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Haynes v. City and County of San Francisco

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions
District court's imposition of sanctions on the plaintiff's counsel of over $360,000, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 1927, after determining that the...

Starski v. Kirzhnev

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Sanctions, Commercial Law
In a commercial suit involving a $1.5 billion debt swap between the governments of Vietnam and the Russian Federation, claiming conversion, breach of...

Star Mark Mgmt., Inc. v. Koon Chun Hing Kee Soy & Sauce Factory, Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Trademark, Sanctions
In an appeal of imposed sanctions of $10,000 in fees and costs pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 11 against plaintiffs, their attorneys and firm, arising...

US v. Cloud

Banking Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sanctions, White Collar Crime
In a prosecution for crimes stemming from the defendant's leadership of a mortgage-fraud conspiracy, the Fourth Circuit holds: 1) the district court...

Alday v. Raytheon Co.

Class Actions, Contracts, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies, Sanctions
In a class action by retired employees under section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act and section 502 of ERISA: 1) summary judgment to the...

Kerner v. Superior Court (Widom)

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions
In a wrongful termination action, the Court of Appeal holds that 1) the trial court had to conduct further proceedings to determine whether a witness...

JSJ Limited Partnership v. Mehrban

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Sanctions
In a suit by a restaurant for abuse of process and malicious prosecution against a patron who had sued it for ADA violations, the trial court's denial...

SEC v. Jasper

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Evidence, Remedies, Sanctions, Securities Law
In an SEC civil enforcement action against the CFO of a publicly traded company who had illegally backdated employee stock options, the district...

Belk, Inc. v. Meyer Corp., U.S.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Evidence, Intellectual Property, Trade Dress, Remedies, Sanctions
In litigation over competing lines of high-end cookware in which the appellees claimed trade dress infringement and unfair and deceptive trade...

Ginsberg v. Gamson

Civil Procedure, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Sanctions
In a suit concerning a commercial real estate lease, the portion of the trial court's judgment adjudicating the landlord's claims for declaratory...