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People ex rel. Dir. of Corr. v. Booth

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit by the Department of Corrections to recover the cost of incarceration, with regard to a motion for issuance of an order for attachment...

Irving Nelkin & Co. v. S. Beverly Hills Jewelry

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A successful plaintiff's right to recover prejudgment interest in an action for conversion will run until entry of a judgment resolving the issue of...

Fontani v. Wells Fargo Inv.

Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff's defamation claim is dismissed under the anti-SLAPP law where defendant's submission of a Form U-5 to the National Association of...

Dowdle v. Nat'l Life Ins. Co.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
The district court did not err in finding that plaintiff-insured was completely disabled under Minnesota law for the purposes of receiving benefits...

David v. Hermann

Attorney's Fees, Injury & Tort Law
The trial court erred when it awarded attorney fees in a proceeding before the probate court to invalidate a testamentary document based on some...

Tellez-Cordova v. Campbell-Hausfeld/Scott Fetzger Co.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a product liability case, the trial court erred when it found that plaintiff's first amended complaint failed to state a cause of action.

Allison C. v. Advanced Educ. Serv.

Education Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a wrongful death suit, the trial court erred in failing to grant defendant's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict where there was no...

Padilla v. Greater El Monte Cmty. Hosp.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a medical malpractice lawsuit, a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff is affirmed over defendant's claim that the court, not the jury, must determine...

Syms v. Olin Corp.

Environmental Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit to recover cost related to the clean up of hazardous substances, judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where plaintiff is not eligible...

Consumer Advocacy Group v. Kintetsu Enter.

Consumer Protection Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Notice alleging violations of Proposition 65 must be specific and must inform the targeted hotels and retail establishment and the public prosecutor...