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White v. Mayflower Transit

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Property Law & Real Estate, Transportation
In a dispute over a cross country move gone bad, removal to federal court, an order confirming arbitration award for the moving company, and dismissal...

Anthony v. City of Los Angeles

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Judgement Enforcement, Labor & Employment Law
In a retaliation claim under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), judgment in favor of plaintiff-employee is affirmed over claims that the...

Nadaf-Rahrov v. Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In a claim for employment discrimination based on disability, national origin, and ethnicity in violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act,...

Okun v. Tanners

Civil Procedure
Appellate order is reversed and action dismissed where plaintiff did not establish a reasonable excuse for a 20-month delay in pursuing the action,...

Roe v. City of Waterbury

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a case involving acts of sexual abuse committed by mayor in his office, home, and city-issued police cruiser, grant of summary judgment for...

Hassan v. Chertoff

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Immigration Law
In an immigration case seeking mandamus relief and challenging the government's denial of an application to adjust residency status and its...

In re: Ceridian Corp. Sec. Litig.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a class action against a company and three former corporate officers accusing defendants of securities fraud that injured investors by artificially...

Talley v. Family Dollar Stores of Ohio, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Evidence, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action against plaintiff's former employer raising claims of discrimination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Ohio's...

Pignanelli v. Pueblo Sch. Dist. No. 60

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Elections, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit brought by former middle school drama teacher alleging, inter alia, that defendant-school district caused her loss in...

Maxwell v. Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Corp.

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Oil and Gas Law
In a qui tam action against defendant-oil and gas producer for defrauding the federal government by underpaying royalties for federal offshore oil...