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July 10, 2003 |

On June 2, a bitterly divided Federal Communications Commission voted along partisan lines to relax the agency's decades-old media ownership restrictions that govern how many and what type of media outlets a single entity may own. Randolph J. May warns that if the tactics employed by those who opposed the FCC's deregulatory initiative become the norm, sound agency decision-making may be the loser.

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August 05, 2005 |

Security Guard Liability

Andrea M. Alonso and Kevin G. Faley, partners at Morris Duffy Alonso & Faley, write that potential liability arises for assault and battery, which may occur during the course of attempting to stop or arrest a suspected shoplifter, and for subsequent false-imprisonment claims by the detainee. Liability, in exceptional circumstances, may also arise from the failure of a security guard to protect patrons.

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January 31, 2008 |

Panel to study conduct rules on judges' public comments

In the wake of national criticism of a Massachusetts state court judge's release of a convicted murderer on personal recognizance, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court tapped an ad hoc advisory committee to study rules about public comment by judges in the state's Code of Judicial Conduct.

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May 06, 2011 |

The Bar Report

Articles by and about the State Bar Association.

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October 27, 2008 |

All but two circuits interpret 'Twombly' broadly

The U.S. Supreme Court changed the landscape for motions to dismiss when it decided Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, (2007). The court declared that, to survive a motion to dismiss, a complaint must "raise a right to relief above the speculative level" and "state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face." The Supreme Court labeled the new standard the "plausibility standard." But how have courts across the country interpreted the "plausibility standard"?

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July 18, 2008 |

Appeals Court: N.Y. Firm Liable for Acts of Retained Fla. Counsel

A New York law firm can be held liable for the failure of a Florida firm it retained to file a client's claim to more than $1.2 million from a Florida estate, an appeals court decided on July 17. Client Alice Whalen was not aware that her Albany firm, DeGraff, Foy, Conway, Holt-Harris & Mealey, was going to arrange for the Florida firm to file the claim when the estate of Julius Gerzof opened in Florida in 1996, and she relied "completely" on DeGraff Foy to stake her claim to the money.

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June 25, 2007 |

Departures Shrink Kirkland's L.A. Office

Chicago-based juggernaut Kirkland & Ellis has continued to increase head count, revenue and profits firmwide. But in Los Angeles, key rainmakers are making less rain, and departures in the last six months have brought the 115-lawyer office to about 90 attorneys. With some of its leading lawyers reaching a stage where they're choosing to slow down, around 20 attorneys -- half of them partners -- have left the L.A. office over the last half year, some for top competitors.

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December 04, 2006 |

Fla. Criminal Lawyer Takes Mighty Fall Over Financial Relationship With Client

Florida criminal lawyer John A. Garcia mostly defended people facing serious drug charges. Now Garcia, who was well-liked by prosecutors, judges and other defense lawyers, will likely be joining some of his former clients behind bars on charges of illegally structuring transactions and giving false statements to the Drug Enforcement Administration. The charges stem from his financial relationship with former client and longtime friend Joel "Jay" McDermott, who has been convicted of drug charges.

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September 30, 2009 |

Add knockoff handbags to Web hosts' woes

Louis Vuitton proves juries will pay out millions for contributory infringement - with the right facts.

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