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  • February 20, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Pension Plan Is a Marital Asset: Adams Co. Judge rules

    A former firefighter's disability retirement pension plan is a marital asset under state law and thus subject to equitable distribution in his divorce, an Adams County judge ruled. B

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  • March 31, 2005 | The Recorder

    Insurers Shaken by Punitives Ruling

    Reviving punitive damages claims for victims of 1994's Northridge earthquake didn't violate constitutional prohibitions against ex post facto laws, a state appeal court ruled Wednesday.

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  • People v. Torres

    Publication Date: 2013-02-15
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    Date Filed: 2013-02-15
    Court: C.A. 5th
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Michael P. Farrell, Assistant Attorney General, Louis M. Vasquez and Rebecca Whitfield, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Deborah Prucha, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
    Case Number: No. F063840

    Cite as 13 C.D.O.S. 1842THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent,v.OLIVIA STEPHANIE TORRES, Defendant and

  • November 9, 2011 | The Recorder

    Karen P. v. Superior Court (Andres P.)

    C.A. 2nd B236076 The Second Appellate District granted a petition for writ of mandate. The court held that a child in dependency proceedings who disclosed to authorities purported

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  • October 8, 2012 | National Law Journal

    INADMISSIBLE

    A LIFELIKE 'SCRIM' REPLICATES COURT'S FACADE Passersby did a double take when they glanced at the U.S. Supreme Court last week. It is sporting a new face

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  • November 5, 2009 | National Law Journal

    D.C. Court of Appeals resurrects cell phone radiation cases

    In a ruling that has grabbed the attention of the product liability and telecommunications bars, the D.C. Court of Appeals last week revived a series of lawsuits by individuals who say th

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  • Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services v. Superior Court (Stacy P.)

    Publication Date: 2008-05-16
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    Date Filed: 2008-05-16
    Court: C.A. 2nd
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Raymond G. Fortner, Jr., County Counsel, James M. Owens, Assistant County Counsel, O. Raquel Ramirez and Ali R. Sabouri, Deputy County Counsel, for Petitioner.
    for defendant: No appearance for Respondent.
    Case Number: B204618

    Cite as 08 C.D.O.S. 5933LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, Petitioner,v.THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS AN

  • March 12, 2007 | Connecticut Law Tribune

    Commentary: Chaos In Norwalk Not Racial Attack

    There is something rotten in Norwalk Superior Court. There has been for years. But what's rotten is not the racial biases of the judges presiding there. No, what is rotten in the city of Norw

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  • August 12, 2002 |

    Firm Must Pay Former Partners When Benefits Fully Vested

    ContractsFirm Must Pay Former Partners When Benefits Fully VestedSuperior Court decision is victory for lawyers nearing retirement Two former large-firm partners are entitled

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  • April 16, 2012 | The Recorder

    Brinker a Win for Employers, but Plaintiffs Cheering, Too

    SAN FRANCISCO — Employers got most of what they wanted in the long-awaited Brinker wage-and-hour ruling issued Thursday by the California Supreme Court. But workers won some victo

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