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December 1, 2015 | New York Law Journal

The Statute of Limitations in Legal Malpractice

The statute of limitations in legal malpractice cases is often thought of as impervious. Plaintiffs are given three years to commence an action for legal malpractice after a wrong is committ

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November 25, 2015 | Legal Times

Ranking the Top Ten Female Justices (When There Are Only Four)

When the invitation went out recently from the Green Bag law journal to come up with new “top ten” rankings for the U.S. Supreme Court, Meg Penrose leapt at the chance to rate th

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November 24, 2015 | Daily Report Online

UGA Law to Launch Jurist-in-Residence Program

The University of Georgia School of Law is starting a new jurist-in-residence program, inviting federal judges to spend a week on campus teaching an intensive mini-course. The program

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Young's Market Company v. Superior Court (San Diego Unified School District)

Publication Date: 2015-11-20
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Date Filed: 2015-11-19
Court: C.A. 4th
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Attorneys: For plaintiff: Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis and Kenneth Erik Friess, Nicholas S. Shantar for Petitioner.
for defendant: Dannis Woliver Kelley and Janet L. Mueller, Cameron C. Ward, Kirsten Y. Zittlau on behalf of Real Party in Interest.
Case Number: No. D068213

Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 12421 YOUNG'S MARKET COMPANY, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT

In re Medina, WR-75, 835-02 (Tex.Crim.App. 11/04/2015)

Publication Date: 2015-11-17
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Date Filed: 2015-11-04
Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Judge: NEWELL, J.
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Case Number: WR-75, 835-02

ON APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF PROHIBITION IN CAUSE NO. W07-32923-S(A) IN THE 282nd JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT DALLAS COUNTY Newell, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which

Jones v. Davis

Publication Date: 2015-11-12
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Date Filed: 2015-11-12
Court: 9th Cir.
Judge: Cormac J. Carney, District Judge, Presiding Before: Susan P. Graber, Johnnie B. Rawlinson, and Paul J. Watford, Circuit Judges.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Laurence (argued), Cliona Plunkett, Nisha Shah, and Tara Mikkilineni, Habeas Corpus Resource Center, San Francisco, California, for Petitioner-Appellee.
for defendant: Michael J. Mongan (argued), Deputy Solicitor General; James William Bilderback II and Keith H. Borjon, Supervising Deputy Attorneys General; Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General of California; Edward C. DuMont, Solicitor General; Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney General; Lance E. Winters, Senior Assistant Attorney General; and A. Scott Hayward and Herbert S. Tetef, Deputy Attorneys General, Los Angeles, California, for Respondent-Appellant.
Case Number: No. 14-56373

Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 12139 ERNEST DEWAYNE JONES, Petitioner-Appellee, v. RON DAVIS, War

Mixon v. State, 07-15-00094-CR (Tex.App. Dist.7 11/10/2015)

Publication Date: 2015-11-10
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Date Filed: 2015-11-10
Court: Court of Appeals of Texas, Seventh District, Amarillo
Judge: MACKEY K. HANCOCK JUSTICE.
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Case Number: 07-15-00094-CR

On Appeal from the 251st District Court Randall County, Texas Trial Court No. 23, 963-C, Honorable Ana Estevez, Presiding Before QUINN, C.J., and HANCOCK and PIRTL

Ex parte Fournier, WR-82, 102-01, WR-82, 103-01 (Tex.Crim.App. 10/28/2015)

Publication Date: 2015-11-05
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Date Filed: 2015-10-28
Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Judge: Keasler, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Meyers, Hervey, Richardson, and Newell, JJ., join. Alcala, J., filed a concurring opinion. Yeary, J, filed a dissenting opinion, in which Keller, P.J., joined. Johnson, J., concurred. Alcala, J., filed a concurring opinion. Yeary, J., filed a dissenting opinion in which Keller, P.J., joined.
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Case Number: WR-82, 102-01, WR-82, 103-01

ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS FROM CAUSE NO. 1151921-A IN THE 351ST DISTRICT COURT HARRIS COUNTY ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS FROM CAUSE NO. 1300886-A IN TH

November 4, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Certified Questions From Federal Courts

Ever since Erie RR Co. v. Tompkins,1 when a case is in federal court on the basis of diversity jurisdiction

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Carter v. Stephens, 15-70005 (5th Cir. 10/28/2015)

Publication Date: 2015-11-04
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Date Filed: 2015-10-28
Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Judge: EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:
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Case Number: 15-70005

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas Before DAVIS, CLEMENT, and COSTA, Circuit Ju