United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Big Lagoon Rancheria v. State of California

Gaming Law, Government Contracts, Indian Law
The district court's order that defendant-State negotiate with plaintiff under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IRGA) to allow plaintiff to operate a...

Negrete-Ramirez v. Holder

Immigration Law
The petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' (BIA) decision finding that the statutory language of the Immigration and Nationality Act...

SmithKline Beecham Corporation v. Abbott Laboratories

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law
In an action in which plaintiff alleged that defendant violated the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, the antitrust laws, and North...

Bell v. Uribe

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
The district court's grant of two habeas corpus petitions is reversed and remanded, where: 1) the California Court of Appeal decision upholding the...

Obsidian Finance Group v. Cox

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
Liability for a defamatory blog post involving a matter of public concern cannot be imposed without proof of fault and actual damages.

Grenning v. Miller-Stout

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
Summary judgment for defendants in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action brought by a Washington state prisoner who alleged that the continuous...

World Trade Financial Corp. v. SEC

Administrative Law, Sanctions, Securities Law
A petition for review of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Order upholding a variety of fines and sanctions against petitioners for violating...

Estate of Barabin v. AstenJohnson

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
In an action alleging that occupational exposure to asbestos from the dryer felts provided by defendants caused plaintiff's mesothelioma, the district...

Gonzales v. California Department of Corrections

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Habeas Corpus
Dismissal of a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action brought by a California state prisoner who challenged his validation as a gang member and his transfer to...

Cano v. Taylor

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health Law
In a 1983 action brought by plaintiff-former prison inmate alleging deliberate indifference to his mental health needs, and violations of his right to...