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Dale v. Comcast Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Communications Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In class action alleging violations of state law based on the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, order dismissing action and compelling...

New Regency Prods., Inc. v. Nippon Herald Films, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Entertainment Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In an appeal arising from the arbitration of a contract dispute between a film production company and a film distribution company, a decision vacating...

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...

In re Merrill Lynch Trust Co. FSB

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
In an action brought against Merrill Lynch and others alleging breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, and other claims related to financial services...

B'hd of Locomotive Eng'rs & Trainmen v. Union Pacific R.R. Co.

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Judgement Enforcement, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit to enforce an arbitration award in favor of a union against a railroad, dismissal of the suit is reversed and remanded with instructions to...

Steet Metal Workers' Int'l Ass'n Local Union No. 2 v. McElroy's, Inc.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In a dispute between a union and defendant-mechanical contractor arising from defendant's refusal to renew a pre-hire agreement upon its expiration,...

Truserv v. Ernst & Young LLP.

Attorney's Fees, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In an action for breach of contract, professional malpractice, common-law fraud, and consumer fraud under the Consumer Fraud Act, an order confirming...

Gentry v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County (Circuit City Stores, Inc.)

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In the context of employees whose statutory rights to overtime pay pursuant to Labor Code sections 500 et seq. and 11941 allegedly have been violated,...

Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London v. Argonaut Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law, International Law
In a dispute over selection of an arbitration panel to hear a reinsurance dispute, summary judgment for petitioners confirming the panel is affirmed...

In re Kaplan Higher Educ. Corp.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Education Law
In an action brought by electrician students against the owner of a college and an admissions director claiming they were fraudulently induced to...