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In re Reza Zandi

Civil Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a supplemental opinion on rehearing, petition for writ of habeas corpus requesting motion for rehearing is denied where respondent's suspension...

Dallas Area Rapid Transit v. Amalgamated Transit Union Local No. 1338

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In general grievance over wages and benefits, lower court finding that the petitioner-public transportation authority was immune from suit is reversed...

St. John's United Church of Christ v. Fed. Aviation Admin.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Transportation
In religious petitioners' claim that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) violated the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) arguing that one...

Morr-Fitz, Inc. v. Blagojevich

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Drugs & Biotech, Government Law
In a declaratory judgment action brought by two pharmacists and three corporations against various Illinois public officials and the State Board of...

Adventure Outdoors, Inc. v. Bloomberg

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a state-law libel and negligence action, district court's order concluding that state privilege law applied to the case and that state...

In re: LimitNone, LLC

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets
In an intellectual-property dispute involving Google and its "GoogleApps" in which the district court transferred the case to another district based...

Elbert v. True Value Co.

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In an action for retaliatory discharge against plaintiff's former employer under 49 U.S.C. section 31105(a) of the Surface Transportation Assistance...

Equal Employment Opportunity Comm'n v. Southwestern Bell Tele., L.P.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Communications Law, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by the EEOC against defendant-telephone company for the termination of two employees in violation of Title VII in which the jury...

Aaron v. Mahl

Civil Procedure
District court properly granted interpleader to bank, the holder of retirement assets at center of dispute between the two parties, where bank was...

Salmon Spawning & Recovery Alliance v. US Customs & Border Prot.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, International Trade
In a suit alleging violations of defendants' duties under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in failing to enforce a ban on importing endangered and...