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Salinger v. Colting

Civil Procedure, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Media Law, Remedies
In an action by the estate of J.D. Salinger claiming copyright infringement and unfair competition based on the publication of a novel derivative of...

Plata v. Schwarzenegger

Government Law, Health Law, Remedies, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a class action challenge deficiencies in prison medical care that allegedly violated the Eighth Amendment and the Americans with Disabilities Act,...

Ventress v. Japan Airlines

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In plaintiff-flight engineer's action under various whistleblower protection laws against an airline, judgment on the pleadings for one defendant and...

In re Jackson W.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Family Law
In juvenile dependency proceedings, juvenile court's denial of a mother's Welfare and Institutions Code section 388 petition for modifications by...

Carolina Cas. Ins. Co. v. L.M. Ross Law Group, LLP

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Professional Malpractice
In an insurer's action against its insured-law firm, seeking to recover $175,000 it had paid to settle a legal malpractice suit against the law firm,...

Portfolio Recovery Assocs., LLC v. King

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Debt Collection
In an action seeking to recover defendant's credit card debt, summary judgment for plaintiff is reversed where: 1) Delaware's tolling provision did...

Global Naps, Inc. v. Verizon New England Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts
District court's judgment in favor of Verizon for $57,716,714 for access charges that defendant owed but failed to pay for services Verizon provided...

Arista Records LLC v. Doe 3

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law
In Doe defendant's appeal from a denial of their motion to quash a subpoena served on an Internet service provider seeking the identities of people...

Bradford Co. v. Con Teyor N. Am., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement suit, involving patents related to shipping containers used to ship automobile door panels and related parts, district...

People v. Williams

Sentencing, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Remedies
In a hearing seeking restitution from defendant arising from the embezzlement of more than $50,000 from defendant's employer and for incurring...