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Ninth Circuit Affirms Facebook Cy Pres Settlement
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
A split Ninth Circuit panel upheld a $9.5 million privacy class action settlement with Facebook on Thursday. The settlement gives no money to Facebook users,...
En Banc Rehearing Reveals Skepticism of DNA Database
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
California's DNA and Forensic Identification Data Base and Data Bank Act (DNA Act) may not be long for this world. Not in its current form, at...
'Whistleblower' Can't Sue MERS for Depriving Counties of Fees
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Mortgage Electronic Registration System (MERS) is a private, electronic registry that tracks servicing rights and ownership of U.S. mortgage loans. MERS...
Feds Can't Deport Defendant's Only Exculpatory Witness
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
What do you do if the only exculpatory witness in your client's case is a recently-deported illegal alien? Start appealing. Friday, the Ninth Circuit Court...
Ninth Circuit Rules Against Parents in Infant Spinal Tap Appeal
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against a pair of parents who sued doctors and Boise police officers after law enforcement officials removed their...
Ninth Circuit: McCormack Likely to Win Unlawful Abortion Challenge
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that a woman who induced her own abortion with Internet-prescribed medications is likely to succeed on her...
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Joseph Fawbush, Esq.
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Vaidehi Mehta, Esq.
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Kit Yona, M.A.
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Mariana Petersen
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