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Freedman v. Superior Ct. of Orange County

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In an action to add a punitive damages claim to plaintiff's medical malpractice complaint, writ of mandate to vacate court's motion to amend is...

Chinn v. KMR Property Mgmt.

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In an action to recover attorney's fees in tort action, judgment granting portion of requested fees is affirmed in part and reversed and remanded in...

Madison v. Frazier

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
In a suit alleging libel and false light for defendant-author's allegedly defamatory portrayal of plaintiff-NAACP officer in a book criticizing local...

Marceau v. Blackfeet Housing Auth.

Administrative Law, Construction, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Indian Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action brought by Indian tribe members against a tribal housing authority alleging statutory and contractual violations involving allegedly...

Ritter & Ritter, Inc. v. Churchill Condominium Ass'n

Attorney's Fees, Construction, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action against defendant-condominium housing association for breach of fiduciary duty and negligence, judgment in favor of plaintiff-homeowners...

Noonan v. Staples, Inc.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a claim of libel and breach of severance benefits agreements against defendant Staples, Inc., grant of summary judgment for Staples is affirmed...

Gonzalez-Rucci v. US Immigration and Naturalization Serv.

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Immigration Law, Injury & Tort Law
In claims of malicious prosecution and abuse of process brought under Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) by plaintiff-immigration attorney against INS,...

Pac. Ins. Co. v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.

Construction, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Transportation
In a suit over insurance coverage for settlements of wrongful-death lawsuits arising from railroad crossing accidents during a construction project,...

Piscitelli v. Salesian Society

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
In a negligence action against defendant-Salesian Society for failing to protect plaintiff from childhood sexual abuse at the hands of one of...

Soto-Lebron v. Federal Express Corp.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a matter brought by former employee against defendant FedEx following his termination, grant of FedEx's motion for judgment as a matter of law on...