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M.M.R.-Z v. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Evidence, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In an interlocutory appeal in an action arising from the termination of a cognitively disabled homebound minor's educational services provided by the...

Young Apts., Inc. v. Town of Jupiter, Florida

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action brought by an apartment complex owner claiming that the purpose behind a Florida town's enactment and enforcement of an "Overcrowding...

Ferguson v. Coregis Ins. Co.

Contracts, Education Law, Government Law, Insurance Law
When an insurance company includes a policy endorsement meant to reduce the dollar limits to which it will respond for its policyholder's liability,...

Williams v. United Parcel Serv. Inc

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In an action brought under Oklahoma's Standards for Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Act (ODTA) alleging that defendant violated the procedural...

Utah v. US

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a quiet title action brought by Utah against the United States and private landowners in an attempt to assert title to the lakebed of Utah Lake,...

California Corr. Peace Officers' Ass'n v. Schwarzenegger

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Contracts, Government Law
In an action challenging Governor Schwarzenegger's declaration of a state prison overcrowding "state of emergency" and his authorizing the California...

Hanig v. City of Winner

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law
In a case wherein a plaintiff filed a federal complaint after he was granted a state mandamus hearing concerning the denial of his liquor license...

Lewis v. City of Chicago

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought under Title VII involving the Chicago Fire Department's hiring practices, alleging that the test administered by defendant...

Rosado-Quinones v. Toledo

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action brought by a police officer claiming that his superiors violated his First Amendment rights and due process when...

Vucetovic v. Epsom Downs, Inc.

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A tree well is not part of the "sidewalk" for purposes of section 7-210 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York, which imposes tort...