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Employment Law -- Dec 20, 2013
2013-12-21 12:27:39| Trucking - Topix.net
Why it matters: Affirming the broad discretion of federal district court judges to award attorney's fees, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that an award of $700,000 in fees was justifiable despite a jury's award of just $27,000 to the plaintiff.
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Mexican president signs energy law
2013-12-21 02:23:46| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto signs a law that changes the constitution to allow foreign companies to drill for oil and gas for the first time since 1938.
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NC tax law changes to increase power bills
2013-12-20 18:29:26| Energy - Topix.net
North Carolina’s tax law changes were designed to put more money in taxpayers’ pockets, but the new policies will marginally increase electric utility bills.
Proposed California law would mandate smartphone kill switch
2013-12-20 14:14:49| InfoWorld: Top News
Kill-switch technology that can render a lost or stolen smartphone useless would become mandatory in California under a new bill that will be proposed to the state legislature in January.The bill will be introduced by Senator Mark Leno, a Democrat representing San Francisco and neighboring towns, and George Gascón, the district attorney for San Francisco. Gascón has been spearheading a push by major law-enforcement agencies across the U.S. for more to be done to prevent smartphone theft.
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Pennsylvania High Court Strikes Down Part of Fracking Law
2013-12-20 09:20:00| OGI
Decision is either disappointing or thrilling for advocacy groups
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