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US v. De Oliveira

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Immigration Law
Defendant's conviction and sentence for harboring illegal aliens are affirmed in part where: 1) the court had no reason to doubt the district court's...

Benjamin, Weill & Mazer v. Kors

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Attorney's Fees, Contracts
Trial court's order granting a law firm's petition to confirm an arbitration award and denying defendant's petition to vacate the award, arising from...

Uzyel v. Kadisha

Attorney's Fees, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Remedies
In beneficiaries' suit against a trustee for breach of trust, trial court's judgment is affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded where: 1)...

Strong v. Sutter County Bd. of Supervisors

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In a county assessor's ex parte proceeding, seeking an order directing that the county engage a particular attorney as independent counsel for him in...

Kingstad v. State Bar of Wisconsin

Constitutional Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In attorneys' challenge to the Wisconsin State Bar's use of their mandatory dues to fund a campaign for improving the public's perception of Wisconsin...

In re Specht

Civil Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Intellectual Property, Trademark, Judges & Judiciary
In plaintiff's suit against Google and 47 other defendants for trademark infringement, related to Google's Android operating system for mobile phones,...

Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy v. Universal Paragon Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Environmental Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In defendant's suit against a law firm, claiming that an arbitrator's award of $7,554,149.13 in attorney fees and expenses for the law firm, related...

Wolfe v. Schaefer

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law
In an attorney's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against the State Attorney and others, arising from his failed 2008 bid for State's Attorney of...

In re Columbia Valley Healthcare Sys. , LP

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In plaintiffs' medical malpractice suit, defendant's petition for a writ of mandamus, challenging the trial court's denial of defendant's motion to...

Florida Bar v. Liberman

Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions, Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Disciplinary Code
Following the conviction of an attorney for first degree felony of trafficking in the drug "Ecstasy," a referee's recommendation that the court accept...