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Ramirez-Lebron v. Int'l Shipping Agency, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In a labor dispute involving seniority rights between two employee groups of defendant's, dismissal of the complaint is reversed and remanded as the...

Latin American Music Co. v. American Soc'y of Composers Authors & Publishers

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property
In parties' dispute over the rights to a song, jury verdict in favor of the defendants is affirmed where: 1) district court did not err in instructing...

Coto Settlement v. Eisenberg

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action claiming that plaintiff was entitled to part of an amount refunded by the Federal Trade Commission following a judgment against plaintiff...

Penzer v. Trans. Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an insurance coverage dispute over whether, under Florida law, the sending of an unsolicited advertisement by fax, in violation of the federal...

Mansouri v. Sup. Ct.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Property Law & Real Estate
In a homeowner's petition for a writ of mandate seeking to require a trial court to vacate its order compelling arbitration and awarding attorney fees...

Biscaro v. Stern

Civil Procedure, Family Law, Remedies
In an action for dissolution of marriage, trial court's issuance of a restraining order against defendant and an entry of default judgment awarding a...

Stewart v. Rolling Stone LLC

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Entertainment Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a class action suit brought by "indie rock" musicians whose band names were included in an editorial in a Rolling Stone issue, claiming...

US v. Myers

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence
Defendant's appeal of a contempt citation for failure to produce various items in a criminal trial is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction because...

In Re: Sprint Nextel Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law
In a class action suit against Sprint under the Kansas Unfair Trade and Consumer Protection Act alleging that defendant conspired with other cell...

Gayton v. McCoy

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Health Law
In plaintiff's suit against prison officials and nurses on behalf of decedent who died while detained at a county jail, district court's judgment is...