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Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp. v. Hoeper

Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a defamation action brought by plaintiff-terminated employee against defendant-airline for statements made to the Transportation Security...

Steinberg v. Chiang

Constitutional Law, Government Law
Declaratory judgment in favor of plaintiffs in their official capacities as President pro Tempore of the Senate and Speaker of the Assembly in a...

Koehl v. Bernstein

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Sanctions
The district court's order of sanctions imposed on plaintiff-inmate dismissing his 42 U.S.C. 1983 action with prejudice is affirmed, where: 1) the...

Thornbrough v. Western Placer Unified School District

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
Judgment denying plaintiff's mandamus petition, which sought to overturn his dismissal as an Assistant Director of Maintenance for defendant-school...

Medtronic, Inc. v. Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC

Constitutional Law, Contracts, Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a declaratory action brought by plaintiff-patent licensee against defendant-patent owner challenging defendant's assertion that certain of...

Pinon v. Bank of America

Banking Law, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts
Dismissal of a class action challenging credit card overlimit fees and late fees is affirmed, where: 1) substantive due process jurisprudence does not...

Corr v. Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Tax Law, Transportation
Dismissal of a putative class action attacking the legality of the toll charged by defendant for use of the Dulles Toll Road is affirmed, where: 1)...

Sharif v. Picone

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
Judgment for defendants on plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 excessive force claim is vacated and remanded, where: 1) Federal Rule of Evidence 410...

SmithKline Beecham Corporation v. Abbott Laboratories

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law
In an action in which plaintiff alleged that defendant violated the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, the antitrust laws, and North...

McColley v. County of Rensselaer

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Defendants' appeal from the district court's order denying summary judgment on their claim of qualified immunity for purported violations of the...