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Bookout v. State of California ex rel. Dep't of Transp.

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Transportation
In plaintiff's suit alleging inverse condemnation and tort causes of action against a number of public entities and a railroad, claiming that...

Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. v. Botticella

Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In plaintiff's suit for preliminary injunctive relief against its former vice president of operations, following defendant's acceptance of a senior...

Estate of Ahuva Amergi v. Palestinian Auth.

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In an action arising from the murder of Ahuva Amergi, an Israeli citizen who was shot and killed as she drove her car in the Gaza Strip in February of...

Great Lakes Constr. Inc. v. Burman

Construction, Contracts, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law
In contractors' suit against homeowners for libel and other claims, trial court's grant of plaintiffs' motion to disqualify defendants' counsel based...

Zimmerman v. Puccio

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a class action lawsuit against defendant-Cambridge Credit Counseling Corporations (Cambridge) and other corporate defendants, pursuant to the...

City of Cleveland v., Ameriquest Mortgage Sec., Inc.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Securities Law
In City of Cleveland's public nuisance suit against twenty-two financial entities, claiming that defendants are responsible for a large portion of the...

Prime Eagle Group Ltd. v. Steel Dynamics, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a steel mill company's assignee's suit against a defendant, who had contracted with the company to help develop running a steel mini-mill located...

Avedon v. State of California

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit against the state of California brought by property owners whose homes were destroyed or damaged in a 2007 fire, on theories of dangerous...

Cruz-Vazquez v. Mennonite Gen. Hosp., Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice, Evidence, Health Law
In plaintiff''s suit filed pursuant to the Puerto Rico's medical malpractice law and the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act...

County of Santa Clara v. Superior Court

Attorney's Fees, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law
In a public nuisance action brought by a group of public entities against numerous businesses that manufactured lead paint, the Court of Appeals'...