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U.S. Supreme Court

Mar. 7, 2012

Supreme Court denials

The U.S. Supreme Court turned down Oakland's bid to collect on a $470,000 verdict that a state court levied against an advertising company and declined to hear a defunct adult magazine's case against Google Inc.



Oakland is out of luck on half-mil bill


The U.S. Supreme Court decided not to take up Oakland's attempt to force an advertising company to pay the $470,000 judgment a California court levied against it for violating a city billboard ordinance.


Desert Outdoor Advertising Inc. decamped for Nevada after it came up short in litigation over a disputed sign. Oakland pressed Nevada courts to enforce its judgment, but ...

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