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Kerr v. Jewell

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Administrative Law
In a claim under the Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA) brought against plaintiff's former employer, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, based on...

Minick v. City of Petaluma

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a personal injury case against a City, involving a bicycle accident, the trial court's grant of plaintiff's motion for discretionary relief from a...

Chavez v. Dole Food Co.

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In an action filed by overseas workers of defendant Dole Food Company, seeking relief for long-term health consequences allegedly tied to work-related...

Sony Electronics, Inc. v. Hannstar Display Corp.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Contracts
In an action to enforce a settlement agreement, which was mediated and accepted by the parties via email, the District Court's denial of plaintiff's...

Sokolow v. Palestine Liberation Organization

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In a suit brought by eleven American families against the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority under the...

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Drugs & Biotech
In a civil procedure action, arising over patient injuries from taking Plavix, the Court of Appeal's judgment is affirmed where defendant's business...

Akina v. State of Hawaii

Civil Procedure, Indian Law, Elections, Government Law
In a lawsuit brought by Hawaii residents who challenged efforts by a group of Native Hawaiians to establish their own government, in accordance with...

Rosenberg v. DVI Receivables XVII LLC

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In an appeal presenting a question of federal preemption law, in which defendants filed involuntary bankruptcy petitions against plaintiff's husband...

Randall v. Mousseau

Civil Procedure
In a civil action concerning a breach of contract claim, the trial court's judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) the trial court's refusal to...

Kovaco v. Rockbestos-Suprenant Cable Corp.

Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by a maintenance worker against his former employer, alleging that he was terminated in violation of the Americans with...