Feb 18, 2016 | Comments, Current, Current Case Comments, Number 2, Print Edition, Volume 48
Case Comment Pinpoint IT Services, LLC v. Rivera (In re Atlas IT Export Corp.), 761 F.3d 177 (1st Cir. 2014) After the filing of a bankruptcy petition, all pending civil actions involving the debtor are stayed pursuant to the automatic stay provision of 11 U.S.C. §...
Feb 18, 2016 | Comments, Current, Current Case Comments, Number 2, Print Edition, Volume 48
Case Comment Maryland v. King, 133 S. Ct. 1958 (2013) The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was enacted to protect citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures. In Maryland v. King, a case of first impression, the Supreme Court addressed the question of...
Oct 28, 2015 | Comments, Current, Current Case Comments, Number 2, Print Edition, Volume 48
Case Comment K.M. ex rel. Bright v. Tustin Unified School District, 725 F.3d 1088 (9th Cir. 2013), cert. denied, 134 S. Ct. 1493, cert. denied sub nom. Poway Unified Sch. Dist. v. D.H. ex rel. K.H., 134 S. Ct. 1494 (2014) The rights of deaf and hard-of-hearing...
Oct 15, 2015 | Comments, Current, Number 2, Print Edition, Volume 48
In the controversy over judicial citation of foreign law, little noticed are the effects of citations that contrast American law with the laws of foreign jurisdictions. The controversy typically revolves around the extent to which judges may legitimately look to...
Oct 6, 2015 | Comments, Current, Current Case Comments, Number 2, Print Edition, Volume 48
Case Comment Alexander v. FedEx Ground Package System, Inc., 765 F.3d 981 (9th Cir. 2014) Employment law cases often present one particularly vexing issue: whether a worker should be classified as an employee or an independent contractor. Under California law, this...
