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In Re Tanaka

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute involving whether the submission of a narrower claim in a reissue application that still contains all of the original patent...

Seymore v. Metson Marine, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In a labor and wages dispute under Labor Code section 1194, summary judgment in favor of defendant is reversed because defendant may not artificially...

Southern Alliance for Clean Energy v. Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law
In a dispute arising from the award of attorneys fees following a Clean Air Act litigation, judgment of the district court is affirmed because summary...

Block v. Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Health Law, Military Law, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure
In a jurisdictional dispute arising from a petition seeking judicial review of an expunged administrative publication issued before the establishment...

New Mexico State Investment Co. v. Ernst & Young LLP

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Securities Law
In a dispute stemming from a securities class action complaint against a former client of defendant, judgment by district court granting defendant...

Wills v. Superior Court of Orange County

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In a dispute involving the scope of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), summary judgment in favor of the defendant is affirmed where plaintiff...

Central W. Virginia Energy Co., Inc. v. Mountain State Carbon, LLC

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts
In a dispute over the scope of federal diversity jurisdiction as applied to corporations and involving an action for breach of contract, dismissal by...

Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center v. Superior Court (Bomersheim)

Health Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions
Petition of mandate seeking order to compel trial court to set aside a class notice that provides for opt-out notice to a class of patients who...

Galena v. Leone

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In a Section 1983 action arising from the expulsion of plaintiff from a public meeting, judgment of the district court vacating jury verdict awarding...

Knopick v. Connelly

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Legal Malpractice
In a dispute arising from a legal malpractice claim and the timeliness of underlying tort action, summary judgment in favor of defendant on the ground...