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Country Side Villas v. Ivie

Civil Procedure, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In a dispute involving liability for home repairs and improvements, trial court judgment in favor of defendant on anti-SLAPP motion is affirmed where...

Trinity Park v. City of Sunnyvale

Property Law & Real Estate, Civil Procedure, Government Law
In a dispute arising out of the imposition of an affordable housing condition on a development permit issued by defendant, dismissal by trial court is...

People v. Superior Court

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure
In petition for a writ of mandate, order of trial court granting defendant a separate penalty jury in a capital murder case is granted where court...

Decotiis v. Whittemore

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
In a First Amendment dispute involving allegations of retaliation through adverse employment action, Rule 12(b)(6) dismissals by district court is...

Franzen v. US

Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In a dispute over which tax lien, federal or state, takes priority, judgment of district court is affirmed where federal lien takes priority of state...

Cafasso v. General Dynamics C4 Sys.

Civil Procedure, Remedies
In an appeal arising from the False Claims Act (FCA), order of district court dismissing qui tam complaint is affirmed where complaint by plaintiff...

Turner v. Ass'n Am. Medical Coll.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Health Law, Remedies
In a dispute involving the scope of the bilateral, prevailing party statutory fee-shifting provision in section 55 of the Disabled Persons Act (DPA),...

FleetBoston Financial Corp. v. Alt

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In an employment dispute arising out of an arbitral award, summary in favor of defendant based on the recognition and entry of award by district court...

Leung v. Verdugo Hills Hosp.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Judgement Enforcement, Remedies
In a tort action for the wrongful death of a new-born, judgment against the defendant holding it jointly and severally liable is affirmed in part and...

In re Verizon Business

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a petition for a writ of mandamus, district court order denying transfer to a far more convenient venue based solely on its previous handling of a...