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Reed-Bey v. Pramstaller

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an inmate's section 1983 suit against Michigan prison officials claiming he was denied adequate medical care in violation of his Eighth and...

Fieger v. Corrigan

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law
In a suit brought by a trial attorney and politician, regarding an ongoing feud with several justices of the Michigan Supreme Court, seeking a...

Salazar v. Buono

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In an action involving an underlying Establishment Clause challenge to a Latin cross placed on federal land by members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars...

In re K.C.

Civil Procedure, Family Law
In juvenile dependency proceedings terminating a father's parental rights to his infant son, trial court's denial of a petition for relative placement...

Pacific Inv. Mgmt. Co. v. Mayer Brown LLP

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a securities fraud action against outside counsel for a corporation that allegedly made false statements in connection with a securities offering,...

Bridgeport Guardians, Inc. v. Delmonte

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff-police officers' appeal from a denial of their motion to intervene in a Title VII action filed by African-American officers, the order is...

Oneida Indian Nation v. Madison Cty.

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Indian Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In an action by the Oneida Indian Nation of New York (the "OIN") against Madison and Oneida Counties to enjoin them from foreclosing on OIN-owned...

Guillory v. Shinseki

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Military Law
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims' affirmance of the Board of Veterans' Appeals' finding of no clear and unmistakable error in a...

Merck & Co. v. Reynolds

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Securities Law
In a 2003 securities fraud class action alleging that Merck & Co. knowingly misrepresented the heart-attack risks associated with its drug Vioxx,...

Stolt-Nielsen S.A. v. AnimalFeeds Int'l. Corp.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In an antitrust class action, the Second Circuit's reversal of the district court's order vacating an arbitration panel's order allowing for class...