Recent Updates
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U.S. Supreme court to intervene in Saginaw court camera case
Civil Litigation News 01/13/2017The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to intervene in the case of a man who wants to use a video recorder at Saginaw County courts. Robert McKay asked the Supreme Court on Monday to declare there's a First Amendment right to record what happens in co...
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High court turns away appeal from former AIG executives
Civil Litigation News 01/13/2017The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from two former American International Group executives seeking to avoid civil fraud claims on charges they hid hundreds of millions of dollars in losses from investors. The justices on Monday let stand a lower ...
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Supreme Court temporarily blocks new NC districts, elections
U.S. Supreme Court 01/13/2017The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that had directed North Carolina legislators to redraw state legislative districts by March 15 and hold special elections within the altered districts this fall. The court ord...
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Court to weigh appeal on Indiana's block on Syrian refugees
Immigration Law 01/13/2017A federal appeals court in Chicago is set to hear arguments in Republican Indiana Gov. Mike Pence's appeal of a ruling that blocked his order to bar state agencies from helping Syrian refugees resettle in Indiana. The appeals court is considering the...
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Aequitas Legal Group - California Employment and Consumer Attorneys
Law Firm News 01/10/2017We have the experience, legal skills, resources, passion and commitment to litigate against a company of any size. But, our clients come back to us time and time again because of our singular focus on client service that shows that we care.Unlike oth...
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High court sides with Samsung in patent dispute with Apple
Intellectual Property 01/09/2017The Supreme Court unanimously sided with smartphone maker Samsung on Tuesday in its high-profile patent dispute with Apple over design of the iPhone. The justices said Samsung may not be required to pay all the profits it earned from 11 phone models ...
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Texas affirmative action plan survives Supreme Court review
Immigration Law 01/09/2017The University of Texas admissions program that takes account of race has survived another round at the Supreme Court. The justices on Thursday upheld the Texas program by a 4-3 vote. The university considers race among many factors in admitti...
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Court: Asylum not automatic for former gang members
Immigration Law 01/09/2017Immigrants in the United States illegally are not automatically eligible for asylum on the basis that they are former gang members who risk persecution if they return home, a federal appeals court panel ruled Wednesday. Three judges from the 9th U.S....
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South Korean executives jailed for humidifier cleaner deaths
Consumer Rights 01/09/2017A South Korean court sentenced the former head of Oxy Reckitt Benckiser to seven years in prison Friday after the company's disinfectant for humidifiers killed scores of people and left hundreds with permanent lung damage. The Seoul Central District ...
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Ohio's high court dismisses media lawsuit over bodycam video
Breaking Legal News 01/04/2017The Ohio Supreme Court dismissed a public information lawsuit Tuesday without ruling on its argument that video from police body cameras are public record and should be released on request. In not taking up the issue, the court noted that the video h...
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Court: Star Chinese investor pleads guilty in stock case
Corporate Governance 12/23/2016A Chinese court says a star securities trader who was arrested following last year's stock market collapse has pleaded guilty to insider trading and manipulating share prices. The court in the eastern city of Qingdao said in a statement Tuesday that ...
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US Supreme Court could hear Charleston company, Lexmark case
Intellectual Property 12/13/2016A small Charleston company that refills and resells empty toner cartridges could soon be defending itself before the U.S. Supreme Court in a dispute that could affect huge tech companies and pharmaceutical firms. Lexmark, a Lexington, Kentucky-based ...