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Dacey v. Taraday

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Remedies
In a creditor's claim arising from an agreement concerning the dissolution and winding-up of a law firm and the assignment of legal interests in...

Lesher v. Law Offices of Mitchell N. Kay

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Debt Collection
In a dispute involving defendant's debt-collection practices, summary judgment in favor of plaintiff is affirmed where debt-collection letters...

Cowan v. Krayzman

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Judges & Judiciary, Judgement Enforcement, Remedies
In a dispute arising from the enforcement of a default judgment, order of the trial court denying defendant's motion to vacate the default is affirmed...

Desert Outdoor Advertising v. Superior Court (Murphy)

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
A sophisticated businessperson client, who was represented by a lawyer under a fee agreement that does not contain an arbitration clause, that signs a...

Bosely v. Mineral County Commission

Attorney's Fees, Contracts
In an action challenging the district court’s award of attorney’s fees and costs under 42 U.S.C. section 1988 to plaintiff-appellee, judgment and...

Ball v. Steadfast-BLK

Commercial Law, Construction, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In an action involving whether Business and Professions Code section 7031(a), which “bars all actions, however they are characterized, which...

Murphy v. Millennium Radio Group LLC

Contracts, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law, Civil Procedure
In an action brought by a photographer alleging violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. section 1201(a)(1)(A), copyright...

In the Matter of L&M Bus Corp.

Government Contracts, Contracts, Education Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a dispute involving the standard of review for challenges to a contract award by the state Department of Education, judgment of appellate division...

TMTV, Corp. v. Logrono

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Media Law
In a copyright infringement action concerning two sitcoms on Puerto Rican television, summary judgment in favor of plaintiff with award reduction is...