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Whitehead v. Pullman Group LLC

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Entertainment Law, Contracts
In an arbitration action arising out of a contract to purchase the song catalogue of songwriters John Whitehead and Gene McFadden, the district...

Mueller v. Government Printing Office

Labor & Employment Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Contracts
In a grievance against petitioner's employer, which was referred to an arbitrator pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, the arbitrator's...

Chesapeake Appalachia v. Scout Petroleum

Property Law & Real Estate, Class Actions, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Oil and Gas Law
In an arbitration action arising from disputes over oil and gas leases, the district court's grant of summary judgment to plaintiff and order vacating...

Santa Monica College Faculty v. Santa Monica Community College

Labor & Employment Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Education Law
A community college district's authority to revoke a part-time, temporary faculty member's annual reappointment rights is governed by the terms of the...

Cusimano v. Schnurr

Property Law & Real Estate, Commercial Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a commercial action featuring multiple disputes over commercial property involving family-owned entities, the Appellate Division is reversed where:...

Jenks v. DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary

Labor & Employment Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In an appeal of an arbitration award following a suit brought by an attorney formerly employed at law firm-defendant, alleging the law firm had...

DIRECTV, Inc. v. Imburgia

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Constitutional Law, Contracts
In a case involving a service agreement that included a binding arbitration provision with a class-arbitration waiver, the California Court of...

SEIU v. Los Robles Reg'l Med. Ctr.

Labor & Employment Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a labor action, the district court's dismissal of plaintiff union's petition to compel arbitration and grant of summary judgment to defendant is...

Ramos v. Westlake Services LLC

Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In an arbitration dispute arising from a GAP contract sold to plaintiff by defendant auto dealer while purchasing a car, the trial court's order...

Lorenzo v. Prime Communications

Labor & Employment Law, Class Actions, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In an a consolidated employment action seeking wages for unpaid overtime work under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C . section 201 et seq., and...