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May 06, 2005 |

Text Messaging and Trials: A Volatile Mix

Wireless technology has raised a new concern: Is text messaging being used to tamper with trials? That fear surfaced during a recent Michigan murder trial, when a judge heard that someone in the courtroom had used a cell phone to send a text message to a sequestered witness out in a hallway about testimony. "This is only the tip of the iceberg," said the prosecutor in the case, "and the sanctity of the courtroom could be tarnished as technological advances improve."
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24/7 Records Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., 03 Civ. 3204
Publication Date: 2007-10-01
Practice Area: Evidence
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Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District
Judge: Miriam Cedarbaum
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Case number: 03 Civ. 3204

District Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Appearances: By: Robert W. , Esq. &

In re Huang
Publication Date: 2002-01-16
Practice Area: bankruptcy
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Court: 9th Cir.
Judge: John T. Noonan, Kim McLane Wardlaw, Circuit Judges and William W. Schwarzer Senior District Judge
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Case number: No. 00-57056

The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion.NOONAN, Circuit Judge: Bank of China (the Bank) appeals the judgment of the district court reversing the summary j

July 03, 2007 |

Calif. Attorneys Meet Early and Settle Often

Linda Dardarian and Elaine Feingold are in the midst of a winning streak in disability access cases -- and so are their opponents. In eight years, the plaintiffs lawyers have settled more than two dozen disputes without filing suit or bringing in a mediator. Now, after targeting Fortune 500 companies to deliver public accommodations, the two have begun testing their settle-first strategy on public agencies. But the duo faces uncertainty as they take their negotiating tactic into uncharted waters.
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Cortez v. Purolator Air Filtration Products Company
Publication Date: 2000-06-05
Practice Area: antitrust | damages | terms &amp | conditions
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Court: Cal. Sup. Ct.
Judge: GEORGE, C.J., BAXTER, J., MOSK, J., KENNARD, J., CHIN, J., BROWN, J. WERDEGAR, J.
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For plaintiff: Cameron M. Cunningham and Newman Strawbridge
For defendant: Tom A. Nunziato et al.
Case number: No. S071934

The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion. In this matter, a companion to Kraus v. Trinity Management Services, Inc. (June 5, 2000, S064870) __ Cal.

Long Beach Police Officers Association v. City of Long Beach (Los Angeles Times Communications LLC)
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Practice Area: Government
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Court: C.A. 2nd
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For plaintiff: Law Offices of James E. Trott, James E. Trott and Larry J. Roberts for Plaintiff and Appellant. Stone Busailah and Michael P. Stone for Los Angeles Police Protective League as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants Long Beach Police Officers Association.
For defendant: Robert E. Shannon, City Attorney, Christina L. Checel, Deputy City Attorney, for Defendants and Appellants. Los Angeles Times Communications LLC, Karlene W. Goller; Davis Wright Tremaine, Kelli L. Sager, Rochelle L. Wilcox and Jeff Glasser for Real Party in Interest and Respondent. ACLU Foundation of Southern California, Peter Bibring; ACLU Foundation of Northern California, Michael T. Risher; ACLU Foundation of San Diego & Imperial Counties and David Blair-Loy as Amici Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest and Respondent Los Angeles Times Communications LLC. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton and Guylyn R. Cummins as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest and Respondent Los Angeles Times Communications LLC.
Case number: No. B231245

Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 1628 LONG POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CITY OF LONG

October 06, 2009 |

FTC Orders More Disclosure in Consumer Testimonials, Celebrity Endorsements

The days of phony online reviews and bogus testimonials are officially over -- or at least the Federal Trade Commission hopes so. The FTC on Monday published its long-anticipated final guidelines laying out how companies can use consumer testimonials and celebrity endorsements to promote their products and services, both in the online and offline worlds. The guidelines had not been updated since 1980.
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Amadeo v. Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company
Publication Date: 2002-05-28
Practice Area: Insurance Law
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Court: 9th Cir.
Judge: FISHER, Circuit Judge
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The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion. FISHER, Circuit Judge: Joan Amadeo filed this suit after Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company ("Principal" ) de

October 30, 2003 |

Firms Seek Big Names for Senior Advisers, Law Degrees Optional

They are often the biggest names at their law firms. Well-credentialed and well-connected, they are ideally situated to be rainmakers -- but J.D.s or not, they're not lawyers. Instead, they belong to the growing ranks of senior advisers, brought on to guide firms through non-legal intricacies of various markets and to provide access to prospective clients. And in the view of Covington & Burling's Stuart Eizenstat, it's the wave of the globalized future.
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Sargent v New York Daily News, L.P.
Publication Date: 2007-07-17
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Court: Appellate Division, 2nd Dept
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ROBERT W. SCHMIDT, J.P. STEPHEN G. CRANE GABRIEL M. KRAUSMAN THOMAS A. DICKERSON, JJ. Desiree Sargent, et al., appellants, v New York Daily News, L.P., et al., respondents.

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