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Lewis v. Berryhill

Government Benefits, Administrative Law
In an action for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income, the district court's decision upholding the Social Security...

In Re: Zoloft Products Liability Litigation

Class Actions, Evidence, Drugs & Biotech
In multi-district litigation involving allegations that the anti-depressant drug Zoloft, manufactured by Pfizer, causes cardiac birth defects when...

Full Spectrum Software, Inc. v. Forte Automation Systems, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Remedies, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts
In a medical software services contract dispute between two businesses, alleging claims are for breach of implied contract and violation of Mass. Gen....

Quincy Medical Center v. Gupta

Bankruptcy Law
In a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case involving a hospital debtor, the district court's ruling that the bankruptcy court lacked subject matter jurisdiction...

John v. Whole Foods Mkt. Grp., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Constitutional Law
In a putative class action alleging that New York City grocery stores operated by Whole Foods Market-defendant systematically overstated the weights...

US v. Hall

Evidence, Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction of possession with intent to distribute marijuana is reversed where the district court abused its discretion in admitting defendant's prior...

Martin v. Duffy

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a civil rights 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action filed pro se against a prison captain who placed inmate-plaintiff in segregation after plaintiff filed...

Orange County Water Dist. v. MAG Aerospace Industries

Water Law, Injury & Tort Law, Environmental Law
In a suit brought by a Water District alleging claims under the Carpenter-Presley-Tanner Hazardous Substances Account Act (HSAA), Health & Saf. Code...

Orange County Water Dist. v. Alcoa Global Fasteners

Water Law, Environmental Law
In an action brought by a Water District to recover costs associated with the North Basin Groundwater Protection Project (NBGPP), a proposed $200...

Hart v. Darwish

Property Law & Real Estate, Landlord Tenant Law, Injury & Tort Law
The trial court's dismissal of a suit for malicious prosecution of an unlawful detainer action is affirmed where the rule in Wilson v. Parker, Covert...