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TransAmerica Assurance Corp. v. Settlement Capital Corp.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
The doctrine of federal sovereign immunity deprives a state court of jurisdiction to approve a transfer of structured-settlement payment rights where...

Sole v. Wyner

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Remedies
In the context of attorney's fee awards in private actions brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and other specified measures designed to secure civil...

Fox v. DeSoto

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Transportation
In an action brought against defendants, an officer and a regional airport authority, arising from plaintiff's arrest and subsequent prosecution for...

Northland Family Planning Clinic, Inc. v. Cox

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law
A decision declaring unconstitutional a state law that regulates abortion methods is affirmed where Michigan's law fails to comply with the explicit...

Sacramento County Alliance of Law Enforcement v. County of Sacramento

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of petition for writ of mandate challenging defendant-civil service commission's refusal to hear appeal of civil service employee who was...

City of Elsa v. M.A.L.

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
The court reaffirms that: 1) "sue and be sued" provisions in city charters do not waive immunity from suit for monetary damages; and 2) governmental...

City of Pasadena v. Kinsel Indus., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Water Law
In a disputes arising from respondent's contract with petitioner-city to build a wastewater treatment plant, denial of the city's plea to jurisdiction...

City of Arlington v. Matthews

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit against a city for breach of an employment separation agreement and intentional torts, a court of appeals judgment affirming in part a...

Abilene Housing Auth. v. Gene Duke Builders, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a dispute concerning completion and payment on a contract for repair of housing units, a court of appeals' decision reversing an earlier dismissal...

Tellez v. City of Socorro

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit brought by the operator of an auto salvage yard challenging denial of his application for a non-conforming use permit, which was brought...