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California users file civil suit against Facebook
SANTA ANA, California AP - Five Facebook users filed a civil lawsuit Monday alleging that the social networking site is violating California's privacy laws and misleading members about how their personal information is used.The lawsuit, filed in Orange County Superior Court, asks for damages and attorney's fees and includes a request for a jury trial.De Novo Review in the Environmental Hearing Board
On Aug. 26, Chief Judge Thomas W. Renwand of the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board rendered an opinion in Consol Pennsylvania Co. v. Department of Environmental Protection , exploring some basic — if confusing — principles of EHB jurisdiction and procedure.Russian Industrialists Sue Center for Public Integrity
Alfa Bank Chairman Mikhail Fridman and another Russian industrialist are suing the Center for Public Integrity. They claim defamation by an article the center published that said the two were linked to the mob.Plum Program Survives -- So Do Calif. Justices' Doubts
In a case brought by the owners of a family-run orchard who objected to paying mandatory fees for generic advertising for plums, the California Supreme Court held last week that the marketing program does not violate the federal speech rights of Gerawan Farming Inc. But the justices said lower courts must do fact-finding to determine whether the program serves the substantial public purpose of protecting the state's plum industry.View more book results for the query "*"
Investors moving out of stocks, into bonds
The biggest money managers say concern the U.S. will slip into a recession is overblown and that individuals piling into fixed-income securities for their relative safety are making a mistake.MCI-Verizon Plans to Slash Legal Team
The proverbial blood may soon hit the floor, thanks to Verizon's proposed $6.7 billion acquisition of MCI. The two telecom giants currently boast 357 attorneys, a number set to shrink if the deal proceeds. And outside law firms would likely lose a big client as well. The deal is far from complete, but as Timothy Casey, MCI's former chief technology counsel puts it, "Every firm that has a telecom practice is going to get squeezed" by telecommunications industry consolidation.Restoration to Practice — Duane T. Phillips
This matter having been duly presented to the Court on the motion for reinstatement to practice filed by DUANE T. PHILLIPS of BRIGANTINE, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1993, and who has been temporarily suspended from the practice of law since January 23, 2012;Pinto v. State Civil Service Comm'n
A corrections officer, while on paid leave to serve as a union officer, was not subject to the Civil Service Act's prohibition against political activity. Affirmed on different grounds.Commonwealth v. Rivera, PICS Case No. 10-3680 (Pa. Super. Dec. 17, 2010) Lazarus, J. (16 pages).
Provisions of Megan's Law II were inapplicable to appellant. The term "imprisonment" was intended to apply only to the original term of confinement served pursuant to a conviction for a Megan's Law sex offense. The term did not apply to appellant as his imprisonment resulted from a probation violation on an unrelated offense.Trending Stories
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