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Polanski v. Sup. Ct.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Entertainment Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In proceedings involving the criminal charges against fugitive movie director Roman Polanski, Polanski's petition to compel the trial court to dismiss...

Mahnke v. Sup. Ct.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In proceedings arising from the loss of insureds' home from a fire, insureds' petition for writ of mandate challenging a trial court's grant of the...

In re: DeMell

Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
The recommendation of the Court's Committee on Attorney Admissions and Grievances that an attorney be publicly reprimanded is adopted where: 1) the...

Donley v. Davi

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiff's petition for writ of administrative mandamus challenging a denial of his application for an unqualified real estate salesperson license...

Capogrosso v. Advisory Comm. on Judicial Conduct

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Dismissal of an attorney's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against four New Jersey Superior Court judges, the New Jersey Advisory Committee on Judicial...

Standard Microsystems Corp. v. Winbond Elec. Corp.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Intellectual Property, Professional Malpractice, Trade Secrets
In plaintiff's suit against a Taiwanese corporation and an Israeli corporation claiming that they misappropriated the design of a microchip used in...

Legal Aid Servs. of Or. v. Legal Servs. Corp.

Constitutional Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law
In a First Amendment challenge to restrictions on lobbying, soliciting clients, participating in class actions, and seeking attorneys' fees imposed on...

Barboza v. West Coast Digital GSM, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action lawsuit brought by former employees alleging unlawful wage deductions, failure to pay overtime and other employment violations,...

Florida Bar v. D'Ambrosio

Administrative Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law, Sanctions
State Bar's petition for contempt of the plaintiff for violating a court suspension of one year and practicing law, is granted where: 1) the referee...

Cassel v. Sup. Ct.

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In plaintiff's legal malpractice suit, his request for writ of relief from two orders excluding evidence in favor of his former attorneys is granted...