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Sherwood v. Marquette Transp. Co., LLC

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit against his employer under the Jones Act and general maritime law for injuries he suffered while working as a deckhand,...

Legal Aid Servs. of Or. v. Legal Servs. Corp.

Constitutional Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law
In a First Amendment challenge to restrictions on lobbying, soliciting clients, participating in class actions, and seeking attorneys' fees imposed on...

In re Golden Peanut Co., LLC.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's wrongful death suit against the decedent's employer to compel arbitration of the family members' claims, court of appeals' denial of...

City of Waco v. Kirwan

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a wrongful death suit against a city arising from a collapse of a solid rock causing decedent to fall to his death, judgment of the court of...

US v. McElroy

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Law, Sentencing, Tax Law, White Collar Crime
Defendants' sentence and conviction for conspiring to defraud the US of employment and income taxes and to commit insurance fraud by use of the mails...

Chambers v. Sch. Dist. of Phiadelphia Bd. of Educ.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Education Law, Government Law, Health Law
In plaintiffs' suit against a school district on behalf of their daughter who suffers from cognitive and developmental disorders alleging that the...

United Airlines, Inc. v. Brien

Administrative Law, Government Law, Immigration Law, Transportation
In a consolidated appeal from three district court orders in actions by international airline companies challenging the INS's imposition of fines...

Reed v. Gilbert

Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a First Amendment challenge to a municipal sign regulation that prohibited all signs without a permit, subject to nineteen enumerated exemptions...

Delano Farms Co. v. Cal. Table Grape Comm'n

Agriculture, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a First Amendment challenge to a state statutory scheme requiring grape growers to fund generic advertising, summary judgment for defendant is...

Kelly v. CB&I Constructors, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiff's suit against the defendant for sparking a brush fire that caused a significant damage to his ranch, judgment of the trial court is...