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Estate of Storm v. Northwest Iowa Hosp. Corp.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a negligence case brought by the estate of a stillborn baby, the estate's interlocutory appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction as plaintiff...

Dietrich v. John Ascuaga's Nugget

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging defendants, police officers, an event's organizers, a police department, and city, violated plaintiff's...

US v. Ligas

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Tax Law
In a tax case, summary judgment to the government for unpaid taxes, interest, and penalties is reversed and remanded with instructions to dismiss...

US ex rel. Burlbaw v. Orenduff

Civil Procedure, Education Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action under the False Claims Act (FCA) alleging that defendants, past and present high-ranking administrators of New Mexico State University...

Archer v. Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In a suit under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) and state law, alleging that defendant engaged in discriminatory dealer loans, and...

Wade v. Schrader

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Securities Law
After an arbitration award was reduced to judgment in a claim alleging defendants had wrongfully deprived plaintiff of his company stock, grant of...

Paiva v. Nichols

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Order denying three anti-SLAPP motions to strike brought on behalf of defendants is reversed where: 1) the prior suit was unquestionably protected...

Schaffer v. City and County of San Francisco

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a case against the city and county for violation of plaintiffs civil rights in connection with arrest and prosecution, judgment granting...

Shiver v. Chertoff

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Grant of summary judgment in favor of the government in plaintiff's employment discrimination suit brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act is...

Golden v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Civil Procedure, Tax Law
In a matter raised in Tax Court, denial of relief from IRS' proposed collection action is affirmed over claims that: 1) the Tax Court erred in finding...