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Eves v. LePage

Labor & Employment Law, Government Law
In a suit brought by the Speaker of the House against the Governor of Maine in for damages and injunctive relief, asserting that the Governor, in...

Kase v. Metaclad Insulation Corp.

Injury & Tort Law
In an asbestos action, arising from plaintiff's exposure to Unibestos while working on navy submarines in the early 1970s, the trial court's grant of...

In re O.C.

Family Law, Indian Law
In parent's appeal from the juvenile court's order terminating their parental rights, Welf. & Inst. Code section 366.26, the order is: 1) affirmed in...

Lawton v. Takeda Pharm. Co.

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech
In a qui tam action under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. section 3729 et seq., and the False Claims Acts of 28 different states and the...

Raplee v. US

Injury & Tort Law
In an action under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), the district court's dismissal of the complaint as untimely is affirmed where; 1) because an...

UBS Financial Services, Inc. v. Padussis

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In an action challenging an arbitration award that granted defendant over $900,000 in compensatory damages, the district court's refusal to disturb...

Newmaker v. City of Fortuna

Civil Rights, Evidence, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action in which plaintiffs alleged that a police officer used excessive force when he fatally shot plaintiff during an...

Antonick v. Electronic Arts, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Copyright, Evidence
In a copyright infringement case involving an football video game, the district court's judgment that the claim failed as a matter of law is affirmed...

Papp v. Fore-Kast Sales Co Inc.

Government Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a failure-to-warn product liability suit against Boeing, alleging that plaintiff's late wife was made ill by exposure to asbestos from a Boeing...

In re Lambirth

Habeas Corpus, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a habeas corpus action, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's (CDCR) cancellation of petitioner's administrative appeal is...