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  • Weaver v. Massachusetts

    Publication Date: 2017-06-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Date Filed: 2017-06-22
    Court: U.S. Sup. Ct.
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: No. 16–240

    Ineffective assistance claim based on public trial violation during jury selection must demonstrate prejudice if not raised on direct appeal (Kennedy, J.)

  • Turner v. United States

    Publication Date: 2017-06-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Date Filed: 2017-06-22
    Court: U.S. Sup. Ct.
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    Case Number: No. 15–1503 No. 15–1504

    Favorable evidence properly withheld under Brady as not material (Breyer, J.)

  • Maslenjak v. United States

    Publication Date: 2017-06-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Immigration Law
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    Date Filed: 2017-06-22
    Court: U.S. Sup. Ct.
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    Case Number: No. 16–309

    Defendant's illegal act must play role in acquisition of citizenship in order to sustain conviction for knowingly procuring naturalization contrary to law (Kagan, J.)

  • Zhu v. Workers Compensation Appeals Board

    Publication Date: 2017-06-21
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Health Care | State and Local Government
    Date Filed: 2017-06-20
    Court: C.A. 2nd
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Law Offices of F. Michael Sabzevar and F. Michael Sabzevar for Petitionier.
    for defendant: Anne Schmitz and Allison J. Fairchild for Respondent Workers' Compensation Appeals Board.
    Case Number: No. B278696

    Going and coming rule did not bar state employee's claim for benefits based on injuries sustained while traveling between clients' homes (Kriegler, Acting P.J.)

  • In re Jose S.

    Publication Date: 2017-06-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Date Filed: 2017-06-21
    Court: C.A. 4th
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Xavier Becerra, Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Julie L. Garland, Assistant Attorney General, Eric A. Swenson and Allison V. Hawley, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Cynthia M. Jones, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
    Case Number: No. D070521

    Juvenile court record could not be split so as to allow sealing as to one offense only (McConnell, P.J.)

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    Florida Affirmative Defenses and Procedural Objections: With Forms 2024

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  • SJJC Aviation Services, LLC v. City of San Jose (Signature Flight Support Corporation)

    Publication Date: 2017-06-21
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Transportation
    Industry: Transportation | State and Local Government
    Date Filed: 2017-05-24
    Court: C.A. 6th
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Counsel for Plaintiff and Appellant, SJJC Aviation Services, LLC: David P. Lanferman, Ash Pirayou, Peter J. Howell, Alan B. Fenstermacher, Rutan & Tucker.
    for defendant: Counsel for Defendants and Respondents, City of San Jose, et al.: Richard Doyle, City Attorney, Nora Frimann, Ardell Johnson, Margo Laskowska, Office of the City Attorney.
    Case Number: No. H041035

    Unsuccessful bidder did not show "beneficial interest" required for standing to challenge the bidding result (Eli, J.)

  • Brewster v. Beck

    Publication Date: 2017-06-21
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law
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    Date Filed: 2017-06-21
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Jesus G. Bernal, District Judge, Presiding Before: Alex Kozinski, M. Margaret McKeown and Paul J. Watford, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald W. Cook (argued), Los Angeles, California; Barrett S. Litt, Kaye McLane Bednarski & Litt, Pasadena, California; Paul Hoffman and Catherine Sweetser, Schonbrun De Simone Seplow Harris & Hoffman LLP, Venice, California; for Plaintiff-Appellant.
    for defendant: Gabriel S. Dermer (argued) and Adena M. Hopenstand, Deputy City Attorneys; Ronald S. Whitaker, Assistant City Attorney; Michael N. Feuer, City Attorney; Office of the City Attorney, Los Angeles, California; for Defendants-Appellees.
    Case Number: No. 15-55479

    Thirty-day impoundment of vehicle constitutes "seizure" under Fourth Amendment (Kozinski, J.)

  • Zubillaga v. Allstate Indemnity Company

    Publication Date: 2017-06-20
    Practice Area: Insurance Law | Motor Vehicle Torts | Personal Injury
    Industry: Insurance
    Date Filed: 2017-06-19
    Court: C.A. 4th
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Law Office of Kyle J. Scott and Kyle J. Scott for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, Peter H. Klee, Karin Dougan Vogel and Joseph E. Foss, for Defendant and Respondent.
    Case Number: No. G052603

    Good faith dispute doctrine did not relieve insurer of obligation to investigate insured's treatment recommendations (Thompson, J.)

  • Jordan-Benel v. Universal City Studios, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2017-06-20
    Practice Area: Copyrights | Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Date Filed: 2017-06-20
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Michael W. Fitzgerald, District Judge, Presiding Before: Harry Pregerson, Dorothy W. Nelson, and John B. Owens, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Glen Lance Kulik (argued) and Patricia Brum, Kulik Gottesman Siegel & Ware LLP, Sherman Oaks, California, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    for defendant: Kelli L. Sager (argued), Jason Harrow, and Karen A. Henry, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Los Angeles, California, for Defendants-Appellants.
    Case Number: No. 15-56045

    Claim for breach of implied-in-fact contract based on unauthorized use of screenplay does not arise from protected free speech activity (Pregerson, J.)

  • United States v. Kleinman

    Publication Date: 2017-06-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Date Filed: 2017-06-16
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Otis D. Wright II, District Judge, Presiding Before: David M. Ebel,*Milan D. Smith, Jr., and N. Randy Smith, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Julie Shemitz (argued) and David P. Kowal (argued), Assistant United States Attorneys; Lawrence S. Middleton, Chief, Criminal Division; United States Attorney's Office, Los Angeles, California; for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    for defendant: Becky S. James (argued) and Jessica W. Rosen, James & Associates, Los Angeles, California, for Defendant-Appellant.
    Case Number: No. 14-50585

    Federal bar on prosecuting conduct that complies with state medical marijuana laws not applicable to convictions for money laundering and interstate distribution (M.D. Smith, J.)