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Hecker v. State of New York

Injury & Tort Law, Civil Procedure
Where the Appellate Division chooses, in the exercise of its interests of justice jurisdiction, to decide an issue of law that was not preserved in...

Tanedo v. East Baton Rouge Parish School Board

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Legal Malpractice
The denial of a motion for immunity from liability under the Noerr-Pennington doctrine, ("those who petition any department of the government for...

Cruz v. TD Bank, N.A.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Debt Collection
Two questions are certified to the New York State Court of Appeals: 1) whether judgment debtors have a private right of action for money damages and...

McDaniel v. Asuncion

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Award of expert fees to defendant following defense verdict in wrongful death suit is affirmed, where: 1) in a wrongful death action, a single joint...

Brandt v. US

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Transportation
Dismissal of plaintiffs' Fifth Amendment takings claim arising out of a railroad right-of way that was deemed to have reverted to the government after...

Centex Homes v. Superior Court of San Diego County (City of San Diego)

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The trial court erred in concluding that plaintiff-homeowner association's original complaint gave rise to defendant-builder's claim for equitable...

Intengan v. BAC Home Loans

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Banking Law, Civil Procedure
Judgment dismissing plaintiff's complaint alleging defendants lacked authority to foreclose on her property is reversed as to the cause of action for...

Standard Fire Ins. Co. v. Knowles

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Insurance Law
Plaintiff's stipulation that he and the class would seek less than $5 million in damages does not defeat federal jurisdiction under the Class Action...

Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. US Food and Drug Admin.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Drugs & Biotech
In an action to compel the FDA to finalize its regulation of triclosan and triclocarban, two chemicals used in over-the-counter antiseptic...

Allen v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In a wrongful termination case stemming from plaintiff's complaints about a bank's lending practices, the district court's order remanding the case to...