Pension Split Using Military Credits (0)
5/18/12 •
A husband’s state pension credit for his four years of premarital military service is community property, because he bought the credit using community funds from the marriage, a California appeals court has held for the first time. First District Court of Appeal Justice Patricia K. Sepulveda classified four years of U.S. Air Force service credit [...]
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Watford in Waiting for Circuit Judgeship (0)
5/18/12 •
Monday could be the big day for Los Angeles attorney Paul J. Watford’s effort to win confirmation to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The Democrats will try to end debate on the nomination and take a vote, according to a cloture petition filed by Senate Majority leader Harry Reid of Nevada. Watford, and [...]
Exchanging the Gavel for an Axe (0)
5/17/12 •
[UPDATED] The judiciary’s response to the $544 million in new budget cuts to the California courts produced words like, “grim”, “staggering” and “shocking” during a special session of the courts administrative body. The governor’s May budget revision puts the latest cut for fiscal year 2012-13 on top of $653 million in cuts over the last [...]
Fernando Olguin Nominated to LA Judgeship (0)
5/17/12 •
President Obama tapped Los Angeles Magistrate Judge Fernando M. Olguin for nomination as a federal judge on the Central District Court earlier this week. Olguin, 50, must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. In the mid-1990s, he served as national director of the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund’s education program. He was nominated to [...]
Pomegranate Juice 99.4% Pure Apples (0)
5/17/12 •
Coca-Cola’s secret recipe for pomegranate blueberry juice blend is… apples? A federal lawsuit by competitor Pom Wonderful, accusing Coke of false labeling and false advertising, will be limited to pursuing California state law claims of misbranding, according to a federal appeals court. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld dismissal of federal false labeling claims, [...]
Athletes Keep Electronic Arts Antitrust Suit Alive (0)
5/17/12 •
Score one for college athletes against gamemaker Electronic Arts. A federal judge kept alive their antitrust class action lawsuit accusing Electronic Arts of conspiring with college authorities to trick athletes into signing away commercial rights to their images, names and publicity forever. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken in Oakland, refused on Wednesday to grant EA’s [...]
$544 Million in Cuts to Courts Called ‘Unsustainable’ (0)
5/15/12 •
The budget cuts to California’s trial courts are dire. The revised May budget released by Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday cut $544 million more from the judicial branch, which has already seen $653 million cut in the last four years. Before the significant cuts began, the courts budget was roughly $3 billion annually. “The proposed [...]
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