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Kerner v. Superior Court (Widom)

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions
In a wrongful termination action, the Court of Appeal holds that 1) the trial court had to conduct further proceedings to determine whether a witness...

Campbell v. Ford Motor Co.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a premises liability action alleging that the plaintiff had been diagnosed with mesothelioma as a result of her exposure to asbestos from...

Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Remedies
In a case in which the respondent was the prevailing party in a civil action instituted by the petitioner, an award of the cost of translating...

Crowther v. Consolidated Rail Corp.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In consolidated negligence actions under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) against two railroad defendants brought by a former employee, the...

JSJ Limited Partnership v. Mehrban

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Sanctions
In a suit by a restaurant for abuse of process and malicious prosecution against a patron who had sued it for ADA violations, the trial court's denial...

Duchesneau v. Shinseki

Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Military Law
In a case in which a veteran sought an increased disability rating for a service-connected shoulder disability, and challenged a holding of the Court...

In re Schering Plough Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Drugs & Biotech, False Advertising, Health Law
In consolidated putative class actions brought by third-party payors of drugs prescribed for off-label purposes and by individual patients against a...

Johnson v. Killian

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In a suit asserting Bivens claims for violation of the First Amendment and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) against prison officials for a...

Alphas Co., Inc. v. Dan Tudor & Sons Sales, Inc.

Agriculture, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law
In a case in which a grower of grapes filed a successful reparation complaint against a supplier under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of...

Asociacion de Periodistas de Puerto Rico v. Mueller

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Evidence, Media Law
In a suit by several journalists against FBI agents, who the journalists alleged used excessive force against them during the execution of a search...