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Hupp v. Freedom Communications

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Cyberspace Law, Media Law
The trial court's grant of defendant's special motion to strike plaintiff's complaint alleging that defendant breached its user agreement with...

Vesco v. Superior Court

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
The trial court is directed to vacate it order granting real part in interest's continuance pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 1.100, which...

Seven Arts Filmed Entertainment Limited v. Content Media Corporation

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Copyright, International Law, Media Law, Entertainment Law
Dismissal of a decade-long, international copyright infringement action brought by plaintiff to establish ownership of copyrights in several motion...

Cal-Western Business Services, Inc. v. Corning Capital Group

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection, Judgement Enforcement, Tax Law
Dismissal of plaintiff action to enforce a judgment, which had been assigned to plaintiff by a suspended third party corporation, is affirmed, where...

Perez v. AC Roosevelt Food Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
Defendant's appeal from the district court's order granting plaintiff's motion for attorneys' fees is dismissed, because the entry of judgment did not...

Projects Management Company v. DynCorp International LLC

Civil Procedure, Government Contracts, Remedies, Sanctions
Dismissal of plaintiff's suit alleging that defendant breached its contract with plaintiff by making payments to the Lebanon Bank Account instead of...

Garcia-Catalan v. US

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's personal injury action, brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, is reversed, where: 1) the complaint averred that there...

State Dept. of State Hospitals v. Superior Court

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action alleging that defendants breached their mandatory duties under the Sexually Violent Predators Act (SVPA) when a prisoner raped and killed...

Crowley v. Bannister

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health Law
Summary judgment for defendants in plaintiff-state prisoner's action brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 alleging deliberate indifference to his...

Montoya v. Barragan

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
The trial court's order granting plaintiffs' new trial motion, following the jury's declaration of a mistrial, in an action alleging wrongful death...