United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Gugliuzza v. Federal Trade Commission

Bankruptcy Law
In an adversary proceeding brought by the Federal Trade Commission, the district court's order which reversed in part a bankruptcy court's grant of...

Williams v. Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In an action alleging violations of federal and state warranty law and other claims, brought by appellants who purchased allegedly defective outboard...

DB Healthcare, LLC v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, Inc.

Labor & Employment Law, Health Law, ERISA
In ERISA actions brought by health care providers designated to receive direct payments from employee health plan administrators for medical services,...

Teleflex Medical Inc. v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh

Insurance Law
In an insured's diversity contribution action against its excess insurance carrier, the district court's judgment in favor of the insured, award of...

SEC v. World Capital Market, Inc.

White Collar Crime, Securities Law
In an issue of first impression involving the Securities and Exchange Commission's ability to disgorge ill-gotten funds from so-called 'relief...

Fox Television Stations, Inv. v. Aereokiller, LLC

Intellectual Property, Copyright, Media Law, Communications Law, Entertainment Law
In a suit brought by a group of broadcast stations and copyright holders against an entity that operates a service that uses antennas to capture...

Brunozzi v. Cable Communications, Inc.

Labor & Employment Law
In consolidated actions brought by cable and internet service technicians, alleging that a company's compensation plan violates the overtime...

The Hopi Tribe v. US Environmental Protection Agency

Environmental Law, Administrative Law
In a petition for review brought by a Tribe challenging the EPA's federal implementation plan under the Clean Air Act for the Navajo Generating...

Yazzie v. US Environmental Protection Agency

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
In petitions for review brought by tribal conservation organizations and nonprofit environmental organizations challenging the EPA's source-specific...

People v. Angel

Criminal Law & Procedure
Convictions of committing a lewd or lascivious act on a child under 14 years old, Penal Code section 288(a)(1), and committing a lewd or lascivious...