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Law Firm Mourns Loss of Legal Assistant Killed in Charlottesville Protest

Heather Heyer, killed Saturday while protesting against a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., was an “empathetic” worker with a dry sense of humor, according to an attorney for whom she worked.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Constitution Revision Commission Schedule Firming Up

GrayRobinson attorney Tim Cerio, who heads one of the state Constitution Revision Commission committees, hopes to finish debate by December and hold meetings on proposed changes early next year.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Court Ices Persky Recall Effort

A retired judge temporarily blocked the gathering of signatures to force a vote on the Santa Clara judge who drew fire for leniency in Stanford swimmer's sexual assault case.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Towery v. State of California

C.A. 2nd; B269387 The Second Appellate District affirmed a judgment. The court held that governmental immunity barred a former state prison inmate’s…
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

State Regulators Propose More Options for Medical Marijuana

Chewable and effervescent tablets, lozenges and non-smokeable forms of plant material would be added to the capsules, oils and liquids permitted in New York under regulations proposed by the state Health Department.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Appellate Ruling Could Change Local Finance Game; Publish It

A recent unpublished Appellate Division decision, National Loan Acquisitions v. Bridgeton Municipal Port Authority, has important consequences for the credit of New Jersey's municipalities and should therefore, we think, be approved for publication.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Morey's Pier Opinion Got it Right On Tort Claims Issue

The New Jersey Supreme Court recently held that the notice requirements of the Tort Claims Act apply to cross-claims and third party claims, and forged a practical and equitable solution to situations in which a defendant loses the right to seek contribution due to the plaintiff's delay. We think the opinion is not only correct, but also well reasoned and provides excellent guidance.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Const. Convention Backer Sues NY Elections Board

The founder of a group that supports this year's referendum on whether the state should hold a constitutional convention has filed a lawsuit against the Board of Elections to put the question on the front of the ballot.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

'I Would Avoid Blacks on This Jury': Will a Secret Memo See a Murder Case Overturned?

Attorney Stephen Reba found the memo amid a sheaf of loose papers in one of 10 banker boxes left over from the 2007 murder trial of a coastal Georgia physician.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Ex-Foley & Mansfield Partner's Death Ruled a Suicide

Nearly three months after former Foley & Mansfield partner and federal prosecutor Beranton Whisenant Jr.'s body was found on a Florida beach, local police have determined how he died.
3 minute read

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