyer Is Charged With Grand Larceny The Nassau County District Attorney's Office has charged a disbarred attorney with stealing $1.64 million from a

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  • In re Adelphia Communications Corp.

    Publication Date: 2003-08-28
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    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District
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    U.S. District Court Southern District of New York Judge Baer John Rigas, Timothy Rigas, James Rigas, and Michael Rigas (the "Rigases") appeal, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. &

  • January 24, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Workers' Comp Judges Can't Fight Rescission of Pay Raise

    Workers' compensation judges have no vested rights in pay increases, the Commonwealth Court has ruled, finding Pennsylvania's WCJs had no recourse to collect on a rescinded raise. As managem

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  • June 28, 2010 | New York Law Journal

    Employment Contracts: Three Counterintuitive Appellate Decisions

    True or false: • Once an employment agreement expires, employment is terminable at will. • Where a contract for a definite term states t

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  • January 10, 2005 | Legal Times

    Let's Pick Up Those Penalty Flags

    The National Football League playoffs are now under way. This means that on any given Sunday (or Saturday), you're likely to find me sprawled in front of my television set, with one eye

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  • Loving v. Dep't of Defense

    Publication Date: 2008-12-31
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    Date Filed: 2008-12-23
    Court: DC Cir.
    Judge: Tatel, Circuit Judge
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for appellant: Seth Watkins, Steptoe & Johnson, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: Attorney for appellees: Michael Raab, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: 07-5318

    Argued October 7, 2008Before: ROGERS and TATEL, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.Convicted of capital murder by a military court-martial, appellant filed suit under the Freedom

  • IFC Credit Corp. v. Specialty Optical Systems, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2008-04-25
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    Date Filed: 2008-04-24
    Court: Tx. App. Dist. 5
    Judge: Justice Richter
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    Case Number: 05-06-01082-CV

    OPINIONBefore Justices Richter, Francis, and Lang-Miers.This case involves the enforceability of a lease under the Uniform Commercial Code ("UCC"). Appellant IFC Credit Corporation ("IFC") is th