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Mamou v. Trendwest Resorts, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit against former employer alleging discrimination on the basis of plaintiff's Syrian national origin and retaliation, summary judgment for...

Gehr v. Baker Hughes Oil Field Operations, Inc.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Environmental Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In an action seeking damages against former owners of a commercial property under a continuing nuisance theory, summary judgment in favor of...

Mather v. Willet Dairy

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Health Law, Water Law
In a suit brought against defendant-dairy alleging it emitted hazardous pollutants in violation of the Clean Water Act (CWA), summary judgment for...

S. Carolina Dept. of Disabilities & Special Needs v. Hoover Universal, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In product liability actions seeking damages from defendant's sale of defective trusses and sheathing, an order vacating summary judgment rulings for...

Parrott v. US

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an inmate's suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) alleging that prison officials failed to protect him from being attacked by another...

Amphibious Partners, LLC v. Redman

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Remedies
In an action arising out of a loan obtained by a company 50% owned by defendants and 50% owned by plaintiffs, order and judgment for plaintiffs is...

City of Hollister v. Monterey Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts, Government Law, Insurance Law
In an action to recover destroyed building's "functional replacement value" under an insurance policy, judgment for plaintiff-city is affirmed over...

Dougherty v. Haag

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Contracts, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Injury & Tort Law
In a case involving a procedural fairness inquiry by plaintiff expert witness brought to overturn his censure by a gatekeeper organization (AFTE)...

Koponen v. Pacific Gas & Electric

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Communications Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities
In a class action suit against defendant Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) for damages after PG&E leased or licensed rights in...

Bailey v. Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a case of first impression involving the limitations period for removal in a multi-defendant litigation, denial of plaintiff's motion to remand her...