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Brown v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In an action seeking compensatory and punitive damages from cigarette manufacturers under theories of strict liability, breach of express warranty,...

Race Tires Am., Inc. v. Hoosier Racing Tire Corp.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Sports Law
In plaintiff's antitrust suit against a tire supplier competitor and a motorsports sanctioning body, arising from the adoption of the so-called...

Brown v. Colegio De Abogados De Puerto Rico

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Insurance Law, Remedies
In a class action suit against the integrated bar association of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, arising from the organization's activity of...

Galindo v. Superior Court

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
Following a charge by felony complaint with threatening and resisting an arresting officer, the court rules that a magistrate's denial of defendant's...

Roman-Cancel v. US

Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Government Law, Military Law
In a Vietnam veteran's suit against the government under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), arising from the VA's decision in 1975, lowering the...

Merritt v. Int'l Ass'n of Machinists & Aerospace Workers

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions
In a labor suit brought by Northwest Airlines Quality Service Agents (QSAs) against a labor organization and others, claiming that between 2000 and...

In re Karla C.

Civil Procedure, Family Law, Juvenile Law
Juvenile court's judgment, taking jurisdiction over a minor under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300(d) and removing her from her mother's...

Rubio v. Capital One Bank

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts
In an action against a credit card provider based on its alleged violation of a "fixed" annual percentage rate condition in its solicitation...

Mack v. Kuckenmeister

Civil Procedure, ERISA, Family Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In an action in federal court seeking to interplead $500,000 in retirement pension funds formerly owned by a murder victim, the dismissal of the...

County of San Diego v. Gorham

Civil Procedure, Judgement Enforcement, Family Law
Trial court's order denying petitioner's motions to set aside a 1998 default judgment obtained against him by the County of San Diego Department of...