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Anthony v. City of Los Angeles

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Judgement Enforcement, Labor & Employment Law
In a retaliation claim under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), judgment in favor of plaintiff-employee is affirmed over claims that the...

Di Sanza v. City of New York

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Public Utilities
Judgment as a matter of law for defendant is affirmed where defendant's evidentiary submissions established its prima facie case on the ground that it...

Marseille Homeowners Condo. Ass'n Inc. v. Fidelity Nat'l Ins. Co.

Government Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit in which an insured sought damages resulting from flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina, summary judgment for defendant-insurer is affirmed...

Roe v. City of Waterbury

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a case involving acts of sexual abuse committed by mayor in his office, home, and city-issued police cruiser, grant of summary judgment for...

Hassan v. Chertoff

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Immigration Law
In an immigration case seeking mandamus relief and challenging the government's denial of an application to adjust residency status and its...

Sprint Telephony PCS v. County of San Diego

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Government Law, Media Law
In a case interpreting sections 253(a) and 332(c)(7) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the grant of permanent injunction against San Diego County...

Hunt v. Sycamore Cmty. Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ.

Civil Rights, Education Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging that defendants violated plaintiff's right to substantive due process by subjecting her to dangerous...

Pignanelli v. Pueblo Sch. Dist. No. 60

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Elections, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit brought by former middle school drama teacher alleging, inter alia, that defendant-school district caused her loss in...

Maxwell v. Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Corp.

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Oil and Gas Law
In a qui tam action against defendant-oil and gas producer for defrauding the federal government by underpaying royalties for federal offshore oil...

Hanson v. Wyatt

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In an action brought by an individual removed from the Oklahoma Army National Guard seeking reinstatement to his former position plus back pay and...