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Fisher v. University of Tex. at Austin

Civil Rights, Education Law, Constitutional Law
In a suit brought by a plaintiff who was not in the top 10% of her high school class and was denied admission to the University of Texas at Austin's...

Scott v. Yoho

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Health Law
In an arbitration action, arising after plaintiffs' relative died following lipoplasty and suction lipectomy performed by defendant surgeons, the...

Harris v. TAP Worldwide

Labor & Employment Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In an employment suit alleging wrongful termination and violations of the Fair Employment and Housing Act and the Labor Code, the trial court's denial...

Scott v. Yoho

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Contracts
In a suit brought by survivors of decedent who died following plastic surgery by physician-defendant, alleging causes of action for wrongful death,...

State Compensation Insurance Fund v. WCAB

Workers' Compensation, Labor & Employment Law, Health Law
In an action seeking review of a decision of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board regarding the medical necessity of proposed treatment requested...

Weisner v. Santa Cruz County Civil Service Comission

Labor & Employment Law
In an appeal arising from the 2008 termination of plaintiff's employment with the County of Santa Cruz, which after several years of litigation ended...

People v. Tate

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In defendant's appeal from an order revoking probation and imposing a seven-year prison term, the trial court's award of zero days of Penal Code...

US v. Barcenas-Yanez

Sentencing
Sentence for conviction of illegally reentering the United States in violation of 8 U.S.C. section 1326 is vacated and remanded for resentencing where...

In Re: Wright

Habeas Corpus, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a state prisoner's motion for authorization to file a second or successive application for habeas corpus relief, 28 U.S.C. section 2244(b)(3), the...

Morrison v. County of Fairfax

Labor & Employment Law
In a suit under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), involving the question of whether the fire captains of Fairfax County, Virginia, firefighters who...