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Labertew v. Langemeier

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law
In a garnishment proceeding arising out of an insurance settlement and assignment, the district court's judgment discharging insurers is vacated and...

Kabran v. Sharp Memorial Hosp.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit against a hospital, alleging plaintiff was mishandled by an occupational therapist which caused spinal shock and bleeding and in turn caused...

Stueve v. Buchalter Nemer

Civil Procedure
In a civil complaint in which a panel of 75 prospective jurors assembled in a courtroom for jury selection (voir dire) just three days before the...

Lightfoot v. Cendant Mortgage Corp.

Property Law & Real Estate, Civil Procedure, Banking Law
In a mortgagee's suit filed in state court against the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), a federally chartered corporation that...

Schwern v. Plunkett

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a case to resolve the lingering uncertainty about the Court's jurisdiction to hear immediate appeals from denials of Oregon anti-SLAPP (strategic...

Barry v. State Bar of California

Civil Procedure, Attorney's Fees
Within the context of California's anti-SLAPP statute, Code Civ. Proc. section 425.16(b)(1), a court that lacks subject matter jurisdiction over a...

Chan Healthcare Group, PS v. Liberty Mut. Fire Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law, Class Actions, Judges & Judiciary, Attorney's Fees
In a consolidated appeal presenting an issue of first impression in the circuit, namely the scope of appellate jurisdiction to review a district...

Cal Fire Local 2881 v. CalPERS

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
In an action for a petition for writ of mandate and injunctive relief regarding a violation of the contracts clause of the California Constitution,...

D'Agostino v. EV3, Inc.

Civil Procedure
In a qui tam action, the district court's denial of plaintiff's motion to amend the complaint is affirmed where none of plaintiff's claims offered in...

Rodriquez-Vazquez v. Solivan Solivan

Judges & Judiciary, Civil Procedure
In a civil action against various public officials in Puerto Rico, brought by several plaintiffs wrongfully convicted of murder based on police...