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Dongguk University v. Yale University

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit alleging defamation, negligence, and reckless conduct concerning a bogus Ph.D. hired by a South Korean university after Yale mistakenly...

Hallock v. Koubek

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a suit arising from a car accident, the district court's denial of defendant's motion for summary judgment is affirmed where the ability of a party...

Glaski v. Bank of America

Banking Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Property Law & Real Estate
Dismissal of plaintiff-borrower's action challenging defendant-bank's nonjudicial foreclosure is reversed and remanded, where: 1) although the...

Civic Partners Stockton, LLC v. Youssefi

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright
Dismissal of plaintiff's action against the private defendants, arising out of the county defendants' decision to contract with the private defendants...

Albanese v. Menounos

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action brought by plaintiff, a stylist, against defendant, a television personality, for defamation and other torts, the trial court's order...

Zhang v. Superior Court (California Capital Insurance Company)

Commercial Law, Contracts, False Advertising, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Although Moradi-Shalal v. Fireman’s Fund Ins. Companies bars private actions for unfair insurance practices under the Unfair Insurance Practices Act...

Manning v. Boston Medical Center

Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a wage and hour action alleging that defendants deprived plaintiff-employees of their wages through the use of timekeeping policies and employment...

Harris v. Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc.

Constitutional Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Military Law
In a wrongful death action against defendant-military contractor, alleging defendant negligently performing its maintenance duties under two contracts...

Purton v. Marriott International, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a personal injury action in which plaintiff alleged that defendant-employee consumed alcoholic beverages at an employer hosted party, became...

Keller v. Electronic Arts, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law, Sports Law
In a putative class-action alleging that defendant violated former college football player-plaintiffs' rights of publicity under California Civil Code...