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9th Cir. Rejects Use of CERCLA to Fight Airborne Toxics
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act can't be used against companies that "dispose" of hazardous substances through air...
'Not a Church' -- Dignity Health Plan Doesn't Qualify for ERISA Exception
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
In what can be fairly called a legal nice try, the Ninth Circuit's Court of Appeals has ruled that Dignity Health's pension plan does not qualify for ERISA's...
Porn Star's Libel Suit Survives Dismissal at the Ninth Circuit
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
The Ninth Circuit greenlit a defamation lawsuit brought against the British tabloid Daily Mail Online by the former soft-core porn model Danni Ashe. It's a...
To Save Whales, 9th Cir. Strikes Down Navy Sonar Program
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
By sending out a wall of sound through the oceans, Navy sonar can detect enemy ships hundreds of miles away, day or night, in weather fair or foul. But that...
Unpermitted Use of Facebook Violated Federal Hacking Law, 9th Says
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
A social media company that accessed Facebook user's profiles, with the user's permission but against warnings from Facebook, violated a federal anti-hacking...
Sharing Your Password Is a Federal Crime, 9th Circuit Rules
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
The final decision from the Ninth Circuit case of United States v Nosal II has finally been filed and should make casual users of this thing we call the...
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