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In re: Navy Chaplaincy

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In a suit by Navy chaplains alleging that the Navy's retirement system discriminates in favor of Catholic chaplains in violation of the Establishment...

Gaillard v. Jim's Water Serv., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
In a negligence suit arising after plaintiff was struck and injured by a vehicle driven by individual defendant, and owned by defendant-company, while...

Franciscan Skemp Healthcare, Inc. v. Cent. States Joint Bd. Health & Welfare Trust Fund

Civil Procedure, Contracts, ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law
In a suit for negligent misrepresentation and estoppel over defendant-benefit plan's refusal to pay for medical services provided by...

State of California v. Pet Food Express Ltd.

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Civil Procedure
Order compelling defendant pet food/supply chain to comply with an investigatory administrative subpoena issued by the State of California Department...

Lanfear v. Home Depot, Inc.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In a matter of first impression as to whether a complaint for breach of fiduciary duty regarding the diminution of value of a defined contribution...

Kehm Oil Co. v. Texaco, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Oil and Gas Law
In a suit alleging violations of the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (PMPA) by a franchisor who terminated a franchise agreement, summary judgment...

In re: Mullarkey

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit alleging fraud in a bankruptcy proceeding by co-owners of debtor's property, dismissal of claims is reversed where the bankruptcy court had...

Bogy v. Ford Motor Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
On petition for rehearing in an action in which plaintiffs alleged that they were entitled to pursue damages arising from claims they released in...

In re: Estate of Ferdinand E. Marcos Human Rights Litig.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Debt Collection, Judgement Enforcement, Property Law & Real Estate
In a proceeding brought to extend a prior judgment in multidistrict litigation against Ferdinand Marcos and his estate so that an enforcement action...

Level 3 Communications, LLC v. Liebert Corp.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
In a contract and tort action involving parties' contract to purchase several uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems for plaintiff's data center,...