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Lhotka v. Geographic Expeditions, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Trial court's denial of defendant's motion to compel arbitration of a wrongful death action brought by the survivors of one of its clients who died on...

Wilson v. Island Seas Invs., Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In a personal injury action arising out of the death of an individual while on vacation in the Bahamas, dismissal of the action on forum non...

Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Gov't v. Hotels.com, LP

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Cyberspace Law, Government Law, Tax Law
In an action against Hotels.com and various other online travel companies claiming that they are violating local tax ordinances by failing to pay a...

City of Anaheim v. Sup. Ct.

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Government Law, Tax Law
In proceedings arising from city's imposition of a "transient occupancy tax" against a number of online travel companies (OTC) in the collective...

United Airlines, Inc. v. Brien

Administrative Law, Government Law, Immigration Law, Transportation
In a consolidated appeal from three district court orders in actions by international airline companies challenging the INS's imposition of fines...

Tooley v. Napolitano

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law
In an action claiming that the government unlawfully wiretapped plaintiff's phone and placed him on a terrorism watch list, dismissal of the action is...

Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. v. Sup. Ct.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In plaintiffs' suit against the defendant-Cruise Line brought under the California's Unfair Competition Law (UCL), the False Advertising Law (FAL),...

Pierre-Louis v. NewVac Corp.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Transportation
In a wrongful death action brought by survivors of passengers killed in a plane crash, dismissal of the action on forum non conveniens grounds in...

Levinson v. Owens

Injury & Tort Law
In a personal injury action based on plaintiff's fall from a horse, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where, although it became evident the...

Alaska Airlines, Inc. v. Dep't of Transp.

Administrative Law, Transportation
In petitions for review of the Department of Transportation's order approving certain of the methods used by a city to calculate the rental rates...