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569 East County Boulevard LLC v. Backcountry Against The Dump, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Attorney's Fees
In an action filed against numerous entities alleging a single cause of action against one defendant for unlawful interference with prospective...

Elliott Homes, Inc. v. Super. Ct.

Civil Procedure, Construction
In a suit against a homebuilder seeking damages for construction defects, defendant's petition for writ of mandate is granted where the trial court...

Westside Estate Agency v. Randall

Property Law & Real Estate, Civil Procedure, Contracts
In a dispute brought by a real estate broker who missed out on a $925,000 commission because he agreed to help a friend buy a $45 million Bel Air...

Foxen v. Carpenter

Legal Malpractice, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit against plaintiff's former attorneys, who had represented her in a personal injury action, the trial court's decision sustaining defendants'...

Newport Harbor Ventures, LLC v. Morris Cerullo World Evangelism

Civil Procedure, Contracts
In a contracts action, the trial court's denial of defendant's anti-SLAPP motion is affirmed. The Court held that an anti-SLAPP motion filed under...

Lawton v. Takeda Pharm. Co.

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech
In a qui tam action under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. section 3729 et seq., and the False Claims Acts of 28 different states and the...

Gee v. Greyhound Lines, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a personal injury action arising from a motor vehicle collision, the trial court's grant of plaintiff's motion to set aside a dismissal is affirmed...

Pressl v. Appalachian Power Co.

Property Law & Real Estate, Civil Procedure
In an action brought in state court by landowners seeking a declaration of their rights to build a dock on property subject to a flowage easement, the...

Robert Ito Farm, Inc. v. County of Maui

Civil Procedure, Judges & Judiciary
In an action challenging a ballot initiative ordinance prohibiting the growth, testing, and cultivation of genetically engineered crops until the...

People v. Mary H.

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law
In a constitutional law action, challenging petitioner's ban on possessing firearms for five years under Welfare and Institutions Code section 8103,...