all - Opinion Summaries

Futurewei Technologies, Inc. v. Acacia Research Corporation

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
The district court's dismissal of plaintiffs' complaint seeking a declaratory judgment of non-infringement and invalidity of defendants' five patents,...

Hayes v. County of San Diego

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendants in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 alleging violations of plaintiff's and her deceased father's...

Bisbano v. Strine Printing Company, Inc.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant-employer on plaintiff's contract and tort claims, arising out of plaintiff's termination, is affirmed, where...

Powerhouse Motorsports Group v. Yamaha Motor Corporation

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
Judgment for plaintiff in an action where plaintiff alleged that defendant unreasonably withheld its consent to the sale of the dealership and...

Optimal Markets, Inc. v. Salant

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions
The trial court's order denying defendant's motion for an award of sanctions against plaintiff's attorneys, after confirming an arbitration award in...

Devito v. Feliciano

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
When a missing witness charge is requested in a civil case, the uncalled witness's testimony may properly be considered cumulative only when it is...

Nash v. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
The Appellate Division's order affirming the vacatur of plaintiff's judgment against defendant Port Authority for injuries incurred in the 1993 World...

White Mountains Reinsurance v. Borton Petrini, LLP

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Professional Malpractice
Judgment for defendant law firm on a legal malpractice claim is reversed and remanded, where: 1) the trial court erred in deciding that plaintiff...

Kurz v. Syrus Systems

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a wrongful termination action, the trial court's order denying plaintiff's special motion to strike defendant-employer's cross complaint for...

Moncada v. West Coast Quartz Corp.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a dispute between plaintiffs, former employees of defendant-company and defendants, shareholders of defendant-company, over a promised retirement...