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Fensterstock v. Educ. Fin. Ptnrs.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In an action claiming defendants engaged in fraudulent and deceptive practices in connection with the solicitation, consolidation, and servicing of...

Molecular Analytical Sys. v. Ciphergen Biosystems, Inc.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Drugs & Biotech
In plaintiff's suit for breach of contract and other claims, involving licensing of technology rights and assignment of those rights, trial court's...

MCI Constructors, LLC. v. City of Greensboro

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Contracts, Remedies
In a contract dispute concerning a construction of a wastewater treatment plant, district court's grant of the defendant-city's motion to confirm an...

Hurley v. Deutsche Bank Trust Co., Ams.

Property Law & Real Estate, Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Military Law
In plaintiffs' suit against Deutsche Bank and others claiming violations of the Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act (SCRA), and state law claims of...

Zamora v. Lehman

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In a trustee's action against former officers of a defunct company, alleging breach of fiduciary duty, trial court's grant of defendants' motion to...

Granite Rock Co. v. Int'l. Brotherhood of Teamsters

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In an action against a labor union by an employer, invoking federal jurisdiction under section 301(a) of the Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA),...

Insurance Co. of N. Am. v. Pub. Serv. Mut. Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law
In an appeal from the district court's order granting respondent's Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b)(2) motion based on newly discovered evidence that an...

Rent-A-Center West, Inc. v. Jackson

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination action, the Ninth Circuit's reversal of the district court's dismissal of the action based on the parties' agreement...

Morris v. Office of Compliance

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an appeal by an officer of the United States Capitol Police under the Congressional Accountability Act arising from his termination, challenging...

Lagstein v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's appeal from the district court's court vacating an arbitral award on the ground of its excessive size and vacating a punitive damages...