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Ventas Finance I, LLC v. California Franchise Tax Board

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Remedies, Tax Law
Judgment ordering defendant-tax board to refund plaintiff company an amount it paid pursuant to former Revenue and Taxation Code section 17942 for the...

Bertelsen v. Harris

Attorney's Fees, Commercial Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Oil and Gas Law, Remedies
In an action claiming that an attorney and his law firm committed various forms of attorney misconduct and seeking disgorgement of fees paid by...

US v. Park

Agriculture, Commercial Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action brought by the government against operators of a dog kennel, involving a scenic easement on defendants' property granted to the U.S. that...

Auto Servs. Co. v. KPMG, LLP

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Professional Malpractice
In an action brought by a corporation engaged in marketing vehicle warranties against defendants alleging professional-negligence in the preparation...

Suess v. US

Banking Law, Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, M&A
In a shareholder derivative suit claiming that the government breached a contract with a savings and loan association guaranteeing certain accounting...

Baude v. Heath

Agriculture, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law
In a commerce-clause challenge to Indiana's regulations on direct wine shipments, an injunction against enforcement of the contested provisions is...

Peck v. Cingular Wireless, LLC

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Tax Law
In a class action lawsuit brought by a former employee against Cingular claiming, inter alia, it violated state law by passing a business and...

Flamingo Express, Inc. v. Fed. Aviation Admin.

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Government Law, Insurance Law
In a complaint filed with the FAA by the operator of an air service alleging that a city had violated its obligations under federal law by, among...

Cont'l Cas. Co. v. Staffing Concepts, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law, Workers' Compensation
In a suit over workers' compensation insurance policies, an order striking a motion to compel arbitration is dismissed for lack of appellate...

Lebanon Farms Disposal, Inc. v. County of Lebanon

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Public Utilities
In a suit challenging county waste-management ordinances as unconstitutional, partial summary judgment for plaintiff, declaration that the ordinances...