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On April 6, Mary Schapiro, chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, sent a letter to Rep. Darrell Issa, chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, responding to a Ma
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COURT: San Francisco Superior ASSIGNMENT: Civil, CEQA, asbestos and criminal grand jury proceedings APPOINTED: 2002 by Governor Gray Davis LAW SC
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9th Cir. 08-72265 The court of appeals denied a petition for review of orders of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The court held that the commission adequately considered the e
May 27, 2010
C.A. 1st A125264 The First Appellate District reversed a trial court order denying a special motion to strike. The court held that acts protected under the SLAPP statute are not &
November 20, 2012
9th Cir. 10-50114 The court of appeals reversed a district court judgment and remanded the action for further proceedings. The court held that a perjury defendant suffered prejud
July 13, 2011
C.A. 2nd B222689 The Second Appellate District reversed an order and remanded. The court held that substantial evidence did not support a finding by a trial court that a class-acti
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In 1729 Jonathan Swift proposed that Ireland's poor eat their young to prevent them from becoming a burden. The reaction to his satirical essay — unsurprisingly — was
October 28, 2011
C.A. 6th H035195 The Sixth Appellate District reversed a judgment. The court held that the Los Altos School District violated the Charter Schools Act, as amended by Proposition 39,
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