To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Lynn Faris, Esq., of Leonard Carder, +1-510-272-0169 Upholds Appeals Court Ruling Finding Drivers are Employees LOS ANGELES,Nov. 28/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The Supreme Court of California today denied the final appeal of FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.

WASHINGTON _ An errant paintball partially blinded Joshua Hild. It also opened his eyes to how courts work. Hild, of Fresno County, Calif., won $704,633 in a civil lawsuit, only to lose the award in appeals court.

By Josh Richman, STAFF WRITER Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday nominated a moderate Republican state appeals court justice from Oakland to the Supreme Court of California, bringing accolades from current and former colleagues and more muted praise from conservatives.