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Ellis v. Cleveland Mun. Sch. Dist.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Education Law, Evidence, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions
Judgment as a matter of law in favor of a school district in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 case arising from a physical altercation between a child and her...

Frontier Ins. Co. v. Blaty

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Remedies, Sanctions
A judgment and award of damages against defendants in a suit brought by plaintiff, the estate of a child, against a private foster care agency under a...

Avello v. Sec. & Exch. Comm'n

Administrative Law, Professional Malpractice, Sanctions, Securities Law
Petition for review of SEC order upholding a sanction against a certified public accountant acting as a Limited Principal-Financial and Operations...

Bank of New York v. Sunshine-Jr. Stores, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Sanctions
Sanctions imposed by bankruptcy court on plaintiff for repeatedly refusing to obey several orders the court issued for benefit of debtor are affirmed...

Lowenbraun v. Canary

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Debt Collection, Family Law, Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions
In a suit alleging libel, slander, and related claims brought against defendant, counsel hired by a bankruptcy trustee to investigate certain...

Szopa v. White

Administrative Law, Asset Forfeiture, Civil Procedure, Sanctions, Tax Law
Summary judgment for the government in a tax appeal is granted where the court lacked jurisdiction since the case should have been filed in the U.S....

Baella-Silva v. Hulsey

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Judgement Enforcement, Remedies, Sanctions
Sanction order arising out of breach of the terms of a settlement agreement is affirmed where: 1) there was an arguable basis for concluding that...

Johnson v. State of Florida

Sanctions, Securities Law, Sentencing
Judgments and sentences on defendant for multiple offenses in three cases pursuant to a guilty plea are affirmed in part and reversed in part and the...

Pearson v. Pearson

Family Law, Sanctions
An order finding a mother in contempt for being in willful violation of an earlier order that specified a visitation schedule between the father and...

Karlsson v. Ford Motor Co.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Remedies, Sanctions, Transportation
A judgment and award pursuant to a jury verdict in a product liability action against a car maker is affirmed where: 1) evidence and issue preclusion...