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Ma v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Securities Law
In an action against Merrill Lynch based on unauthorized transfers from plaintiff's investment account, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed...

Brzak v. United Nations

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, International Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a sex discrimination action against the United Nations and various UN officials, the dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where: 1) the UN and...

Davis v. Brouse McDowell, LPA

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, International Law, Patent, Professional Malpractice
In plaintiff's legal malpractice suit claiming that defendants failed to timely file three patent applications related to a website-search engine,...

Reed Elsevier, Inc. v. Muchnick

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law
In a class action alleging copyright infringement, a circuit court's ruling vacating a settlement class certification order for lack of subject matter...

Marquez v. Med. Bd. of California

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Health Law
In plaintiff's petition for a writ of mandate seeking an order to compel defendant-Board to comply with a statute, deem plaintiff to have passed the...

Friends of Glendora v. City of Glendora

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law
In plaintiff's claim that the city violated the CEQA when it assessed a fee for her appeal to the city council of a planning commission decision,...

San Francisco Unified Sch. Dist. v. Laidlaw Transit, Inc.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Education Law, Government Contracts, Government Law
In qui tam plaintiffs' suit seeking to recover funds on behalf of the San Francisco Unified School District under the California False Claims Act...

D&J Tire Inc. v. Hercules Tire & Rubber Co.

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In an action by a minority shareholder for breach of fiduciary duty arising out of defendant-executive's failure to disclose that defendant...

Powershare, Inc. v. Syntel, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In parties' action for breach of a business agreement, a district court's denial of defendant's motion to stay litigation pending arbitration is...

Jimenez v. Rodriguez-Pagan

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiffs' action her share of her deceased husband's interest in an apartment complex development, district court's dismissal is vacated and...