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  • October 24, 2016 | New York Law Journal

    Looking Beyond Delaware: Exercising Shareholder Appraisal Rights in N.Y.

    The quintessential responsibility of shareholders to a corporation is to vote at annual meetings or to approve significant transactions, such as a proposed merger. In many ways, the most imp

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  • October 24, 2016 | Law.com

    Obama Administration Champions Pay Equity, But Some Allege Overreach

    The first actions that a president takes after entering office say a lot about what the leader’s goals will be going forward. And so it was with President Barack Obama, who on Jan. 29,

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  • October 24, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

    Dr. Bull and the Jury's Role: East Texas, Patents and Juries

    The fourth episode of Bull sees our protagonist and his team defend a woman accused of patent infringement. The woman previously worked for a prescription company, but split off to independe

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  • Williams v. Johnson

    Publication Date: 2016-10-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2016-05-27
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Before: Stephen Reinhardt and Alex Kozinski, Circuit Judges, and Ronald M. Whyte,* Senior District Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kurt David Hermansen, Law Office of Kurt David Hermansen, San Diego, California, and Steven M. Klepper, Kramon & Graham, P.A., Baltimore, Maryland, for Petitioner-Appellant.
    for defendant: Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General of California, Gerald Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Lance E. Winters, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Xiomara Costello and Stephanie C. Brenan, Deputy Attorneys General, Los Angeles, California, for Respondent-Appellee.
    Case Number: No. 07-56127

    Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 11132 TARA SHENEVA WILLIAMS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. DEBORAH K. J

  • October 21, 2016 |

    Vasquez v. Am. Cas. Co. Of Reading

    Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis Vasquezv.American Cas. Co. of Reading, PA. 2016 WL 5944996Only the Westlaw citation is currently available.Supreme…

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  • Lane v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-10-20
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rodney Lane, Glennville, proceeded pro se. Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, Marc A. Mallon, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Michael A. Oldham, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S16A0721

    The court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to grant defendant a continuance on the first day of to allow new counsel to prepare for

  • Ellison v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-10-20
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James A. Ellison, Alamo, proceeded pro se. Kenneth W. Mauldin, District Attorney, Kristopher M. Bolden District Attorney's Office, Athens, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, and Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S16A0602

    Defendant's sentence following his negotiated guilty plea to murder was void to the extent it purported to limit his eligibility for parole in a manner not authorized by statutory law, and the tria

  • October 20, 2016 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Meet the New Jersey Law Firm Associates—Class of 2016

    From the Editor Each fall the Law Journal takes stock of the many associates who have joined the bar or changed firms in the preceding year. It's safe to say that there are even

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  • Mendez-Garcia v. Lynch

    Publication Date: 2016-10-20
    Practice Area: Immigration Law
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2016-10-20
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Before: Barry G. Silverman, Sandra S. Ikuta, and Paul J. Watford, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Joseph Codner (argued), Law Offices of Michael J. Codner, San Diego, California; Murray D. Hilts, San Diego, California; for Petitioners.
    for defendant: Jane T. Schaffner (argued), Trial Attorney; Holly M. Smith and Janice K. Redfern, Senior Litigation Counsel; Linda S. Wernery, Assistant Director; Benjamin C. Mizer, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General; Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.
    Case Number: No. 15-71931 No. 13-72924

    Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 11104 ALBERTO MENDEZ-GARCIA, Petitioner, v. LORETTA E. LYNCH, Atto

  • Gonzales v. CarMax Auto Superstores, LLC

    Publication Date: 2016-10-20
    Practice Area: Consumer Protection
    Industry: Automotive
    Date Filed: 2016-10-20
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Cormac J. Carney, District Judge, Presiding Before: Stephen Reinhardt, Alex Kozinski, and Kim McLane Wardlaw, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Hallen D. Rosner (argued), Rosner, Barry & Babbitt, LLP, San Diego, California, for Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.
    for defendant: Kurt A. Schlichter (argued), Steven C. Shonack, Jamie L. Keeton, Schlichter & Shonack, LLP, El Segundo, California, for Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellants.
    Case Number: No. 14-56842 No. 14-56305

    Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 11098 TRAVIS Z. GONZALES, an individual, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. C