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Sue/Perior Concrete & Paving, Inc. v. Lewiston Golf Course Corporation

Civil Procedure, Indian Law
In this foreclosure action brought against defendant corporation with respect to plaintiff's mechanic's lien, defendant is an indirect, wholly owned...

Barlow v. Colgate Palmolive Company

Civil Procedure
In this consolidated asbestos litigation, despite strong evidence that the plaintiffs misrepresented their intent to pursue claims against certain...

Ben-Shahar v. Pickart

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In this case, defendants appeal the denial of their anti-SLAPP special motion to strike plaintiff’ first amended complaint, and plaintiff...

Saltonstall v. City of Sacramento

Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Sports Law
In this case, plaintiffs, a group of investors who intended to purchase the Sacramento Kings basketball team, but who lost the sale to defendant City...

Paterno v. Laser Spine Institute

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In this medical malpractice action, dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction against non-domiciliary defendants is affirmed, where: 1) defendants'...

Alliance for the Wild Rockies v. US Dep't of Agric.

Environmental Law, Civil Procedure
In this case, plaintiff challenged the decision of defendants to permit recurring, low altitude helicopter flights to haze bison in the Yellowstone...

Scott v. C.R. Bard

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In this personal injury case, defendant's product was surgically implanted in plaintiff Scott and caused serious complications. Judgment finding...

Martin v. Wood

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In this unpaid wages case, plaintiff-nurse sued two supervisors at the hospital where she was formerly employed for their alleged improper refusal to...

Corber v. Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law
In this personal injury litigation involving two of twenty-six pending injury cases, plaintiffs moved for coordination in the state trial court...