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Andal v. Stockton

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Elections
Judgment for defendant-municipality pursuant to its demurrer in a declaratory relief action challenging an ordinance imposing a local government fee...

Shaev Profit Sharing Account v. Armstrong

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
A motion to dismiss an action alleging breaches of fiduciary duties by a financial services company's directors in failing to detect and stop certain...

City of St. Joseph v. Southwestern Bell Telephone

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Construction, Contracts, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment for defendant-phone company in a suit brought by a municipality claiming contractor costs as a result of defendant's failure to...

Auglink Communications, Inc. v. Canevari

Attorney's Fees, Communications Law, Contracts, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
An order awarding attorneys' fees to defendant in a case involving defendant's attempt to foreclose on a mortgage and recover damages due under a...

Premiere Network Servs., Inc. v. SBC Communications, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Administrative Law
47 U.S.C. section 207 is an election-of-remedies provision with regards to claims against telecommunications carriers. Once an election is made by...

Sosa v. DIRECTV, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Media Law
Judgment of the district court holding defendant, a satellite television broadcaster, immune from liability under the Noerr-Pennington doctrine and...

Midamerica Constr. Mgmt., Inc. v. Mastec N. Am., Inc.

Communications Law, Construction, Contracts
Summary judgment for defendants, general contractors, on a breach of contract claim brought for refusal to pay for work performed by plaintiff,...

APG, Inc. v. MCI Telecomms. Corp.

Communications Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Trade Secrets
Summary judgment and judgment as a matter of law in favor of defendant, a telecommunications company, on contract and tort claims involving...

Ledbetter v. Alltel Corp. Servs., Inc.

Civil Rights, Communications Law, Labor & Employment Law
Judgment and awards of damages for plaintiff against his employer in a suit alleging race discrimination under Title VII and related laws is affirmed...

Unisuper, Ltd. v. News Corp.

Communications Law, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Media Law, Securities Law
Defendants' motion for an order certifying an interlocutory appeal in a contract dispute brought by shareholders is granted in a case involving the...