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Northrop Grumman Ship Sys. Inc. v. Ministry of Def. of Venezuela

Civil Procedure, Contracts
In a breach of contract action involving construction of ships, the District Court's order approving a settlement is reversed where the Supreme Court...

Boone v. MVM, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging that Defendant wrongfully discharged Plaintiff because he reported illegal and unethical conduct on the part of fellow...

Mister v. Northeast Illinois Commuter R.R. Corp.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
District court judgment finding a handwritten report and accompanying testimony inadmissible is affirmed where: 1) the court erred when it did not...

Colonial Life & Accident Ins. Co. v. Medley

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, ERISA
District court order issuing a preliminary injunction against proceedings pending before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination on...

Fontaine v. Superior Court of Santa Clara County

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law
Peremptory writ vacating the trial court's order granting defendant Vargas' motion to transfer the action to Orange County Superior Court is granted...

State Indus. Prods. Corp. v. Beta Tech. Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets
In an action for sharing confidential trade information, summary judgment for Defendant is affirmed in part, where the "discovery rule" regarding the...

Frame v. Arlington

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Health Law
In an Americans with Disabilities Act action alleging that Defendant city officials failed to make parts of the city wheelchair accessible, the...

Vinole v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a class action for failure to pay overtime brought by current and former Countrywide External Home Loan Consultants, the denial of class...

Nelson v. Davis

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action based on allegedly excessive force by police, summary judgment for Defendants is reversed where the "sham...

Wright v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Civil Procedure, Tax Law
United States Tax Court judgment dismissing plaintiff's suit challenging a tax collection action on jurisdictional and mootness grounds is vacated and...