• May 8, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Lawyer's Civil Rights Suit Over Involuntary Commitment Nixed

    A lawyer who alleged he unknowingly waived a hearing to determine whether he should be involuntarily committed for psychiatric treatment for 20 days cannot sue the county or state-appointed

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  • May 7, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Lawyer's Civil Rights Suit Over Involuntary Commitment Nixed

    A lawyer who alleged he unknowingly waived a hearing to determine whether he should be involuntarily committed for psychiatric treatment for 20 days cannot sue the county or state-appointed attorney who represented him, the Third Circuit has ruled.

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  • In re Online DVD-Rental Antitrust Litigation (11-18034)

    Publication Date: 2015-02-27
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2015-02-27
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Phyllis J. Hamilton, District Judge, Presiding Before: Sidney R. Thomas, Chief Judge, Stephen Reinhardt, Circuit Judge, and Lloyd D. George, Senior District Judge.*
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert G. Abrams and Gregory Lynn Baker, Baker Hostetler LLP, Washington, D.C.; William G. Caldes, Eugene A. Spector, and Jonathan M. Jagher, Spector Roseman Kodroff & Willis, P.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Merrill G. Davidoff, H. Laddie Montague, Jr., Sarah Rebecca Schalman-Bergen, and David Francis Sorensen, Berger & Montague, P.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Guido Saveri and Lisa Saveri, Saveri & Saveri, Inc., San Francisco, California; Todd A. Seaver and Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr., Berman DeValerio; San Francisco, California, for Plaintiffs-Appellants/Cross-Appellees.
    for defendant: Jeffrey Bank, Tiffany L. Lee, Jonathan M. Jacobson and David Reichenberg, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, New York, New York; Keith Edward Eggleton, Dylan James Liddiard, Maura L. Rees, and Anthony Weibell, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Palo Alto, California; Scott Sher, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Washington, D.C.; attorneys for Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant Netflix.

    Case Number: No. 11-18034 No. 12-16160 No. 12-16183

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 1977 IN RE ONLINE DVD-RENTAL ANTITRUST LITIGATION, ANDREA RESNICK; BRYAN EASTMAN; AMY LATHAM; MELAN

  • February 17, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Allstate Wins in EEOC Case on Appeal

    A company can fire its employees and offer them their jobs back as independent contractors under the condition that they relinquish any claim they may have had against the company, including

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  • February 16, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Allstate Wins in EEOC Case on Appeal

    A company can fire its employees and offer them their jobs back as independent contractors under the condition that they relinquish any claim they may have had against the company, including discrimination claims, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled.

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  • January 28, 2015 | Legal Times

    D.C. Circuit's Patricia Millett Reflects on Clerking, Diversity

    Judge Patricia Millett of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit said Tuesday that if she were applying for a clerkship at her court now, she would not get the job because competitio

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  • January 28, 2015 | Legal Times

    D.C. Circuit's Patricia Millett Reflects on Clerking, Diversity

    Judge Patricia Millett of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit said Tuesday that if she were applying for a clerkship at her court now, she would not get the job because competition has become so intense. Millett said she seeks out diverse applicants, especially including those with military experience.

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  • January 20, 2015 | Legal Times

    Two D.C. Judges Up for Reappointment

    Judges Thomas Motley and John Mott of the District of Columbia Superior Court are seeking second 15-year appointments to the bench. Motley and Mott were appointed in 2000. Their terms

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  • January 20, 2015 | Legal Times

    Two D.C. Judges Up for Reappointment

    Judges Thomas Motley and John Mott of the District of Columbia Superior Court are seeking their second 15-year appointments to the bench. Also, the D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission is looking for a new executive director.

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  • Engine Manufacturers Association v. California Air Resources Board

    Publication Date: 2014-11-25
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2014-11-24
    Court: C.A. 3rd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Chicago Law Partners and Timothy A. French; Greenberg Traurig, James M. Mattesich and Nancy J. Doig for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Robert W. Byrne, Assistant Attorney General and Nicholas Stern, Deputy Attorney General for Defendant and Appellant.

    Case Number: No. C071891

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 13308 ENGINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff and Respondent, v.