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In re Violation of Rule 38

Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions, Civil Procedure, Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions
In dispute arising from the sanction of counsel for filing and arguing a frivolous case, court, in keeping with other sister-circuits, awards a...

Boston Scientific Corp. v. Johnson & Johnson

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Civil Procedure, Patent
In a patent infringement dispute involving drug-eluting coronary stents, summary judgment on the ground that defendant’s claimed patents are invalid,...

Diamond Hghts Village Assn. v. Financial Freedom Senior Funding

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Asset Forfeiture, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action alleging failure to pay assessments levied for the maintenance of common areas of a condominium complex and seeking foreclosure of...

Perez v. Mountaire Farms, Inc.

Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law, Civil Procedure, Agriculture, Agriculture
In a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) dispute, 29 U.S.C. sections 201 et seq., judgment of the district court in favor of plaintiffs is affirmed in...

Absmeier v. Simi Valley Unif. School Dist.

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Administrative Law, Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Civil Procedure
In a petition for a writ of administrative mandamus, Code Civ. Proc. sections 1085, 1094.5, challenging termination of plaintiff's employment,...

Kelley v. The Conoco Companies

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In a labor and employment action alleging sexual harassment, retaliation and related causes of action, summary judgment in favor of defendant on all...

First Am. Commercial Real Estate Serv. v. County of San Diego

Tax Law, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure
In an action seeking a refund upon the cancellation of a tax penalty, Revenue and Taxation Code section 4985.2(a) and (b), judgment of the trial court...

Toussaint v. Mahoney

ERISA, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure
In a dispute for attorney's fees, 29 U.S.C. 22 section 1132(g)(1), and arising from an ERISA action, judgment of the trial court awarding attorney's...

Board of Trustees of Standford University v. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Civil Procedure, Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent, Administrative Law
In a patent dispute involving the scope of the Bayh-Dole Act (the Act), 35 U. S. C. sections 201(e), (c), 202(a), judgment of the appeals court...

Erica P. John Fund, Inc. v. Halliburton Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a securities fraud class action against defendant alleging section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 violations, judgment of the appeals court affirming denial...