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People v. Manning (Cal. Ct. App. - July 31, 2008)
Think that admission of prior offenses doesn't matter? Think again.Without the admission of the evidence regarding the prior offense, there's no way that the defendant here gets found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt...

Patently-O Bits and Bytes No. 45 ? Confidential Court Documents
Prior Art Blog updates us on Orion IP's battle against online automobile retailers...

People v. Love (Cal. Ct. App. - Sept. 16, 2008)
Watch out who you hire your receptionist. So, for example, don't hire someone who has four prior felony and two prior misdemeanor convictions for theft-related offenses...

Kendall v. Visa (9th Cir. - March 7, 2008)
Want to know how credit cards work; in particular, who gets what money (and what percent) when you buy something with a credit card? Judge Bea tells you in pretty exhausting detail...

DOCUMENTS HAVE OVERTAKEN MY OFFICE!
Are you lost in a pile of papers? Has the paper pile overtaken your entire office? Can you find your employees under the massive mounds stacked everywhere?How many times have you said ?I?ll do the filing next week!? Ever wonder when next week will be here? You turn around and realize it?s been ONE YEAR and the documents just seem overbearing, too much to handle and you have no idea where to even start...

MPEP Section 2141 on Obviousness
Any examples of how this section is being applied?: Prior art is not limited just to the references being applied, but includes the understanding of one of ordinary skill in the art...

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Can my employer threaten me with termination if I don't seek a transfer to another department?
In many jurisdictions, employees are "at will". This means that their employmen...

How to collect a personal loan from a spouse?
You local court will probably have someone to offer you some assistance as you p...

How to prove child support payments were sent by US Mail?
Your best bet is to send the checks via certified mail return receipt requested....

My father recently re-financed his home and was told they would give him $8,000.00 out of their loan origination fees for him to pay his credit cards off. He didn't qualify for any cash out so they were going to take car
Absolutely! I would call a RESPA attorney immediately as soon as you can. They a...

One of the supervisor's at my job has been constantly mentioning to other supervisor's my every move and directed each of the supervisorss to watch me closely. A couple of months ago the same supervisor persuaded her bos
I would work at a different mcdonalds...