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Lawnwood Med. Ctr., Inc. v. Seeger

Constitutional Law, Contracts, Health Law
On mandatory review in a declaratory judgment action, judgment that the St. Lucie Hospital Governance Law (HGL) violated the Florida Constitution is...

Action Apt. Assoc. v. City of Santa Monica

Constitutional Law, Construction, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiff's challenge to Ordinance No. 2191, which modified existing requirements on multi-family housing construction, judgment dismissing...

US v. Stein

Attorney's Fees, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Securities Law, Tax Law
Dismissal of indictment of thirteen former partners of the accounting firm KPMG for creating fraudulent tax shelters is affirmed where: 1) the...

Turner v. Burnside

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In inmate-plaintiff's claim against prison officials for cruel and unusual punishment as a result of an incident in which plaintiff was deliberately...

Kozisek v. Couty of Seward

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination and civil rights case, summary judgment for defendants-county and county board chairman is affirmed where: 1)...

Byrd v. Dressel

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Construction, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action brought by a group of homeowners and community organizations seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against a city, employees, and...

Mendez v. County of San Bernardino

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Sanctions
In a suit against a city, county, sheriff's department and various individual defendants under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 arising from the aftermath of an...

Ramirez v. Knoulton

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit alleging excessive force by defendant-police officer for shooting plaintiff during his arrest, denial of summary judgment to defendant is...

Wisconsin Cent., Ltd. v. Shannon

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a suit by a railroad seeking a declaratory judgment that state overtime provisions were preempted by federal law, summary judgment for plaintiff...

Argyropoulos v. City of Alton

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging sexual harassment, retaliation, and 42 U.S.C. section 1983 violations for city's termination of plaintiff-city employee, summary...