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Millay v. State of Maine Department of Labor

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an action for judicial review brought pursuant to 29 U.S.C. section 722(c)(5)(J), the choice to default to the federal statute of limitations under...

The New York Times Company v. United States

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Media Law
In an action under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) seeking documents relating to targeted killings of United States citizens carried out by...

In re Isaiah W.

Civil Procedure, Family Law, Indian Law, Juvenile Law
The juvenile court's order terminating Mother's parental rights over her two-year-old son is affirmed, where: 1) the son was an Indian child by...

Alvarez v. BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Judgment entered in favor of defendants, whose demurrer to plaintiffs’ complaint was sustained without leave to amend, is reversed as to the fraud,...

MAZ Partners LP v. PHC, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendant in a class action brought by plaintiff-stockholders challenging the fairness of a corporate merger is vacated...

US ex rel. Polansky v. Pfizer

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
The appeal from the district court's dismissal of plaintiff's claims against defendant for alleged violations of the federal False Claims Act and...

Rando v. Harris

Civil Procedure, Elections, Government Law
The trial court properly denied petitioners' challenge to the Attorney General's decision denying petitioners' application for leave to sue in quo...

FLAME S.A. v. Freight Bulk Pte. Ltd.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Contracts, International Law, Judgement Enforcement
In an action brought by plaintiff seeking attachment of a shipping vessel for purposes of satisfying an English judgment, the underlying basis of...

Smith v. Mylan, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
The district court's dismissal of a wrongful death action is vacated and remanded, where: 1) there is jurisdiction to review the district court's...

Ringgold-Lockhart v. County of Los Angeles

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Sanctions
The district court's order declaring plaintiffs vexatious litigants and imposing a pre-filing order is vacated and remanded, where: 1) in light of the...