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Howell v. Boyle

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In an action for injuries plaintiff sustained when defendant, a police officer, struck her with his police cruiser as she walked across a highway, the...

The Wilderness Society v. US Forest Serv.

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law
In an appeal from the denial of a motion to intervene, the order is reversed where, when construing motions to intervene of right under Fed. R. Civ....

Barefoot Architect, Inc. v. Bunge

Contracts, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Civil Procedure, Construction
In an architect's suit against former clients and an architectural firm for violation of the Lanham Act and breach of contract and a claim that...

Capitol Sprinkler Inspection, Inc. v. Guest Serv., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In third-party claims for negligence and breach of contract in connection with a burst pipe at a building managed by third-party defendant, summary...

Regional Air, Inc. v. Canal Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure
In both parties' appeal from an award of costs in favor of plaintiff, the district court's order is vacated where: 1) in its Okla. Stat. section 3629...

McNamara v. City of Nashua

Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit against a city for inadequate pension payments, alleging violation of Fourteenth Amendment rights under 42 U.S.C. section 1983,...

Perez v. Cate

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In prison officials' order from an attorney's fees order in a prison reform litigation, the order is affirmed where, because the Supreme Court had...

Chevron Corp. v. Berlinger

Civil Procedure, Entertainment Law, Media Law
In respondents' appeal from an order compelling disclosure of respondents' film outtakes for use in proceedings in foreign tribunals, the order is...

Cassel v. Superior Court

Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Legal Malpractice, Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In plaintiff's malpractice action against his attorneys, claiming that by bad advice, deception, and coercion, the attorneys, who has a conflict of...

Dillion v. Select Potfolio Servicing

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Following an injunction against defendants for engaging in illegal practices in seeking to foreclose upon plaintiff's home mortgage, district court's...