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Wolf v. Walt Disney Pictures and Television

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Entertainment Law, Evidence, Remedies
In a breach of contract action involving Disney's alleged failure to fully compensate for its exploitation of the cartoon characters depicted in...

Charles A. Pratt Constr. Co., Inc. v. California Coastal Comm'n

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Construction, Environmental Law, Evidence, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In an action wherein plaintiff attempted to set aside a decision by the California Coastal Commission denying a coastal development permit under the...

Serrano v. Stefan Merli Plastering Co., Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
Code of Civil Procedure section 2025.510, subdivision (c), and the court's inherent authority to control its ministerial officers and other persons...

People v. Bhakta

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In an action involving claims of prostitution nuisance at a motel, a judgment permanently enjoining defendants from facilitating or encouraging...

In re: Slatkin

Bankruptcy Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Remedies, Securities Law, White Collar Crime
Summary judgment in favor of bankruptcy trustee, avoiding under 11 U.S.C. section 548(a) and California Civil Code section 3439.04(a) certain...

OSI, Inc. v. US

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Military Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In an action relating to the Air Force's use of certain land, now owned by plaintiff, as a landfill in prior decades, wherein plaintiff raised tort...

Wabtec Corp. v. Faiveley Transp. Malmo AB

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Evidence, Intellectual Property, Remedies
In a licensing agreement dispute involving arbitration issues, appeal from a denial of defendant's motion to dismiss plaintiff's application for...

Worth Constr. Co., Inc. v. Admiral Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In a coverage dispute brought by a general contractor arising from injuries sustained by a worker on a staircase installed by a subcontractor, a...

P.A. Bldg. Co. v. City of New York

Contracts, Health Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In a landlord-tenant dispute involving whether asbestos abatement costs incurred by the landlord were "operating expenses" under the relevant terms of...

Simpson Strong-Tie Co., Inc. v. Gore

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, False Advertising, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law, Product Liability, Remedies
In a manufacturer's action for defamation, trade libel, false advertising, and unfair business practices, arising after defendant-attorney published a...