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New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Corporations, Individuals and Legal Malpractice
Daughter works for a law firm, and hears of a financial opportunity. She gets her parents involved, and surprise...the loans do not work out! They sue the law firm for…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Article III Standing and Yesterday’s ACA Decisions (Halbig & King)
By now most folks have seen yesterday’s conflicting rulings over whether the Affordable Care Act authorizes subsidies for individuals who purchase insurance on a federal exchange (as opposed to exchanges…
Sentencing Law and Policy
What do you get when you mix a challenge to a local $30 “booking fee” with a lot of very smart federal judges?
Main July 22, 2014What do you get when you mix a challenge to a local $30 "booking fee" with a lot of very smart federal judges?The answer to the seemingly…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Tenth Circuit on the Oklahoma Same-Sex Marriage Ban
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawWhat does the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals panel decide in its 106 page divided opinions in Bishop v.…
The Appellate Strategist
Illinois Supreme Court Debates Constitutionality of Red-Light Ordinance
By Kirk Jenkins
Our reports on the oral arguments of the Illinois Supreme Court’s May term continue with Keating v. City of Chicago. Keating poses an important question for Illinois motorists: are municipal red…
Supreme Court Update
Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus (13-193) and Lane v. Franks (13-483)
The Court seems to be clearing out some of the "easy" opinions this week, in anticipation for the blockbusters to come. Today, we bring you summaries of two unanimous decisions,…
Notice of Appeal
Petitions for Review – June 5, 2014
State v. Cates Court of Appeals Case No.: 68759-0-I Supreme Court Case No.: 89965-7 Issue(s): A community corrections officer (CCO) may not search a probationer’s home or personal effects without…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
They Sued the Company’s Attorney and Legal Malpractice Case is Dismissed
Client is involved in a fraudulent transaction, or even in an investment gone sour, and seeks to get the investment money back. Client looks to see who might be responsible,…
Consumer Products Counselor
The Injunction Conundrum – When Can a Class Action Plaintiff Sue for Injunctive Relief?
a href="http://gtlawconsumerproductscounselor.lexblogplatformtwo.com/files/2014/07/shutterstock_153943454.jpg">As the Supreme Court has tightened the requirements for certifying a damages class action, some in the plaintiff’s bar have responded by focusing on class actions seeking injunctive relief,…
North Carolina Appellate Practice Blog
When Does the Trial Court Have Authority to Dismiss An Appeal?
By Beth Scherer
A few weeks ago, I blogged on the Business Court’s dismissal of an untimely notice of appeal. Today, the Court of Appeals, in a thoughtful 32-page opinion by Judge Marty…