all - Opinion Summaries

Seaside Farm, Inc. v. US

Injury & Tort Law, Administrative Law, Agriculture
In a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. sections 1346(b), 2671-2680, suit by a tomato farmer against the United States, alleging that the Food...

Libertarian Party of NH v. Gardner

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In a suit by the he Libertarian Party of New Hampshire (LPNH) alleging that the new, reduced time period during which New Hampshire law allows parties...

Miller v. Dep't of Justice

Labor & Employment Law, Administrative Law
In an appeal of the decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board denying petitioner relief for a personnel action taken by the Department of Justice...

Eblovi v. Blair

Elections, Government Law, Constitutional Law
In an action seeking interpretation of Elections Code section 9282(a), which reads, 'For measures placed on the ballot by petition, the persons filing...

Westside Estate Agency v. Randall

Property Law & Real Estate, Civil Procedure, Contracts
In a dispute brought by a real estate broker who missed out on a $925,000 commission because he agreed to help a friend buy a $45 million Bel Air...

People v. Thompson

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Death sentence and conviction of conspiracy to murder and the first degree murder of defendant's husband, Pen. Code sections 182 and 187, with a...

Kesner v. Super. Ct.

Property Law & Real Estate, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In consolidated cases that ask whether employers or landowners owe a duty of care to prevent secondary exposure to asbestos, the Court of Appeal's...

Nat. Shooting Sports Foundation v. State of Cal.

Evidence, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an action brought by firearms associates for declaratory relief seeking to enjoin Penal Code section 31910(b)(7)(A) -- which states that a...

Foxen v. Carpenter

Legal Malpractice, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit against plaintiff's former attorneys, who had represented her in a personal injury action, the trial court's decision sustaining defendants'...

US v. Gilliam

Civil Rights, Cyberspace Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction for sex trafficking offenses related to pimping, raping, and imprisoning a minor known as Jasmin is affirmed where exigent circumstances...