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• Analysis of the U.S Supreme Court's Grokster Decision.

The following is an analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court's June 27, 2005 decision in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. v. Grokster, No. 04-480 (June 27, ...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2005, January 2005

• Prosecutors Fear Flood of Dna Claims Under [Section]1983: But Defense Lawyers Say U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Is Limited

In the wake of the U.S Supreme Court's ruling in Skinner v. Switzer that prisoners may assert civil rights claims seeking access to DNA evidence, defense attorneys and prosecutors are predicting very different consequences. I think it will probably have a pretty big impact," said attorney Mark D. White, who represents the respondent, Gray County, Texas, District Attorney Lynn Switzer in the Texas federal courts.

• Lawyers USA
• March 21, 2011

• Sanofi-Aventis and Bristol-Myers Squibb Prevail before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in the U.S Plavix[R] Patent Infringement Case.

PARIS & NEW YORK -- Sanofi-aventis (Paris Bourse: EURONEXT: SAN; and New York: NYSE: SNY) and Bristol-Myers Squibb (New York: NYSE: BMY) announced tod...

• Business Wire
• December 12, 2008

• Freedom to Be Christian but Banned From Acting Christian ; Secularists and the Aclu Strip First Amendment of Meaning

Christians, Orthodox Jews or anyone with traditional views of sex and marriage should be barred from state university counseling programs unless they agree to violate their beliefs. That's the gist of the amicus brief the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed Feb. 11 in a case in which a Christian student is challenging her dismissal from a graduate counseling program at Eastern Michigan University in 2009. Julea Ward had asked that another student take the case of a homosexual suffering from depression because, being a Christian, she could not affirm the person's sexual relationships. Miss Ward was dismissed and filed a lawsuit charging unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination, religious discrimination and compelled speech. On July 26, 2010, a U.S. district court denied her clai...

• The Washington Times
• February 21, 2011

• Nursing Home Arbitration Clauses May Be Enforceable, Rules U.S. Supreme Court

State courts could not categorically refuse to enforce arbitration clauses in the admission contracts of nursing homes sued for wrongful death, the U.S Supreme Court has ruled in a per curiam decision. The ruling addressed three separate wrongful death lawsuits against nursing homes in West Virginia. In each of the cases, the plaintiffs sued in state court alleging that a family member had died due to the negligence of the nursing home in which they were residents.

• Lawyers USA
• February 28, 2012

• Eeoc Sues Goodwill Industries of Southwest Oklahoma and North Texas

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claims Goodwill Industries of Southwest Oklahoma and North Texas has violated federal law by firing a woman in retaliation after she testified against her employer in a sex and age discrimination lawsuit. The EEOC moved to sue the Lawton-based nonprofit on the woman's behalf this week in U.S District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.

• The Journal Record
• October 12, 2011

• Commentary: Contractor Licensing and Lien Rights

Contractors are occasionally reminded of the importance of being licensed with the Oregon Construction Contractors Board, and a recent decision by Judge Michael Mosman of the U.S District Court provides one more painful reminder. In Hooker Creek Companies LLC v. Remington Ranch LLC, Judge Mosman ruled that a contractor not properly licensed with the CCB was not entitled to file a construction lien. The effect of the ruling invalidated the contractor's $4.4 million lien, leaving it completely unsecured. Because the project's owner was in bankruptcy and insolvent, the contractor's unsecured claim was virtually worthless.

• Daily Journal of Commerce
• December 22, 2011

• Defendant Not Denied Effective Counsel, Rules U.S. Supreme Court

A criminal defendant was not denied the effective assistance of counsel where his attorney chose methods other than expert testimony to create a reasonable doubt as to his guilt, the U.S Supreme Court has ruled. The Court also concluded that a denial of his habeas petition without explanation was reasonable.

• Lawyers USA
• January 26, 2011

• 8th Circuit Says Dying Statements Can Be Used in Criminal Cases

A dying declaration is an exception to the right of criminal defendants to be able to confront their accusers, the 8th U.S Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Friday. No U.S. Supreme Court precedent exists on dying declarations. The high court has discussed the exception in at least one case, though it didn't apply in that case.

• Missouri Lawyers Media
• February 26, 2010

• Immigrants Can Be Deported for Filing False Tax Return, Rules U.S. Supreme Court

Resident aliens committed a deportable offense by filing a false tax return that resulted in the federal government sustaining a loss in revenue in excess of $10,000, the U.S Supreme Court has ruled in a 6-3 decision. Federal law provides that any alien who is convicted of an "ag- gravated felony" is subject to deportation. Under 8 U.S.C. Section 1101(a)(43)(M)(i), an aggravated felony includes an offense that "involves fraud or deceit in which the loss to the victim or vic- tims exceeds $10,000.

• Lawyers USA
• February 29, 2012