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Court rules in Payless lawsuit
An appeals court ruled Tuesday against Payless ShoeSource Inc. in a dispute with an insurance company about a $2.5 million payout for Payless employees.
SCO Another Inch Closer to Trial
Utah Judge set November 23 for a status conference in the matter of SCO v Novell, the case over who owns Unix C++ Developer The Utah district court, Judge Ted Stewart, a new face, presiding, has set November 23 for a status conference in the matter of SCO v Novell, the case over who owns Unix that the appeals court sent back to be heard by a jury.
Appeals court sides with Capital in suit
An Ohio appeals court has upheld a trial court ruling that threw out a $4.6 million lawsuit a former Capital University executive filed against the school with claims ranging from age discrimination to defamation.
Status Conference in SCO v. Novell - Nov. 23rd at 10 AM
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Supreme Court adds 3 business-related cases to 2009 docket
In Hamilton, Chapter 13 Trustee v. Lanning [docket; cert. petition , PDF], the Court limited its grant of certiorari to "[w]hether, in calculating the debtor's 'projected disposable income' during the plan period, the bankruptcy court may consider evidence suggesting that the debtor's income or expenses during that period are likely to be different ...
Who knew? Czars may be unconstitutional
Michael McConnell, director of the Constitutional Law Center at Stanford University Law School and former federal judge on the 10th Circuit Court, believes that the administration's unaccountable Pay Czar is also unconstitutional .
Legal Scholar Claims Czar Unconstitutional
Michael McConnell, former Tenth Circuit judge and new head of the Stanford Constitutional LawA Center , has written a compelling and certain to be controversial opinion column in the Wall Street Journal .A McConnellA enjoys wide respect in legal circles across ideological and scholarly divides.A He was on the very short Bush White House list to ...
Mandate Issues From 10th Circuit Court of Appeals Clerk
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10th Circuit: No expectation of privacy in storage unit
DENVER A defendant did not have an expectation of privacy in a storage unit rented under a stolen identity, the 10th Circuit has ruled.
Novell will appeal SCO case to US Supreme Court
NOVELL INTENDS TO APPEAL the never-ending SCO case to the US Supreme Court, Groklaw reports .
Inmate can sue prison workers over fire ants in cell
Oklahoma prison personnel are not immune from an inmate's lawsuit which alleges that he was injured by 200 stings from fire ants after he was left for six days in an infested cell, a court decided Tuesday.
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Four Corners Nephrology Assocs. v. Mercy Med. Ctr. of Durango , No. 08-1231 . The physician-plaintiff had alleged that the defendant-hospital's decision to deal exclusively with its in-house nephrologist amounted to illegal monopolization of the nephrology services market.
Nacchio re-sentencing date on hold
A re-sentencing hearing date could not be set for convicted ex-Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio on Friday after the judge and attorneys puzzled over the scope of the appeals court ruling that sent the case back to district court.
Gavel to Gavel: Architecture, law
As a Tulsa attorney appealing a case from the Northern District of Oklahoma, I was summoned to Denver to give oral argument, an abbreviated presentation of the case, but which can have stressful overtones.
Court denies claim of Sandy attorney
The U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a Sandy attorney's appeal of his 2008 conviction stemming from a $20 million tax-fraud scheme.
Court Rules Smoking Ban Enforcement Method Is Unfair
A victory came on Monday for Ohio bars and restaurants facing fines for breaking the state smoking ban.
Appeals court denies stay of Morrow Co. landfill permit transfer
The Morrow County Board of Health reports it received notice from the 10th District Court of Appeals that the motion for a stay of the Environmental Review Appeals Court decision was denied.
House panel weighs ban on imported nuke waste
A ban on importing foreign radio active waste is needed to ensure there's enough room to store waste generated in the U.S., including at Tennessee research facilities and Tennessee Valley Authority nuclear plants, Rep.
Court: Smoking doesn't violate ban
An Ohio court says that just because someone's smoking in a bar, the bar isn'tA violating the smoking ban.
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