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Walsh v. Chez

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In plaintiffs' medical malpractice suit against their deceased son's doctor and his clinic, district court's dismissal and rejection of their Rule...

Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. Universal-MCA Music Publ'g., Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law
In plaintiffs' lawsuit against defendants, alleging copyright infringement and various state law claims relating to the use of samples in rap...

Garth v. Bd. of Assessment Rev. for Richmond

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Tax Law
In an article 7 tax proceeding challenging an assessment of petitioner's real property, the appellate division's order dismissing the petition is...

Trust for Cert. Holders of Merrill Lynch Mortg. Invs., Inc. v. Love Funding Corp.

Civil Procedure, Debt Collection
In response to a certified question from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the New York Court of Appeals answered as follows: a...

Burlage v. Sup. Ct.

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In plaintiffs' dispute over the sale of a house purchased from defendant, trial court's decision to vacate the arbitrator's award in favor of the...

Casey v. FDIC

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In an action against mortgage lenders alleging that the lenders had engaged in the unauthorized practice of law by charging a fee for preparation of...

Hall v. Spencer County

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law
District court's finding that plaintiffs' new claims in their amended complaint were time-barred under the applicable Kentucky statute of limitations...

Mega Life & Health Ins. Co. v. Pieniozek

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Insurance Law
In an action seeking rescission of defendant's life insurance policy, judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) the district court properly...

Merryfield v. Jordan

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Health Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action concerning the conditions of plaintiff's involuntary confinement at a state hospital, dismissal of the complaint is...

Alvarez v. Midland Cred. Mgmt., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Debt Collection
In plaintiffs' appeal from a denial of a motion to remand in a case removed pursuant to the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA), the appeal is dismissed...