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New Surfside Nursing Home, LLC v. Daines

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Health Law
Petitioners' challenges to the audit results of its nursing facility are untimely, as this action was not commenced within four months after...

Obsidian Finance Group v. Cox

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
Liability for a defamatory blog post involving a matter of public concern cannot be imposed without proof of fault and actual damages.

City of Clovis v. County of Fresno

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Tax Law
In an action brought by plaintiff-cities against defendant-county over the calculation of a fee the county withholds for the service of collecting...

Tourgeman v. Nelson & Kennard

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In a putative class action alleging that defendants violated the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) while attempting to collect a debt that...

Ray Haluch Gravel Co. v. Central Pension Fund of Operating Engineers and Participating Employers

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by various union-affiliated benefit funds to collect benefits contributions required to be paid under federal law, and for...

Cano v. Taylor

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health Law
In a 1983 action brought by plaintiff-former prison inmate alleging deliberate indifference to his mental health needs, and violations of his right to...

Martinez v. Bloomberg LP

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff- employee's discrimination action against defendant-former employer for improper venue is affirmed, where: 1) a clause...

Sanchez v. US

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
Dismissal of plaintiff's action against his deceased wife's doctors for medical malpractice is affirmed, where: 1) the doctors were federal employees,...

Daimler AG v. Bauman

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
Defendant, a German public stock company, is not amenable to suit in California for injuries allegedly caused by conduct of its Argentinean subsidiary...

Mississippi ex rel. Hood v. AU Optronics Corp.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law
A suit filed by a State as the sole plaintiff does not constitutes a "mass action" under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) where it includes a...