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Loeffler v. Target Corporation

Administrative Law, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Tax Law
Dismissal of an action brought by plaintiff-consumers seeking a refund of allegedly unlawful sales tax charges on defendant's sales of hot coffee sold...

Schwarzburd v. Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District Board

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
The trial court's order denying defendants' anti-SLAPP special motion to strike a writ petition challenging defendants' procedures and approval of a...

US v. Carter

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's conviction for possessing a firearm following a prior conviction of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C....

US v. Carter

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's conviction for possessing two firearms while being an unlawful user of and addicted to a controlled substance, in violation of 18 U.S.C....

In re: Fosamax Products Liability Litigation (No. II)

Constitutional Law, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In an action involving product liability claims against defendant drug manufacturers by plaintiffs who allegedly suffered bone fractures because they...

Frappier v. Countrywide Home Loans

Banking Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
Judgment in favor of defendant on plaintiff's claims related to a mortgage refinancing is affirmed, where: 1) the district court did not err in...

Brown v. Oregon Department of Corrections

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendants in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action in which plaintiff-inmate alleged that defendant-prison officials violated...

EPA v. EME Homer City Generation, L. P.

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals erred in vacating the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, which attempted to...

Octane Fitness, LLC v. ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Constitutional Law, Intellectual Property, Patent, Judges & Judiciary
In considering a party's request under the Patent Act's fee-shifting provision, which authorizes district courts to award attorney's fees to...

Highmark Inc. v. Allcare Health Management System, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Constitutional Law, Intellectual Property, Patent, Judges & Judiciary
The proper standard of review for an appellate court reviewing a district court's award of fees under the Patent Act's fee-shifting provision, which...