• March 25, 2014 | International

    Clayton Utz Closes Hong Kong Office

    Clayton Utz has closed the Hong Kong office it operated in association with local firm Haley & Co. The Australian firm recruited former Deacons construction partner Glenn Haley to

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  • Center for Biological Diversity v. Department Of Fish And Wildlife (The Newhall Land And Farming Company,)

    Publication Date: 2014-03-20
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    Date Filed: 2014-03-20
    Court: C.A. 2nd
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Buse and Adam Keats; Chatten-Brown and Carstens, Jan Chatten-Brown and Doug Carstens, for Plaintiffs and Respondents Center for Biological Diversity, Friends of the Sara Clara River, Santa Clarita Organization for Planning and the Environment, and California Native Plant Society. Jason Weiner; Chatten-Brown and Carstens, Jan Chatten-Brown and Doug Carstens, for Plaintiffs and Respondents Wishtoyo Foundation/Ventura Coastkeeper.
    for defendant: Office of the General Counsel, Thomas R. Gibson, General Counsel and John H. Mattox, Senior Staff Counsel; Thomas Law Group, Tina A. Thomas, Ashle T. Crocker and Amy R. Higuera, for Defendant and Appellant Department of Fish and Wildlife. Gatze Dillon & Balance, Mark J. Dillon and David P. Hubbard; Morrison & Foerster and Miriam A. Vogel; Nielsen Merksamer Parinello Gross & Leoni and Arthur G. Scotland; and Downey Brand and Patrick G. Mitchell, for Real Party in Interest and Appellant The Newhall Land and Farming Company.

    Case Number: No. B245131

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 3034 CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY et al.,Plaintiffs and Respondents

  • San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. Jewell

    Publication Date: 2014-03-14
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    Date Filed: 2014-03-13
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Oliver W. Wanger, Senior District Judge, Presiding Before: Morris S. Arnold,* Johnnie B. Rawlinson, and Jay S. Bybee, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory K. Wilkinson (argued), Steven M. Anderson, Melissa R. Cushman, and Steven G. Martin, Best Best & Krieger LLP, Riverside, California, for Plaintiffs-Appellees State Water Contractors.
    for defendant: Robert H. Oakley (argued), Ethan Carson Eddy, and Charles R. Scott, United States Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Division, Washington, D.C.; Ignacia S. Moreno, United States Department of Justice, Assistant Attorney General, Washington, D.C.; Jim Monroe, Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor, Sacramento, California, for Federal Defendants-Appellants.

    Case Number: No. 11-15871 No. 11-16617 No. 11-16621 No. 11-16623 No. 11-16624 No. 11-16660 No. 11-16662

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 2690 SAN LUIS & DELTA-MENDOTA WATER AUTHORITY; WESTLANDS WATER DISTRICT; STEWART & JASPER ORCHARDS; ARROYO FARMS, LLC; KING PISTACHIO GROVE

  • Carter v. City of Los Angeles

    Publication Date: 2014-03-14
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    Date Filed: 2014-02-26
    Court: C.A. 2nd
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Arias Ozzello & Gignac, Mark Arias, Mikael H. Stahle, Alfredo Torrijos; Law Offices of Morse Mehrban, Morse Mehrban for Plaintiffs and Respondents.
    for defendant: Michael N. Feuer, Los Angeles City Attorney, Gary G. Geuss, Chief Assistant City Attorney, Laurie Rittenberg, Assistant City Attorney; Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, David Raizman, Dennis Depalma, Benjamin Ikuta; Drinker Biddle & Reath, Christopher F. Wong for Defendant and Respondent City of Los Angeles.

    Case Number: No. B241060

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 2794 SAUNDRA CARTER et al.,Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. CITY OF L

  • Baumann v. Chase Investment Services Corp.

    Publication Date: 2014-03-14
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    Date Filed: 2014-03-13
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: George H. King, Chief District Judge, Presiding Before: Michael Daly Hawkins, Sidney R. Thomas, and Andrew D. Hurwitz, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Glenn A. Danas (argued), Marc Primo, and Ryan H. Wu, Initiative Legal Group APC, Los Angeles, California, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
    for defendant: Carrie A. Gonell (argued) and John A. Hayashi, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Irvine, California; Samuel S. Shaulson, New York, New York; and Alison B. Willard, San Francisco, California, for Defendants-Appellees.

    Case Number: No. 12-55644

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 2736 JOSEPH BAUMANN, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appell

  • Knife River Corporation-South v. Hinojosa

    Publication Date: 2014-03-13
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    Date Filed: 2014-03-13
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 1
    Judge: Laura Carter Higley Justice
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    Case Number: 01-12-00862-CV

    On Appeal from the 335th District Court Washington County, Texas Trial Court Case No. 34659 Pane

  • Florida Supreme Court Grapples With Permanent Disability Coverage

    Publication Date: 2014-03-10
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    Court: Florida Supreme Court
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    Case Number: SC13-1930

  • March 10, 2014 | International

    The Asian Lawyer All-Star Awards

    Last Wednesday night, at a gala dinner held at the Conrad Hotel in Hong Kong, The Asian Lawyer presented its inaugural All-Star Awards. We sought to do something different, recognizing excel

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  • March 10, 2014 | Daily Business Review

    Florida Supreme Court Grapples With Permanent Disability Coverage

    BRADLEY WESTPHAL, PETITIONER, V. CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG, ETC., RESPONDENTSCase No.: SC13-1930Case type: Workers' compensationCourt: Florida Supreme CourtJurisdicti

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  • Chenevert v. Travelers Indemnity Co.

    Publication Date: 2014-03-07
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    Date Filed: 2014-03-07
    Court: 5th Cir.
    Judge: JAMES E. GRAVES, JR., Circuit Judge
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 13-60119

    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi Before JO