The city's bond insurers snubbed proposals from managers of the city of nearly 300,000, where crime and unemployment have soared as the housing market fell.
BANKRUPTCY - In re Tremblay
MEMORANDUM DECISION - Debtor’s lien strip motion was granted. Chase Bank failed to establish home’s higher worth of $350,000. making it partially secured. (Bankr. S.D. Cal.)
CIVIL RIGHTS – Baughman v. Walt Disney World Co.
OPINION – The 9th Circuit has told Walt Disney World Co. to reconsider its ban on the use of Segways at Disneyland, finding that a disabled patron’s request to use the device is a “necessary and reasonable modification” to the theme park's policies. (9th Cir.)
CRIMINAL PRACTICE - People v. Riccardi
OPINION - Judgment of penalty of death was reversed where juror was excuse erroneously. Erroneous excusal of a prospective juror for cause based on that person's views concerning the death penalty automatically compels the reversal of the penalty phase without any inquiry as to whether the error actually prejudiced defendant's penalty determination. (Cal.)
The Silicon Valley firm has snagged a group of four media, technology and corporate partners and opened up shop in Santa Monica, California.
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After meeting all the requirements under the controversial "parent trigger" law, parents in Adelanto, California will become the first in the nation to seize control of a failing public school.
The smartphone-makers have been locked in legal battles in 10 countries involving Samsung's Galaxy series and Apple's iPhones and iPads.
Irving Picard has sued to stop a case against the widow of a Beverly Hills money manager, saying it interfered with his exclusive right to recover money for Madoff victims.
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