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California courts continue cuts, closures
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) — When Richard Burdge describes the court funding crisis in California, he says even the state’s legislators realize they’ve pushed too far in the past few years. “They’re cutting into the bone, not just the fat,” … Read More »
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Monthly Archives: May 2011
‘Loser pays’ becomes law in Texas
Perry
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) – Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Monday signed lawsuit reform legislation that will implement a loser-pays system for frivolous lawsuits filed in the state.
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New chief judges picked in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) – The Wisconsin Supreme Court announced Friday it has selected circuit court judges from St. Croix and Fond du Lac counties to serve as chief judges of their respective judicial administrative districts. The Court also reappointed … Read More
News, State CourtsW.Va. SC declines to block Massey merger
Chief Justice Margaret Workman
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has denied a request by a group of Massey Energy Co. shareholders for an injunction against an $8.5 billion merger between the coal company and Alpha Natural Resources.
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