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In re: M & S Grading, Inc.

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Construction, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a case arising out of the bankruptcy of an excavation company that participated in employee-benefit plans wherein the plans and their trustees...

Pleasants v. Am. Express Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Debt Collection, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a putative class action alleging that American Express defendants violated the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) by issuing preloaded, stored-value cards...

Cadles of Grassy Meadows II, LLC v. Goldner

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Debt Collection
Dismissal of a debt-collection action as time-barred is affirmed where a state statute tolling the limitations period against out-of-state defendants...

Wolfley v. Solectron USA, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit for negligence and loss of consortium arising when, after an ice storm, plaintiff-husband was injured by a slip and fall at defendant's...

Olsen v. Mukasey

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
Dismissal of a complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief from enforcement of the federal and Iowa Controlled Substances Acts (CSA) for...

Mohnkern v. Prof'l Ins. Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Insurance Law
In a suit claiming plaintiff was owed attorneys' fees under Florida law by defendant-insurer, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1)...

Maddrey v. Justice of the Peace Court 13

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Evidence, Landlord Tenant Law
In an eviction action, summary possession award to landlord is affirmed where: 1) the Superior Court had constitutionally-based, original and...

Platypus Wear, Inc. v. Goldberg

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a lawsuit by a corporation against its officers and attorneys, order granting defendant's application to file a special motion to strike the...

Townsend v. University of Alaska

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In a case interpreting the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) as applied to state employers, dismissal for...

Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Care Plan of Georgia v. Gunter

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Insurance Law
In a claim by plaintiff-Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Care Plan of Georgia seeking reimbursement of insurance benefits paid to defendant from his...