Paul Elias

June 27, 2011 | Daily Report Online

The photograph on Home Depot's website shows a line of smiling soldiers unloading a truck stacked with power tools and other company wares.The company says this shows "federal dollars go farther at The Home Depot." San Francisco Attorney Paul Scott says the photo also shows the company providing Chinese-made products in violation of the Buy American Act, and the U.

By Paul Elias

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August 06, 2007 | Daily Report Online

SAN FRANCISCO AP - In open court and legal filings it's referred to simply as "the Document."Federal officials claim its contents are so sensitive to national security that it is stored in a bombproof safe in Washington and viewed only by prosecutors with top secret security clearances and a few select federal judges.

By Paul Elias

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November 05, 2008 | Daily Report Online

SAN FRANCISCO AP - For nearly a year, six Chinese crew members of the cargo ship that crashed into a bridge and spilled 50,000 gallons of oil into San Francisco Bay have been detained by federal authorities.Although they are under arrest as material witnesses, life is not as bad as it could be. They are not in jail.Living rent-free in apartments and hotels, they have been permitted to roam one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

By PAUL ELIAS

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April 30, 1999 | Law.com

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday reinstated a shareholders' class action against Valence Technology Inc., a battery manufacturer sued for stock fraud. Berry v. Valence Technology was brought in May 1994, but a federal judge ruled that since Forbes magazine had published a story critical of the company in Feb. 1993, the one-year statute of limitations for the suit had expired. The circuit said the story wasn't that detailed and had little effect on the company's stock price.

By Paul Elias

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June 12, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Before there was Edward Snowden and the leak of explosive documents showing widespread government surveillance, there was Mark Klein - a telecommunications technician who alleged that AT&T was allowing U.S. spies to siphon vast amounts of customer data without warrants.

By Paul Elias

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March 05, 2009 | Daily Report Online

SAN FRANCISCO AP - The mood was somber among gay rights supporters after a bruising, three-hour hearing before the justices of California's highest court, who expressed considerable skepticism at the idea of overturning the state's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage.Thursday's arguments pitted the right of the people to change their constitution against the right to wed.

By LISA LEFF and PAUL ELIAS

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August 27, 2012 | Legaltech News

After a year of scorched-earth litigation, a jury decided Friday that Samsung ripped off the innovative technology used by Apple to create its revolutionary iPhone and iPad. The jury ordered Samsung to pay Apple $1.05 billion.

By Paul Elias

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December 10, 2012 | Legaltech News

A federal judge appeared ready to trim millions from a $1.05 billion jury verdict Apple Inc. won over Samsung Electronics this summer as she urged the top two smartphone companies to settle their myriad legal actions around the world.

By Paul Elias

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May 02, 2012 | Daily Report Online

By Paul Elias

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March 22, 2010 | Daily Report Online

SAN FRANCISCO AP - The elderly Texas billionaire who married Anna Nicole Smith in the last year of his life never intended to leave the former stripper any portion of his vast fortune, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with a Houston jury that said J. Howard Marshall was mentally fit and under no undue pressure when he wrote a will leaving nearly all of his $1.

By PAUL ELIAS

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