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Moncrief v. Clark

Civil Procedure, Legal Malpractice
In an underlying legal malpractice action arising out of the sale of farm equipment, the trial court's grant of defendant's motion to quash service of...

Sirva Relocation, LLC v. Richie

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment benefits case providing the first opportunity to consider the impact of Sprint Commc'ns, Inc. v. Jacobs, 134 S. Ct. 584 (2013) on the...

Even Zohar Construction & Remodeling v. Bellaire Townhouses

Civil Procedure, Construction
Code of Civil Procedure section 1008, which imposes special requirements on renewed applications for orders a court has previously refused, governs...

Haeger v. TheGoodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Civil Procedure, Sanctions
In a personal injury lawsuit arising out of allegedly defective tire, the district court's order imposing sanctions are affirmed where the district...

Baker v. Microsoft Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law
In diversity action brought by a putative class of owners of Microsoft Corporation's Xbox 360 video game console, alleging a design defect in the Xbox...

Mees v. Buiter

Civil Procedure
In an application to compel discovery pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 1782, the district court's denial on the ground that the materials sought were not...

Ranza v. Nike, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, International Law
In a suit alleging sex and age discrimination in the workplace in violation of Title VII and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the district...

Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. v. FibroGen, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent, International Law
In a suit brought by biopharmaceutical company that develops products using similar chemical compounds as defendant's products,disputing the validity...

Munoz v. City of Tracy

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a personal injury action against a city, filed after plaintiff was injured by a fallen tree at a city park, the trial court's dismissal of the...

Hendrickson v. US

Civil Procedure, Government Contracts, Judges & Judiciary
In a dispute arising out of an attempt to enforce a 30-year old settlement agreement between the plaintiffs and the district court, alleging that the...