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Auto-Owners Ins. Co. v. Websolv Computing, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts
In an insurance-coverage dispute involving the interpretation of an "advertising injury" clause in a commercial general liability policy, district...

Grider v. Keystone Health Plan Cent., Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Health Law, Insurance Law, Sanctions
In a class action brought by a doctor and medical practice against an HMO alleging underpayment for services provided to policyholders, sanctions...

Lester v. Novastar Fin., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Securities Law
District court's order dismissing plaintiff's class-action securities complaint under the heightened pleading requirements of the Private Securities...

Craftsman Limousine v. Ford Motor Co.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure
In an antitrust action against Ford Motor Co. (Ford), district court's order granting Ford's Bill of Costs is affirmed where: 1) district court did...

Burlage v. Superior Court

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a petition for a writ of mandamus to overturn a trial court's order vacating an arbitration award, the petition is denied where the arbitrator...

Muro v. Target Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law
In plaintiff's action against Target alleging that it had violated sections 127 and 132 of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), district court's grant of...

Hilton v. Hallmark Cards

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark infringement and state tort action by Paris Hilton against the greeting card company Hallmark for using her image and catchphrase in a...

Pedreira v. Ky. Baptist Homes for Children

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In an action under the First Amendment and various employment statutes challenging defendant-Baptist Homes for Children's policy of firing and not...

Bauman v. DaimlerChrysler Corp.

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In an action against DaimlerChrysler based on human rights violations allegedly committed by Mercedes Benz Argentina, its subsidiary, in Argentina...

Montgomery v. Wyeth

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law
In an action claiming that Plaintiff suffered injuries by using Defendant's weight loss drug, the dismissal of the action is affirmed where: 1) the...