United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

SEC v. Platforms Wireless Int'l Corp.

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law, Administrative Law
In an action by the SEC claiming that defendants sold unregistered securities to the public and that they issued a fraudulent press release, partial...

Rahimzadeh v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of the immigration judge's (IJ) order, affirmed by the BIA, granting petitioner withholding of removal to Iran, but denying...

Antoninetti v. Chipotle Mex. Grill, Inc.

Health Law, Remedies, Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights
In an action under the Americans with Disabilities Act claiming that defendant-Chipotle restaurant did not take sufficient action to accommodate...

Mitchell v. CB Richard Ellis Long Term Disability Plan

Contracts, ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action seeking long-term disability benefits and attorneys' fees under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), judgment for...

Day v. Apoliona

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action by native Hawaiians contending that the trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, a Hawaii state agency that administered a portion of...

Afriyie v. Holder

Immigration Law, Administrative Law, Evidence
In a petition for review of the denial of petitioner's application for asylum and withholding of removal, concluding that he failed to show that the...

Providence Yakima Med. Ctr. v. Sebelius

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Education Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In an action brought by five not-for-profit hospitals, each recipients of Medicare direct graduate medical education payments for approved family...

US v. Crews

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm is affirmed where defendant qualified as a career offender because: 1) the statute...

Mattel, Inc. v. MGA Ent'mt., Inc.

Contracts, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Trade Secrets
In an action for copyright infringement and breach of an employment agreement arising out of defendant's sale of a toy doll idea to a competitor of...

US v. Thomas

Sports Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Cyclist Tammy Thomas's convictions for three counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice are affirmed where: 1) the jury could...