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Court: Caregivers can't sue Alzheimer's patients
National News 08/06/2014People with Alzheimer's disease are not liable for injuries they may cause their paid in-home caregivers, California's highest court ruled Monday in a case involving a home health aide who was hurt while trying to restrain a client. The California Su...
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Court hearing gay marriage arguments from 4 states
National News 08/06/2014A federal appeals court was set to hear arguments Wednesday in six gay marriage fights from four states — Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee - in the biggest such session on the issue so far. Three judges of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ...
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Insurance Litigation Law Firm Clark & Fox Launches New Website
Law Firm News 08/01/2014John M. Clark, Michael Fox, Georgia S. Foerstner and Erin Nulty are pleased to announce the formation and opening of Clark & Fox (www.clarkfoxlaw.com) , a law firm solely serving and representing the insurance industry. Patrick J Reilly, III and ...
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German court receives suit against EU bank union
National News 07/29/2014A group of German professors has filed a complaint to the country's highest court against the European Union's plans to create a so-called banking union, a central part of the effort to make the continent's financial system more resilient. The Federa...
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Brown appoints legal affairs aide to appeals court
National News 07/29/2014Gov. Jerry Brown has named a senior aide to become an associate justice on the Sacramento-based Third District Court of Appeal. Brown announced the appointment of Jonathan Renner on Friday. The 44-year-old Democrat from Sacramento has been Brown's le...
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Montana court sends wind farm clash to California
National News 07/22/2014A dispute over a Montana wind farm's potential to harm nearby nesting eagles and other birds should be heard in California, the Montana Supreme Court said Friday, in an opinion that deals a legal setback to the project's developers. The legal row ove...
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German court: chronically ill could grow marijuana
Recent Cases 07/22/2014Some Germans may soon be able to grow their own marijuana to relieve chronic pain after a ruling from a court in Cologne. The Cologne administrative court ruled Tuesday in favor of three plaintiffs who had sued for the right to grow marijuana for the...
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Apple wins EU court case on store design trademark
Legal Events 07/11/2014The European Union's highest court says Apple's characteristic retail store layout may be registered as a trademark. The Court of Justice on Thursday overturned a decision by German patent authorities which last year rejected an application to grant ...
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Drummond Firm - Las Vegas Accident & Injury Attorneys
Notable Attorneys 07/11/2014A personal injury can impact the rest of your life. As an injury victim, you should meet with an attorney interested in protecting your rights before talking with an insurance company. Insurace companies have attorneys to protect them and you should ...
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California high court tosses death penalty
National News 07/08/2014The California Supreme Court has tossed out the murder conviction and death penalty sentence of a Riverside County man because of juror misconduct. The high court ruled Monday that Fred Lewis Weatherton didn't receive a fair trial in 2002 because one...
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MJM Law Office, P.C. - Eugene, Oregon DUII and Criminal Defense Services
Notable Attorneys 07/08/2014Driving under the influence is not a good idea, but it's a common occurence in all states. Oregon residents should be warned that the state's drunk driving laws are among the most unforgiving in the country. If you've been charged with a DUI, you'll ...
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US Supreme Court lets Equifax tax ruling stand
Headline Legal News 07/01/2014The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it won't hear an appeal from credit bureau Equifax Inc. involving what it considered an adverse tax ruling in Mississippi. The appeal was a reaction to a 2013 Mississippi Supreme Court decision that Equifax had...