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Sacks v. City of Oakland

Elections, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Tax Law, Administrative Law
In plaintiff's petition for writ of mandate, challenging the allocation and use of tax revenue collected by the City of Oakland pursuant to Measure Y,...

Sepulveda-Villarini v. Dep't of Educ. of Puerto Rico

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Education Law, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a consolidated appeal of the district court's dismissal of two public school teachers' suits against the Puerto Rico Department of Education and...

Melendez-Garcia v. Sanchez

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Military Law, Sanctions
In plaintiff's suit against various university officials pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and Puerto Rican state laws, claiming that they failed to...

Faiola v. APCO Graphics, Inc.

Civil Rights, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit against her former employer for wrongful termination on the basis of disability, district court's grant of summary judgment in...

Ford v. Mabus

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action by a federal government employee, alleging discrimination on the basis of age in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act...

Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Rwy. Co. v. Pub. Serv. Co. of Okla.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law, Transportation
In an appeal from the district court's order confirming an arbitration board's decision regarding a rail pricing dispute, the order is affirmed where...

Formella v. U.S. Dept. of Labor

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
Plaintiff's petition for review of an administrative review board's (ARB) decision sustaining an administrative law judge's (ALJ) conclusion that...

Arrow Gear Co. v. Downers Grove Sanitary Dist.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Environmental Law, Government Law
In plaintiffs' suits under section 113(b) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. section...

Mental Health Ass'n in California v. Schwarzenegger

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
In a petition for a writ of mandate brought by several organizations dedicated to providing advocacy, education and support services in the field of...

Dana Point Safe Harbor Collective v. Superior Court

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Health Law
Court of Appeal's dismissal of medical dispensaries' appeal of a trial court's order requiring them to comply with a subpoena issued by a city,...