all - Opinion Summaries

Ramona Unified Sch. Dist. v. Tsiknas

Attorney's Fees, Construction, Environmental Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Grant of a motion to strike municipal plaintiff's complaint for abuse of process and barratry pursuant to the anti-SLAPP statute and award of...

IESI AR Corp. v. Northwest Arkansas Reg'l Solid Waste Mgmt. Dist.

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
District defendant's regulation that, unless otherwise authorized, solid waste must be disposed at either in-district or out-of-state landfills does...

Wishnatsky v. Rovner

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
Grant of motion for judgment on the pleadings for defendant, the director of a law school clinical program, in a civil rights suit is reversed where...

As You Sow v. Conbraco Indus.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Evidence, Government Law, Health Law
Judgment for defendants in an action under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act by plaintiff alleging that plumbing parts manufactured...

California Highway Patrol v. Superior Court

Class Actions, Contracts, Debt Collection, Government Law
Summary judgment for plaintiff on causes of action for declaratory relief is vacated where the trial court erred in limiting the scope of...

Jackson v. Nicholson

Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
Denial of a claim for benefits for injury resulting from assaults occurring while claimant was hospitalized at a VA hospital is reversed where the...

EC Term of Years Trust v. US

Civil Procedure, Debt Collection, Government Law, Remedies, Tax Law
When a wrongful levy action under 26 U.S.C. section 7426 is available to a party, it is the exclusive remedy for that party whose property was...

Thompson v. Merit Sys. Protection Bd.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of petitioner's appeal for lack of jurisdiction in a case involving the termination of petitioner's employment within the judicial branch is...

Corrpro Cos., Inc. v. US

Civil Procedure, Government Law, International Law, International Trade, Tax Law
Summary judgment for plaintiff-importer regarding the classification of merchandise as duty-free under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United...

Alexander v. City of S. Bend

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Law
Summary judgment for defendants in a civil rights case arising from plaintiff's wrongful conviction and subsequent imprisonment for attempted rape and...