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House Select Committee to Look at Hurricane Readiness

From creating a state gasoline reserve to protecting vulnerable seniors in nursing homes, a newly created House committee will look at ways of better preparing Florida to face major storms such as Hurricane Irma.
8 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Delawareans Hit Back at US Chamber-Backed Study Downgrading State's Courts

Delaware attorneys this week took aim at a new report from a study group backed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that showed Delaware losing its long-held status as the best climate for handling corporate lawsuits, rejecting assertions that the state was losing favor with businesses.
11 minute read

The Recorder

F.E.V. v. City of Anaheim

C.A. 4th; G052460 The Fourth Appellate District reversed a judgment and remanded. The court held that justice would not be served by giving preclusive…
3 minute read

The Recorder

Pesticide Action Network North America v. California Department of Pesticide Regulation (Valent U.S.A. Corporation)

C.A. 1st; A145632 The First Appellate District reversed a judgment. The court held that the Department of Pesticide Regulation violated the California…
2 minute read

The Recorder

Mahoney v. Sessions

9th Cir.; 14-35970 The court of appeals affirmed a district court judgment. The court held that a city’s “use of force” policy did…
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Hodge Aims to Establish Lasting Change in Short Term

Kelley Hodge has been Philadelphia's top prosecutor since the First Judicial District's Board of Judges chose her in July to take over in the tumultuous wake of former District Attorney R. Seth Williams, who pleaded guilty to a bribery charge in June. Since taking over, Hodge has made high-level staffing changes and is working to implement several new programs and initiative she said she hopes will outlast her tenure.
10 minute read

The Recorder

Op-Ed: The Consequences of a Hands-Off Approach to Self-Driving Car Regulation

In the minds of some movers and shakers in the automobile industry, self-driving cars are the wave of the future. For investors and big business, the safe bet is that laissez-faire policies will win the day. But for consumers and workers, that very well may lead to unsafe and unstable futures.
10 minute read

Daily Report Online

Gun Shop Suit Aims to Protect 'Priceless' Weapons Seized Over Tax Debt

According to the petition, state authorities seized over $50 million in "museum quality weapons" to resolve a tax debt of less than $150,000.
5 minute read

The Recorder

California Attorney General Will Take Trump's Border Wall to Court

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is preparing to sue to block the first phase of President Donald Trump's planned wall along the Mexican border, state officials said Wednesday morning.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

James v. N.Y. City Health and Hospitals Corp.

Sexual Harassment Claim Allowed for Prima Facie Allegations of Hostile Environment
3 minute read

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