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Reynolds v. City of Calistoga

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Tax Law, Government Law, Water Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's suit challenging defendant-city's use of Napa County sales tax revenue in an attempt to make such revenues available to...

Berger v. Home Depot USA, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions
Dismissal with prejudice of plaintiff's putative class-action claims against defendant, following the district court's denial of plaintiff's motion...

Kalyanaram v. American Association of University Professors

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff-employee's suit alleging that his union breached its duty of fair representation is affirmed, where: 1) plaintiff-employee's...

Sharifpour v. Le

Civil Procedure, Judgement Enforcement
The trial court erred in staying enforcement of the judgment obtained by plaintiffs against defendant pending appeal, without the requirement of an...

St. Mary v. Superior Court

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions
In an action for fraud and other claims arising out of an investment, the trial court's order deeming 41 of defendant's Requests for Admission (RFAs)...

Republic of Ecuador v. MacKay

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, International Law, Oil and Gas Law
In actions involving claims of environmental damage allegedly caused by an oil consortium, two district courts' decisions ordering the production of...

Driscoll v. Superior Court (Spencer)

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of defendant's cross-complaint alleging retaliation under the federal False Claims Act (FCA) is reversed and remanded, where state courts...

McCray v. Maryland Department of Transportation

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's employment discrimination suit is: 1) vacated in part and remanded, where plaintiff's complaint alleges discriminatory...

Crosby v. HLC Properties

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Family Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
The trial court’s order granting the Estate of Wilma Crosby’s petition and holding that she possessed a community property interest in her former...

Petrosyan v. Prince Corp.

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
Judgment entered after the trial court granted a second mistrial and dismissed without prejudice plaintiff's appeal of a Labor Commission unpaid wages...