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Baragona v. Kuwait Gulf Link Transp. Co.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In a tort action arising from the death of plaintiffs-parents' son in a traffic collision with a truck operated by defendant-Kuwaiti corporation in...

Saqui v. Pride Central Am. LLC

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a personal injury action arising from an offshore drilling accident in Mexico, the dismissal of the action on forum non conveniens grounds is...

People v. Kelly

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Health Law
In an action arising from a conviction of a defendant for possessing more than 28.5 grams of marijuana, court of appeals judgment determining the...

People v. Barrett

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Health Law
Trial court's order of commitment of defendant to the Department of Developmental Services for one year under Welfare and Institutions Code section...

Truong v. Glasser

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiffs' legal malpractice action against his former attorney arising out of his purported negligent advice in a real estate transaction, grant...

Poniktera v. Seiler

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Elections, Government Law
In plaintiff's petition for a writ of mandate seeking to compel defendant to allow citizens to use cameras or other recording devices inside polling...

Total Call Int'l Inc. v. Peerless Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, False Advertising, Insurance Law
In plaintiff's action against its insurance company claiming that it had improperly declined to defend plaintiff in litigation arising out of its...

Steroid Hormone Product Cases

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Drugs & Biotech, False Advertising, Government Law
In a class action lawsuit against General Nutrition Companies (GNC) involving over-the-counter sales of products containing anabolic steroids, brought...

Superior Dispatch Inc. v. Ins. Corp. of New York

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Government Law, Insurance Law
In plaintiff's breach of contract action against its insurer, trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant is affirmed where: 1)...

Thomas v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield Ass'n.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Contracts, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a physician's action against a health insurer for tortious interference with contract, plaintiff's appeal from a denial of his motion to proceed...