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Bascunan v. Elsaca

International Law, Civil Procedure, Banking Law
In a civil RICO case, held that a Chilean national may sue another Chilean national in the United States, because extraterritoriality issues did not...

Hoyt v. Lane Construction Corp.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Construction
In a wrongful death lawsuit, revived a claim that a construction company's faulty road repairs resulted in icing that led to a fatal motor vehicle...

Butler v. Coast Electric Power Association

Civil Procedure, Public Utilities
Held that defendant rural power cooperatives were entitled to remove a case from state to federal court. The lawsuit alleged that they had unlawfully...

Wertheim, LLC v. Currency Corp.

Civil Procedure, Attorney's Fees
Held that a motion for post-judgment enforcement costs was timely. Remanded for a determination of the motion's merits, in this breach-of-contract...

Cuevas-Martinez v. Sun Salt Sand, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Labor & Employment Law
Revived an employee's malicious-prosecution claim against his former employer, which had unsuccessfully sued him after he opened a competing...

Rudisill v. California Coastal Commission

Civil Procedure, Construction
Held that an anti-SLAPP motion was not frivolous. The motion was filed by the real parties in interest in a mandamus proceeding concerning permits for...

City of Albany v. CH2M Hill, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts
Held that a dispute between a city and an engineering firm belonged in state court rather than federal court. Affirmed a remand order based on...

Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. v. Jackson

Class Actions, Civil Procedure, Debt Collection
On a question of civil procedure, held that a third-party counterclaim defendant -- that is, a party brought into a lawsuit through a counterclaim...

Shalabi v. City of Fontana

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Held that the statute of limitations did not bar a son from suing over his father being fatally shot by a police officer. The issue here focused on...

Global Financial Distributors v. Superior Court (Perera)

Civil Procedure
Held that a motion to dismiss on grounds of inconvenient forum was timely filed. Granted writ relief, finding that the lower court had misapplied the...