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US Motors v. Gen. Motors Europe

Civil Procedure
District court correctly dismissed this case, brought by domestic and foreign plaintiffs against a foreign defendant, for lack of subject matter...

Eastern Seaboard Constr., Inc. v. Gray Constr., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Judgement Enforcement
In an arbitration to resolve dispute between defendant-contractor and plaintiff-construction company, decision vacating amended arbitration award and...

Anderson v. US Dep't of Hous. & Urban Dev.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Class certification was incorrectly granted to a group of displaced residents of four storm-damaged public housing developments in New Orleans....

Taylor v. United Parcel Serv. Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a race discrimination and retaliation suit brought by an African-American employee, district court erred in granting summary judgment to the...

Bullock v. AIU Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a lawsuit alleging bad-faith failure to timely pay workers' compensation benefits, summary judgment for defendants is reversed and remanded in...

In re: Hydrogen Peroxide Antitrust Litig.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Evidence
District court's certification of a class of direct purchasers of hydrogen peroxide and two persalts is vacated and remanded. Class certification...

Rodriguez v. Our Lady of Lourdes Med. Ctr.

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Government Law
Rule 4(a)(1)(B)'s 60-day deadline for filing a notice of appeal applies to False Claims Act suits even when the Government declines to intervene. This...

Alberstone v. California Coastal Comm'n

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Construction, Property Law & Real Estate
In proceedings seeking to compel defendant-California Coastal Commission to hear de novo plaintiffs' neighbor's application to develop a vacant lot...

Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. v. Johannesburg Consolidated Investments

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a lawsuit arising out of an alleged hostile takeover attempt of a publicly traded company, dismissal of complaint is reversed and remanded in part...

In re TS Tech USA Corp.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent, Transportation
In a patent infringement action relating to pivotally attached vehicle headrest assemblies, petition for writ of mandamus to vacate decision denying...