David Horrigan

September 29, 2003 | National Law Journal

Boxer Roberto Duran's latest victory took place not in the ring, but in the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, where he successfully defended a decade-long effort to regain five championship belts that, he maintained, were stolen by his brother-in-law then conveyed to a Miami businessman who tried to sell them to FBI agents for $200,000.

By David HorriganSpecial to The National Law Journal

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July 10, 2002 | Law.com

A Houston jury has told a socialite that she should have kept a closer eye on $600,000 worth of jewelry that vanished while she was passing through a New Jersey airport. Elyse Lanier -- the wife of the former mayor of Houston -- lost her lawsuit against Newark International Airport's security service after her purse containing the expensive jewels disappeared while being X-rayed during a 1997 trip.

By David Horrigan

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November 17, 2003 | National Law Journal

In reinstating a Missouri jury's verdict in favor of a woman who claimed that the mayor of her town had punished her for speaking out, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has recognized a new form of speech-chilling retaliation: parking tickets.

By David Horrigan

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January 05, 2004 | National Law Journal

A Chicago federal jury heard much of the evidence in the trademark battle between the maker of Beanie Babies and the creator of their computer screen-cleaning counterparts, Screenie Babies.

By David Horrigan

3 minute read

November 10, 2008 | National Law Journal

Telling a white male police lieutenant that he had "pleaded himself right out of court" in his suit claiming race and sex discrimination, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held on Nov. 3 that — by arguing that he was suspended in retaliation for uncovering police misconduct in addition to being treated differently than a black female officer — the lieutenant had undermined his claim, justifying a summary judgment against him.

By David Horrigan / Special to The National Law Journal

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January 19, 2009 | National Law Journal

Rejecting the First Amendment analyses of both litigants and a federal district court, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the state of West Virginia's restrictions on video lottery advertising.

By David Horrigan / Special to The National Law Journal

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December 01, 2003 | National Law Journal

A california couple who learned of their son's death when telephoned by Los Angeles police have been given a second chance to prove that a television broadcast of that phone call and their grief-stricken reaction to it was an invasion of their privacy.

By David Horrigan

3 minute read

January 26, 2004 | National Law Journal

A juror's lack of candor during voir dire was not enough to reverse the conviction of the man on trial for abduction and sexual crimes.

By David Horrigan

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August 22, 2005 | National Law Journal

In recently rejecting a new challenge to the pledge, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reached the merits of the case, holding that a Virginia law providing for voluntary recitation of the pledge in public schools did not violate the U.S. Constitution.

By David HorriganSpecial to The National Law Journal

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July 25, 2002 | Law.com

In a settlement that could notably impact horse breeding, the American Quarter Horse Association has agreed to allow the registration of multiple offspring of the same top-quality mare, produced by embryo transfer. The deal came after a week of trial in a suit brought by Texas breeders alleging that the association's rule preventing the registration of more than one genetic foal per year violated the state's antitrust laws.

By David Horrigan

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