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Blanchard 1986, Ltd. v. Park Plantation, LLC

Civil Procedure
District court properly refused to enjoin state court lawsuit pursuant to the Anti-Injunction Act. The narrow "relitigation" exception to the general...

Palisades Collections LLC v. AT&T Mobility LLC

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Debt Collection
Neither the general removal statute at 28 U.S.C.A. section 1441(a) nor the class-action removal provisions of 28 U.S.C.A. section 1453(b) permits a...

Avocent Huntsville Corp. v. Aten Int'l Co., Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent
Defendant, a Taiwanese company, did not purposefully submit itself to jurisdiction in Alabama by sending three letters asserting infringement, and...

US v. Cmty. Home & Health Care Servs., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
A judgment on the merits of an False Claims Act (FCA) claim is a separate, final, and appealable decision even where the district court has retained...

Sarei v. Rio Tinto, PLC

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Environmental Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
The circuit court establishes that certain Alien Tort Statute (ATS) claims are appropriately considered for exhaustion under both domestic prudential...

Cottier v. City of Martin

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Elections, Government Law, Indian Law, Remedies
In an action brought by the ACLU on behalf of Native American plaintiffs against defendant-city challenging a redistricting ordinance under the...

Girl Scouts of Manitou Council, Inc. v. Girl Scouts of the US of Am., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law
In seeking to implement its "Wisconsin Realignment Plan," Defendant is enjoined from interfering with the current jurisdiction of a chartered, local...

Cardinal Health 301, Inc. v. Tyco Electronics Corp.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In an action raising claims related to a defective healthcare machine developed by plaintiff with parts manufactured by defendants, verdict in favor...

Luna v. Vela

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Sports Law
In an action for personal injuries suffered when plaintiff-minor tripped over a net line and fractured his elbow while participating in a recreational...