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Sullivan v. Oracle Corp.

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In a labor and employment dispute, certified questions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit about the applicability of California law...

Edwards v. Erie Coach Lines Co.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies, Transportation
In a choice-of-law dispute arising from several wrongful death and tort actions and involving a guest statute's cap on noneconomic damages where...

Padgett v. Dept. of Veterans Affairs

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Government Law, Military Law
In a dispute concerning attorney fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. section 2412, judgment of the trial court is...

Wilkins v. United Health Group, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Health Law
In a qui tam action based on the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. section 3729, Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal by district court is affirmed where court...

Sarango v. Attorney General of the US

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of an order of the BIA dismissing petitioner's appeal for retroactive consent to reapply for admission to the United States,...

Verizon New England v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a labor and employment action seeking injunctive and declaratory relief under Section 3 of the Labor-Management Relations Act (LMRA), 29 U.S.C....

Barboza v. California Assn. of Professional Firefighters

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In a dispute concerning whether plaintifff's ERISA claim should have been deemed administratively exhuasted under 29 C.F.R. section 2560.503-1(l),...

Ni v. Slocum

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Elections, Government Law
In an initiative measure dispute involving the scope of Elections Code section 100, judgment of the trial court denying a petition for a writ of...

Citizens for a Better Eureka v. California Coastal Commn.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Construction, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a petition for a writ of mandate concerning the jurisdiction of the defendant over the initial phase of a proposed mixed-use development project...

Wells Fargo v. FSI, Financial Solutions

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In a tort action involving an overdrawn account, judgment of the trial court is reversed where although substantial evidence supports a conclusion...