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Hedges and Hawthorne to Speak on New TAMES System

D. Todd Smith
March 22, 2012 12:50

On March 29, 2012, Fourteenth Court of Appeals Chief Justice Adele Hedges and Texas Supreme Court Clerk Blake Hawthorne will speak to the Austin Bar Civil Appellate Law Section on "The Texas Appeals Management and E-filing System: Making Our Appellate Courts More Efficient and...

Hedges and Hawthorne to Speak on New TAMES System

D. Todd Smith
March 22, 2012 12:50

On March 29, 2012, Fourteenth Court of Appeals Chief Justice Adele Hedges and Texas Supreme Court Clerk Blake Hawthorne will speak to the Austin Bar Civil Appellate Law Section on "The Texas Appeals Management and E-filing System: Making Our Appellate Courts More Efficient and...

Who’s (potentially) defying whom?

Rebecca Tushnet
March 19, 2012 15:55

Bruno v. Eckhart Corp., 2012 WL 752090 (C.D. Cal.) Mazza fallout: The district court previously certified a nationwide class, and the defendants moved to decertify based on Mazza v. Am. Honda Motor Co., 666 F.3d 581 (9th Cir. 2012).  The court disagreed: Mazza was not a...

Lawsuit over beetle parts in infant formula survives, in part

Rebecca Tushnet
March 19, 2012 15:32

Leonard v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc., 2012 WL 764199 (E.D.N.Y.) Abbott recalled 5 million containers of Similac infant formula powder that were potentially contaminated with beetle parts and larvae, “which could cause gastrointestinal discomfort and refusal to eat.”  (Apparently there is...

Recent Federal Law Could Leave Those Behind on Child Support With No Money At All

J. Benjamin Stevens
March 19, 2012 15:03

According to a recent article in the Charlotte Observer, an important change could soon have an unexpected impact relating to child support debts. The change has come about as an attempt to reduce money spent by the federal government in mailing out paper checks. The Treasury Department has decided...