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Monthly Archives: August 2007
Wash. SC: Limitations clock still ticks for minor beneficiaries
Justice Bobbe J. Bridge
OLYMPIA — A 21-year-old cannot file suit for a wrongful death that occurred when she was 15 because the statute of limitation has expired, the Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
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Cal. SC rules for lawsuits over arbitration in overtime disputes
Justice Carlos R. Moreno
SACRAMENTO — For the second time in just over four months, the California Supreme Court has ruled in favor of labor over employers in an overtime-pay dispute.
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Let Hawaiian majority rule to protect Superferry service: author
Malia Zimmerman
HONOLULU — Protesters emboldened by a recent Hawaii Supreme Court decision halting part of a new intra-island ferry service have now pulled the plug on the entire service.
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Scrap MO’s ‘non-partisan’ Supreme Court Judge selection: WSJ piece
Missouri Supreme Court
JEFFERSON CITY — The internal process for filling vacancies on the Missouri Supreme Court should be replaced with a popular election, according to a Wall Street Journal op-ed piece today. Read More
News, State Supreme CourtsFilers nix own Cal. class action reform petition due to packed slate
Jerry Brown
SACRAMENTO — The backers of last month’s ballot initiative aimed at restricting class action lawsuits have told California Attorney General Jerry Brown they’ve changed their minds.
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Ohio Court won’t allow electric company to charge extra
Stratton
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio’s Supreme Court on Wednesday approved nearly all of a rate-certainty plan for FirstEnergy Corp., though it struck down a provision that would have allowed the company to recover fuel costs incurred in power generation operations.
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