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Saturday, December 26, 2009

“Chief calls for appeal of ‘misguided’ armor ruling”: Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko has an article that begins, “San Francisco’s police chief is strapping on his rhetorical armor to press the state’s top cop to challenge an appeals court ruling that might make it easier for violent felons to don bulletproof vests before setting out on a crime spree.”

Posted at 9:57 AM by Howard Bashman



“Nevada Supreme Court: Pharmacies not liable in case ; Man was killed when struck by car driven by woman on prescription painkillers.” Yesterday’s edition of The Las Vegas Review-Journal contained an article that begins, “The Nevada Supreme Court ruled 5-2 Thursday that eight pharmacies in Las Vegas cannot be sued for negligence in the death of a man killed by a motorist under the influence of prescription drugs purchased at their businesses.”

The Las Vegas Sun reported yesterday that “Justices rule pharmacies not liable for drug-induced mishaps.”

The Wall Street Journal reports that “Nevada High Court Says Pharmacies Can’t Be Sued for Death.”

And The Associated Press has a report headlined “Court: Pharmacies can’t be sued in death case.”

You can access Thursday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Nevada at this link.

Posted at 9:44 AM by Howard Bashman



“Oversight of Pa. judges is wrapped in secrecy; The Judicial Conduct Board, created to protect citizens from errant judges, is criticized as doing just the opposite”: This front page article appears today in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Posted at 9:14 AM by Howard Bashman