all - Opinion Summaries

Kotrous v. Goss-Jewett Co. of N. California

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law
The circuit court finds that Atlantic Research overruled the holding in Pinal Creek Group v. Newmont Mining Corp., 118 F.3d 1298 (9th Cir. 1997), that...

Advocare Int'l LP v. Horizon Labs., Inc.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Product Liability
In a suit brought by a company that formulated and sold products for improving nutrition and weight loss, arising from underlying suits claiming...

Regan v. Starcraft Marine LLC

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Military Law, Product Liability
In a personal injury suit in which defendant-boat manufacturer filed a third-party complaint against the government seeking indemnity on the basis of...

Blazevska v. Raytheon Aircraft Co.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a wrongful death action against a plane manufacturer brought by family members of eight Macedonian residents, including the Macedonian president,...

Ambrosia Land Invs., LLC v. Peabody Coal Co.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit concerning damage to plaintiffs' property as a result of mine subsidence, summary judgment for defendant is reversed where plaintiffs'...

Integrity Floorcovering, Inc. v. Broan-Nutone, LLC

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action against the manufacturer of a bathroom ventilation fan for a fan which allegedly malfunctioned and damaged plaintiffs' property, summary...

Johnson v. Am. Standard, Inc.

Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
The Supreme Court of California adopts the "sophisticated user" doctrine and defense to negate a manufacturer's duty to warn of a product's potential...

Aristocrat Techs. Australia Pty, Ltd. v. Int'l Game Tech.

Entertainment Law, Gaming Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
The district court committed no error in its analysis of the means-plus-function limitation in this case involving an electronic slot machine patent...

O'Brien v. Camisasca Auto. Mfg., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising
In a putative class action lawsuit alleging defendants' violation of Unfair Competition Law (UCL), False Advertising Law (FAL), and Consumers Legal...

Hall Street Assocs., L.L.C. v. Mattel, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Environmental Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Water Law
The statutory grounds provided by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) for expedited judicial review to confirm, vacate, or modify arbitration awards are...