• January 31, 2014 | The Recorder

    People v. Duff

    Cal.Sup.Ct. S105097 The California Supreme Court affirmed a judgment of conviction and sentence of death. The court held that where the victim impact evidence presented by the p

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  • Coleman v. Medtronic, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2014-01-28
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    Court: C.A. 2nd
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Law Offices of Martin N. Buchanan, Martin N. Buchanan; Girardi & Keese and James G. O'Callahan for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Mayer Brown LLP, Andrew E. Tauber, Scott M. Noveck; Reed Smith LLP, Michael K. Brown, James C. Martin and Lisa M. Baird for Defendants and Respondents.

    Case Number: No. B243609

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 1001 JOHN COLEMAN, Plaintiff and Appellant v. MEDTRONIC, INC., et

  • In re S.A.H.

    Publication Date: 2014-01-28
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    Date Filed: 2014-01-28
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 14
    Judge: Martha Hill Jamison Justice
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    Case Number: 14-12-00618-CV

    On Appeal from the 312th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2006-2273

  • Dickens v. Ryan

    Publication Date: 2014-01-24
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    Date Filed: 2014-01-23
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Neil V. Wake, District Judge, Presiding Before: Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge, and Harry Pregerson, Kim McLane Wardlaw, Marsha S. Berzon, Jay S. Bybee, Consuelo M. Callahan, Sandra S. Ikuta, N. Randy Smith, Mary H. Murguia, Morgan Christen and Paul J. Watford, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John P. Todd, Assistant Attorney General, Capital Litigation Section, Arizona Attorney General's Office, Phoenix, Arizona, for Respondent-Appellee.
    for defendant: Robin C. Konrad (briefed and argued) and Dale A. Baich, Assistant Federal Public Defenders, Federal Public Defender's Office, Phoenix, Arizona, for Petitioner-Appellant.

    Case Number: No. 08-99017

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 736 GREGORY DICKENS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. CHARLES RYAN, Resp

  • January 23, 2014 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Does the Disparate-Impact Theory Apply to the Fair Housing Act?

    Redevelopment agencies are left to ponder how to eliminate "blight" without facing a disparate-impact claim now that Mount Holly and residents of the Gardens neighborhood have reached a settl

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  • January 22, 2014 | Delaware Business Court Insider

    Chancery Court Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Revive Arbitration Program

    The Delaware Court of Chancery has filed a petition for a writ of certiorari asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a federal appellate court decision declaring its confidential arbitrati

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  • January 20, 2014 | National Law Journal

    INADMISSIBLE: Steptoe & Johnson Selects New Chairman

    As the new executive committee chairman of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Philip West aims to sharpen the firm's image and build key practice areas — but he's on the fence abou

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  • January 17, 2014 | Connecticut Law Tribune

    Legal Battle Over Bottle Deposits May Be Heard By U.S. Supreme Court

    It's a dispute over a nickel. But for bottle distributors these nickels add up. And when that same thought dawned on state lawmakers, a legal battle unfolded that last year

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  • Law School Admission Council, Inc. v. State of California

    Publication Date: 2014-01-14
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    Date Filed: 2014-01-13
    Court: C.A. 3rd
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Fulbright & Jaworski and Robert E. Darby for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Julie Weng-Gutierrez, Assistant Attorney General, Ismael A. Castro, Christine M. Murphy and R. Matthew Wise, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendants and Appellants. Legal Aid Society - Employment Law Center and Claudia Center for Association on Higher Education and Disability, California Association for Postsecondary Education and Disability, Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center, Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Disability Rights Advocates, Disability Rights California, Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, Disability Rights Legal Center, Edge Foundation, Everyone Reading, Inc., Legal Aid Society - Employment Law Center, National Association of Law Students with Disabilities, National Federation of the Blind, and Marilyn J. Bartlett and Richard K. Neumann, Jr., as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants.

    Case Number: No. C073187

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 383 LAW SCHOOL ADMISSION COUNCIL, INC., Plaintiff and Respondent, v

  • January 7, 2014 |

    First Dakota Nat. Bank v. BancInsure, Inc.

    Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis First Dakota Nat. Bankv.BancInsure, Inc. 2013 WL 6901237Only the Westlaw citation is currently…

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