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Mueller v. County of LA

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action for whistleblower retaliation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and conducting a negligent investigation into complaints of...

Shomo v. City of New York

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In an action claiming medical indifference in violation of the Eighth Amendment, district court judgment is affirmed in part and vacated in part...

Aldana v. Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action claiming that defendant caused the torture of plaintiffs based on their leadership of a Guatemalan national labor union, dismissal of the...

Jhaveri v. Teitelbaum

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Judgement Enforcement, Remedies
Trial court judgment ordering plaintiffs to execute and deliver a partial satisfaction of judgment is affirmed where: 1) Code of Civil Procedure sec....

Holk v. Snapple Beverage Corp.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a class action alleging that Snapple products were deceptively labeled, district court judgment is reversed where: 1) defendant waived its express...

Abdi Jama v. Esmor Correctional Services, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Government Law, Immigration Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a dispute over damages and attorney's fees stemming from a Religious Freedom Restoration Act and tort action, district court judgment is vacated...

Chilson v. Allstate Ins. Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a suit against an insurer for underinsured motorist benefits arising out of an automobile accident, grant of a new trial and judgment in the...

Estate of Moreland v. Dieter

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Judgement Enforcement
District court judgment denying plaintiff's motion for a writ of execution to enforce a wrongful death judgment against third party defendant St....

AE, Inc. v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Remedies
In a product liability action, a denial of prejudgment interest to plaintiff is affirmed where the district court employed an improper presumption...

ReAmerica, S.A. v. Wells Fargo Bank Int'l

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a dispute involving fraudulent wire transfers, district court grant of summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff's action is...