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In Re: S. Scrap Material Co. LLC

Admiralty, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In an action in which the United States sought to bring a personal liability claim under the Wreck Act for removal of a sunken drydock, a judgment...

Lombardo v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Dept. of Pub. Welfare

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment-discrimination suit against a state agency, denial of a motion to dismiss is reversed where: 1) by voluntarily removing the matter...

State of California v. Altus Fin., S.A.

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Remedies
In an action arising from the 1991 insolvency and subsequent rehabilitation of an insurer following the largest insurance failure in California...

Ctr. for Policy Analysis on Trade & Health v. Office of the US Trade Representative

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Government Law, International Trade
In association's action against the U.S. Trade Representative and the U.S. Department of Commerce to remedy alleged violations of the Federal Advisory...

Bull v. City & County of San Francisco

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
An order denying qualified immunity in an 42 U.S.C. section 1983 class action suit is affirmed where, under the circumstances of this case, San...

Marceau v. Blackfeet Housing Auth.

Administrative Law, Construction, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Indian Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action brought by Indian tribe members against a tribal housing authority alleging statutory and contractual violations involving allegedly...

State Farm Bank, FSB v. Reardon

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a case involving whether federal savings association's exclusive agents must comply with the licensing and registration requirements set forth in...

Village of Oakwood v. State Bank & Trust Co.

Administrative Law, Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law
In an action brought by a group of partially uninsured depositors arising from a bank's failure and defendant-FDIC's appointment as receiver, summary...

Volkswagen of Am., Inc. v. US

Administrative Law, Government Law, International Trade, Transportation
In a customs case in which plaintiff sought a reduction of the appraised value of imported automobiles as an allowance for repairs made to correct...

Free Enter. Fund v. Pub. Co. Accounting Oversight Bd.

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Securities Law
In a facial challenge to the constitutionality of Title I of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, asserting that it violates the Appointments Clause and separation...