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Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. v. Superior Court of Orange County

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, International Law
Petition for writ of mandate to challenge a trial court order denying plaintiff's motion to quash service is denied where a Japanese manufacturer can...

Vaughn v. LJ Int'l, Inc.

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, International Law
In a derivative action alleging breach of fiduciary duty, trial court order sustaining defendant's demurrer without leave to amend is affirmed where...

Center for Self-Improvement and Cmty. Dev. v. Lennar Corp.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action alleging exposure to asbestos without warning of that exposure in violation of Proposition 65, trial court judgment in favor of defendant...

Klamath Strategic Inv. Fund v. US

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Tax Law
In an action for tax readjustment of partnership items, the District Court's readjustment order is affirmed in part, where the evidence supported the...

Patel v. Shamrock Floorcovering Servs., Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Construction, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a bankruptcy adversary proceeding brought by a creditor seeking to declare Debtor's debt nondischargeable, the Bankruptcy Court's order refusing to...

Arthur Andersen LLP v. Carlisle

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Tax Law
In an appeal from a ruling dismissing an appeal of a denial of a stay pending arbitration, court of appeals' dismissal is reversed where: 1) the...

Burlington No. & Santa Fe R.R. Co. v. US

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law, Remedies, Transportation
In a CERCLA action by the U.S. seeking recovery of the costs of cleaning up hazardous waste at a railroad facility, court of appeals' order reversing...

Boyajian v. New Falls Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection
In an action to declare Debtor's obligation under a lease agreement nondischargeable, summary judgment for Debtor is reversed where Plaintiff-Creditor...

International Brotherhood of Elec. Wkrs. v. NLRB

Administrative Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a petition for review of an NLRB order denying a union backpay, the petition is denied, where the merger at issue was a "core business decision,"...

McBeth v. Carpenter

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a breach of contract action regarding a failed land deal, judgment for Plaintiff is affirmed, where: 1) Plaintiff failed to establish lost-profit...