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Charles Brooks Co. v. Georgia-Pacific, LLC

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit by independent contractors asserting various tort and contract claims against a logging company, dismissal of the action is affirmed where...

People ex rel. DuFauchard v. U.S. Fin. Mgmt., Inc.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In an appeal of a court order to comply with a document subpoena from the California Corporations Commissioner, the trial court's order compelling...

Rosenberg v. Gould

Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
District court properly dismissed securities fraud class action with prejudice where shareholders failed adequately to allege Defendants' scienter....

Tritek Telecom, Inc. v. Superior Court of San Diego County (Mak)

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
A corporate director does not have the right to access documents covered by the attorney-client privilege that were generated in defense of a suit for...

In Re: Smart World Techs., LLC

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In the bankruptcy context, pre-approval of a fee agreement under 11 U.S.C. section 328(a) depends on the totality of the circumstances, including...

Episcopal Church Cases

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax-exempt Organizations
In a property dispute arising after a parish disaffiliated itself from the Episcopal Church after the national church ordained an openly gay man as a...

People v. Roscoe

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Judgement Enforcement, Remedies
Following judgment finding defendants jointly and severally liable for penalties pursuant to laws governing underground storage of hazardous...

Adcock v. Freightliner LLC

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In an action involving a card check agreement between co-defendants, dismissal of complaint for failure to allege a violation is affirmed where the...

Illinois Bell Tele. Co., Inc. v. Global NAPs Illinois, Inc.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a suit against a group of affiliated corporations claiming that defendants failed to pay for telecommunications services that the plaintiff had...

Ioerger v. Halverson Const. Co., Inc.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
The immunity afforded to an employer by the exclusive remedy provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act (820 ILCS 305/5(a), 11 (West 2000)) extends...