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Plumas County Child Support Serv. v. Rodriquez

Contracts, Family Law
In a dispute about child support payments from a "custodian parent", a "primary custodian parent" has no obligation under the Family Code to pay money...

Progressive Cas. Ins. Co. v. Owen

Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In coverage dispute involving a commercial auto insurance policy brought by plaintiff-insurer against defendant, former vice-president, secretary, and...

Wheeler v. Blumling

Banking Law, Contracts
In an action involving claims for breach of a guaranty agreement, summary judgment for plaintiff is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not err...

Manzarek v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In an insurance coverage and bad faith lawsuit arising out of two lawsuits involving members of the rock band, The Doors, dismissal of plaintiffs'...

Hall Street Assocs., L.L.C. v. Mattel, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Environmental Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Water Law
The statutory grounds provided by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) for expedited judicial review to confirm, vacate, or modify arbitration awards are...

Rivell v. Private Health Care

Contracts, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In an action involving equitable and legal claims against defendants for appropriation of plaintiff-physicians' names and identities to market and...

Nocula v. UGS Corp.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In a suit involving various tort and contract claims against a parent company and its sublicensee that instituted criminal proceedings against...

Brodke v. Alphatec Spine Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
A trial court must deny a petition to compel arbitration where the moving party fails to allege the existence of a written agreement containing an...

1100 Park Lane Assocs. v. Feldman

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In a landlord-tenant dispute involving unlawful detainer action against tenants and several causes of action instituted against the landlord, trial...

Barth v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co.

Contracts, Insurance Law
In a suit seeking damages after denial of insurance coverage for a home destroyed by fire, where plaintiff allegedly misrepresented his financial...