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Acuna v. San Diego Gas & Electric Co.

Civil Rights, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Judgment for defendant-employer on plaintiff's action under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and related claims is: 1) reversed in part and...

Hernandez-Cuevas v. Taylor

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
The district court's decision denying defendants qualified immunity in plaintiff's Fourth Amendment malicious prosecution action is affirmed, where:...

Bunn v. Oldendorff Carriers GmbH & Co.

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law, Workers' Compensation
Judgment for plaintiff-longshoreman under section 5(b) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, on his claim for injuries when he...

Malin v. Singer

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
The trial court's order denying defendant's special motion to strike plaintiff’s complaint under Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16, the...

In re: World Trade Center Disaster Site Litigation

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In consolidated actions alleging injuries resulting from exposure to toxic materials from the World Trade Center site, the district court's order...

Vazquez-Filippetti v. Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Judgement Enforcement
In a personal injury action, the district court's denial of plaintiff's request for post-judgment interest from defendant-insurer is reversed and...

Guggenheim Capital, LLC v. Birnbaum

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark infringement action, default judgment entered against defendant for his failure to comply with court orders is affirmed, where the...

United States Marine, Inc. v. US

Constitutional Law, Government Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets
In an action alleging that the government misappropriated plaintiff's trade secrets, the Fifth Circuit's decision vacating the district court’s...

E.D. v. Pfizer, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a products liability and negligence suit brought by 19 families against pharmaceutical companies, alleging the antidepressant drug Zoloft caused...

Shearin v. Brown

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law
The trial court's orders denying class certification and dismissing plaintiffs 1983 claims in an action seeking damages for allegedly being detained...