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Lewis v. Circuit City Stores, Inc.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions, Workers' Compensation
In a suit against former employer-circuit city for wrongful termination under state law based on alleged retaliation against plaintiff for seeking...

PSKS, Inc. v. Leegin Creative Leather Prods., Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law
On remand from the Supreme Court, the action is remanded for further proceedings consistent with the Supreme Court's opinion, which reversed the...

Admin. Comm. of the Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Assocs.' Health & Welfare Plan v. Shank

ERISA, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought by an ERISA governed plan under section 502(a)(3) of ERISA, seeking reimbursement for $469,216 it had paid in medical expenses on...

Johnson v. Smith

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Debt Collection, Evidence
In order to demonstrate a violation of an automatic stay of 11 U.S.C. section 362(k)(1) in bankruptcy proceedings, the debtor bears the burden of...

US v. Coughlin

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Tax Law, White Collar Crime
A successful and prominent Wal-Mart executive's no-imprisonment sentence for aiding and abetting wire fraud and filing false tax returns is reversed...

Prachasaisoradej v. Ralphs Grocery Co., Inc.

Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
A court of appeals decision reversing a trial judgment for Ralphs supermarket chain in a wage case is reversed as an incentive compensation plan...

Azizian v. Federated Dep't Stores, Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions
A district court may require an appellant to secure appellate attorney's fees in a Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 7 bond, but only if an...

Grocery Outlet Inc. v. Albertson's Inc.

Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a dispute between competitors in the retail grocery industry over the ownership and use of the LUCKY mark, a preliminary injunction granted in...

Mag Jewelry Co., Inc. v. Cherokee, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Commercial Law, Copyright, Intellectual Property
In a copyright infringement action brought by a jewelry company against Target Corporation and its supplier involving a certain design for costume...

Viva! Int'l Voice for Animals v. Adidas Promotional Retail Operations, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Environmental Law, Sports Law
In an suit involving athletic shoes made from kangaroo leather, summary judgment for defendant Adidas is reversed, as Penal Code section 653o, which...