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Petition for Review of FAA Decision In Dania Beach v. FAA, No. 09-1064, a petition for review of the FAA’s Record of Decision that with minor modifications approved a county’s proposal to expand its airport, the court denied the petition where, given FAA Order 5050.4B’s suggestion of a gap between the meanings of 49 U.S.C. section 303(c) and 49 U.S.C. section 47106(c)(1)(B), the FAA briefs’ apparently consistent articulation of such a difference, and the evident differences in the two provisions’ scope and purpose, the interpretation offered here by the FAA was within its discretion....

In Honda of Am. Mfg., Inc. v. US, No. 09-1493, the Federal Circuit faced a challenge to the decision of the Court of International Trade (CIT) affirming a Customs and Border Protection classification of Honda’s oil bolts under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). In affirming the decision, the court held that the CIT properly interpreted and applied the Schedule in concluding that articles that are “parts of general use” under Chapter 73 cannot be classified as “parts and accessories” under Chapter 87....

In September 1997, the patent office issued Patent No. 5,663,757, which allows software to add interactive elements to a live television broadcast; for example, by allowing “impulse purchase transactions with immediate payment.” So, basically, you can buy what you see on TV. In 1997, there was no such thing as a smartphone. But the current holder of that patent, EON Corp. IP Holdings, claimed that watching live TV on a smartphone is the “modern iteration of that patent....

Adderall is an amphetamine, and it can help people focus and stay alert. But it’s not like a Red Bull that you can pick up at the corner store. It requires a doctor’s prescription to use. Unfortunately, too many students are using drugs like Adderall to help them focus in law school. They should know better, but here are five reasons amphetamines are not good study aids: No. 1 Highly Addictive On the Richter-addiction scale, Adderall is right there with Ritalin and crystal meth....

Alex Frank, a second-year law student at Yale, cannot help but draw on lessons he learned in the Army. In officer training, Frank learned about discipline, grit, and how to face adverse situations – like the first year of law school. When he arrived in Afghanistan in 2010 to lead a platoon, he had to hit the ground running. “The military has a very formulaic operations order process which is really important for communicating all the key information that you need,” Frank said in the Yale News....

According to transcripts leaked by the National Enquirer, Hulk Hogan went on a videotaped, racist tirade, referring to black people as “fing n**s,” and admitting “I am a racist, to a point.” His words were reportedly transcribed from a sex tape at the middle of a $100 million lawsuit he filed against Gawker Media for posting a clip of the sex tape online. World Wrestling Entertainment swiftly cut ties with Hogan, and allegedly began scrubbing references to the wrestler from its website....

Generally speaking, most people don’t check the tax code before deciding to get a divorce. But 2018 might’ve been a little different. The new tax bill made significant changes to how alimony is taxed, which had many people who might’ve been considering a divorce trying to rush the process before the statute went into effect in 2019. The new year has brought new divorce laws – beyond just taxes – and new considerations for soon-to-be exes....

One billion dollars is a lot to fight over, even among wealthy football players. That explains half the battle over a $1 billion settlement for retired players who claim concussion injuries against the National Football League. But with the NFL alleging “deep and widespread” fraud among the claimants, the contest is far from over. The NFL says lawyers are a big part of the problem, steering players to certain doctors and coaching them how to make claims....

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals isn’t just a prestigious promotion for judges and law professors: Practicing attorneys can also be nominated to the bench. President Obama nominated Los Angeles attorney Paul Watford to serve on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today. Watford, widely viewed as a moderate, has support across the ideological spectrum, reports the Los Angeles Times. Watford is currently a partner at Munger, Tolles, and Olson LLP....

Do vaccines cause illness in children? If a parent believes that his or her child has been injured by a vaccine, is there a legal remedy? In recent consolidated cases before the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, parents sued the Secretary for Health and Human Services for illnesses they claim were caused by the administration of vaccines to their respective daughters. The parents sought compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that DTaP (Diptheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis) caused their daughters’ seizure-related illnesses....

Trial court’s conviction of defendant for DUI and related crimes is affirmed where: 1) the trial court had proper jurisdiction to enter judgment against the defendant; and 2) Penal Code section 1387(a) does not apply to bar the continuation of this case as a misdemeanor prosecution. Read People v. Hernandez, No. E047219 [HTML] Read People v. Hernandez, No. E047219 [PDF] Appellate Information Filed January 26, 2010 Judges Opinion by Judge Ramirez...

Defendant’s conviction for rape and sexual penetration by artifice, pretense or concealment and related crimes is affirmed where: 1) the evidence supports a finding that defendant intended to and did induce the victim into believing he was her husband, and for that reason submitted to his sexual advances; 2) the evidence was sufficient to satisfy the force element of the crime of assault with intent to commit rape; and 3) court did not err in failing to instruct the jury on simple assault as a lesser included offense to charge of assault with intent to commit rape or another sexual offense....

A new year, a new pig odor lawsuit. Another in a long line of pig odor lawsuits filed against corporate hog farms in Missouri has ended in a jury verdict favoring the plaintiffs. For soiling (and stinking up) their property, the hog farmers must now pay its neighbors $1.95 million. Sound weird? Well, it is, unless you live in Missouri. This particular pig odor lawsuit was filed against Synergy, which owns the hogs, and Kenoma, which raises them, reports the Associated Press....

Andrew Warren was once a “rising star” in the Central Intelligence Agency. In 2007 and 2008, the CIA assigned Warren to work as a high-level official for the United States Embassy in Algeria. During that time, he allegedly roofied and sexually-abused two women. In 2009, the CIA terminated Warren. Later that year, he was indicted on one count of sexual abuse. When he failed to appear for a status hearing in 2010, the district court issued a bench warrant for his arrest....

One of my friends is on a recreational volleyball team, a team that isn’t very good. They have a couple of good athletes, a lot of mediocrity, and one guy that really, really annoys his teammates. Why? Every time they suggest an adjustment, such as moving closer to the net, he seems receptive but returns to his flawed play immediately. He’s uncoachable. Another friend has a similar situation: someone she hired, and now supervises, is one of those people that is repeatedly corrected, yet seems to be incapable of adjusting and fixing her constant minor errors....

The only time you ever really hear “lawyers” and “ethics” in the same sentence is when someone is cracking a joke about how lawyers have no ethics. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that most unethical lawyers were once unethical law students. Over the years, we’ve written about unethical law students’ antics, including mere shenanigans and even murder. So here is our list of the Top 5 most unethical law students that we know (starting with the most unethical):...

If you’re still in law school, you may tend to find our weekly “Cool Jobs” posts somewhat less than helpful. After all, what good is a job to a law student if it requires ten years of experience in the legal field? Well, law students, this post is for you! Everybody needs to start somewhere and not everyone can start making $125,000 right out the gate. If you’re between years (and between jobs) maybe you want to look at the list of internships we have for you below....

The clock is always ticking. At least, it can feel that way when you have a legal matter looming, or a legal question lingering. From contracts and policies expiring, to payment deadlines, to whatever the statute of limitations is, knowing exactly when something is going to happen, or when it needs to happen, is essential. So here are 10 of those essential legal deadlines to help you out: What if you already accepted the position?...

If you stomp on a woman’s breast implant hard enough, it’ll explode inside her chest. This little tidbit of information is brought to you by Samuel Cole, 60, of Cincinnati, Ohio. He spent Sunday arguing with his 52-year-old girlfriend, and then chose to stomp on her chest. After he punched and choked her, of course. The violence ended when her breast implant burst and he decided to take her to a local hospital....

The latest development turns another page in the “misclassification” saga that asks whether Uber drivers are independent contractors or employees entitled to benefits and reimbursement. When the court certified only a small number of drivers as a class, Judge Chen looked to an arbitration clause that was included in their contracts. He concluded that, at the time, the plaintiffs failed to adequately demonstrate that it was in the entire class’s best interests to certify the expense reimbursement claim....