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  • August 18, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Commonwealth v. Muniz, PICS Case No. 17-1251 (Pa. July 19, 2017) Dougherty, J.; Saylor, C.J., dissenting. (85 pages).

    Retroactive application of SORNA's registration provisions violated the Ex Post Facto Clauses of the federal and Pennsylvania Constitutions because the registration provisions constituted punishment as the requirements were akin to tradition forms of punishment like probation or parole. Order of the superior court reversed.

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  • August 17, 2017 |

    Indianapolis Motor Speedway, LLC v. Global Live, Inc.

    Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis Indianapolis Motor Speedway, LLC v. Global Live, Inc.United States District Court for the Southern District…

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  • Ponte v. County of Calaveras

    Publication Date: 2017-08-16
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Government
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Date Filed: 2017-07-17
    Court: C.A. 3rd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Law Offices of Kenneth M. Foley and Kenneth M. Foley for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Caulfield Law Firm and Andrew T. Caulfield for Defendant and Respondent.
    Case Number: No. C079180

    Attorney fees properly awarded against plaintiff attempting to collect from county for work performed without contract (Duarte, J.)

  • Ayala v. Dawson

    Publication Date: 2017-08-07
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Date Filed: 2017-08-04
    Court: C.A. 1st
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Arthur Samuel Humphrey, Attorney at Law and Arthur Samuel Humphrey for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Terry A. Duree for Defendant and Respondent.
    Case Number: No. A142830

    Atypical unlawful detainer action decided issues of both possession and title (Streeter, J.)

  • Orange County Water District v. SABIC Innovative Plastics US, LLC

    Publication Date: 2017-08-07
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: Mining and Resources | State and Local Government
    Date Filed: 2017-08-04
    Court: C.A. 4th
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Connor Fletcher & Hedenkamp, Edmond M. Connor, Douglas Aaron Hedenkamp; Miller & Axline, Duane C. Miller, Michael Dana Axline and Justin Morgan Massey, for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Squire Patton Boggs, Adam R. Fox, Helene Huang Yang and Marisol Corral Mork, for Defendants and Respondents Sabic Innovative Plastics US, LLC, and General Electric Company.
    Case Number: No. D070553

    Water district not required to demonstrate liability for remediation costs caused by groundwater pollution in order to bring private cause of action for indemnity under HSAA (Haller, J.)

  • People v. Echavarria

    Publication Date: 2017-08-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-08-03
    Court: C.A. 4th
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kamala D. Harris, Xavier Becerra, Attorneys General, Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Julie L. Garland, Assistant Attorney General, A. Natasha Cortina and Meagan J. Beale, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Allison H. Ting, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
    Case Number: No. E065257

    Juror misconduct mandated reversed of murder conviction (Miller, J.)

  • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. v. Superior Court (Prime Healthcare La Palma, LLC)

    Publication Date: 2017-08-01
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Dispute Resolution | Civil Procedure | Health Care Law
    Industry: Health Care | Insurance
    Date Filed: 2017-07-31
    Court: C.A. 2nd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, Gregory N. Pimstone and Joanna S. McCallum for Petitioners.
    for defendant: No appearance for Respondent.King & Spalding, Marcia Augsburger and W. Scott Cameron for Real Parties in Interest.
    Case Number: No. B272284

    Trial court lacked jurisdiction to confirm partial arbitration award (Small, J.)

  • August 1, 2017 |

    Progressive Casualty Ins. Co. v. Monaco

    Click Here for FC&S Expert Legal AnalysisProgressive Cas. Ins. Co. v. MonacoUnited States District Court for the District of ConnecticutJuly 5, 2017,…

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  • July 26, 2017 | The Recorder

    In First Calif. Talc Trial, It's the Defense Taking the Offensive

    Johnson & Johnson's lawyers went on the attack Wednesday in the first California trial over talcum powder, even moving for a mistrial in the middle of opening statements.

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  • FilmOn.com v. DoubleVerify, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2017-07-26
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Date Filed: 2017-06-29
    Court: C.A. 2nd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Baker Marquart, Ryan G. Baker, Jaime W. Marquart, Christian A. Anstett and Blake D. McCay for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Fox Rothschild, Lincoln D. Bandlow and Margo J. Arnold for Defendant and Respondent.
    Case Number: No. B264074

    Presence of adult content and copyright infringing material on websites constituted matters of widespread public interest (Johnson, J.)