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Court Rules Egg Donor Has No Parental Rights
A lesbian mother who gave birth to twin girls with eggs donated by her domestic partner is the sole legal parent of the children, the 1st District Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday. The opinion upheld a Marin County, Calif., judge's decision that the donor relinquished parental rights when she signed an egg donation consent form. The children have been living with their birth mother since 1998, when the couple separated.Opinions Approved for Publication
State and federal court cases approved for publication.Golf Course GPS Maker's Bankruptcy Filing Lands Midsize Firms in Sand Trap
The bankruptcy filing by Florida-based GPS Industries, a manufacturer of golf course global positioning systems, has left 17 firms bereft of more than $875,000 in legal fees. The bulk of the fees are owed to two midsize firms that represented the struggling company: TroyGould in Los Angeles and Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery in Chicago are out more than $815,000 in fees. In a quarterly filing with the SEC, the firms expressed doubt that the company would be able to stay in business.Bush Plan to Limit Class Action Suits Moving Fast
Efforts to curb class action suits advanced Thursday as backers of legislation pushed by business and the Bush administration foiled initial attempts to alter a carefully crafted compromise. The Senate Judiciary Committee left intact language that would send many class actions from state courts into federal court, despite Democrats' bid to use the bill to raise federal judges' pay. The committee approved the overall bill on a 13-5 vote. The Republican-controlled Senate will take it up next week.View more book results for the query "*"
Chimp Attack Victim To Appeal Claims Commissioner Ruling
A woman disfigured by a friend's pet chimpanzee in 2009 plans to appeal a decision denying her permission to sue the state on her claim that officials knew the chimp was dangerous.Judge's Silica Order Could Affect Future Mass Tort Litigation
In a June 30 order that could impact future mass tort litigation, a federal judge accused screening companies, doctors and plaintiffs lawyers of being willing participants in a "scheme" involving approximately 10,000 plaintiffs diagnosed with silicosis.Court Seeks Billing Records From Attorney for Monied Spouse
Supreme Court Justice Lawrence Ecker has interpreted an amended provision in Domestic Relations Law to allow him to order the attorney for the monied spouse in a divorce action to disclose not only his total bill but also his billing records.PLW - People in the News - June 25, 2013
Jerry M. Lehocky of Pond Lehocky Stern Giordano is set to become president of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice on June 30.Trending Stories
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