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MARRIAGE OF ROSEN

Attorney's Fees, Family Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Sanctions
The trial court's determination of the goodwill value of a law practice resulted from a misapplication of the excess earnings method for calculating...

MEYER v. HOLLEY

Civil Rights, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. Sections 3604(b), 3605(a), imposes liability without fault upon an employer in accordance with traditional agency...

TOWER ACTION HOLDINGS, LLC v. LOS ANGELES COUNTY WATERWORKS DIST. NO. 37

Contracts, Evidence, Government Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities
The Public Contract Code prescribed the terms of repayment of the funds used to build a water system. Evidence related to parties' attempts to reach a...

FLIGHTSAFETY INT'L, INC. v. LOS ANGELES COUNTY ASSESSMENT APPEALS BDS. (LOS ANGELES COUNTY BD. OF SUPERVISORS

Administrative Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
A county assessment appeals board had a duty under Revenue and Taxation Code section 1604(d) to enter a taxpayer's opinion of value on the assessment...

MANN v. CHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE CORP.

Bankruptcy Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A mortgage company's postpetition bookkeeping entries did not implicate Bankruptcy Code section 362(a)(3), and did not violate section 362(a)(5), thus...

THE FARM CREDIT BANK OF BALTIMORE v. FERRERA-GOITIA

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate
The district court's denial of a motion, under Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b)(4) to set aside an order confirming a sale of mortgaged premises, as "untimely...

KINSMITH FIN. CORP. v. GILROY

Civil Procedure, Judgement Enforcement, Property Law & Real Estate
The one action rule of Code of Civil Procedure section 726 and the procedure for renewal of judgments in sections 683.110 to 683.220, as applied to...

WEBB v. CITY OF DALLAS

Property Law & Real Estate, Government Law
The City expressly waived its immunity from a suit regarding deed restrictions on property donated to the city, based on Texas' doctrine of sovereign...