United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Villasenor

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In the government's appeal from the district court's order suppressing evidence in support of drug charges against defendant, the order is reversed...

Lagstein v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's appeal from the district court's court vacating an arbitral award on the ground of its excessive size and vacating a punitive damages...

Prison Legal News v. Schwarzenegger

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an action claiming that the California Department of Corrections violated a prison newspaper's First Amendment rights, the district court's award...

In re: Southern Cal. Sunbelt Developers

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Sanctions
In actions seeking punitive damages and attorney's fees arising out of the filing of allegedly meritless involuntary bankruptcy petitions against two...

Benay v. Warner Bros. Entm't, Inc.

Contracts, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law
In an action alleging copyright infringement under federal law and breach of contract under California law based on defendants' alleged...

Comite de Jornaleros de Redondo Beach v. City of Redondo Beach

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Media Law
In a First Amendment challenge to Redondo Beach Municipal Code section 3-7.1601, which prohibits the act of standing on a street or highway and...

Shames v. Cal. Travel & Tourism Comm.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Government Law, Transportation
In an action against the California Travel and Tourism Commission (CTTC) alleging that the CTTC engaged in antitrust price-fixing in violation of the...

Zuress v. Donley

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In a Title VII action claiming sex discrimination by the Air Force, the dismissal of the action is affirmed where the intramilitary immunity doctrine,...

US v. Laurienti

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Securities Law, Sentencing, White Collar Crime
Defendants' convictions for securities fraud conspiracy are affirmed where: 1) defendants did not challenge, and overwhelming evidence supported the...

Lahiri v. Universal Music & Video Dist. Corp.

Civil Procedure, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Intellectual Property, International Law, Sanctions
In plaintiff's counsel's appeal from an order by the district court sanctioning him for his five-year bad faith pursuit of a frivolous copyright...