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Younessi v. Woolf

Civil Procedure, Legal Malpractice
In an appeal from an order granting plaintiffs' motion to set aside the dismissal of a legal malpractice action, Code Civ. Proc. section 473(b): 1)...

Austin v. Los Angeles Unified School Dist.

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Education Law
In a lawsuit alleging wrongful discharge in violation of California's whistleblower statute, Lab. Code section 1102.5, discrimination based on race,...

Uecker v. Zentil

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure
In a case brought by a bankruptcy trustee against a former attorney of the debtor company, claiming he helped the managers of the debtor company...

Martin Potts & Assoc. v. Corsair LLC

Civil Procedure
In a breach of real estate services contract case, the trial court's order setting aside the default and default judgment in this case is affirmed...

Karnazes v. Ares

Civil Procedure
An order granting an anti-SLAPP motion special motion to strike appellant's complaint filed pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16, is...

Castillo v. DHL Express

Class Actions, Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In a wage-and-hour class action and individual complaint against trucking company employers, the trial court's dismissal for failure to prosecute...

Hymas v. US

Agriculture, Civil Procedure, Government Contracts
In the government's appeal of a decision of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims finding that it possessed subject matter jurisdiction under the Tucker...

In re Grand Jury Investigation

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Consumer Protection Law, Health Law
In a subpoena compliance appeal, arising from an investigation into alleged false statements by defendants' attorneys to the FDA during the agency...

Finkelman v. NFL

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Sports Law, Consumer Protection Law, Constitutional Law
In an class action challenging the NFL's ticketing practices during Super Bowl XLVIII (2014) under a provision of New Jersey's Consumer Fraud Act,...

Copia Communications, LLC v. AMResorts, LP

Civil Procedure, Contracts
In a suit alleging breach of a contract that was proposed and executed in Jamaica, performed almost exclusively in Jamaica, and governed by the laws...