A Poway public high school calculus teacher cannot use his classroom as a pulpit to preach his views of the role of God to his
Month: September 2011
Fed Court Won’t Intrude on State Foster Care
Federal courts cannot interfere with the quality of protection for California’s foster children by county juvenile dependency courts because it would “intrude upon the state’s
Louis Vuitton Verdict in the Bag
A federal appeals court slashed by two-thirds the $32.7 million jury award for fashion design firm Louis Vuitton Malletier in a battle over contributory copyright
SF Court $2.5 Million Bailout & Smackdown
Don’t bite the hand that feeds you $2.5 million. The San Francisco County Superior Court is in a world of financial trouble. Court executive Michael
Friday Follies: Vegas Fraud, Healthcare Fraud, Insider Trading
The Feds were plenty busy Friday. An Arizona-based medical benefit company agreed to pay $10 million to settle civil whistleblower suit claiming it overbilled. Two
State Social Workers Qualify for Overtime
Washington state social workers qualify for overtime pay, says a federal appeals court. The decision holds that the labor law exemption for “learned professionals” doesn’t
