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Bloch v. Frischholz

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiffs' Fair Housing Act (FHA) suit against their condo association for being required to remove a mezuzah from their doorpost under a new rule...

Pichler v. Unite

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiffs' class action suit against defendant-union for violating the Driver's Privacy Protection Act in obtaining their personal information in...

In re: Nowak

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Judgement Enforcement
In Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings, the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel's (BAP) denial of plaintiff-creditor's motion to allow an informal proof of claim...

Gelson's Markets, Inc. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Workers' Compensation Appeals Board's decision and award finding the employer liable for discrimination against an industrially injured employee...

Berg v. Obama

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In one of the so-called "birther" suits challenging Barack Obama's eligibility to run for and serve as President of the United States based on claims...

In re: Madera

Administrative Law, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In debtors' bankruptcy proceedings for defaulting on their loan, ruling upholding the bankruptcy court's grant of summary judgment to the creditors...

Cassel v. Sup. Ct.

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In plaintiff's legal malpractice suit, his request for writ of relief from two orders excluding evidence in favor of his former attorneys is granted...

State of Arizona v. Yuen

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, Judgement Enforcement
Grant of defendant's motion to vacate a sister state judgment and denial of Arizona's motion for reconsideration, arising from defendant's...

South Bay Boston Mgmt., Inc. v. Unite Here, Local 26

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Construction, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
District court's grant of defendant-union's motion to compel arbitration and denial of plaintiff's petition for declaratory judgment is affirmed...

Thornton v. United Parcel Serv., Inc.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's disability discrimination action against his former employer under the ADA, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) the...