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Blackburn v. Oaktree Capital Mgmt., LLC

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Sports Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In an action seeking damages and declaratory relief in relation to plaintiffs' purchase of membership rights in a golf club, an appeal from an order...

United Steelworkers of Am. v. Retirement Income Plan for Hourly-Rated Employees of ASARCO, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In a union and retirees' action against the owner and operator of a copper smelter plant's retirement plan seeking to compel arbitration of retirees'...

Otay River Constructors v. San Diego Expressway

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Where an action is brought solely to compel arbitration of contractual disputes between the parties, a party who succeeds in obtaining an order...

Mills v. Foremost Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In case involving dispute over mobile home insurance policy arising from claims submitted after Hurricane Frances, dismissal of plaintiffs' class...

Essex Ins. Co. v. John Doe

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In insurance coverage dispute arising out of child sexual assault at a children's residential facility, and facility's assignment of its rights under...

Receivables Purchasing Co., Inc. v. Eng'g & Prof. Servs., Inc.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In an action for fraud and tortious interference with contract, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed as to the tortious interference claim as...

Truck Drivers Local No. 164 v. Allied Waste Sys., Inc.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In proceedings arising when a driver was terminated for backing his truck into low-hanging telephone lines, summary judgment for employer vacating an...

In re: Cooper Commons LLC

Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Construction, Contracts
In bankruptcy proceedings in which a law firm representing debtor objected to certain funds requested by the bankruptcy trustee from accumulated funds...

XL Specialty Ins. Co. v. Kiewit Offshore Servs., Ltd.

Construction, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
A declaratory judgment ruling that plaintiff-insurance company had a duty to defend and indemnify defendant-general contractor in an underlying state...

Smith v. Bogard

Commercial Law, Construction, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts
In a suit for the unpaid balance on construction work performed by plaintiff, dismissal of the suit is affirmed where the affirmative matter of...