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C.S. v. W.O.

Civil Procedure, Government Benefits
Denial of plaintiff's applications for waiver of court fees and costs based on her receipt of public benefits is reversed, where: 1) plaintiff met the...

Nguyen v. Western Digital

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In this tort action, plaintiff alleges that her birth defects were caused by in utero exposure to hazardous and toxic chemicals at defendant-employer....

Chevron Corp. v. Page

International Law, Oil and Gas Law, Civil Procedure, Evidence
In this consolidated appeal, petitioner Chevron seeks discovery of documents from respondent-attorneys in American courts to obtain evidence that a...

Hentosh v. Old Dominion University

Civil Procedure, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendant employer on a claim for retaliation is affirmed, where because the district court had subject matter...

Baptiste v. Sommers

Civil Procedure
Dismissal of plaintiff's case for failure to prosecute under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) is vacated and remanded, where dismissal exceeded...

Fleet v. Bank of America

Civil Procedure, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
In this suit brought against defendant Bank of America following foreclosure of plaintiffs' home, dismissal is reversed, where viable causes of action...

Santana-Concepcion v. Centro Medico del Turabo

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In this medical malpractice and informed consent suit, summary judgment in favor of defendants is affirmed, where the "error of judgment" defense...

The Retail Property Trust v. UBCJA

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
The district court's grant of a motion to dismiss state-law claims and a motion for judgment on the pleadings is reversed, and dismissal of a federal...

Freidrich v. Davis

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In this personal injury suit, plaintiff alleges that defendant fell on her while waiting to use an airplane lavatory, thus breaking her arm. ...

Solus Industrial Innovations v. Super. Ct.

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In this action brought by a district attorney to recover civil penalties under California's Unfair Competition Law (UCL) based on defendant's alleged...