all - Opinion Summaries

Independence News, Inc. v. Charlotte

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Media Law
In a First Amendment challenge to an adult bookstore zoning ordinance, summary judgment for Defendant is affirmed where the ordinance did not ban...

Chau v. Starbucks Corp.

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a dispute involving tip sharing brought under the Unfair Competition Law, trial court judgment holding that Starbucks's tip allocation policy...

Virginia v. Reinhard

Civil Procedure, Government Law
In an action by a state disability advocacy agency against state officials seeking disclosure of certain records, the denial of Defendants' motion to...

Nat'l Rifle Ass'n of Am. v. City of Chicago

Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a Second Amendment action involving a handgun ban, district court judgment is affirmed where: 1) the Second Amendment applies only to the federal...

Atherton v. Dist. of Columbia Office of the Mayor

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action challenging Plaintiff's dismissal from a grand jury, the dismissal of the complaint is affirmed in part, where...

Marley v. US

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) action for medical malpractice, the dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where the FTCA statute of limitations...

County of Sacramento v. Sandison

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Government Law
Trial court order awarding attorney's fees to defendant is affirmed where the trial court did not err in failing to apply the Government Code sec....

Ardon v. City of LA

Class Actions, Communications Law, Government Law, Tax Law
In a class action seeking a refund of the City of LA's telephone users tax, trial court order striking his class action allegations is affirmed where:...

World Fuel Corp. v. Geithner

Administrative Law, Government Law, International Law, Oil and Gas Law
In a challenge to the Office of Foreign Assets Control's refusal to grant Plaintiff a license to access the blocked assets of one of Plaintiff's...

Fletcher v. Chicago Rail Link, L.L.C.

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In an action brought by an employee under the Federal Employers Liability Act seeking damages for injuries that occurred at a railroad yard, district...