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March 18, 2019
BREAKING: Justices To Decide If States Can Use I-9s For Identity Theft Suits
The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday to review whether the Immigration Reform and Control Act preempts the use of I-9s for state prosecution of three immigrants who used other people's Social Security numbers to gain employment at various restaurants.
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March 15, 2019
TransCanada Can't Get 9th Circ. To Lift Keystone XL Work Ban
The Ninth Circuit on Friday rejected TransCanada Keystone Pipeline LP's request to begin construction on the Keystone XL pipeline while it appeals court orders blocking the controversial project, saying the natural gas company has not shown it's likely to prevail on the merits.
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March 15, 2019
NJ Atty Disbarred Over Stolen Client Funds
The New Jersey Supreme Court has disbarred an estate planning attorney who had admitted to stealing client funds and agreed to pay over $300,000 in restitution, according to an order made public Friday.
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March 15, 2019
Bed Maker Can't Dodge $1M Payout For Contract Violation
An Illinois federal judge made no mistakes when he found VitalGo Inc. breached an exclusivity agreement over its Total Lift Bed and ordered the company to pay more than $1 million as a result, the Seventh Circuit held Thursday.
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March 15, 2019
9th Circ. Undoes $4M Award In Zillow Photo Copyright Row
A Washington federal court will reconsider a $4 million copyright infringement award against the Zillow Group after the Ninth Circuit said Friday the lower court hadn't determined whether a real estate photography company's allegedly infringed photos should be treated as individual works or as a compilation.
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