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City of Waco v. Kelley

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action by an assistant chief of police challenging his indefinite suspension for being arrested and charged with drunk-driving in another city,...

Southwestern Bell Tel. Co. v. Mktg. on Hold Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an interlocutory appeal of a trial court's class certification order, where the class representative obtained assignments of claims that the...

Thiara v. Pac. Coast Khaksa Diwan Society

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In proceedings seeking a petition for writ of mandate to compel a nonprofit religious corporation and its officers to permit five of its members to...

In re Christopher C.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Family Law, Government Law
Juvenile court's decision declaring six of seven children to be placed in the care of DCFS, and an order for various physical and mental treatment for...

Oaktree Capital Mgmt., LP. v. Bernard

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
Trial court's judgment confirming an arbitration award against defendant-investor for breach of fiduciary duty, arising from his failure to disclose...

Interstate Fire & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Cleveland Wrecking Co.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In plaintiff's claim for subrogation against defendant, alleging that defendant had breached its contract with a general contractor by failing to...

In re Marriage of Sonne

Civil Procedure, Family Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a marital dissolution action involving the proper apportionment of the service credit from the parties' marriage, a member of the California Public...

Culosi v. Bullock

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiffs' 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action against a police officer and others for the fatal shooting of an optometrist, whom the police were...

Raymond James Fin. Servs. Inc. v. Bishop

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
A decision vacating an arbitration panel's award of compensatory damages in favor of three financial advisors arising from their claims of wrongful...

Bixler v. Foster

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
In an action by minority shareholders of a corporation against its directors and lawyers, alleging that defendants violated the civil Racketeer...