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  • May 22, 2014 |

    Brown v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co.

    Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis Brownv.State Farm Fire & Cas. Co.2014 WL 2090026Only the Westlaw citation is currently available.Appellate…

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  • May 21, 2014 | New Jersey Law Journal

    N.J. High Court To Mull Effect of SCOTUS Ruling on DWI Blood Draws

    The New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the necessity of warrants for blood draws in drunken-driving cases only reaches future matters

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  • May 20, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Statutory Employer Doctrine Squelches Verdict Against Contractor

    The state Superior Court, ruling that statutory employer immunity can be raised at any time during a litigation, has thrown out a $2 million verdict against a contractor. In so holdin

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  • May 20, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Attorney Fees Awarded After Peer Review Found Invalid

    An insurance company's reliance on a peer review's recommendation to deny claims does not protect the insurer from liability for attorney fees if the peer review is found to be inval

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  • In the Matter of Allen B., Respondent v. Christine A. Sproat, &c., et al., Appellants, Richard D. Northrup, Respondent, No. 73

    Publication Date: 2014-05-14
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    Court: New York State, Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judges Graffeo, Smith and Abdus-Salaam concur. 
Chief Judge Lippman dissents in an opinion in which 
Judges Pigott and Rivera concur.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Case No. 73: Andrew W. Amend, for appellants. Case No. 74: Andrew W. Amend, for appellants.
    for defendant: Lisa Volpe, for respondent Allen B. District Attorneys Association of the State of New York, amicus curiae. Lisa Volpe, for respondent Robert T. District Attorneys Association of the State of New York, amicus curiae.
    Case Number: No. 73

    Cite as: Matter of Allen B. v. Sproat, No. 73, NYLJ 1202655125138, at *1 (Ct. of App., Decided May 13, 2014) No. 73p class="j

  • May 9, 2014 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Carpenter Hurt in Scaffold Fall Wins $2.75 Million Recovery

    A carpenter won a $3.5 million verdict for injuries from a scaffold fall but will recover only $2.75 million due to a high-low settlement, in Lattanzio v. Quality Technology Serv

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  • People v. Sarpas

    Publication Date: 2014-05-07
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    Date Filed: 2014-04-24
    Court: C.A. 4th
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Frances T. Grunder, Assistant Attorney General, Michele Van Gelderen and Sheldon H. Jaffe, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Law Offices of Murphy & Eftekhari, Thomas Murphy and Afshin Eftekhari for Defendants and Appellants.
    Case Number: No. G047462

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 5074 THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. HAKIMULLAH SARPAS et a

  • May 7, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Judge Sanctions Defense Lawyer Over Smoking Reference

    A Philadelphia judge has ordered that defense attorney Nancy Raynor be sanctioned for allowing a defense expert to make a prohibited reference to smoking in a lung cancer-related medical mal

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  • People v. Hajek and Vo

    Publication Date: 2014-05-05
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    Date Filed: 2014-05-05
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Edmund G. Brown, Jr., and Kamala D. Harris, Attorneys General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Assistant Attorney General, Nanette Winaker and Moona Nandi, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Michael J. Hersek, State Public Defender, under appointment by the Supreme Court, and Alison Pease, Deputy State Public Defender, for Defendant and Appellant Stephen Edward Hajek Doron Weinberg and Kathryn K. Andrews, under appointments by the Supreme Court; Law Offices of Doron Weinberg and Marilyn A. Waller for Defendant and Appellant Loi Tan Vo.
    Case Number: No. S049626

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 4930 THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. STEPHEN EDWARD HAJEK A

  • Stewart v. Cate

    Publication Date: 2014-05-01
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    Date Filed: 2013-11-01
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Barry T. Moskowitz, District Judge, Presiding Before: Marsha S. Berzon and Sandra S. Ikuta, Circuit Judges, and Jennifer G. Zipps, District Judge.*
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kurt David Hermansen (argued), Law Office of Kurt David Hermansen, San Diego, California; Jan Stiglitz, Justin Brooks, Alexander Simpson, and Alissa Bjerkhoel, California Innocence Project, San Diego, California, for Petitioner-Appellant.
    for defendant: Kevin Vienna (argued), Supervising Deputy Attorney General; Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General of California; Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General; Gary W. Schons, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Raquel M. Gonzalez, Deputy Attorney General, San Diego, California, for Respondent-Appellee.
    Case Number: No. 10-55985

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 4719 DEARCEY JAMUL STEWART, Petitioner-Appellant, v. MATTHEW L. CATE