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Bloxham v. Saldinger

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Property Law & Real Estate
In a dispute over the location of the parties' common property lines, judgment quieting title in favor of plaintiffs is affirmed, where: 1) there is...

Silverman v. Teamsters Local 210 Affiliated Health and Insurance Fund

Civil Procedure, Contracts, ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Judgment awarding $2.5 million to plaintiff-Medical Fund for unpaid ERISA plan contributions is vacated and remanded, where: 1) because...

Petrie v. Electronic Game Card, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Securities Law
Dismissal of an action under section 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act against officers and directors of defendant-company is reversed...

Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Superior Court (Anderson)

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law
In an action alleging defects in Plavix, a drug petitioner manufactures and sells throughout the country, a petition for writ of mandate challenging...

Templeton Action Commitee v. County of San Luis Obispo

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Dismissal of an action challenging defendant-county's decision to allow a development is affirmed, where: 1) the developer, an indispensable party,...

Ohntrup v. Makina Ve Kimya Endustrisi Kurumu

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Judgement Enforcement, Product Liability
In two appeals arising from the failure of defendant-Turkish arms manufacturer to pay a thirty-year-old judgment: 1) the district court's order...

Demetriades v. Yelp, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, False Advertising
The trial court erred in granting defendant's special motion to strike plaintiff's complaint seeking an injunction under the Unfair Competition Law...

Golden State Boring and Pipe Jacking, Inc. v. Eastern Municipal Water District

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts
In an action brought by plaintiff-subcontractor against defendants, a general contractor, an owner, and the surety, summary judgment in favor of...

Settle v. State of California

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Following summary judgment in favor of defendant-state in a personal injury action, the trial court's order that plaintiff and her attorney to pay...

Luckey v. Superior Court (Cotton on USA, Inc.)

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law
In a putative class action alleging violations of the federal Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA), the trial court properly declined to...