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Bourdais v. New Orleans City

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a suit brought by Caucasian fire recruit applicants alleging that city's race-conscious hiring policy impermissibly caused a delay in their hiring,...

Jenkins v. Bartlett

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an excessive force suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 brought against a police officer, a municipality and the chief of police, verdict for...

Poway Royal Mobilehome Owners Ass'n v. City of Poway

Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In case arising from defendant-city's two-step plan to divest itself of ownership of a mobilehome park, dismissal pursuant to defendants' demurrer is...

US v. Boateng

Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
In a case in which the United States filed a bill of review asserting that a default garnishment judgment rendered against its Medicare intermediary...

State of Texas v. Holland

Constitutional Law, Contracts, Government Law, Intellectual Property, Oil and Gas Law, Patent
A takings claim is not the proper avenue for a patentholder who performs services under contract with the state to assert patent rights when the...

Jaskolski v. Gonzales

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit where defendants accused of false prosecution for insurance fraud sought classification as federal employees for purposes of federal...

US v. Thompson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a case against a section chief in Wisconsin's Bureau of Procurement alleging improper steering of a contract for political reasons, the conviction...

Condon-Johnson & Assocs., Inc. v. Sacramento Muni. Util. Dist.

Construction, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Public Utilities
In dispute over contract to construct concrete foundations for piers to relieve pressure caused by moving hillside behind a powerhouse owned by...

Lombardi v. Whitman

Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In case involving plaintiffs who performed search, rescue, and clean-up work at the World Trade Center site after 9/11, with allegations that federal...

City of Cookeville v. Upper Cumberland Elec. Membership Corp.

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities, Remedies
In a dispute over an element of compensation that Tennessee law requires when a city annexes territory and exercises its right to purchase electric...