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Sonoma West News
Published December 4, 2008, 10:25 am, Sonoma West Times and News
SEBASTOPOL – New city council members Kathleen Shaffer and Guy Wilson took an oath of office and their seats amid applause from a standing room only crowd and praise for those leaving the dais from their supporters Tuesday night.
Gas Industry Lawsuit Settled for $380 Million
Published December 4, 2008, 3:10 am, The Charleston State Journal
Lawyers will rake in about $128 million from a lawsuit that could have turned the gas industry on its head.
Groklaw's PJ Says SCO's Demise Greatly Exaggerated
Published December 2, 2008, 4:59 pm, Slashdot
blackbearnh writes "Last week, the net was all abuzz with speculation that SCO was finally gone and done for. With the final judgment in SCO v. Novell in, and SCO millions of dollars in the hole to Novell, it seemed like the fat lady had finally sung. But like most things in the legal system, it isn't nearly that simple. O'Reilly Media sought out Groklaw's Pamela Jones, and got a rundown of ...
Lori Drew Trial Results In 3 Misdemeanor Convictions
Published December 2, 2008, 3:46 pm, Slashdot
grassy_knoll writes "As a follow up to an earlier story, the Lori Drew 'cyber-bullying' trial has resulted in misdemeanor convictions." grassy_knoll quotes from the AP story as carried by Salon: "The Los Angeles federal court jury on Wednesday rejected felony charges of accessing a computer without authorization to inflict emotional distress on young Megan Meier. However, the jury found ...
Groklaw Summarizes the Lori Drew Verdict
Published December 2, 2008, 3:12 pm, Slashdot
Bootsy Collins writes "Last Wednesday, the Lori Drew 'cyberbullying' case ended in three misdemeanor convictions under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, a 1986 US Federal law intended to address illegally accessing computer systems. The interpretation of the act by the Court to cover violations of website terms of service, a circumstance obviously not considered in the law's formulation and ...
DEC sides with suit against resort rezoning
Published December 2, 2008, 7:15 am, Adirondack Daily Enterprise
TUPPER LAKE - The state attorney general's office, acting on behalf of the Department of Environmental Conservation, has filed an "amicus curiae" (friend of the court) brief supporting a lawsuit brought by opponents of the proposed Adirondack Club and Resort against the town and the resort's developers.
Supreme Court appeal grows
Published December 1, 2008, 1:40 pm, Rutland Herald
BENNINGTON -- Almost 40 states' attorneys general, more than 15 victims' rights groups, the National Governors' Association and the solicitor general of the United States have joined Vermont in its... ... - By PATRICK McARDLE Herald Staff
N.Y. High Court Upholds Rule Permitting Attorneys to Cancel Home Sales
Published December 1, 2008, 7:37 am, Law.com
Lawyers may back out of a home purchase agreement on behalf of their clients for any reason, or for no reason at all, under the "attorney approval contingency" clause common to most residential sales contracts written in upstate New York, the New York Court of Appeals ruled on Nov. 25.
N.Y. High Court Upholds Rule Permitting Attorneys to Cancel Home Sales
Published December 1, 2008, 12:02 am, Law.com via Yahoo! Finance
Lawyers may back out of a home purchase agreement on behalf of their clients for any reason, or for no reason at all, under the "attorney approval contingency" clause common to most residential sales contracts written in upstate New York, the New York Court of Appeals has ruled.
High court appeal gains new backers
Published November 30, 2008, 11:50 am, Bennington Banner
BENNINGTON — The National Governor's Association, along with dozens of states and victims' rights groups, have joined a U.S. Supreme Court appeal involving speedy trial problems that originated in Bennington.
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