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In re: Auerhahn

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
The appeal of the Massachusetts Bar Counsel from the district court panel's dismissal of its petition for disciplinary sanctions against Assistant...

SEC v. Razmilovic

Civil Procedure, Sanctions, Securities Law
In an SEC civil enforcement action, judgment entering default against defendant for noncompliance with an order to appear for his deposition in the...

Colon-Cabrera v. Esso Standard Oil Company

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's suit brought under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act seeking to compel defendant to remediate environmental...

Malin v. Singer

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
The trial court's order denying defendant's special motion to strike plaintiff’s complaint under Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16, the...

In re: World Trade Center Disaster Site Litigation

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In consolidated actions alleging injuries resulting from exposure to toxic materials from the World Trade Center site, the district court's order...

Abers v. Rohrs

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Property Law & Real Estate
The trial court's order dismissing plaintiffs' petition to vacate an arbitration award setting the allowable increases in monthly rent charged by the...

Vazquez-Filippetti v. Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Judgement Enforcement
In a personal injury action, the district court's denial of plaintiff's request for post-judgment interest from defendant-insurer is reversed and...

Mortensen v. Bresnan Communications, LLC

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
The district court's decision not to enforce an arbitration clause and a choice of law clause in defendant's broadband Internet service subscriber...

Guggenheim Capital, LLC v. Birnbaum

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark infringement action, default judgment entered against defendant for his failure to comply with court orders is affirmed, where the...

E.D. v. Pfizer, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a products liability and negligence suit brought by 19 families against pharmaceutical companies, alleging the antidepressant drug Zoloft caused...