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Estate of Bowles

Civil Procedure, Probate, Trusts & Estates
Dismissal of plaintiff's civil complaint and order denying plaintiff's first amended Probate Code section 17200 petition are reversed where: 1)...

Romero v. Drummond Co., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In claims under the the Alien Tort Statute and the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991 alleging that defendant-subsidiary of state coal mine company...

Illinois Bell Tele. Co., Inc. v. Global NAPs Illinois, Inc.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a suit against a group of affiliated corporations claiming that defendants failed to pay for telecommunications services that the plaintiff had...

Preminger v. Peake

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law, Military Law
In a First Amendment challenge to the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) denial of entry to one of their facilities for the purpose of registering...

Williams v. Gerber Prods. Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a class action alleging deceptive marketing of a food product for toddlers, dismissal of the suit is reversed where: 1) deficiencies in appellants'...

Total Benefits Planning Agency, Inc. v. Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Health Law, Insurance Law
In an action brought by plaintiff company and four of its insurance agents against defendants-insurers alleging they conspired to boycott and...

Ford v. Pryor

Civil Procedure, Sanctions, Tax Law
Orders denying plaintiff relief relating to the attempts of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to assess and collect income taxes from plaintiff are...

Russell v. US

Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In an action to quiet title in plaintiffs' real property on which the government holds a recorded federal tax lien, a judgment for plaintiffs is...

Perez v. Grajales

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In an attorney-fee dispute arising out of federal litigation that was settled 10 years ago, denial of motion to confirm and enter judgment on an...

DeJung v. Super. Ct.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an age discrimination case against defendant-superior court under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), summary judgment for...