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In the Matter of: Pac. Lumber Co.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure
In a challenge to a confirmed Chapter 11 reorganization plan, the confirmation of the plan is affirmed in part where: 1) certain noteholders did not...

Murray v. Metro. Life Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Insurance Law
In an action alleging fraud in connection with the demutualization of defendant life insurance company, disqualification of defense counsel on the...

Doyle v. Am. Home Prods. Corp.

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a product liability action against a drug manufacturer, dismissal of the action as untimely is affirmed where a prior dismissal of an identical...

Provincial Gov't. of Marinduque v. Placer Dome, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In an action by a Philippine island claiming that an American company polluted its waters, dismissal of the action on forum non conveniens grounds is...

Arctic Slope Native Ass'n, Ltd. v. Sebelius

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Indian Law
In plaintiffs' Contract Disputes Act (CDA) claims against the Indian Health Service (IHS), the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals' dismissal of...

Rance v. Rocksolid Granit USA, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an appeal from the district court's dismissal without prejudice of plaintiff's complaint for failure to timely serve defendant pursuant to Fed. R....

Chiang v. Skeirik

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Immigration Law
District court's dismissal of plaintiff's amended complaint arising from a denial of his petition for a fiancee visa is affirmed where: 1) district...

Young v. Johnson & Johnson

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Drugs & Biotech
In a class action lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies claiming that they unfairly and deceptively inflate drugs' average wholesale prices (AWPs),...

Bustamante v. Napolitano

Civil Procedure, Immigration Law
In an Immigration and Nationality Act section 1447(b) action seeking to have the district court determine plaintiff's naturalization application,...

Frontera Resources Azerbaijan Corp. v. State Oil Co. of Azerbaijan

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law, International Law
In a petition to confirm a Swedish arbitral award against the government of Azerbaijan, dismissal of the petition for lack of jurisdiction is reversed...