all - Opinion Summaries

Chesapeake Appalachia v. Scout Petroleum

Property Law & Real Estate, Class Actions, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Oil and Gas Law
In an arbitration action arising from disputes over oil and gas leases, the district court's grant of summary judgment to plaintiff and order vacating...

Fed. Treasury Ent. Sojuzplodoimport, OAO Moscow Distillery Cristall v. Spirits Int'l B.V.

Trademark, International Law, Intellectual Property
In an international trademark action involving rival claims to the "Stolichnaya" trademarks, the district court's dismissal is vacated in part and...

North Coast Rivers Alliance v. Kawamura

Environmental Law, Agriculture
In a case involving the approval of a program to control an invasive pest, the light brown apple moth (LBAM), asserting California Environmental...

Garfield v. Owcen Loan Servicing

Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection
In a debt collection action arising from an underlying bankruptcy, the district court's dismissal of plaintiff's Fair Debt Collection Practices Act...

Redline Detection LLC v. Star Envirotech, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In an appeal of the inter partes review (IPR) decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), which denied plaintiff's motion to submit...

In re A.L.

Juvenile Law, Indian Law
In a mother's appeal from juvenile court orders terminating her parental rights to her minor children under Welfare and Institutions Code section...

Gillette Co. v. Franchise Tax Bd.

Tax Law
In taxpayers' challenge to how California calculates income taxes on multistate businesses under the Multistate Tax Compact, former Rev. & Tax. Code...

Bezdek v. Vibram USA, Inc.

Class Actions, False Advertising, Attorney's Fees
In an appeal brought by objectors to a class action settlement concerning allegedly deceptive advertising and marketing claims made about the health...

M'Guinness v. Johnson

Judges & Judiciary, Civil Procedure
In a suit among shareholders, alleging breach of fiduciary duty and other claims arising out of the operation of a small construction firm, the denial...

In re Alejandro R.

Juvenile Law
In a challenge to the juvenile court's imposition of a condition requiring minor, who admitted to being an accessory to illegal drug sales and was...