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Ruling delays 2nd Strine trial indefinitely
14 trial will not proceed. “In fact, there will not be another trial until the Court of Appeals decides this issue and only in the event that it is decided against Mr. Strine,” Oreskovich wrote. The appeal likely won't be heard until April.
Updated: 09/21/2011 01:05P
Alleged victim, roommate testify against Derrick Washington
30 court trial. Washington's accuser, who no longer is affiliated with the university, told the jury she was asleep June 19, 2010, in her Campus View apartment after a night of drinking when she was awoken by a stranger in her bed and “fingers in my
Updated: 09/21/2011 01:05P
'Actual Notice' Insufficient to Confer Personal Jurisdiction—CA
A trial court's finding that it had jurisdiction over a defendant who had actual notice of the complaint, even though the process server's declaration of personal service was clearly false, was error, the Sixth District
Updated: 09/21/2011 01:05P
'Actual Notice' Insufficient to Confer Personal Jurisdiction—CA
A trial court's finding that it had jurisdiction over a defendant who had actual notice of the complaint, even though the process server's declaration of personal service was clearly false, was error, the Sixth District
Updated: 09/21/2011 01:05P
Court Tosses Suit Over Injuries Said to Be Caused by Makeup Injection
Sacramento Superior Court Judge Loren McMaster sided with the defendant and granted summary judgment. Justice George Nicholson, writing for the Court of Appeal, agreed with the trial judge that the plaintiff failed to present a triable claim of either
Updated: 09/21/2011 01:05P
Court Tosses Suit Over Injuries Said to Be Caused by Makeup Injection
Sacramento Superior Court Judge Loren McMaster sided with the defendant and granted summary judgment. Justice George Nicholson, writing for the Court of Appeal, agreed with the trial judge that the plaintiff failed to present a triable claim of either
Updated: 09/21/2011 01:05P
Court Upholds Arbitrator's Ruling for Law Firm in Dispute With Talent Agency
Hayes sought a de novo trial in superior court, where the jury found that he had fully complied with the terms of the agreement. The jury's findings were affirmed on appeal. The Labor Commission found Marathon had violated the act in the Blasi matter,
Updated: 09/21/2011 01:05P
Health reform showing its worth
Without the protection against lifetime limits the new law provides, they would have had to declare bankruptcy. That law, derisively dubbed "Obamacare" by the president's opponents, has been portrayed as the essence of evil among Republican
Updated: 09/21/2011 01:05P
EDITORIAL: Texas redistricting mess was avoidable
The GOP-dominated Legislature got greedy, and the US Justice Department slapped its hand. The feds found that the new state and federal House districts violated the Voting Rights Act by failing to maintain the ability of minority candidates to get
Updated: 09/21/2011 01:05P
Today's e-Reads Updated: Justice Slams Full Tilt Poker; Google Rivals Sharpen
The Justice Department has filled a civil suit accusing the online gaming site Full Tilt Poker of cheating its players, The New York Times reports. The Wall Street Journal says that three Internet companies will tell
Updated: 09/21/2011 01:04P