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MAN Ferrostaal, Inc. v. M/V Akili

International Law, International Trade, Remedies, Admiralty, Commercial Law
In action for damage to cargo shipped aboard defendant-vessel, judgment holding defendant-vessel liable in rem is affirmed, where: 1) a vessel's in...

Louisiana Stadium & Exposition v. Financial Guaranty Insurance

Banking Law, Commercial Law, Contracts, Insurance Law, Securities Law
In appeal of district court's grant of defendant's 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss plaintiff's complaint to rescind an agreement to purchase bond...

Town of Babylon v. FHFA, Natural v. FHFA

Administrative Law, Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Debt Collection
In appeals heard in tandem, plaintiffs claim that defendant Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and defendant Office of Comptroller of Currency...

In re Air Cargo Shipping Servs. Antitrust Litig.

Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Transportation
In an action alleging a conspiracy by foreign airlines to fix prices in violation of state antitrust, consumer protection, and unfair competition...

Garanti Finansal Kiralama A.S. v. Aqua Marine and Trading, Inc.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts
In action for declaratory judgment where plaintiff, a shipowner, sought a determination that it was not contractually bound to arbitrate a fuel...

Davis v. HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A.

Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising, Injury & Tort Law
In a plaintiff's putative class action suit against HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A. and Best Buy Stores, L.P., claiming that defendants defrauded California...

Patel v. City of Los Angeles

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a suit brought by motel owners against the City of Los Angeles, challenging the constitutionality of Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) section...

Wilson v. Hynek

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiffs' suit claiming, inter alia, causes of action for unfair business practices under Business and Professions Code section 17200 and...

Terenkian v. Republic of Iraq

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, International Law, Oil and Gas Law
In a suit brought by oil brokerage companies against the Republic of Iraq for unilaterally terminating contracts for the purchase and sale of Iraqi...

In re ATM Fee Antitrust Litigation

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Banking Law, Commercial Law
In a suit by automated teller machine (ATM) cardholders, who allege horizontal price fixing of fees paid to the ATM owners by the banks (issuing the...