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Mount Hope Church v. Bash Back!

Attorney's Fees, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Sanctions, Tax-exempt Organizations
In a religious organization's suit against a subdivision of a national anarchist group under the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act and...

World Wide Polymers, Inc. v. Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corp.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Sanctions
In an action seeking for damages and injunctive relief arising out of the failure of a joint venture, which was originally filed in 2003, district...

Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Sanctions
In an action for copyright infringement, unjust enrichment and accounting against a major Hollywood studio and others, claiming that defendants...

Diepenbrock v. Brown

Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions
In plaintiff's negligent suit for serious personal injuries she suffered when struck on her bicycle by a car driven by the defendant, trial court's...

Jewish Home of Eastern PA v. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Administrative Law, Government Law, Health Law, Sanctions
A nursing care facility's review of a final decision of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services affirming the imposition of civil...

In re Marriage of Hofer

Attorney's Fees, Family Law, Sanctions
A husband's appeal of the a trial court's orders to pay his wife's attorney fees and costs pursuant to Family Code section 2030 in marital dissolution...

Hooper-Haas v. Ziegler Holdings, LLC.

Judgement Enforcement, Property Law & Real Estate, Sanctions
In a dispute over a real estate transaction, district court's entry of default and subsequent judgment in favor of the plaintiffs is affirmed in part,...

Evon v. Law Offices of Sidney Mickell

Class Actions, Debt Collection, Government Law, Sanctions
In a class action lawsuit against a debt collector, claiming violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (Act), district court's grant of...

Rates Tech. Inc. v. Mediatrix Telecom, Inc.

Communications Law, Evidence, Intellectual Property, Patent, Sanctions
In a patent infringement suit related to systems for minimizing the cost of placing long-distance telephone calls, district court's order imposing...

Wallace v. Kmart Corp.

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Judges & Judiciary, Sanctions
District court's judgment holding an attorney in contempt for failing to comply with a subpoena as part of discovery in the motion filed by the...