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Aqua Log, Inc. v. Georgia

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In two in rem admiralty actions seeking to salvage logs lying at the bottom of Georgia's rivers, the district court's denial of the state's motion to...

New York City Employees' Ret. Sys. v. Jobs

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
In a securities fraud action against Steve Jobs, Apple corporation, and others concerning the issuance of an allegedly false and misleading proxy...

Kendall v. Walker

Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law
In plaintiffs' suit involving the question of the proper line between the parties' areas of littoral rights for use of the water adjacent to their...

Robles v. Chalilpoyil

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In plaintiffs' wrongful death suit, claiming that the defective wheelchair caused the decedent to burn to death, trial court's denial of defendants'...

In re G.M.

Civil Procedure, Family Law, Government Law
Juvenile court's order termination the parental rights of a mother to two of her children is affirmed as: 1) although evidence of a legal impediment...

Arce v. Kaiser Found. Health Plan, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiff's class action suit under the Unfair Competition Law (UCL) claiming breach of the health plan contract and violation of the Mental Health...

Save the Plastic Bag Coalition v. City of Manhattan Beach

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law
Trial court's order vacating an ordinance and disallowing reenactment pending an environmental impact report, is affirmed as, an environmental impact...

State Farm Ins. Co. v. JT's Frames, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Insurance Law
Trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant-insurance company, arising from defendant's argument that plaintiff's claims were not...

Los Angeles Unified School District v. County of Los Angeles

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Tax Law
In plaintiff-school district's petition to compel the county and the city and others to increase its allocation of community redevelopment project...

Kendall v. Walker

Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law
In plaintiffs' suit involving the question of the proper line between the parties' areas of littoral rights for use of the water adjacent to their...