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Civil Litigation
Civil Litigation Articles
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Legislative Enactments . The Higher Education Amendments of 1998 The President recent. -
One of the most valuable assets companies have are their customers. Protecting valuable customer information . -
William T. Gallagher is a partner in Townsend, Townsend & Crew's San Francisco office and specializes in intellectual property and related "competition law" litigation and counseling. He recently represented a small bobblehead maker against California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in a case involving the bobblehead maker's First Amendment rights and the Governor's right of publicity. -
As U.S. oil and gas exploration companies expand their international holdings and operations, one issue to keep in mind is whether a targeted area of exploration is subject to a territorial dispute between nations. When a dispute arises between competing mineral exploration and exploitation concessions issued by two countries both claiming sovereignty over the same area, the concession holders will likely find themselves in a no-man's land in which no recourse exists in United States courts to resolve the dispute. The two legal doctrines that may preclude consideration of the competing concessions are the political question doctrine and the act of state doctrine. -
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a federal preemption case in its 2004-05 term involving the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. 136-137 (FIFRA). The question presented in Bates v. Dow Agrosciences LLC, 03-388, is "[w]hich, if any, state law crop injury claims are preempted FIFRA?" -
Daily headlines underscore how crucial the issue of trust in the governance of America's corporations has become since Enron. The heightened public awareness, the importance of good corporate citizenship and confidence in the world's financial markets has spawned new corporate governance regulations in America, such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, that have a ripple effect throughout the global economy. -
In this economic climate and in the current competitive legal marketplace, virtually all companies are focused on reducing the expenses associated with retaining outside counsel to handle litigation and transactions. When deciding which law firm to retain, companies are keenly interested in hourly billing rates. Indeed, in some instances the amount of the hourly billing rates is the decisive factor in selecting one law firm over another. -
A Department of Justice publication explaining how the requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act apply to Child Care Centers. -
A Department of Justice manual that explains in lay terms what State and local governments must do to ensure that their services, programs, and activities are provided to the public in a nondiscriminatory manner. -
The following scenario is all too common. An out-of-state plaintiff sues a defendant in a California state court proceeding. After incurring significant attorney fees and costs, the defendant defeats the plaintiff's claims, either through a pretrial motion or at trial. The defendant then seeks to recover costs of suit as the prevailing party, which may include an award of attorney fees under a contractual "prevailing party" clause. Although the court awards attorney fees and costs, the defendant has difficulty enforcing the award because the plaintiff's assets are located outside of California.