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11th Circuit throws out some counts against sports agent who smuggled five Cuban baseball players
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed Gustavo Dominguez's conviction on charges of transporting and harboring aliens. But the three-judge panel's decision let stand his convictions and sentence on smuggling charges. Eleven counts were upheld, and 10 were reversed.
New Trial Granted in Wrongful Termination Case
A new trial has been granted in a wrongful termination case where a jury awarded $1.1 million to a small postage machine dealer that alleged its dealership could only be terminated for cause based on an oral agreement with a manufacturer/distributor. Montgomery County, Pa., Judge Arthur R. Tilson granted the new trial in Gemini Business Machines v. Ascom Hasler Mailing Systems last week.
PI Firm Wins First Round in PAC Suit
Attorneys in a small personal-injury firm in Austin took on a political action committee tied to U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and won -- at least the first round. Senior District Judge Joe Hart's May 26 ruling in Paul Clayton, et al. v. Bill Ceverha, et al. is the first in the highly publicized political controversy over the alleged illegal use of corporate contributions in the 2002 state legislative races.
Tax havens lobby to keep their names out of the law
A bill that would create a list of foreign tax havens, and give the U.S. Treasury Department new tools to impose sanctions on them, has set off an intensive lobbying push by locales that don't want to be named in the legislation.
Plaintiffs Score a Pair of Wins in Social Media Decisions
Two Pennsylvania courts have recently denied defense motions asking for access to plaintiffs' private social media pages, apparently evening the social media scoreboard and giving plaintiffs some much-needed case law to counter a trio of opposing decisions.
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Notice to the bar.Employment Litigation Enlightenment
For general counsel, employment litigation is about money. The legal department pays it to the company's outside lawyers to defend or settle suits or to satisfy a judgment. The cycle grinds on: Money goes out but doesn't come in, and a company is no better off after suit than before.Judge bars Pa. woman from contact with Michael Jordan
A judge has barred a Pennsylvania woman from contacting Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan, his family or his representatives.
Appellate Law: State Court Remands
A central issue in many lawsuits is whether the case will be litigated in state or federal court. This issue typically arises when the plaintiff files suit in state court, the defendant removes the action to federal court, and the plaintiff then moves to remand the case to state court. As Mark I. Levy writes, because of a unique statutory scheme that precludes appellate review of remands in many instances, the district court is often the court of both first and last resort.Trending Stories
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