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Thompson v. Coca Cola Co.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an action involving an employee who was allegedly terminated for taking an unauthorized vacation without giving proper prior notice, summary...

Diaz v. Eagle Produce Ltd. P'ship

Agriculture, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought by four farm workers under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) after being discharged in the context of a seasonal...

The Rice Co. (Suisse), S.A. v. Precious Flowers Ltd.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, International Law, International Trade, Transportation
In an action brought by a rice shipper against defendants arising from damages sustained by rice cargo, denial of defendants' motion to compel...

Foradori v. Harris

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In a personal injury action arising from an altercation involving plaintiff-restaurant customer and an off duty restaurant employee, a multi-million...

20801, Inc. v. Parker

Commercial Law, Injury & Tort Law
Under Tex. Alco. Bev. Code section 106.14(a), 1) an employer bears the burden of establishing that its employees attended certain training classes and...

Roark & Hardee LP v. City of Austin

Attorney's Fees, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law
In a suit seeking a declaratory judgment and injunctive relief relating to the enforcement of the City of Austin's ordinance prohibiting smoking in...

Patterson Flying Serv. v. California Dep't of Pesticide Regulation

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Health Law
In an action arising from a fine imposed for plaintiff's failure to follow label directions when it made an aerial application of pesticides in...

US v. Approximately 64,695 Pounds of Shark Fins

Admiralty, Asset Forfeiture, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Environmental Law
In a case arises from a civil complaint brought by the government for the forfeiture under the Shark Finning Prohibition Act of 64,695 pounds of shark...

Perez-Acevedo v. Rivero-Cubano

Agriculture, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a suit alleging that an agricultural program violated plaintiffs' due process rights, judgment for defendants on the pleadings is affirmed where...

Schlotzsky's, Ltd. v. Sterling Purchasing & Nat'l Distrib. Co., Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Remedies
A judgment in favor of a restaurant franchisor on claims brought against a food distributor under the Lanham Act is affirmed over distributor's claims...