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Feldman v. Law Enforcement Associates

Corp. Governance, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendants on plaintiff's claims that he was unlawfully terminated from his employment in retaliation for protected...

Green v. City and County of San Francisco

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
In 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging wrongful detention, false arrest and excessive force following a traffic stop by defendant-officers who...

Lopez-Munoz v. Triple-S Salud, Inc.

Constitutional Law, Contracts, Government Benefits, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of an action asserting local law claims for damages arising out of defendant-health insurer's refusal to cover plaintiff's lap band medical...

California Crane School, Inc. v. National Commission for Certification of Crane Operators

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
Judgment for defendants on plaintiffs' claims for Cartwright Antitrust Act violations, unfair competition and related business torts is: 1) reversed...

CDR Creances S.A.S. v. Cohen

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Debt Collection, Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions
Where a court finds, by clear and convincing evidence, conduct that constitutes fraud on the court, the court may impose sanctions including, as in...

Graf v. Zynga Game Network, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law
In consolidated cases, the district court's dismissal of claims for violations of the Wiretap Act and the Stored Communications Act, two chapters...

Namikas v. Miller

Family Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
Summary judgment for defendant-former attorneys in an action in which plaintiff alleges that defendants negligently recommended he pay his ex-wife...

Progressive Golf Insurance Company v. Faehnrich

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an insurance coverage dispute, the district court's order denying plaintiff-insurer's motion for summary judgment and a later order entering...

Cardionet Inc. v. Cigna Health Corp.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action against defendant-health insurer challenging its decision to no longer cover plaintiffs' medical devices that allow physicians to monitor...

Sykora v. State Dept. of State Hospitals

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
The timely filing and apparent acceptance of a government claim pursuant to the Government Tort Claims Act, for which plaintiff inadvertently did not...