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Cent. Concrete Supply Co. Inc. v. Bursak

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiff's suit against an attorney claiming that he conspired with his client to defraud plaintiff, grant of plaintiff's leave to amend in...

Smith v. Mahoney

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
In a capital habeas matter, the denial of the petition is affirmed where: 1) although defense counsel inadequately investigated the facts of the case...

Coito v. Sup. Ct.

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiff's wrongful death suit against the State of California and various other defendants for the drowning death of her 13-year old son,...

Teachers' Ret. Sys. of La. v. PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law
In a shareholder derivative action brought on behalf of AIG for breach of fiduciary duty against PricewaterhouseCoopers under New York law, the...

Oasis W. Realty, LLC v. Goldman

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Professional Malpractice
In an appeal involving defendants' anti-SLAPP special motion to strike (Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16) plaintiff-former client's suit for...

In re: Whirlpool Corp.

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark infringement suit brought by LG Electronics against Whirlpool, relating to a dryer that uses steam to reduce wrinkles, Whirlpool's...

Davis v. Brouse McDowell, LPA

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, International Law, Patent, Professional Malpractice
In plaintiff's legal malpractice suit claiming that defendants failed to timely file three patent applications related to a website-search engine,...

Gravillis v. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiff's action against his brokers for failing to disclose the structural damage of his home, trial court's decision affirming the arbitrator's...

Florida Bar v. Bitterman

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
A referee's report and recommendations pertaining to the misconduct of an attorney while under a rehabilitative suspension, as a result of the her...

Raymond James Fin. Servs. Inc. v. Bishop

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
A decision vacating an arbitration panel's award of compensatory damages in favor of three financial advisors arising from their claims of wrongful...