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San Diego County Health & Human Serv. Agency v. Deidre B.

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Health Law
In a petition by a County Public Conservator to reestablish a conservatorship of an individual under the Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Act on the...

Demahy v. Actavis, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In an action based on injuries plaintiff allegedly sustained by taking defendant's drug, a denial of defendant's motion to dismiss is affirmed where...

Morrison v. New York

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Family Law, Health Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action based on plaintiff's detention at a hospital based on a finding by hospital staff that there was reasonable cause...

Gilbert v. Illinois State Bd. Educ.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's action against the Board of Education of a High School District arising from his discharge as a high school social studies teacher and...

El-Ganayni v. US Dep't of Energy

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit against the Department of Energy (DOE) and its Acting Deputy Secretary claiming that the revocation of his security clearance and...

Suleman v. Sup. Ct.

Civil Procedure, Family Law, Government Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
A petition for a writ of mandate by plaintiff, commonly referred to in the media as the "Octomom", challenging the probate court's denial of her...

Suleman v. Sup. Ct.

Civil Procedure, Family Law, Government Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
A petition for a writ of mandate by plaintiff, commonly referred to in the media as the "Octomom", challenging the probate court's denial of her...

In re: Blast Energy. Servs. Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a creditor's appeal from the district court's order denying the creditor's motion for rehearing of its appeal of the bankruptcy court's order...

Kiobel v. Millson

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Oil and Gas Law, Sanctions
In an appeal from an order pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 11 sanctioning defense counsel for making factual representations that lacked evidentiary...

Ferrell v. Express Check Advance of SC, LLC

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a class action lawsuit against business entities that make payday loans, decision of the district court to remand the case to state court for lack...