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Kirk Kerkorian’s wiretapping attorney faces disbarment over 2008 conviction
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — Longtime Beverly Hills attorney Terry Neal Christensen has been disbarred following an Aug. 1 California Supreme Court order over his 2008 conviction of wiretapping billionaire Kirk Kerkorian's ex-wife, Lisa Bonder, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents.
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Texas attorney ordered to pay millions in alleged loan modification scam disbarred in California
SAN FRANCISCO – Fort Worth, Texas attorney Chance Edward Gordon, slapped with an $8.6 million federal judgment over his loan modification services and who exhibited "outrageous behavior" during an official investigation, has been disbarred following a California Supreme Court order.
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As Supreme Court bans foie gras, restaurant association says change will impact California restaurant industry
The Supreme Court has allowed California to ban foie gras after six years of the state waiting to enforce a ruling that was initially made 15 years ago.
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California employers at reduced risk for labor litigation following Supreme Court decision, litigators say
WASHINGTON – California employers now have a lower risk of ending up in court fighting Federal Arbitration Act and National Labor Relations Act lawsuits following a split U.S. Supreme Court decision in a major arbitration case earlier this month, two California litigators said in recent interviews.
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Nonpartisan groups petition U.S. Supreme Court in California's foie gras fight
WASHINGTON – Ilya Shapiro hopes the U.S. Supreme Court decides to hear foie gras producers and sellers' challenge to California's ban on the product in the name of freedom.
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Assessment of California regulations needed, says business development exec
SACRAMENTO - If there is one person who knows the business of doing business in California and its relationship with state neighbors and rivals, it is Barry Broome.
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Outcome of Apple-Samsung trial could affect patent value, experts say
Experts believe the ultimate resolution of a long-running head-to-head between Samsung and Apple over the design of their phones could have deep implications for the value of patents.
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State Sen. Moorlach views SB33 bill as job killer
California Sen. John Moorlach said SB33 bill is looked at as a job killer, "like trial attorneys [that] push to try and avoid class action lawsuits."
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Attorney plans to file petition to U.S. Supreme Court in MLB antitrust suit
After a federal court dismissed appeal filed by former minor league players in an antitrust suit, their counsel is planning to petition the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case.
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California judge, civil rights advocates encourage courts to protect liberties
SAN FRANCISCO — On the heels of the U.S. Senate confirming Neil Gorsuch as the 113th member of the U.S. Supreme Court, a California judge and civil rights advocates have called on state courts to do their parts to protect individual rights.
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SCOTUS to hear appeal on Plavix case
SAN FRANCISCO — On the day before Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal concerning jurisdiction involving Bristol Myers Squibb and its blood-thinning medication Plavix.
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Missouri AG takes states' fight against California egg law to US Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — A California law designed to improve the living conditions of hens has drawn opposition from Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley, who has taken his challenge of the law’s egg-sale restrictions to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Friedrichs 2.0: New lawsuit by 8 teachers challenges mandatory dues paid to California union
BURLINGAME, Calif. — The Center for Individual Rights has filed suit on behalf of eight California teachers challenging the school district’s practice of making union membership and ascribed dues mandatory.
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Supreme Court takes nonresident jurisdiction case
The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to take up the arguments put forth in the appealed Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Superior Court, a case that involves establishing the limits of personal jurisdiction over nonresident parties cited in a mass class-action lawsuit.
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US Supreme Court to review $4M in damages awarded in police shooting
LOS ANGELES — A Lancaster, California, couple that was awarded $4 million in damages for a California police shooting three years ago could have its award reversed after the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider overturning it.
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Supreme Court rules for Samsung in patent dispute with Apple
SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Samsung on Dec. 6, in what is being heralded as a major victory in the patent controversy with rival tech giant Apple.