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Abdullahi v. Pfizer

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Drugs & Biotech, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In an action brought under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) claiming that defendant-pharmaceutical company violated a customary international norm...

Humphries v. County of Los Angeles

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In an amended opinion, the purpose of a remand of claims against defendant-county is changed from a determination of qualified immunity to an...

Humphries v. County of Los Angeles

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In an amended opinion, the purpose of a remand of claims against defendant-county is changed from a determination of qualified immunity to an...

Mathis v. Leavitt

Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a declaratory action seeking to block the reimbursement of Medicare from a wrongful death settlement, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed...

People of Bikini v. US

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Military Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action involving nuclear bomb testing in the 1940's and 50's brought by people and descendants of the Bikini and Enewetak Atolls seeking just...

Schaffer v. West

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Education Law, Government Law
In claim for reimbursement of plaintiff-student's private school tuition in the eight grade under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act...

King v. US

Civil Rights, Evidence, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an age discrimination suit by an employee of the USDA, judgment for defendants after a bench trial is remanded for the district court to make...

USA for the use of Lighting and Power Servs., Inc.v. Interface Constr. Corp.

Construction, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Contracts, Government Law
In a suit to recover for unpaid labor and materials furnished during the renovation of a federal building, denial of motion to compel arbitration is...

Great Oaks Water Co. v. Santa Clara Water Valley Dist.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Water Law
In plaintiff-water company's challenge to defendant-district's use of a statutory rate-setting exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act...

Miller v. Bank of America

Banking Law, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Government Law
In a class action complaint alleging that California and Arizona "holiday statutes" prohibit defendant-Bank of America from charging late fees or...