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Robinson v. Wix Filtration Corp. LLC

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's wrongful termination suit against his former employer and related corporate entities, denial of plaintiff's post-judgment motions...

Rio Grande Silvery Minnow v. Bureau of Reclamation

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law
In a quiet title action regarding certain dam areas, the action is remanded where plaintiff's action was time-barred, because the district court did...

In re: WestPoint Stevens, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts
In a bankruptcy proceeding, the district court's order reversing the bankruptcy court's orders permitting (1) the distribution of unregistered...

Al's Serv. Ctr. v. BP Prod. N. Am., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Oil and Gas Law
In plaintiff's suit under the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act, claiming that BP drove the small gas station out of business so that it could open a...

Chang v. Baxter Healthcare Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a suit brought by residents of Taiwan against a manufacturer of clotting factors, claiming that the defendant acquired blood from high-risk donors...

Reger v. Nemours Found., Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In plaintiffs' medical malpractice suits against a defendant-foundation and its physicians, district court's approval of Clerk's award of costs for...

King v. Iowa Dept. of Corrs.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an action by a prisoner claiming that he was unlawfully ordered to clean up effluents after a clogged toilet in one of the cells caused a floor...

W. Bend Mut. Ins. Co. v. U.S. Fid. & Guar. Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Environmental Law, Insurance Law
In an action for breach of contract arising from defendant's refusal to defend a mutual insured in a class action alleging that insured's gas station...

Miller v. Herman

Civil Procedure, Construction, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts
In plaintiff's action under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty-Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act and state law, in connection with the construction of...

Valdivia v. Schwarzenegger

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Remedies
In proceedings related to a November 2003 injunction based on a stipulation between plaintiff and a class of similarly situated California parolees,...