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Comedy Club, Inc. v. Improv West Assocs.

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a declaratory action seeking to protect plaintiff's interests in a trademark licensing agreement, district court order confirming an arbitration...

Schatz v. Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory LLP

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
The mandatory fee arbitration act (MFAA), Bus. and Prof. Code section 6200 et seq., does not limit the ability of attorneys and clients to enter into...

Mendez v. Puerto Rican Int'l Co., Inc.

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination and retaliation action, district court judgment is affirmed where the court did not err in denying the motion to stay...

US Postal Serv. v. Am. Postal Wkrs. Union

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In an action to vacate an arbitration award granting a grievance based on Plaintiff's dismissal of an employee, judgment for Plaintiff is reversed,...

Awuah v. Coverall North America, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In a dispute over whether a dispute over the validity of an arbitration agreement should be decided by a court or by an arbitrator, a district court...

Forrester v. Penn Lyon Homes, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Property Law & Real Estate
Denial of defendant-construction company's motion to stay court proceedings and compel arbitration is affirmed where: 1) before moving to compel...

Mossman v. City of Oakdale

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a suit over the termination of a city employee, an order denying defendant's motion to vacate an arbitration award is reversed, and confirmation...

In re Comiskey

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent case involving a method and system for mandatory arbitration involving legal documents, such as wills or contracts, a decision of the...

Holmes v. Potter

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
Reduction in former postal employee's annuity was not a breach of the settlement agreement arising from his Rehabilitation Act claim, because although...

Eastern Seaboard Constr., Inc. v. Gray Constr., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Judgement Enforcement
In an arbitration to resolve dispute between defendant-contractor and plaintiff-construction company, decision vacating amended arbitration award and...