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Life Ins. Co. of N. Am. v. Ortiz

Civil Procedure, Family Law, Insurance Law
In a case involving an interpleader action over the life insurance proceeds for an officer killed in the line of duty involving circumstances in which...

Liner v. Workers Temp. Staffing, Inc.

Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a class-action suit alleging that defendant overcharged day laborers for transportation between defendant's labor halls and its worksites in...

Mather v. Willet Dairy

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Health Law, Water Law
In a suit brought against defendant-dairy alleging it emitted hazardous pollutants in violation of the Clean Water Act (CWA), summary judgment for...

Twardowski v. Am. Airlines

Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In an action brought by airline passengers or their survivors against Continental Airlines and a number of other air carriers claiming damages for...

Claude v. Peikes

Civil Procedure
An order dismissing plaintiff's claims is affirmed where defendant's claims are time-barred and hence subject to dismissal under Federal Rule of Civil...

Contino v. United States

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In proceedings arising from a denial of petitioner's 28 U.S.C. section 2255 motion to vacate his guilty plea and sentence, government's motion to...

American National Theatre & Academy v. American National Theatre Inc.

Entertainment Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
Denial of plaintiff-non-profit organization's motion to enjoin defendant organization from using a similar name is affirmed where 36 U.S.C. Section...

US v. Ogman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A sentence for conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute and possession with intent to distribute cocaine base is affirmed where: 1) the...

Ryan v. US

Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit against the government under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) claiming that two plaintiffs were switched at birth in 1946 and sent home...

Moore v. Quarterman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Health Law
In a habeas proceedings seeking a de novo federal court decision on whether petitioner's alleged mental retardation constitutionally exempted him from...