all - Opinion Summaries

Cable Connection, Inc. v. DirecTV, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Under the California Arbitration Act, judicial review of the merits of an arbitration award is permissible where the contracting parties have...

Medrazo v. Honda of N. Hollywood

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Transportation
In a lawsuit alleging violations of Vehicle Code sections 11712.5 and 24014 by defendant motorcycle dealership, denial of class certification is...

Boschetto v. Hansing

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law
The sale of one automobile via the eBay website, without more, does not provide sufficient "minimum contacts" to establish jurisdiction over a...

Theme Promotions, Inc. v. News Am. Mktg. FSI

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law, Remedies
In a case involving, inter alia, whether right of first refusal agreements between a publisher of advertising tools and packaged goods companies...

Fellner v. Tri-Union Seafoods, L.L.C.

Administrative Law, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a class-action suit alleging injury caused by methylmercury and other harmful compounds in defendant's canned tuna products, grant of a motion to...

Yabsley v. Cingular Wireless, LLC

Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, False Advertising
In a claim that defendant-Cingular engaged in unfair competition in violation of Business and Professions Code section 17200 and misleading...

Loeb v. Best Buy Co., Inc.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an age discrimination suit brought against employer-Best Buy, summary judgment for Best Buy is affirmed where, assuming plaintiff made a prima...

Peck v. Cingular Wireless, LLC

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Tax Law
In a class action lawsuit brought by a former employee against Cingular claiming, inter alia, it violated state law by passing a business and...

Chin v. Chrysler LLC

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Product Liability, Remedies
In a products-liability action claiming defects in braking systems in defendant's cars, an order awarding attorney's fees under California law is...

In Re: Graupner

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection, Government Law
In a bankruptcy case raising the issue of whether the anti-bifurcation provision in the hanging paragraph of Title 11 protects against "cramdown" of...