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Stretching Jurisdiction to Cover Foreign Torts and Corporations
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
DaimlerChryster (DCAG) isn't located on these fair shores. The German corporation is as foreign to Northern California as lederhosen and pumpernickel, yet they...
9th, SCOTUS Each Asked to Review Facebook Privacy Settlements
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Sponsored stories: where Facebook publishes a user's "like" of an item without their permission to others, without compensation, notification, or an ability to...
SCOTUS Takes 'Raging Bull' Case; Does 9th Cir. Favor Hollywood?
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
It was a defense that does not exist anywhere in copyright statutes. It also inspired a passionately dissenting concurrence (hates the law, bound to apply it)....
Mandatory Sex Offender Lie Detector Tests Implicate 5th Amendment
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Richard Bahr Jr. is a registered sex offender. As part of the terms of his release following a prison stint for third degree rape, he was required to adhere to...
Hawaii Same-Sex Marriage Case on Hold Pending Legislative Action
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
The battle for marriage equality in the State of Hawaii has been taken out of the Ninth Circuit's hands (for now) and placed into the hands of a special...
Coulda, Woulda: Minor Distinction Means Major Reversal
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Will the third trial be a charm for the State of California? Earlier this month, the Ninth Circuit reversed the conviction of La Carl Martez Dow for...
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