Ninth Circuit limits Medical Device Amendment preemption of post-PMA tort claims
Medical Device Companies should be aware of a recent en banc ruling by the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that has the potential to increase litigation involving class III medical devices.
View ArticleIf you thought that The Los Angeles Times' coverage of Ninth...
If you thought that The Los Angeles Times' coverage of Ninth Circuit Chief Judge Alex Kozinski was already too negative , just wait and see how it turns out to be going forward: Today's edition of The...
View ArticleUnited States v Nosal
In United States v. Nosal the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit held that an employee's use of confidential information, in violation of their duties to the company and for unintended or...
View ArticleAmerica's trademark litigation gravy train - the Bratz / Barbie case is back
I can't claim to be keeping close tabs on what's going on in the Barbie / Bratz trademark litigation .
View ArticleCalifornia's Ban On 'Reparative' Therapy Delayed
California's ground-breaking law banning the use of reparative therapy on people younger than 18 did not go into effect on Jan.
View ArticleAirport fight may have rough landing
Despite its name, Oregon Aviation Watch is not watching aviation throughout the state.
View ArticleGenes and Civil Liberties
"The power to assemble a permanent national DNA database of all offenders who have committed any of the crimes listed has catastrophic potential.
View ArticleTop court weighs in on cop's 'phlegm-burger'
A Clark County sheriff's deputy claiming to suffer "ongoing emotion distress" after finding someone had spit in his hamburger received some good news Thursday, courtesy of the state Supreme Court.
View ArticlePhoenix gunman found dead of apparent suicide
A man who shot and killed a call-center CEO and critically wounded a lawyer at a Phoenix office building where they were meeting to discuss a contract dispute was found dead early Thursday, ending a...
View ArticleEditorial: Shades of Orwell-- Big Brother lurks in proposal to require DNA...
San Bernardino County District Attorney Michael A. Ramos dips deep into Orwellian territory by proposing that undocumented immigrants be required to submit DNA samples as a condition of staying in the...
View ArticleSupreme Court accepts raisin case tied to Depression-era law
The Supreme Court agreed to address what may constitute an improper government "taking," in an appeal by California raisin growers who objected to a federal program designed to stabilize supply and...
View ArticleSEC beats back suit for Madoff fraud
A federal appellate court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by two Southern California attorneys against the U.S. government for failing, through the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, to stop Ponzi...
View ArticleNew federal focus: 'Compassion' for wild horses
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is issuing new policy directives emphasizing "compassion and concern" for wild horses on federal lands in the West, in response to a growing public outcry over...
View ArticleArizona shooting victim Mark Hummels known for helping others
Rich Robertson received a phone call from Mark Hummels at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. Hummels wanted a favor.
View ArticleArizona Attorney General seeks to block EPA rules on coal-fired haze
Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne is looking to stop the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from enforcing a $1 billion plan to improve emissions at state power plants.
View Article'Sovereign Movement' figure loses federal appeal
The accused head of an anti-government group lost a bid to avoid forfeiting almost $1.3 million while also paying $95,000 in restitution following his guilty plea to conspiracy and money laundering...
View ArticleNinth Circuit Rejects Disability Bias Claim Brought By California Store Manager
Lawler v. Montblanc North America, LLC , No. 11-16206 : The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit where the employee could not show that she was fired for requesting...
View ArticleIP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update for Motion Picture Studios...
Ninth Circuit vacates jury verdict and related damages, fees and costs award in connection with MGA's misappropriation of trade-secrets counterclaim, finding that that counterclaim was not compulsory...
View ArticleNaked protesters arrested on first day of San Francisco nudity ban
A fanny pack, a mesh thong, and a brown coat were the only articles of clothing between the four nude protesters when they were arrested and loaded into a paddy wagon outside San Francisco City Hall...
View ArticleLaw and Little Brother
I'm excited to see the folks at Law and the Multiverse having a look at the legal issues raised in Little Brother .
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