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Choi v. Orange County Great Park Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure
Trial court judgment is reversed and remanded where the court erred in failing to award plaintiffs attorney fees under Code of Civil Procedure sec....

City of Irvine v. Southern California Ass'n of Gov'ts

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Trial court judgment sustaining demurrer filed by defendant without leave to amend and dismissing the action is affirmed where the court properly...

US v. Rolls-Royce Corp.

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In an employment termination action brought under the False Claims Act, district court judgment is reversed where: 1) the special status of the United...

Kerr- McGee Chemical Corp. v. Lefton Iron & Metal Co.

Civil Procedure
Appeal of a district court judgment is dismissed for want of jurisdiction, as the judgment was not final in regards to the question of damages and the...

Vigilant Ins. Co. v. Chiu

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies, Sentencing
Trial court judgment in favor of plaintiff for damages, interest, and costs related to defendant's theft of property is affirmed where a criminal...

Roberts v. County of Los Angeles

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a negligence action against a public-entity health-care provider, trial court judgment is affirmed where: 1) plaintiffs must comply with both the...

Amalgamated Transit Union v. Superior Court of LA County

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by labor unions against transportation industry employers under the unfair competition law and the Labor Code Private Attorney...

Bakery Machinery & Fabrication, Inc. v. Traditional Baking, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Professional Malpractice
District court order denying plaintiff's motion to vacate the default judgment against it is affirmed where plaintiff's claim for relief under Fed. R....

Carmel, Ltd. v. Tavoussi

Civil Procedure
Trial court order denying defendants' application under Code of Civil Procedure sec. 4731 to vacate a default judgment is reversed and remanded where:...

In re Compania Naviera Joanna S.A.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a tort action arising out of a ship collision, the dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where the District Court did not abuse its discretion in...