all - Opinion Summaries

Wilcox v. County of Maricopa

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
The district court's order granting plaintiffs' motion to enforce a settlement agreement reached during mediation in an action brought under 42 U.S.C....

Lewis v. Superior Court

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
Plaintiff-doctor's petition for a writ of mandate challenging the decision of the Medical Board of California disciplining plaintiff for failing to...

Ervine v. Desert View Regional Medical Center Holdings, LLC

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendant-health care providers in an action alleging that defendants violated the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans...

Serri v. Santa Clara University

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Civil Rights, Contracts
Summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer in plaintiff's action alleging wrongful discharge on the basis of race and ethnic origin, breach of...

Plata v. Brown

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
The State's petition for writ of mandamus in an ongoing prison class action concerning the provision of health care in California prisons is denied,...

George v. Edholm

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment for defendant-officers in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging that defendant officers, doctor, and two nurses violated...

Trezziova v. Kohn

Banking Law, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs' state‐law claims against defendant-banks as precluded by the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 (SLUSA) is...

CalPERS v. Moody's Investors Service, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
In an action challenging the veracity of defendant-rating agencies' assignment of highly favorable credit ratings to three structured investment...

Feingold v. John Hancock Life Insurance Co.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Dismissal of a putative class action for damages arising from defendant-insurer's adherence to contractual terms requiring that defendant be given...

Wood v. Moss

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action in which plaintiff-protesters alleged that defendant-agents engaged in viewpoint discrimination in violation of the First Amendment when...