United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Uhm v. Humana Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Drugs & Biotech, Government Benefits, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a contract, tort, and consumer protection law action brought by Medicare beneficiaries against a Medicare drug benefit program provider and its...

State of California v. Altus Fin., S.A.

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Remedies
In an action arising from the 1991 insolvency and subsequent rehabilitation of an insurer following the largest insurance failure in California...

In the Matter of: Ferrell

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Consumer Protection Law
Statutory damages are not available for violations of 15 U.S.C. sections 1632(a) and 1638(b)(1), provisions of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA).

Ctr. for Policy Analysis on Trade & Health v. Office of the US Trade Representative

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Government Law, International Trade
In association's action against the U.S. Trade Representative and the U.S. Department of Commerce to remedy alleged violations of the Federal Advisory...

Bull v. City & County of San Francisco

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
An order denying qualified immunity in an 42 U.S.C. section 1983 class action suit is affirmed where, under the circumstances of this case, San...

US v. Easterday

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law, Tax Law, White Collar Crime
A conviction for willful failure to pay over employee payroll taxes is affirmed where: 1) US v. Poll, 521 F.2d 329 (9th Cir. 1975), is no longer good...

Whistler Invs., Inc. v. Depository Trust & Clearing Corp.

Civil Procedure, Securities Law
In an action raising claims against registered clearing agencies in connection with their clearance and settlement services, which were performed...

Stubbs-Danielson v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of an application for disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act is affirmed over claims that the ALJ: 1) failed to give any...

Marceau v. Blackfeet Housing Auth.

Administrative Law, Construction, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Indian Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action brought by Indian tribe members against a tribal housing authority alleging statutory and contractual violations involving allegedly...

Castro de Mercado v. Mukasey

Immigration Law
Petitions for review of denials of petitioners' applications for cancellation of removal are dismissed where the circuit court lacked jurisdiction to...