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Zavala v. Wal Mart Stores, Inc.

Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought by Wal-Mart cleaning crew seeking compensation for unpaid overtime and certification of a collective action under the Fair Labor...

Liranzo v. US

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Immigration Law, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiff's suit against the government under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), claiming, inter alia, that federal officials falsely arrested and...

Durham v. Horner

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit against a police officer and others, alleging a Fourth Amendment claim under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and a state law claim for malicious...

Bayeriche Landesbank v. Aladdin Capital Mgmt., LLC

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiffs' suit for breach of contract and gross negligence based on defendant's alleged disregard of its obligation to manage the Collateralized...

Mongols Nation Motorcycle Club, Inc. v. City of Lancaster

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a motorcycle club's suit against a city and its officials, alleging, inter alia, interference with exercise of civil rights, the defendants' appeal...

Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. v. Sweeney

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an insurance dispute, arising from a denial of an application for underinsured motorist benefits pursuant to the insurance policy, district court's...

Caron v. Mercedez-Benz Fin. Serv. USA, LLC.

Class Actions, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, False Advertising, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiff's suit alleging, inter alia, various class and individual claims under the Consumers Legal Remedies Act (CLRA), false advertising, and...

Velez v. Sanchez

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an Equadorian citizen's suit against her former employers, claiming, inter alia, involuntary servitude, slavery, forced labor, and trafficking in...

Fernandes v. Agar Supply Co., Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's personal injury suit against the lessor of his employer, for back injuries sustained after stepping into a hole in a shed on lessor's...

Castaneda v. Dept. of Corr. & Rehab.

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a wrongful death suit brought by a deceased prisoner's estate and his heir against the State's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation,...