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Sarei v. Rio Tinto, PLC

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, International Trade, Military Law
In an Alien Tort Claims Act suit brought by current or former residents of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea against an international mining company...

Tipler v. Douglas County, Nebraska

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought by a female correctional officer alleging gender discrimination under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and Title VII, summary judgment for...

Frank v. Los Angeles County

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a race discrimination class action brought by a class of minority peace officers, judgment finding defendant county liable for back pay and other...

Bank of New York v. Rubin

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, International Law
In case stemming from a default judgment against the Islamic Republic of Iran arising from its provision of training and material support to the group...

Hamm v. US

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
Dismissal of case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under the Federal Tort Claims Act is affirmed as the general New York rule that employees...

US v. Fairway Capital Corp

Civil Procedure, Debt Collection, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In a suit involving possessory and monetary claims over unsold timeshare units on an island in the Virgin Islands, the district court's affirmation of...

Asociacion de Educacion Privada de Puerto Rico, Inc. v. Garcia-Padilla

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
In a First Amendment challenge to two Puerto Rico rules governing the purchase of school textbooks, judgment for plaintiffs is: 1) affirmed in part...

Connelly v. Texas Dep't of Criminal Justice

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an attorney's retaliatory termination and employment discrimination action, an interlocutory appeal from an order denying defendant-director...

Funeral Consumer Alliance, Inc. v. FTC

Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Elder Law, Government Law
Petition for review of the FTC's letter regarding the agency's "Funeral Rule" is denied where the court lacks jurisdiction over the petition since...

San Joaquin Raptor Rescue Ctr. v. County of Merced

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
In a CEQA challenge to a county board of supervisors' decision to certify an environmental impact report (EIR) and approve a conditional use permit...