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Gamles Corp. v. Gibson

Civil Procedure, Debt Collection, Judgement Enforcement, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a dispute over the satisfaction of a judgment obtained against defendants, an order granting defendants' "Motion to Remove Judgment" is reversed...

People v. Semaan

Asset Forfeiture, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Property Law & Real Estate, White Collar Crime
In a case involving a claim for the release of money in an account whose funds had been frozen under Penal Code section 186.11, a court of appeals...

Souders v. S. Carolina Pub. Serv. Auth.

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities, Water Law
In lawsuits filed by plaintiffs against a South Carolina public utility company raising claims of negligence, trespass, and inverse...

OneBeacon Ins. Co. v. Don's Building Supply Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Insurance Law, Product Liability, Property Law & Real Estate
Questions of law are certified to the Supreme Court of Texas regarding: 1) the proper rule under Texas law for determining the time at which property...

Valley View Angus Ranch, Inc. v. Duke Energy Field Servs., Inc.

Agriculture, Civil Procedure, Oil and Gas Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit brought by a ranch owner against a gas pipeline operator arising from an alleged pipeline leak and claiming trespass, nuisance, and unjust...

State Route 4 Bypass Auth. v. Superior Ct. (Morimoto)

Constitutional Law, Construction, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In condemnation cases brought by a joint powers agency empowered to acquire property for construction of a highway, writ petitions challenging trial...

US v. High Tech Prods., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Government Law, International Law, Property Law & Real Estate
An order absolving the U.S. of all potential liability with respect to certain previously stolen, non-radioactive isotopes is vacated and remanded...

Day v. Apoliona

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Indian Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Property Law & Real Estate
The circuit court reaffirms that each Native Hawaiian, as a beneficiary of the trust created by the Hawaii Admission Act section 5(f), has an...

Chauvin v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co.

Contracts, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action brought by homeowners against their insurers, alleging that their homes were totally destroyed in Hurricanes Katrina and/or Rita, an...

Cohen v. JP Morgan Chase & Co.

Banking Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Judgment dismissing complaint that an undivided unearned fee charged in connection with the refinancing of a home mortgage violated section 8(b) of...