David Horrigan

September 01, 2008 | National Law Journal

Posing what it called a "novel legal question," the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned an order of the federal Board of Immigration Appeals, ruling on Aug. 25 that the BIA could not order the removal of a former resident of Ukraine until the BIA answered a question that might seem obvious: What is the definition of "country"?

By David Horrigan / Special to The National Law Journal

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March 22, 2004 | National Law Journal

Applying a distinctive characters-based doctrine, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the creator of the popular Spawn comic book series must share the copyright with a writer who collaborated in developing the series' storyline.

By David Horrigan

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June 02, 2003 | National Law Journal

What happens when your lawyer gets disbarred three weeks before your trial and, without letting you know about this development, goes on to defend you anyway?

By David Horrigan

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February 16, 2004 | National Law Journal

The hemp industry won a major�and perhaps complete�victory in its battle with the Bush administration when the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently rejected the federal government's proposed ban on industrial hemp in foods.

By David HorriganSpecial to The National Law Journal

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July 10, 2002 | Law.com

By David Horrigan

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February 23, 2004 | National Law Journal

A Maryland federal court declined to disturb a $19.7 million copyright infringement verdict against the investment firm Legg Mason.

By David Horrigan

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February 09, 2004 | National Law Journal

A poorly drafted verdict form failed to sink a Maryland jury's $423,000 verdict in favor of a former World Yachting Champion's sail-making company.

By David Horrigan

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November 30, 2001 | Law.com

Industrial hemp may be a boon to the environment, but it hasn't done much for the teaching career of Donna Cockrel. In 1996, actor Woody Harrelson addressed Cockrel's Shelby County, Ky., fifth-grade class on the relative benefits of hemp. When parents objected, Cockrel was fired. Her First Amendment claim against the school was dismissed, but now the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has remanded the case for trial.

By David Horrigan

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September 08, 2003 | National Law Journal

An Alaska jury's $5 billion punitive damages award stemming from the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill � already revisited and reduced in 2001 � will be revisited again in light of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on punitive damages.

By David HorriganSpecial to The National Law Journal

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February 16, 2004 | National Law Journal

A bodybuilder and occasional romance novel cover model must re-prove the financial damages he sustained when a San Diego fitness center used his likeness in its ads without his permission.

By David Horrigan

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