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New England Surfaces v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Co.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit involving tort claims for fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty and interference with contractual and...

Koch v. Compucredit Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Debt Collection
In a putative class action claiming that defendants-purported assignees of a creditor violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and...

In re Exide Tech. v. Pacific Dunlop Holdings, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a bankruptcy decision involving claims against the foreign subsidiaries of a debtor in bankruptcy, approval of an order including claims against...

Gardner v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co.

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an insurance case regarding coverage of a slip and fall, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) coverage for injury to a renter's...

Poore v. Simpson Paper Co.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a dispute over retirement benefits, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) plaintiffs interests had not vested, and the court lacked...

Barrett v. Belleque

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a First Amendment case regarding punishment of an Oregon state prisoner for writing letters vulgarly describing prison officials, dismissal of...

Martin v. Riverside County Dep't of Code Enforcement

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Construction, Government Law
In an appeal involving a $500 county code enforcement fine, denial of a petition for writ of mandate is affirmed where: 1) under Government Code...

North Pacifica LLC v. California Coastal Comm'n

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Construction, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a case challenging denial of an application to construct a residential development on coastal property, denial of declaratory relief prohibiting...

Johnson v. Glaxosmithkline, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Drugs & Biotech, False Advertising, Product Liability
In a class action alleging deceptive advertising regarding the prescription drug Paxil, summary judgment for defendant is reversed where: 1) denial of...

Vaughn v. Bay Env't Mgmt., Inc.

Civil Procedure, ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA case, dismissal for lack of jurisdiction is vacated and the case remanded, where: 1) plaintiffs who have already received payout from...