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July 28, 2003 |

More Litigation Foreseen due to Identity Theft Law

Businesses could face increased litigation as a result of a new California law, according to corporate lawyers nationwide. Under the new law that went into effect on July 1, Californians whose personal information is either stolen or illegally accessed now have a private cause of action against companies anywhere in the nation that fail to notify them in an "expedient" fashion.
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July 03, 2013 |

Immigrant Gets $58 Million For Brain Injury

A Guatemalan immigrant has received a $58 million jury award after he was left with brain damage from a beating by a bar's security guard.
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May 20, 2005 |

Hernandez v. Rental Car Finance Corp.

Defendants Collectively Met Burden for Summary Judgment by Two Unsuccessful Motions
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April 21, 2008 |

Former Clients Sue Howrey After Alleged Patent Deal Sours

Two former clients have sued Howrey partner Michael S. Dowler and the firm, alleging breach of fiduciary duty after an alleged deal to buy a patent for $1 million went sour. The plaintiffs allege that Dowler was their lawyer in a variety of patent matters and that he brought a patent to them for potential purchase, demanded an "under the radar" verbal deal for 50 percent of net profits to be derived from the patent and breached his fiduciary duty by misrepresent[ing] the value of the patent."
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June 08, 2011 |

GM to invest $49M in Ind. plant, affecting 91 jobs

General Motors Co. is investing $49 million in its Bedford, Indiana, plant, a move that will help to create or keep 91 jobs.
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January 10, 2008 |

Floating on Turbulent Waters

A whiplash economy staggered midyear by the credit crunch didn't stop San Francisco's biggest firms, and Silicon Valley leaders, from doing pretty well in 2007.
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May 27, 2009 |

What About 18K Gay Marriages?

A trio of Boalt professors discuss the status of those 36,000 people who tied the knot while the tyin' was good. Also Blogged: The top lawyer for the "Yes on 8" campaign is running for the Assembly. And: Let's see what legal scholars and practicing lawyers have to say about the high court ruling. Plus: Everyone had a statement — GLAAD, Gavin and a host of "defend traditional marriage" groups. Meanwhile: Yahoo goes to battle over a patent suit, loses the trial.
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July 10, 2007 |

Judge says former Alabama governor doesn't have to pay restitution in corruption case

MONTGOMERY, Ala. AP - A federal judge ruled Monday that former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman does not have to pay $181,325 in restitution to a state agency as part of his punishment in a government corruption case.U.S. District Judge Mark Fuller said he ordered restitution based on money the state lost in a bogus warehouse deal when Siegelman was governor.
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January 17, 2012 |

Legal Aid Faces Midyear 10 Percent State Funding Cut

After Gov. Tom Corbett ordered a freeze of nearly $160 million in state spending earlier this month and requested a freeze of almost $66 million from independent governmental entities, civil legal services for Pennsylvanians too poor to afford their own lawyers are facing a 10 percent cut, or $274,000, in state funding.
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April 26, 2007 |

2nd Circuit clarifies rule for calculating fees

In a case decided with the help of retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has used a Voting Rights Act case to clarify the proper application of the forum rule for calculating attorney fees. "Our fee-setting jurisprudence has become needlessly confused -- it has become untethered from the free market it was meant to approximate," said the appeals court. "The reasonable hourly rate is the rate a paying client would be willing to pay," the court held.
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