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Rios-Pineiro v. US

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendant United States in Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) action arising out of plaintiff's termination from the U.S....

Barsegian v. Kessler & Kessler

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The trial court properly denied a motion to compel arbitration brought by some of the defendants on the basis of the possibility of inconsistent...

Village of Bald Head Island v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Administrative Law, Admiralty, Contracts, Environmental Law, Water Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's complaint seeking to require defendant to honor commitments made to plaintiff and other North Carolina towns when developing...

Battaglia Enterprises, Inc. v. Superior Court (Yard House USA, Inc.)

Civil Procedure, Contracts
The trial court properly granted defendant's motion to transfer venue of this breach of contract action from San Diego County to Orange County,...

Suxton v. NDEX West, LLC

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action alleging wrongful foreclosure and related claims that defendants removed to federal court, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed,...

Mayo v. Board of Educ.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law, Class Actions, Constitutional Law
Dismissal of class action brought by plaintiff-temporary employees alleging that they were entitled to the benefits of an arbitration award entered as...

Kilgore v. Keybank, National Association

Banking Law, Class Actions, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law
In putative class action by plaintiffs, former students of a failed flight-training school, who seek broad injunctive relief against defendant-bank...

Kaiser Cement and Gypsum Corporation v. Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvannia

Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Product Liability
In insurance coverage dispute arising out of payment of numerous asbestos claims, summary judgment for cross-complainant asbestos manufacturer is...

Spinner v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

Contracts, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Media Law
In an "idea submission" suit in which plaintiff alleged defendant ABC used his ideas submitted in 1977 to create and develop the hit television series...

Southern Walk at Broadlands v. Openband at Broadlands, LLC

Attorney's Fees, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Media Law, Property Law & Real Estate
District court's judgment in dispute in which plaintiff claimed that its contract for defendant to provide wire-based communication and video services...