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Mountjoy v. Bank of America

Attorney's Fees
In an action seeking a lodestar sum of $308,425 in attorney fee for 760.70 hours billed in a wrongful foreclosure case, the trial court's order...

Alaska Oil and Gas Ass'n v. Jewell

Environmental Law
In an environmental action challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)’s designation of critical habitat in Alaska for the polar bear, the...

US v. Cowley

Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction for attempted robbery and murder is affirmed where the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendant’s motion for...

Tavarez v. Larkin

Habeas Corpus, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a habeas corpus case, the district court’s denial of the petition is affirmed where the state court’s rejection of petitioner’s...

Luminara Worldwide, LLC v. Liown Elec. Co. Ltd.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In an appeal of a preliminary injunction barring defendant from supplying distributors with artificial candle products that infringe Disney...

Parkinson v. Dep't of Justice

Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by a preference eligible veteran, challenging a final decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board sustaining his removal as a...

Eon Corp. IP Holdings LLC v. Silver Spring Networks, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In an infringement suit involving patents relating to networks for two-way interactive communications, the district court's judgment is reversed where...

CA Dept. Consumer Affairs v. Super. Ct.

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Administrative Law, Government Law
In an action seeking to declare an expression of policy of the Arbitration Certification Program of the California Department of Consumer Affairs,...

Carbajal v. CWPSC, Inc.

Labor & Employment Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In an employer's appeal of the trial court's order denying its motion to compel its former employee, plaintiff, to arbitrate her wage and hour claims...

Fett v Medical Bd. of CA

Health Law, Administrative Law
In a physician's appeal from the trial court's order compelling compliance with an administrative investigative subpoena issued by the Medical Board...