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Bennett v. SEC

Securities Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law
In an action challenging the constitutionality of the administrative enforcement proceeding brought by the SEC, the court affirms the district court’s...

Conservatorship of the Person of B.C.

Civil Procedure, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In a conservatorship action, the trial court's order issuing letters of conservatorship under Probate Code section 1823 is affirmed. The Court held...

Garmon, Sr. v. Nat'l Railroad Passenger Corp.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination suit filed by an African-American man currently employed by Amtrak, alleges that his opportunities for overtime were...

Santander Holdings USA, Inc. v. US

Tax Law
In a suit to obtain a refund from the IRS, concerning whether plaintiff, a U.S. taxpayer, is entitled to a refund from the IRS after the IRS began...

Hagerty v. Cyberonics, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Health Law
In a qui tam action alleging, among other things, that defendant violated the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. section 3729 et seq., and related...

Troiano v. Aetna Life Ins. Co.

ERISA
In an appeal arising from a dispute between an ERISA disability plan administrator and a beneficiary over the amount by which the monthly disability...

Tibble v. Edison Int'l.

ERISA
In an action for breach of fiduciary duty in the selection and retention of certain mutual funds for a benefit plan governed by ERISA, on remand from...

Papierfabrik August Koehler SE v. US

Administrative Law, International Trade
In an appeal involving the U.S. Department of Commerce's review of imports of lightweight thermal paper from Germany, the Court of International...

Orange Citizens for Parks and Recreation v. Superior Court

Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a challenge to a City's approval of a 39-unit residential development project that would replace public open space, the Court of Appeal's judgment...

Raceway Ford Cases

Consumer Protection Law
In a suit under the Automobile Sales Finance Act (ASFA), also known as the Rees-Levering Motor Vehicle Sales and Finance Act, Civ. Code section 2981...