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10/03/2007	Morrison & Foerster Files Suit on Behalf of Foster Parents Over Unfair Compensation for Care of Abused and Neglected Children in California The case alleges that California accepted federal funding but failed to cover foster parents’ costs, as required by law, resulting in a steep decline in number of licensed foster homes and further reducing chances of adoption
07/23/2007	Class Action Filed Challenging Government’s Mistreatment of Returning Veterans Suffering From Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Veterans’ Civil Rights Case, first of its kind, includes Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Attorney General Gonzales as defendants
03/14/2007	Judge Dismisses Charges Against Former Hewlett Packard Chairman Patricia Dunn Morrison & Foerster's James Brosnahan, lead counsel for the former Hewlett-Packard Chairman, calls it "the right result"
03/07/2007	Morrison & Foerster Secures Ninth Circuit Win for City of Oakland in Free Speech Case
06/12/2006	Federal Circuit Clarifies Scope of the Work-Product Waiver when a Party Relies on an Opinion of Counsel as a Defense to Allegations of Willfulness
03/21/2006	Credibility Is Everything in a Jury Trial
04/01/2005	New California Law Allows for Split-Recovery of Punitive Damages Awards Litigation Update, Spring 2005