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State Dept. of State Hospitals v. Super. Ct.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit against a prison and its officials, brought by the family of a victim who was murdered by an former-inmate four days after his release from...

Rosa-Rivera v. Dorado Health, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a medical malpractice suit, alleging negligent conduct took place during the birth of plaintiffs' son, the district court's denial of plaintiffs'...

Doe v. Super. Ct.

Injury & Tort Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In an action alleging that a church, doing business as a camp, fraudulently concealed information from parents about a camp employee's suspected...

Kumaraperu v. Feldsted

Injury & Tort Law, Legal Malpractice
In this legal malpractice action, alleging plaintiff's attorneys negligently advised her to draw a check on an account that she owned but on which she...

Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Carter

Government Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In a qui tam action under the False Claims Act (FCA), alleging that defense contractors and related entities had fraudulently billed the Government...

Diaz-Barba v. Super. Ct.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In a dispute alleging tortious interference with contract and related claims for the sale of an interest in a Mexican real estate development venture,...

Rosas v. BASF Corp.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought by an employee who developed lung disease from his work in a food flavoring plant, the trial court's grant of summary judgment to...

Kabran v. Sharp Memorial Hosp.

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a suit for negligence arising out of the alleged mishandling of a patient-plaintiff by an occupational therapist, the trial court's order granting...

Paluck v. Sec'y of Health and Human Servs.

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In the government's appeal of a decision by the Court of Federal Claims setting aside a special master's findings of fact and conclusions of law and...

City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan

Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a case involving an individual who was arrested after she threatened to kill her social worker and police officers, alleging violations of Title II...