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Sealed Plaintiff v. Sealed Defendant #1

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In an action alleging physical and sexual assault in violation of plaintiff's civil and constitutional rights, decision dismissing sua sponte...

Saunders v. Farmers Ins. Exch.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Government Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In purported class actions on behalf of persons living in a "single, contiguous black community in Kansas City" claiming, inter alia, that...

Wilson v. Libby

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law, Remedies
In a suit by Valerie Plame Wilson and her husband alleging that employees in the Office of the Vice President and the State Department violated their...

Goode v. City of Philadelphia

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Media Law
In a suit alleging that the Solicitor of the City of Philadelphia overstepped his authority by entering into a private settlement agreement with...

Avila v. Continental Airlines, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging plaintiff was discharged from employment in violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), summary judgment entered...

Bridgeport Guardians, Inc. v. Delmonte

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a matter involving a discrimination complaint brought by a civilian employee of police department, appeal from an order affirming the referral to a...

Village of DePue v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law
In a suit alleging that defendant was in violation of a village nuisance ordinance directing it to clean up a Superfund site, dismissal of claims is...

US v. Muniz

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Immigration Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In appeals by landowners challenging condemnation orders allowing the government a temporary easement to enter their land and conduct surveys for a...

McIntosh v. Partridge

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law, Professional Malpractice
In a suit by a dentist dismissed from his position at a state-run home after his return from active military duty, summary judgment for...

In re: Gilead Sci. Sec. Litig.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Drugs & Biotech, Evidence, Securities Law
In a securities fraud action claiming defendant-biopharmaceutical company misled the investing public by representing that demand for its most popular...