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Perez v. USDC (State of Washington Department of Social and Health Servs.)

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In the US Department of Labor Secretary's action against the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) alleging violations of...

Cutrone v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Sys., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions
In a putative class action, the district court's judgment is vacated where: 1) Molter v. Starbucks Coffee (2d Cir. 2010) applies to actions removed...

Company Doe v. Public Citizen

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Product Liability
In a case brought under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) presenting numerous issues relating to transparency of federal courts and the public’s...

Hopkins v. Kedzierski

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Workers' Compensation
In an suit brought by an employee who sustained injuries and received workers compensation after falling from the balcony of her employer, the trial...

Rivera-Velazquez v. The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure
In an employment discrimination suit, the District Court's denial of plaintiff's Rule 60(b) motion is affirmed where: 1) an attorney's illness does...

Talega Maintenance Corp. v. Standard Pacific Corp.

Civil Procedure, Construction
In an suit brought by a homeowners association (HOA) against two developers for constructions defects and against three former employees of the...

Roger Cleveland Golf Co., Inc. v. Krane & Smith, APC

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
The statute of limitations for malicious prosecution is two years, irrespective of whether the defendant is a former adversary or the adversary’s...

Yokeno v. Sekiguchi

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, International Law
In an action arising from alleged breach of fiduciary duty in the course of the parties' several business ventures, the District Court's grant of...

Gallardo v. US

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a Federal Torts Claims Act suit arising out of an alleged sexual assault of plaintiff by a member of the U.S. Marine Corps, dismissal as...

Perkin v. San Diego Gas & Electric Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities
Dismissal of plaintiff's claims seeking to recover for fire-related losses is affirmed, where: 1) plaintiff's claims are barred the applicable statute...