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I-CA Enterprises, Inc. v. Palram Americas, Inc.

Remedies, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
A jury found for plaintiff on its claims of tortious interference with contractual relations against defendants, and granted compensatory damages. ...

Baker v. Castaldi

Remedies, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In this case, plaintiff sued defendants for allegedly stealing antiques he owned, and after the first phase of trial, the court found both defendants...

Vaello-Carmona v. Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In this employment discrimination action, plaintiff-employee died and petitioner-appellants moved to substitute themselves as plaintiffs. The...

US v. Brigham and Women's Hospital

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Government Benefits, Health Law
In this case, relator Jones alleges that defendants Killiany and Albert knowingly made false statements when submitting a grant application to the...

Zak v. Chelsea Therapeutics International

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Drugs & Biotech, Securities Law
In this securities class action, plaintiff-shareholders brought suit against defendant Chelsea Therapeutics International and its corporate officers,...

Wilson v. Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Corrections

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In this case, appellant Wilson received writs of habeas corpus vacating two murder convictions, but remained incarcerated since the Commonwealth of...

Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District v. State of California Department of Education

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Education Law
In these consolidated actions, plaintiffs are local educational agencies in California, one a school district, the other a county office of education....

People v. Brewer

Civil Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In this case, the Sacramento County Public Defender filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus alleging that the Sacramento County Sheriff had...

Reid v. Johnson & Johnson

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, False Advertising
In this false advertising action brought against defendants Johnson & Johnson and McNeil Nutritionals concerning assertions McNeil made about its...

Jacobs v. N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In this case, plaintiff, who suffered from social anxiety disorder, brought suit against her employer under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),...