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People v. First American Corporation

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies, Sanctions
In an appeal from a judgment of the appellate division affirming a denial of defendant's motion to dismissing plaintiff's action for alleged...

Hopkins and Carley v. Gens

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Remedies, Sanctions
In an appeal from a judgment of the trial court denying defendant's motion to vacate an arbitration award and imposing sanctions, judgment is affirmed...

Nachshin v. AOL, LLC

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Cyberspace Law, Remedies
In an appeal from a cy pres distribution order of the district court in plaintiffs’ consumer class-action complaint involving AOL's advertisements in...

Flagler v. Trainor

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court dismissing plaintiff's civil complaint for various prosecutorial misconduct, judgment is affirmed...

Vargas v. City of Salinas

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Remedies, Government Law
In an appeal from post-judgment orders awarding Section 1021.5 attorney fees to defendants following plaintiff's unsuccessful complaint for alleged...

Avery v. Hughes

Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court awarding plaintiff actual damages in an action for breach of a real estate purchase agreement,...

Community Water Coalition v. County Local Agency Formation Commission

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law, Remedies
In an appeal from a judgment of the trial court dismissing a Government Code section 56133 challenge to an application for water and sewer services...

Durand v. US Department of Labor

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court denying plaintiff a deduction of costs from a Federal Employee Compensation Act refund, 5 U.S.C....

Perry v. Brown

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections, Family Law, Government Law, Remedies
In a certified question arising from a federal challenge to Prop. 8 and concerning standing of the proponents of the ballot initiative to assert the...

The City School Dist. of the City of New York v. McGraham

Administrative Law, Education Law, Government Law, Juvenile Law, Remedies, Sanctions
In an appeal from a judgment of the appellate division affirming the imposition of penalties against respondent-teacher for improper conduct with a...