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Ginsberg v. Northwest, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Contracts, Transportation
In a class-action for common law breach of contract under the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, judgment of the district court...

Adams v. Ford Motor Company

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Judges & Judiciary, Sanctions
In a dispute involving Rule 3.5 of the ABA Model Rule of Professional Conduct, judgment of the district court sanctioning trial counsel for initiating...

Joseph v. HDMJ Restaurant, Inc.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In an interlocutory appeal arising form a complaint against defendant for Title VII and Americans with Disabilities Act violations, and concerning an...

Casey v. Merck and Co., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a products liability dispute concerning the interpretation of state law and arising out of the dismissal of plaintiffs' claims as time-barred, the...

Faber v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a class-action complaint alleging breach of ERISA fiduciary duties by defendant's use of certain retained asset accounts through which it retained...

Giorgianni v. Crowley

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Judgement Enforcement
In a dispute involving an arbitration award under the Mandatory Fee Arbitration Act, Bus. and Prof. Code section 6200 et seq., judgment of the trial...

Johnson v. Lucent Technologies Inc.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a labor and employment dispute concerning whether 42 U.S.C. Section 1981 retaliation claims are governed by the four-year statute of limitations...

Ames v. Public Utilities Commission

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Public Utilities
In a Public Utilities Code section 454.5(b)(9)(C) dispute challenging the defendant's approval of certain budget proposals by real parties in...

Funk v. CIGNA Group Ins.

Civil Procedure, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In an action involving a claim for long-term disability benefits under ERISA, summary judgment in favor of plaintiff is vacated with respect to the...

Pernod Ricard USA, LLC v. Bacardi U.S.A., Inc.

Intellectual Property, Trademark, Civil Procedure, False Advertising
In a dispute involving the false advertising provision of the Lanham Act and concerning allegations that the popular Bacardi brand moniker, Havana...