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Hailstone v. Martinez

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Denial of motion to strike plaintiff's defamation complaint as a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP) is affirmed where: 1) the...

Lucio v. City of Los Angeles

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In a wrongful termination action by plaintiff-police officer, denial of petition for writ of administrative mandate is affirmed where: 1)...

Baudino v. SCI California Funeral Svcs.

Civil Procedure, Government Law
In claim against mortuary, grant of summary judgment and demurrer in favor of defendant is affirmed where defendant did not violate the cash advance...

Ouk v. Mukasey

Civil Procedure, Immigration Law
Petition for review order of removal is denied in part and dismissed in part for lack of jurisdiction where: 1) there was more than substantial...

FPL Energy Maine Hydro LLC v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Water Law
In dispute regarding plaintiff's effort to secure a renewal of an operating license from defendant-federal commission plaintiff's attempts to get a...

Sanders v. City of Orlando

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a workers' compensation case, reversal of vacatur of a prior settlement agreement by a Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) is quashed where a 2001...

Hansen v. Bd. of Trustees of Hamilton Southeastern Sch. Corp.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Education Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title IX and state and federal civil rights suit brought by a student's parents after a teacher engaged in an improper sexual relationship with...

Carole Media LLC v. New Jersey Transit Corp.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Media Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The Supreme Courts decision in Williamson County Reg'l Planning Comm'n v. Hamilton Bank of Johnson City, 473 U.S. 172 (1985), does not require a...

Warehouse, Prod., Maint. & Misc. Employees, etc. v. Zenith Logistics, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In a union's action against defendant-Kroger seeking to compel its participation in an arbitration conducted pursuant to the union's collective...

Combs v. Shelter Mut. Ins. Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a suit brought by an insurance sales agent employed by defendants-insurers raising contract and tort claims related to his agency contract, partial...