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People v. Bush

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an appeal of denial of Proposition 47 petition for resentencing of felony convictions for theft from an elder and receiving stolen property, Pen....

SD3, LLC v. Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation
In a suit under Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. section 1, alleging that several major table-saw manufacturers conspired to boycott...

National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA v. Tokio Marine and Nchido Fire Ins. Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Product Liability
In an insurance action to recover sums plaintiff expended in settlement of a personal injury claim allegedly resulting from, among other things,...

Gucci v. Bank of China

Banking Law, Civil Procedure
A freeze of defendants' assets is affirmed, where the district court properly issued two orders freezing defendants' assets and restraining and...

Jade Fashion v. Harkham Industries

Commercial Law, Contracts
In this action for breach of contract and numerous common count claims, summary judgment in favor of plaintiff is affirmed, where: 1) plaintiff met...

Rosenbloom v. Pyott

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In this derivative action brought by plaintiff-shareholders against defendant-directors of company Allergan, alleging that defendants are liable for...

Sheet Metal Workers' International Association v. Duncan

Labor & Employment Law
Judgment issuing a writ of mandate to plaintiff metal workers' association is reversed and the matter remanded with directions to enter a new order...

Caronia v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In an action brought by former and current heavy smokers against a cigarette manufacturer, the district court dismissal of plaintiffs' medical...

Lexmark International, Inc. v. Static Control Components, Inc.

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, False Advertising, Intellectual Property, Copyright
In an action in which plaintiff, a toner cartridge seller, alleged that defendant, a maker and seller of components for the remanufacture of...

Sandifer v. United States Steel Corp.

Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment to defendant-employer in a putative collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, seeking backpay for time spent...