A disgruntled former bank vice president’s Craigslist rants about his employer and its CEO are protected free speech, invalidating claims he defamed the bank, a
Month: May 2012
Judge to Oracle: ‘Google has Violated No Copyright’
Google came out on top again in its “smartphone war” with Oracle. Google was free to use portions of Oracle’s Java programming language for development
Receiver to Relinquish Control of Prison Health Care
The federal judge overseeing California’s prisons ordered his appointed receiver to begin steps to turn control of inmate medical care back to the state after
Three Charged in $21 Million Investor Fraud
Federal prosecutors say a trio of real estate developers who founded S3 Partners defrauded elderly investors and banks of more than $21 million in a
Drill, Baby, Drill
A federal appeals court refused to block oil drilling in Alaska’s Beaufort Sea in a decision late last week. The 9th US Circuit Court of
TV Reporters Lose Age Discrimination Dispute
Former CBS TV reporters, who lost their jobs in a 2008 cost-cutting move by their San Francisco affiliate station, have also lost age discrimination claims