[UPDATED] The Alaskan village of Kivalina’s lawsuit to hold oil and energy companies liable for their role in global warming and rising sea water has
Month: September 2012
Facebook’s ‘Beacon’ Shopping Settlement Ok
Didn’t want a friend on Facebook to know you bought those concert tickets online for the same night you said you couldn’t meet them for
Orrick, Tigar Nominations Blocked, For Now
Two people hoping that President Barack Obama wins reelection are San Francisco lawyer William Orrick III and Alameda County Superior Court Judge Jon Tigar. On
$500 Million Price-Fixing Fine for AU Optronics Corp.
A massive price-fixing scandal and the risky decision to go to trial could have cost AU Optronics Corp. $1 billion, but instead a federal judge
Two Nominees to Nevada Federal Bench
President Barack Obama nominated two Las Vegas lawyers, both civil litigators, to federal judgeships in Nevada Thursday. Andrew P. Gordon and Jennifer Dorsey were named
DNA Collection from Arrestees Challenged
A majority of an 11-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals did not appear sympathetic Wednesday to state lawyers’ efforts to preserve a