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Sourcing Unlimited, Inc. v. Asimco Int'l, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, International Law
A corporate signatory to a written partnership agreement that requires international arbitration of their commercial disputes may not escape...

Big Top Koolers, Inc. v. Circus-Man Snacks, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Judgement Enforcement
In a breach of contract action involving an ice cream distributorship, denial of plaintiffs' Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b) motion for relief from judgment is...

1-10 Indus. Assoc., LLC v. US

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate, Sanctions
In a contract dispute, an order imposing sanctions on the government's attorney for violations of counsel's duty of candor to the court under Rule of...

Santillan v. Roman Catholic Bishop of Fresno

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In an action based on plaintiff's allegations of childhood sexual abuse by one of a Diocese's former clerics, summary judgment for defendant-Diocese...

People v. Superior Court (Meraz)

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sanctions
A trial court's power to impose partial dismissal as a sanction for a discovery violation is subject to the same limitation as its power to dismiss an...

US v. Manning

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law
In an appeal arising out of an effort by Washington state voters to "prevent the addition of new radioactive and hazardous waste" to a waste storage...

Witt v. Dep't of the Air Force

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In a suit brought against the Air Force challenging the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) policy after plaintiff was suspended from duty as an Air Force...

Myers v. U.S.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit for damages arising out of the alleged negligence of a postal employee whose mail truck struck plaintiffs' car, dismissal of the suit as...

Devonwood Condominium Owners Ass'n v. Farmers Ins. Condominium Owners Ass'n

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In a fire insurance policy coverage dispute concerning the effects of an appraisal award issued by an appraisal panel pursuant to the policy's...

US v. Carpenter

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law
In a second appeal in a dispute over the status of a road on U.S. Forest Service land in a Nevada county, denial of intervention to environmental...