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Ansys, Inc. v. Computational Dynamics N. Am., Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Trade Secrets
In plaintiff's suit against its former employee and his new employer (a competitor) claiming breach of noncompetition and confidentiality clauses in...

Talley v. US Dep't of Agric.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Government Law
In plaintiff's suit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) claiming that the Department violated the...

Havensure, LLC v. Prudential Ins. Co. of Am.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an action for tortious interference by an insurance broker against an insurer (Prudential), district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of...

Conley v. Nat'l Mines Corp.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Order of the Benefits Review Board reversing an Administrative Law Judge's award of black lung benefits on a widow's claim filed by petitioner under...

Devlin v. Kalm

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Gaming Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against various state officials claiming that his termination from the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB)...

Anderson v. Chikovani

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a medial malpractice action, defendant's motion to dismiss the appeal is denied as, where a party files a valid motion for new trial, and the trial...

Estate of Tolman

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
Denial of a granddaughter's petition to determine persons entitled to distribution from her grandmother's estate is affirmed as the exclusion of...

California Corr. Peace Officers' Ass'n v. State of California

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiffs' action against the state of California, through the Department of Personnel Administration (DPA), claiming that the state refused to...

Comm. for Green Foothills v. Santa Clara County Bd. of Supervisors

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Education Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
In mandamus proceedings challenging a county's approval of trail developments by Stanford University, arising from the university's application for a...

Heslin v. Cty. of Greene

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a personal injury action, appellate division's reversal of the trial court's denial of defendant's motion to dismiss on statute of limitations...