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Talk America, Inc. v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Communications Law
In a dispute involving the scope of the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, 47 U. S. C. sections 251(c)(2) and (3), judgment of the appeals court...

Boluk v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Evidence
In a petition for review of a BIA order of removal, petition is denied where agency: 1) properly placed on petitioner the burden of establishing that...

Absmeier v. Simi Valley Unif. School Dist.

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Administrative Law, Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Civil Procedure
In a petition for a writ of administrative mandamus, Code Civ. Proc. sections 1085, 1094.5, challenging termination of plaintiff's employment,...

Chamber of Commerce v. Brown

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Consumer Protection Law, Government Law
In a dispute involving whether the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment can add chemicals to the the state's Proposition 65 list by use of...

First Am. Commercial Real Estate Serv. v. County of San Diego

Tax Law, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure
In an action seeking a refund upon the cancellation of a tax penalty, Revenue and Taxation Code section 4985.2(a) and (b), judgment of the trial court...

Board of Trustees of Standford University v. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Civil Procedure, Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent, Administrative Law
In a patent dispute involving the scope of the Bayh-Dole Act (the Act), 35 U. S. C. sections 201(e), (c), 202(a), judgment of the appeals court...

Guevara v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of an order of the BIA, petition is denied because the grant of employment authorization, pending the approval of adjustment...

Hall-Villareal v. City of Fresno

Civil Procedure, Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a petition for a writ of mandate ordering the respondent to conduct a hearing on the merits of a termination decision, judgment of the trial court...

Pakootas v. Teck Cominco Metals, Ltd.

Class Actions, Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Indian Law, Water Law, Civil Procedure
In a dispute involving a citizen suit jurisdiction under Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), judgment of...

Keyser v. Commissioner Social Security Admin.

Health Law, Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Civil Procedure
In a dispute arising from an application for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income benefits, Titles II and XVI of the Social...