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Hogan Lovells Argues Disbarred Lawyer's 'Mouthpiece' Doomed Death Row Inmate

A planned Texas execution may hinge on how effectively TaiChin Preyor's current lawyers can criticize their predecessors.
11 minute read

Daily Report Online

DeKalb Schools Reach $160K Settlement With 150 Teachers Over Contract Fees

The DeKalb County School District has agreed to pay more than $160,000 to settle a lawsuit claiming the district illegally withheld $750 apiece from 150 teachers' final paychecks when they resigned at the end of the 2013 school year.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Senate Republicans OK $1.9B for Third LIRR Track

Members of the Republican-controlled state Senate are backing a $1.9 billion plan to build a third track for the Long Island Rail Road in Nassau County.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs v. Superior Court (Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department)

C.A. 2nd; B280676 The Second Appellate District granted in part and denied in part a petition for writ of mandate. The court held that the trial court…
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Survey of 2016 Cases Under New York State Environmental Quality Review Act

Environmental Law columnists Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan write that for only the second time since this annual survey began in 1991, no court overturned any agency decision where an environmental impact statement had been prepared. In sum, 2016 was a bad year for plaintiffs in SEQRA cases.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Sears Defeats City, Landlord in Fight to Sublease Palm Beach Gardens Mall Space

Sears Roebuck came out on the winning side of a landlord-tenant dispute in Palm Beach Gardens.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Justice Sears on Her New Biography: 'God Didn't Put You Here to Fail'

In a chat about her new biography during a live Georgia Public Broadcasting program Tuesday, former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears recalled her second thoughts about her place in history.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Lyft GC Kristin Sverchek Weighs Gig Economy's Future

Lyft general counsel Kristin Sverchek offers her perspective on the future of the on-demand employment sector, and offers advice to up-and-coming companies that might not find themselves fitting exactly into the existing labor structure.
21 minute read

Daily Business Review

State Reaches Settlement on Services for Disabled Inmates

In a move that could affect thousands of Florida inmates, attorneys representing disabled prisoners and the Department of Corrections have settled a lawsuit accusing the state of discriminating against prisoners who are deaf, blind or confined to wheelchairs.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Death Row Inmate's Lawyer Cries Foul as Execution Date Looms

A lawyer for a death row inmate scheduled to be executed next month is accusing Attorney General Pam Bondi of hoodwinking him into agreeing to a delay in a U.S. Supreme Court review.
4 minute read

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