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Escobar-Noble v. Luxury Hotels Int'l of Puerto Rico, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging an unlawful retaliatory firing, in which the defendant moved to compel arbitration based on employment agreements containing an...

In re Grand Jury (ABC Corp.)

Civil Procedure
In a case in which the government sought a law firm's records for use in a grand jury investigation, and the district court ruled that the crime-fraud...

Meilleur v. Strong

Civil Procedure
In a suit brought pro se in which the district court granted the plaintiff leave to proceed in forma pauperis, the district court's dismissal of a...

Lidow v. Superior Court (International Rectifier Corp.)

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a wrongful termination action against a Delaware corporation brought by its former CEO, it is held that the "internal affairs doctrine"--which...

City of Palmdale v. State Board of Equalization

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Tax Law
In a case in which the trial court faulted the State Board of Equalization for rendering a decision without due regard for the statutory and...

Shady Tree Farms v. Omni Financial

Civil Procedure, Construction
In an action by a tree planting company to enforce its materialman's lien against a construction lender, judgment for the lender is affirmed, where:...

Tarle v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In a case in which the defendants moved for summary judgment, the Court of Appeal holds that a party who fails to provide some oral or written...

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. v. McGurk

Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate
In a declaratory relief action brought by the assignee of a deed of trust, seeking a determination of the deed's validity, the trial court's judgment...

Jimenez v. Franklin

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure
In a case in which three of four defendants who were held jointly and severally liable for attorney's fees in a 42 USC section 1983 suit paid less...

Chao Fu, Inc. v. Chen

Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate
In a case involving causes of action relating to the defendant's foreclosure under a deed of trust, which was preceded by the plaintiff's assignment...