A state appeals court revived the lawsuit by a victim of sexual abuse by his parish priest in the 1980s because the church’s insurer failed
Month: August 2012
Maybe We Can’t All be ‘Friends’
Actress Lisa Kudrow, who got $1 million per episode for playing the ditzy character on the hit show Friends, may have to pay her former

Muzzling Defense Closings is OK
It may have been a mistake for the trial judge to prevent a criminal defense lawyer from arguing alternative theories to jurors, but the error
Alsup to Google: Try Again on Commentator Pay
San Francisco federal judge William Alsup still isn’t satisfied with Google’s statement that it didn’t pay journalists, bloggers or commentators to comment on the major
Facebook Sweetheart Deal Nixed
This is one sweetheart deal that has left a sour taste in the judge’s mouth. San Francisco’s U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg has refused to
No Hacks Flacked for Oracle or Google
A federal judge’s tantalizing order that Oracle Corp. and Google Inc. identify any writers the company paid to comment on the copyright and patent lawsuit