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Tucker v. Pacific Bell Mobile Serv.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Communications Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions
In plaintiffs' proposed class action, claiming that defendant cell phone providers violated the Unfair Competition Law by selling "bucket plans"...

Wersal v. Sexton

Constitutional Law, Elections, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In an action claiming that three provisions of the Minnesota Code of Judicial Conduct (Code) unconstitutionally infringed upon First Amendment rights...

People v. Wong

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence, White Collar Crime
Defendant's conviction for multiple crimes, including embezzlement, while working as the Southern California Director of Community and Government...

Great Lakes Constr. Inc. v. Burman

Construction, Contracts, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law
In contractors' suit against homeowners for libel and other claims, trial court's grant of plaintiffs' motion to disqualify defendants' counsel based...

County of Santa Clara v. Superior Court

Attorney's Fees, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law
In a public nuisance action brought by a group of public entities against numerous businesses that manufactured lead paint, the Court of Appeals'...

Stilp v. Contino

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law
In a government watchdog's section 1983 suit, challenging the constitutionality of a statute mandating confidentiality in proceedings before the State...

FM Indus., Inc. v. Citicorp Credit Serv., Inc.

Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Sanctions
In a suit for copyright infringement, related to a computer software designed to help lawyers to collect debts and lenders to monitor how its lawyers...

La Serena Properties v. Weisbach

Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In plaintiffs' suit against an abitrator and the American Arbitration Association for damages as well as other relief, alleging that the arbitrator...

Carey v. Wolnitzek

Constitutional Law, Elections, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Judges & Judiciary
In plaintiff's suit challenging certain clauses in the Kentucky Supreme Court's judicial canon related to judicial elections, claiming that the party...

Eng v. Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law
In a declaratory judgment action against a law firm seeking a judgment that plaintiff firm need not share a portion of the attorney's fees awarded to...