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Bay Guardian Co. v. New Times Media LLC

Communications Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law, Commercial Law
In Bay Guardian's suit against San Francisco Weekly (competing alternative newspapers in the San Francisco Bay Area) claiming unfair competition under...

Mancillas-Ruiz v. Holder

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Immigration Law
A petition for review of the BIA's affirmance of an IJ's ruling ordering petitioner removed to Mexico and finding that he was ineligible to apply for...

Paul Davis Nat'l v. City of New Orleans

Construction, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law
In an action claiming that defendant-city failed to comply with the mandatory provisions of Louisiana's Public Works Act by not requiring a third...

Japarkulova v. Holder

Government Law, Immigration Law
A petition for review, by a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic, of an order of the BIA denying her application for asylum is denied where: 1) although the...

Vitug v. Alameda Point Storage Inc.

Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiff's suit against a storage facility claiming, among other things, causes of action under the Unfair Business Practices Act and the Consumer...

Ebbetts Pass Forest Watch v. California Dep't of Forestry & Fire Prot.

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Environmental Law, Government Law
In environmental groups' suit seeking to overturn California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's (CDF) approval of three timber harvest plans...

Indian Brand Farms, Inc. v. Novartis Crop Prot. Inc.

Agriculture, Consumer Protection Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In New Jersey blueberry farmers' suit against defendant Novartis Crop Protection, Inc., claiming damage to their crops allegedly caused by use of a...

S&M Brands Inc. v. Caldwell

Constitutional Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law
In an action claiming that the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) reached in the 1990s between the four largest tobacco manufacturers and the several...

Rock Energy Coop. v. Village of Rockton

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law, Public Utilities, Tax-exempt Organizations
In a non-profit, consumer-owned utility company's suit against a village seeking a declaratory judgment, claiming that the village does not have...

Shlahtichman v. 1-800 Contacts, Inc.

Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Cyberspace Law, Government Law
In plaintiff's class action suit against 1-800 Contacts, claiming that defendant violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1970 (FCRA) as amended by...