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Dahar v. Holland Ladder & Manufacturing Co.

Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
On a claim under Labor Law section 240(1) brought by a worker injured when he fell from a ladder in a factory while cleaning a product manufactured by...

Vega v. Restani Construction Corp.

Construction, Injury & Tort Law
In a negligence suit by a park maintenance worker against a subcontractor of a construction company, alleging injury from trying to move a trash can...

Berkeley Hillside Preservation v. City of Berkeley

Construction, Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate
On petition for a writ of mandate to set aside the approval of use permits to construct a large residence in the Berkeley hills, the trial court's...

Yenem Corp. v. 281 Broadway Holdings

Construction, Property Law & Real Estate
In consolidated cases for damages caused by the excavation of a building, summary judgment on the issue of liability is in favor of the plaintiffs,...

Martinez v. Brownco Construction Co., Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Construction, Injury & Tort Law
On appeal of an award of costs after a successful personal injury suit against a construction company that had performed demolition work at the...

Secalt, S.A. v. Wuxi Shenxi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.

Attorney's Fees, Construction, Intellectual Property, Trade Dress
In a suit claiming that the defendant's traction hoists infringed the trade dress of the plaintiffs' traction hoist, the district court’s grant of...

Tverberg v. Fillner Construction, Inc.

Construction, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit brought by a husband and wife based on injuries sustained after the husband, an independent contractor, was injured on a worksite on which...

Mabey Bridge & Shore, Inc. v. Schoch

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Construction, Government Contracts, Transportation
In a suit by a corporation engaged in the business of supplying temporary steel bridges for construction projects, seeking a declaration that the...

Rossa v. D.L. Falk Construction, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Judgement Enforcement
In a suit in which a defendant sought to recover the interest it paid on the sums it borrowed to secure a bank’s letter of credit on an appeal bond,...

CRM Collateral II, Inc. v. TriCounty Metropolitan Transportation Dist. of Oregon

Banking Law, Construction, Contracts
In proceedings following default on a standby letter of credit, the district court's disposition of the case on cross-motions for summary judgment is...