all - Opinion Summaries

US v. Hackensack Univ. Med. Ctr.

Evidence, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Remedies
In a qui tam action under the False Claims Act involving, inter alia, alleged false Medicare claims and invoices, an order denying reconsideration of...

Callahan v. Millard County

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In a civil rights action arising from a police raid of plaintiff's home, summary judgment for defendants is reversed in part and remanded where: 1)...

City of Santa Barbara v. Superior Court

Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Sports Law
An agreement made in the context of sports or recreational programs or services, purporting to release liability for future gross negligence,...

R.B. v. Napa Valley Unified Sch. Dist.

Administrative Law, Education Law, Government Law, Health Law
In a dispute with a school district over a minor's entitlement to special education protection and services under the Individuals with Disabilities...

Huff v. Sheahan

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging race and sex discrimination against the Sheriff of Cook County, judgment for defendant is reversed and remanded where the district...

US ex rel. Bogart v. King Pharm.

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Contracts, Drugs & Biotech, Government Benefits, Government Law, Remedies
In qui tam litigation brought against pharmaceutical companies, a district court's ruling rejecting plaintiff's claim for additional attorney's fees...

Lewis v. Hunt

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In a suit involving civil actions to quiet title to, or interpleader with respect to, property of a trust on which the government may have or claim a...

Metro. Transit Sys. v. Superior Ct. (Balfour Beatty/Ortiz Enter., Inc.)

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts, Government Law, Transportation
In breach of contract action against defendant-transportation agency, with cross-complaint filed against plaintiffs, petition for writ of mandate...

Lyles v. California

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In action for inverse condemnation and nuisance for damages to residential property allegedly caused by an inadequate drainage system, orders granting...

Vineyard Area Citizens for Responsible Growth, Inc. v. City of Rancho Cordova

Construction, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In land-use case raising claims under the California Environmental Quality Act, the Planning and Zoning Law, and the public trust doctrine, denial of...