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Richards v. Ernst & Young, LLP

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
The district court's denial of defendant-employer's motion to compel arbitration of plaintiff-employee's state wage and hour claims is reversed and...

Hendleman v. Los Altos Apartments

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
The trial court's order denying plaintiff's motion for certification of a class of tenants in their lawsuit against defendant-landlord is affirmed,...

CA Bank & Trust v. Piedmont Operating Partnership

Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
Judgment in favor of defendant-landlord is reversed and remanded, where: 1) after a failed bank's lease was disaffirmed by the FDIC pursuant to the...

Gross v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada

Administrative Law, Contracts, ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
The district court's decision upholding defendant-insurer's denial of disability benefits to plaintiff is vacated and remanded, where: 1) the...

Vodenichar v. Halcon Energy Properties Inc.

Class Actions, Commercial Law, Contracts, Oil and Gas Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action brought by a class of landowners who sought to lease the oil and gas rights in their land, alleging breach of agreement and the duty of...

Thrifty Payless, Inc. v. Americana at Brand, LLC

Contracts, Evidence, Landlord Tenant Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In a commercial lease dispute between a retail tenant and shopping center owner, alleging claims for fraud and deceit, negligent misrepresentation,...

Goat Island South Condominium Assn., Inc. v. IDC Clambakes, Inc.

Property Law & Real Estate, Bankruptcy Law, Contracts
In a dispute between real estate development entities and condominium association regarding the ownership and use of certain property on Goat Island...

Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC v. Shumlin

Contracts, Constitutional Law, Public Utilities
In a suit brought by the owner/operator of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station against the state and its officials seeking declaratory and...

Universal Trading & Investment Co., Inc. v. Bureau for Representing Ukranian Interests in Int'l and Foreign Courts

Contracts, International Law
In a breach of contract claim brought against the Republic of Ukraine for failure to pay for asset recovery work performed by a private entity, the...

Taurus IP, LLC v. DaimlerChrysler Corporation

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent, Sanctions
In two cases arising from plaintiff's allegations that defendants' external websites infringed plaintiff's '658 patent relating to a computer system...