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- FTCR: CA Sup. Court Applies Prop 64 to Legitimate Public Interest Cases Which Sponsors Falsely Claimed Measure Wouldn't Affect
- LOS ANGELES, July 24 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Proposition 64, a ballot measure sponsored by corporations ostensibly to bar frivolous lawsuits, applies to legitimate cases, according to a California Supreme Court ruling today. The decision strikes a blow to consumer, environmental and other public interest cases that Prop. 64 proponents told...
- Research articles 2006-07-24
- California Supreme Court decision opens new avenue for sexual harassment lawsuits.(News)
- Byline: ROBERTO CENICEROS SAN FRANCISCO-Employers in California face new employment practices liabilities arising from sexual affair-linked favoritism by managers, following a ruling by the state's Supreme Court last week. In a unanimous decision, California's high court ruled that employees can sue...
- Research articles 2005-07-25
- California Condo Craze.(Brief Article)
- A California Supreme Court ruling could prod builders back into the state's sluggish townhouse and condominium market. WITH CALIFORNIA'S LACK OF AFfordable housing now at crisis levels, a December 2000 ruling by the California Supreme Court limiting the way homeowners can file negligent-construction lawsuits...
- Research articles 2001-02-01
- EPLI may cover many wage/hour suits. (Policyholder Lawyers' Perspective).(employee practices liability insurance)
- During the last two years, a substantial number of wage/hour class action lawsuits have been filed by employees against their employers seeking to recover damages and other relief for the nonpayment of overtime wages. While some employers assume t During the last two...
- Research articles 2003-02-10
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- California Supreme Court broadens sexual harassment
- On July 18, 2005, the California Supreme Court ruled that favoritism in the workplace might constitute unlawful sexual harassment in violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act, otherwise known as FEHA. Two former employees of the Valley State Prison for Women, Edna Miller and Frances Mackey, filed a...
- Research articles 2005-08-01
- Gradient Analytics Urges California Supreme Court to Protect Landmark Free Speech Case, New York Times v. Sullivan
- SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Citing the impact on free speech protections provided under the landmark court case New York Times v. Sullivan, Gradient Analytics, Inc., filed a petition late Friday with the California State Supreme Court requesting review and reversal of an appellate court decision, which denied the independent research firm's...
- Research articles 2007-07-09
- State Supreme Court tosses lab whistle-blower lawsuit
- The California Supreme Court ruled against two former Lawrence Livermore Laboratory workers Thursday, saying state law left them no room to sue for monetary damages once the University of California had reviewed and rejected their retaliation complaint. The California Whistleblower Protection Act carves out a special exception for...
- Research articles 2008-07-31
- Court draws online boundaries. (Slants & Trends).
- COURT DRAWS ONLINE BOUNDARIES. Schools should not worry about having to traipse across the country to defend a lawsuit in another state for content merely posted on its Web site, a recent California Supreme Court ruling indicates. In a case that was being watched...
- Research articles 2002-12-04
- Sea Scout case goes to high court
- Berkeley's refusal to provide a free municipal marina berth to a group connected to the Boy Scouts of America, which doesn't allow gay members or leaders, will be reviewed by the California Supreme Court. The state's highest court decided Wednesday to hear the appeal of the Berkeley Sea...
- Research articles 2003-03-27
- ZAP to Take Daimler Smart Car Lawsuit to California Supreme Court
- LOS ANGELES -- Electric car maker ZAP (OTCBB:ZAAP) filed a lawsuit against DaimlerChrysler, Smart Car and various officials on October 28, 2005, alleging severe misconduct attempting to destroy ZAP's business model to bring the affordable and environmentally friendly smart fortwo to the US public.
- Research articles 2008-02-25
- Transcend Services, Inc. Receives Favorable Decision On Lawsuit
- ATLANTA--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 5, 1998--TRANSCEND SERVICES, INC. (NASDAQ:TRCR) announced today that the Supreme Court of the State of California has agreed to review the decision of the California Court of Appeals affirming the Superior Court of the State of California's dismissal of Transcend's $115 million lawsuit against 22 of the largest...
- Research articles 1998-10-05
- O'Melveny & Myers LLP Available for Commentary On Precedent-Setting Decision
- Business Editors/Legal Writers ORANGE COUNTY, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 26, 2001 California Supreme Court held that an Orange County woman's lawsuit against Washington Mutual Bank could not proceed as a nationwide class action Issue: In a precedent-setting decision on Thursday, the California Supreme Court unanimously reversed a...
- Research articles 2001-01-26
- Las Vegas Computer Inventor Can Sue California Tax Board, Justices Say.
- By Tony Batt, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 24--WASHINGTON--The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled unanimously that a Las Vegas computer inventor may pursue a lawsuit in Nevada against California's tax board and an auditor he claimed trespassed on...
- Research articles 2003-04-24
- FOX STATIONS' UPN SUIT HEADED TO CALIFORNIA.(TV Currents)(Fox Television Stations' $108 million lawsuit against UPN appears headed to a California court after a New York court ruling)(Brief Article)
- Byline: Michele Greppi Fox Television Stations' $108 million breach-of-contract lawsuit against Viacom-owned UPN appears headed to a California court after a New York Supreme Court judge dismissed the suit. The judge gave Fox 60 days in which to refile its action in...
- Research articles 2003-07-07
- Gradient Analytics Says It's Ready for Trial Against Overstock.com, Expresses Concerns About Free Speech Protections
- SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Gradient Analytics President and CEO Brad Forst said today the independent research firm is prepared to defend itself vigorously in the trial phase of the Overstock.com OSTK v. Gradient Analytics lawsuit. Forst also said today's decision by the California Supreme Court not to review an appeal court...
- Research articles 2007-09-19
- High court rules in landowners' favor
- WASHINGTON -- In a major victory for landowners nationwide, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a California woman must get her day in court to seek compensation for being barred from building on her Nevada land. The justices ruled unanimously that 82-year-old Bernadine Suitum's six-year-old lawsuit is procedurally...
- Research articles 1997-05-28
- Justices reject damages in SUV rollover lawsuit
- WASHINGTON -- Ford Motor Co. won a Supreme Court victory Monday in its effort to avoid paying a record $290 million for a sport utility vehicle rollover accident that killed three family members a decade ago. The justices ordered a California court to consider whether the damage...
- Research articles 2003-05-20
- Yeah, that too
- With respect to the Reeves v. Hanlon lawsuit (Court Report, November), you claim that the California Supreme Court found Hanlon and Greene liable for "tortuous interference." Although most strategic HR managers will agree that Hanlon's actions were "tortuous" at best, the court likely found them to have been "tortious" instead....
- Research articles 2005-02-01
- CalPERS Settles Lawsuit With W.R. Grace & Co.; Pension Fund Recoups Nearly $4 Million in Losses
- SACRAMENTO, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 13, 1999-- The California Public Employees' Retirement System CalPERS announced today that the New York Supreme Court has approved a settlement of a shareowner's lawsuit against the former officers and directors of W.R. Grace & Co. Grace. The settlement has recovered nearly $4 million of...
- Research articles 1999-10-13
- Judge dismisses Colts' libel suit vs. Freedom
- A libel suit filed against The Gazette's parent company, Freedom Communications Inc., more than three years ago was dismissed in early July after both parties agreed on a payment of legal fees to Freedom. The final dismissal came after California trial and appellate courts ruled the lawsuit filed...
- Research articles 2004-08-12
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