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Askew v. Trustees Gen Assembly Church

Corp. Governance, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a dispute stemming from an internal schism in the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, brought by a plaintiff whose membership...

Mixon v. State of California

Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In a tort action against the State and PG&E, arising out of injuries sustained by a boy walking with his family in a marked crosswalk who was struck...

Hutchins v. US Department of Labor

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation, Constitutional Law, Government Benefits
In an action brought by a former letter carrier who was injured on the job and collected Workers' Compensation, alleging that the Department of...

Direct Shopping Network, LLC v. James

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a defamation action arising out of defendants' statements regarding andesine jewelry products marketed and sold by plaintiff, claiming trade libel,...

Chavez v. US

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In a Bivens action alleging, among other things, that Border Patrol agents violated plaintiffs' Fourth Amendment rights when they repeatedly stopped...

Kam-Almaz v. US

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action brought by a US citizen whose laptop computer was detained and destroyed by ICE when returning home from an overseas business trip,...

US ex rel. Oberg v. Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corp.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Education Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a False Claims Act (FCA) case brought as a qui tam action, alleging defendant corporations organized by four states defrauded the US Department of...

Metabolic Research, Inc. v.Ferrell

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action seeking declaratory relief and punitive damages, arising out of a demand letter alleging false advertising claims regarding a natural...

Daniell v. Riverside Partners I, L.P.

Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action for malicious prosecution based on an unlawful detainer allegedly filed against plaintiff by the previous owner of his apartment complex...

Casey v. Perini Corp.

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In an asbestos action filed against it by plaintiff and her late husband, summary judgment to defendant is affirmed where the trial court: 1) did not...