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Lorenzo Cruz v. International Collection Corp.

Civil Procedure, Debt Collection
In a suit alleging violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA): 1) the district court's grant of summary judgment against a collection...

Democratic National Committee v. Republican National Committee

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In a challenge by the Republican National Committee (RNC) to a district court's refusal to vacate and modification of a consent decree entered into...

Wagner v. County of Maricopa

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Evidence
In a suit by the estate of a man whose death followed alleged mistreatment and the threat of further incarceration in a county jail, the judgment of...

Shell Oil Co. v. US

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Judges & Judiciary, Oil and Gas Law
In an appeal from a decision of the Court of Federal Claims requiring the United States to indemnify certain oil companies for environmental cleanup...

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. v. Hudson River-Black River Regulating Dist.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities, Water Law
In a suit by a gas and electric power company against a water district for declaratory judgments regarding the district's assessment scheme, the...

Nesson v. Northern Inyo County Local Hospital District

Health Law, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure
In an action by a radiologist against a hospital for suspending his medical privileges, the trial court's grant of the hospital's anti-SLAPP motion to...

Klestadt & Winters LLP v. Cangelosi

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Sanctions
Appeal of a district court's order imposing sanctions is dismissed, where: 1) the district court was sitting in bankruptcy, so 28 USC section 1291...

Simanski v. Sec'y of Health and Human Services

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a case in which parents filed a petition with the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program for compensation due to injuries suffered by their...

Brandi-Dohrn v. IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, International Law, Securities Law
On appeal of an order granting a bank's motion to quash subpoenas issued pursuant to 28 USC section 1782 to obtain discovery for use in a securities...

McNair v. Synapse Group Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Media Law
In a suit for injunctive relief against a marketer of magazine subscriptions that allegedly engaged in deceptive business practices involving...