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Fue v. Biter

Habeas Corpus, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a habeas corpus action, the district court's dismissal of the petition as untimely is affirmed where petitioner's failure to inquire about his...

McGee v. China Electric Motor, Inc.

Class Actions, Securities Law, Attorney's Fees
In an attorney's fees case arising from a securities class action settlement, the district court's fee award is vacated and the case remanded where...

US v. Spangler

White Collar Crime, Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction on twenty-four counts of wire fraud, seven counts of money laundering, and one count of investment-adviser fraud are affirmed where the...

McFarland v. Wells Fargo Bank

Property Law & Real Estate, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Contracts
In a contracts action contending that plaintiff's mortgage agreement is an unconscionable contract under the West Virginia Consumer Credit and...

In re Trump Entertainment Resorts

Bankruptcy Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a bankruptcy action, the Bankruptcy Court's grant of debtor's motion to reject its collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with UNITE HERE Local 54...

Simmons v. Stanberry

Intellectual Property, Entertainment Law, Copyright, Media Law
In a copyright action over the right to use a hip-hop beat, the district court's dismissal is affirmed where plaintiff's suit is time-barred after he...

Cisson v. C.R. Bard, Inc.

Remedies, Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a product liability action involving injuries sustained after using defendant C.R. Bard's transvaginal mesh medical devices, the district court's...

Majd v. Bank of America

Property Law & Real Estate, Banking Law
In a suit alleging that defendants wrongfully foreclosed on his home, the trial court's judgment sustaining a demurrer to the third amended complaint...

Alvarado v. Dart Container Corp.

Labor & Employment Law
In an employment suit for damages and restitution, alleging defendant had not properly computed bonus overtime under California law, the trial court's...

Peopl v. Valenti

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Sentence and convictions of continuous sexual abuse, lewd act on a child, child molestation, forgery, and violating a court order, all relating to his...