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LOS ANGELES – A California appellate panel reversed a lower court in an unpublished opinion on Sept. 23, saying a municipality failed to show that its fire code violation report regarding marking a fire lane was a final administrative decision (James P. Foley, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, No. B223321, Calif. App., 2nd [...]

BOSTON – Finding that property owners could not challenge a local historic commission’s inclusion of property in a historic district, a Massachusetts appellate panel issued an unpublished opinion on Aug. 18 affirming a lower court’s dismissal of the case for failure to state a claim (Aditya Tibrewal, et al. v. City of Worchester, et al., [...]

Code of fan conduct comes under legal attackProFootballTalkThough the legal action doesn't directly challenge the legality of the code of conduct, Judge Gale Kaneshiro previously threw out battery charges brought against a fan who allegedly punched and bit a security guard while the guard was trying to remove …and more » View full post on legal [...]

Google's Android: Closing the Honeycomb Code May Open a Legal Can of WormsHuffington Post (blog)Refusing to release the Honeycomb code creates potential legal issues, too, because the code is nearly impossible to get from any other source. One of the basic principles of free and open source software is the principle of "copyleft", …and more » [...]

Politico Tpaw rails against health law tax codePoliticoMANCHESTER, NH — Tim Pawlenty had a two-word prescription for the way he thought the federal health care reform law should be handled: “kill it.” The former Minnesota governor told several hundred Republicans …GOP presidential hopefuls go after Obama, not each otherThe Hill (blog)all 602 news articles » View [...]

BBC News Sony settles code cracking legal spat with George HotzInfosecurity MagazineSony Computer Entertainment America has settled its PS3-related legal spat with the infamous code cracker George Hotz. Also known as Geohot, Hotz is well known for being the first person to jailbreak the Apple iPhone in his mid-teens. …Hacker Hotz Humbled by Sony LegalSpongNo [...]

Toyota Motor has agreed on the final details about how to turn over its source code, the “crown jewels” of the company, to the lead plaintiffs lawyers in the multidistrict litigation over sudden acceleration. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

More Trouble for Google With “Stolen” Linux Code Accusations? [Legal Stuff]Phandroid.comThe last time Google was accused of stealing, this same source was defamed and his words were debunked by many. Still, the fact that he so boldly claims the things he claims gets us to listen. …and more » View full post on legal – Google [...]

WVNS-TV Beshear will sign into law a sweeping rewrite of state's criminal codeLexington Herald LeaderSteve Beshear said he would sign the bill into law, calling it "an historic piece of legislation" which will serve as a model for other states. The bill would cut prison and jail populations, saving an estimated $42 million a year, [...]

A new “lateral hiring code” has emerged — bringing new protocols and priorities that rewrite the rules of engagement for new talent — and breaking the code will take work, says Howard D. Scher, a co-managing shareholder of the Philadelphia office of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney.Visit lawjobs.com News & Views View full post on Law.com [...]