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Burrill v. Nair

Constitutional Law, Family Law, Injury & Tort Law, Civil Procedure
In a defamation action arising out of a contentious custody dispute, where the plaintiff-therapist alleges that defendant-father made a number of...

In re: Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Banking Law, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
Dismissal of claims brought by trustee, who was appointed pursuant to the Securities Investor Protection Act, on behalf of the debtor, Bernie Madoff...

Spavone v. N.Y. State Department of Correctional Services

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health Law
The district court improperly denied the individual defendants' motion for summary judgment in action for money damages pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section...

American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant

Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Antitrust & Trade Regulation
The Federal Arbitration Act does not permit courts to invalidate a contractual waiver of class arbitration on the ground that the plaintiffs' cost of...

Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society International, Inc.

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law, International Law
The Policy Requirement in the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (Leadership Act), that requires...

Gwynn v. City of Philadelphia

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant-officers and defendant-city on plaintiff-officers' constitutional claims under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, statutory claims...

Grullon v. City of New Haven

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
Judgment dismissing, without leave to amend, pro se plaintiff's civil rights complaint complaining of jail conditions is vacated in part and remanded,...

Jones v. Smith

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Judgment dismissing plaintiff's civil rights complaint for failure to pay the filing fee after the court denied the plaintiff in forma pauperis status...

SB Liberty, LLC v. Isla Verde Association, Inc.

Constitutional Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The trial court's denial of plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction seeking to enjoin defendant-homeowners association and its Board from...

Lopez-Valenzuela v. County of Maricopa

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Immigration Law
The district court's summary judgment and partial dismissal of a class action challenging Proposition 100, a ballot measure passed by Arizona voters...