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Ex-Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi Sues, Wants Old Seat Back

Michael Pizzi has filed a lawsuit seeking a reinstatement order. He already benefits from a Florida Supreme Court order saying the governor was wrong to keep a suspension in place.
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New York Law Journal

Panel Takes Different Tack in Denying Habeas to Chimpanzee

The Fourth Department has refused to entertain an attempt to relocate a chimpanzee, saying that even assuming Kiko's human-like qualities make the 28-year-old chimp eligible for the legal status of a human being, "habeas corpus does not lie where a petitioner seeks only to change the conditions of confinement rather than the confinement itself."
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Denies Injunction Bid for 'InMarket' Trademark Use

A company's request for a preliminary injunction blocking the use of its trademark was lost for a lack of urgency, a federal judge has ruled.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

DA Argues Against Release of Garner Grand Jury Records

Pushing back on motions to unveil the secret proceedings that led to no charges against a New York police officer in the closely watched Eric Garner chokehold case, the office of Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan Jr. argued that any proposed redactions to grand jury records would fail to hide witness identities in their local communities.
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The Legal Intelligencer

'Outdoorsman' TV Show Wins in $6M Licensing Dispute

The grant of summary judgment in a licensing dispute between a hunting and fishing television show and a snack and beverages marketing company has opened the door to a possible award of more than $6 million in the case.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pepper Hamilton Can't Be Sued for Using Public Documents

Even if Pepper Hamilton violated a former client's confidentiality by disclosing an FBI affidavit of probable cause to search that client's home, the firm can't be sued considering the affidavit was made public prior to the firm's disclosure, a Philadelphia trial judge has ruled.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Federal Judge Sends Software Row to Delaware

A dispute over access to custom software and stored data between a company that monitors seismic vibrations and the tech company that built specialized software for it has been sent from federal court in Pittsburgh to federal court in Delaware.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Same-Sex Marriages Bring Benefits Review at Work

With same-sex marriage legal, employers are getting ready to tweak benefits where needed while lawyers think litigation.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

A-Rod Keeps Striking Out, Now Sued by Ex-Brother-in-Law Over Edgewater Real Estate Deal

Embattled New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez's latest curve ball comes from former brother-in-law Constantine Scurtis, who filed suit in Miami-Dade Circuit Court claiming A-Rod ripped him off on a real estate deal gone bad.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Judge Weds Gays and Lesbians After Ruling Against Ban

Lesbian and gay couples were married in Miami on Monday by the same judge who said she saw no reason why they couldn't immediately get their licenses ahead of Florida's coming-out party as the nation's 36th state where same-sex marriages are legal statewide.
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