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Schipani v. McLeod

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In the context of New York General Obligations Law section 15-108(a), a defendant forfeits its right to a setoff in the amount of the settling...

Novak v. Wolpoff & Abramson LLP

Civil Procedure, Debt Collection, Sanctions
In a case against defendant law firm for violation of state and federal debt collection laws, dismissal of plaintiff's complaint with prejudice as a...

Vann v. Kempthorne

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law, Indian Law
In a suit by descendants of Cherokee-owned slaves alleging that the Secretary of the Interior violated numerous laws and constitutional provisions by...

Parra v. Bashas', Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action brought by current and former employees of defendant alleging that they had been discriminated against based upon their national...

Garcia v. Tyson Foods, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a class-action case brought against Tyson Foods alleging, inter alia, violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA), defendants' appeal...

County of Sacramento v. AFSCME LOCAL 146

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a matter concerning the extent of jurisdiction the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) has over claims arising under the Mayers-Milias-Brown...

Nourison Rug Corp. v. Parivizian

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection
In an action brought by plaintiff-rug manufacturer to recover on a debt guaranteed by defendant, ruling and grant of summary judgment for plaintiff is...

Sartin v. Macik

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure
A state default judgment, entered as a penalty for a party's failure to comply with a North Carolina court's discovery order, does not have collateral...

Lutaaya v. Mukasey

Civil Procedure, Immigration Law, International Law
Petition for review of a decision denying relief from removal of Ugandan petitioner fearing persecution because of her membership in Democratic Party...

Moreno v. City of Sacramento

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law
In a suit alleging that defendants violated plaintiff's civil rights by seizing and destroying his property without due process, an award of...