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Anglo Irish Bank Corp. v. Superior Ct. of Los Angeles

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice, Securities Law
Denial of several nonresident defendants' motions to quash service of summons based on lack of personal jurisdiction is affirmed where: 1) by...

Melbostad v. Fisher

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a matter involving plaintiff's filing of complaint alleging violations of San Francisco's campaign finance laws by defendant and defendant's...

Tammi v. Porsche Cars N. Am., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Remedies
In a state lemon-law suit, motion for judgment notwithstanding the jury's verdict for plaintiff is affirmed, and remand of appeal on damages is stayed...

Barzilay v. Barzilay

Civil Procedure, Family Law, International Law
In an action brought by father seeking the return to Israel of the children from his marriage to mother under the Hague Convention on the Civil...

Aguilera v. Alaska Juris F/V

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Family Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In the context of general maritime law and injured seamen, the circuit court rules that maintenance and cure payments are subject to withholding for...

Jogani v. Superior Ct. of Los Angeles County

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Petition for writ of mandate seeking to vacate an order striking petitioner's claim for jury trial on his claims for quantum meruit and unjust...

Bullard v. Burlington N. Santa Fe Ry. Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In a "mass action" alleging injuries caused by negligent handling of chemicals, denial of a motion to remand to state court is affirmed where the...

Windy City Metal Fabricators & Supply, Inc. v. CIT Tech. Fin. Servs., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In a class-action suit alleging fraud and deceptive business practices, grant of a motion to dismiss is affirmed in part and reversed in part where:...

Aebischer v. Stryker Corp.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a product-liability suit alleging that plaintiff's artificial hip was defective, summary judgment for defendants under the statute of limitations...

Life Ins. Co. of N. Am. v. Ortiz

Civil Procedure, Family Law, Insurance Law
In a case involving an interpleader action over the life insurance proceeds for an officer killed in the line of duty involving circumstances in which...