A “business angel,” also known as an “angel investor,” is an affluent individual who provides capital for a business, typically an equity investment. Angels rarely make loans or outright grants. Business angels most often support individual entrepreneurs and brand-new ventures, although they can assist any venture in need. The term...
We read with great interest your legal beat article on the California home-schooling case ("Home Schoolers Strike Back," Fall 2008). After the article was published, the California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District reversed its earlier ruling, which said that parents must be certified teachers before they can...
Involuntary Commitment Matter of Robert OO. 505401 Appealed from County Court, Broome County Background: The appeal is from an order that dismissed the petitioning agency's application in a proceeding pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law article 15 for involuntary...
A Missouri appeals court upheld a Cape Girardeau man's conviction for drunken driving and assaulting a police officer despite finding that his arrest was unlawful. The Eastern District appellate court said police did not have the legal authority to enter the home of Jerry and Krisinda Cook....
Basketball High school boys Marin Catholic Invitational Championship Monte Vista 66, Archbishop Moeller-Cincinnati OH 58 At Marin Catholic HS Monte Vista (11-0) Phillips 3 2-6 8, Barbour 6 6-8 21, Golchehreh 1 2-2 4, Brewster...
The Utah State Bar has recognized several individuals and organizations for their professional excellence and community service. The awards and their recipients include: -- Lifetime Service: Reed L. Martineau, a shareholder in the firm of Snow, Christensen & Martineau; Joseph Novak, also of counsel...
Appellate Division, 3rd Department Real Estate Sales Posson v. Przestrzelski 505170 Appealed from Supreme Court, Chenango County Background: The appeal is from an order of the supreme court, which denied the defendant's motion for summary...
Another judge from the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District is leaving to join Attorney General-elect Chris Koster's team. Judge Joseph Dandurand, who was appointed to the court just one year ago, will become deputy attorney general, Koster announced in a press release on Monday. Dandurand's colleague...
Another judge from the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District is leaving to join Attorney General-elect Chris Koster's team. Judge Joseph Dandurand, who was appointed to the court just one year ago, will become deputy attorney general, Koster announced in a press release on Monday. Dandurand's colleague...
NEW YORK, Dec. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The South Korea Supreme Court has cleared the private equity firm Warburg Pincus, holding companies Acorn Investment and Pecan Investment and managing director Hwang Sung-Jin of all charges related to an investment in Korean credit card company LG Card Co. On November...
Appellate Division, 3rd Department Attorney Discipline Matter of Margolin D-77-08 Background: The respondent attorney was admitted in New York in 1984, having been admitted previously in Florida. In 2007, the Supreme Court of Florida disbarred the respondent...
Supporters and critics of the Nonpartisan Court Plan will be keeping a close eye on its most notable beneficiary of 2008. Newly minted Supreme Court Judge Zel Fischer has made a quick rise up the judicial ladder, but he has a long background in the legal...
Governor appoints Kehoe to CSA Gov. Martin O'Malley named Easton lawyer Christopher B. Kehoe to the Court of Special Appeals. The appointment fills the last opening on either of Maryland's appellate courts, ending a string of vacancies that began nearly two years ago with...
Labor & Employment Sarbanes-Oxley BOTTOM LINE: Administrative Review Board properly denied plaintiff whistleblower protection where plaintiff did not sufficiently articulate her fraud theory. CASE: Platone v. United States Department of Labor, No. 07-1635 (decided Dec. 3, 2008) (Judges Williams, Traxler &...
Supporters and critics of the Nonpartisan Court Plan will be keeping a close eye on its most notable beneficiary of 2008. Newly minted Supreme Court Judge Zel Fischer has made a quick rise up the judicial ladder, but he has a long background in the legal...
Former Carondelet High star Jayne Appel had 16 points and nine rebounds, and No. 11 Stanford survived an off day to beat UC Davis 84-49 on Sunday in its final tuneup before the start of Pac-10 play. Kayla Pedersen added 14 points for the Cardinal, which returned...
Daniel Appel 1966 ~ 2008 Daniel Appel, devoted husband, father, brother, uncle and friend, passed away unexpectedly on December 24, 2008. Dan enjoyed fishing, vacationing and playing video games with his boys, Miles, Jacob and Nicholas, and above all else...
On Dec. 5, the Deseret News reported lawyers from the Utah Attorney General's Office want to amend the Utah Constitution to give the Legislature sole authority to decide what criminal post- conviction cases appellate courts can review. Right now that authority lies largely with the appellate courts, statutes and rules....
Stanford report Today's women's game: UC Davis at No. 11 Stanford TIPOFF: 2 p.m., Maples Pavilion, Stanford -- RADIO: 90.1-FM -- CARDINAL UPDATE: Stanford (8-3) returns to Maples Pavilion after a posting a 1-2 mark on its...
Appellate Division, 3rd Department Neglect Matter of Audrey I. 503764 Appealed from Family Court, Broome County Background: The appeal is from an order that granted the petitioner's application, in a proceeding pursuant to Social...
