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Vanhooser v. Superior Court (Hennessey Industries, Inc.)

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a case in which the petitioner's husband had been exposed to the defendant's asbestos-containing products as late as 1990, married the petitioner...

Hexcel Corp. v. Ineos Polymers, Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure
In a 2008 suit for antitrust injuries the plaintiff allegedly suffered as the result of a carbon fiber price-fixing scheme, the district court's...

Sefton v. Sefton

Civil Procedure, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In a case in which a grandson filed a petition with the superior court alleging that his father's attempted exercise of a power of appointment under...

Delebreau v. Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a purported class action on behalf of borrowers holding home mortgage loans serviced by the defendant, claim that the defendant improperly added...

Merial Ltd. v. Cipla Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a case involving patented compositions for protecting dogs and cats from infestation with fleas and ticks, a district court judgment holding...

FloorPro, Inc. v. US

Military Law, Civil Procedure, Government Contracts
In a breach of contract action brought by a company that agreed to perform floor-coating work in several warehouse bays at a military base, a judgment...

Dewey v. Volkswagen AG

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Product Liability
In a products liability suit concerning defective cars, an order certifying a class is reversed, where: 1) unnamed class members are not "parties"...

Mendoza v. City of West Covina

Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In a wrongful death suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 alleging that a police officer used unconstitutionally excessive force while the decedent was in...

City of Colton v. Singletary

Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure
In litigation over a developer's agreement to construct infrastructure in a city as part of a subdivision plan, in which the trial court granted the...

Summit Bank v. Rogers

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law
In a suit by a bank against a former employee for posting allegedly defamatory messages on craigslist, the trial court's denial of an anti-SLAPP...