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Taxpayers for Improving Pub. Safety v. Schwarzenegger

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Tax Law
In a taxpayer lawsuit involving the California Legislature's issuance of bonds for the construction and renovation of prisons, defendant's demurrer to...

Guimei v. General Electric Co.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
Trial court order staying plaintiff's consolidated actions stemming from an airplane crash on the ground of forum non conveniens is affirmed where:...

Maropulos v. L.A.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action for Defendant sheriff's alleged act of arson on Plaintiffs' home, Defendant's appeal from the denial of qualified...

Palmer v. Valdez

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Evidence
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action by a prisoner alleging excessive force, judgment for Defendants is affirmed, where the District Court's requirement...

Sentis Group, Inc. v. Shell Oil Co.

Civil Procedure, Sanctions
District Court's order dismissing plaintiff's claims as a sanction for abuse of discovery is vacated as the record contains several close questions as...

Hauselt v. County of Butte

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law
In action for inverse condemnation in the flood control context, judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where: 1) contrary to plaintiff's...

Bruns v. E-Commerce Exchange, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Communications Law
In a class action brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, trial court judgment is reversed where the trial court abused its...

Consulting Eng'rs. Corp. v. Geometric Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Contracts
In a breach of contract action based on the wrongful hiring of Plaintiff's employee, the dismissal of the complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction...

Moran v. LTV Steel Co.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In an action by a creditors' committee alleging negligence by the corporation's directors, the dismissal of Defendant-Directors' appeal of the order...

Bains v. Moores

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
In a fraud action involving shares of stock, trial court's grant of defendant's motion for summary judgment is affirmed where: 1) the trial court did...