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Oxford Health Plans v. Sutter

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Constitutional Law, Health Law, Insurance Law, Contracts
In a proposed class action suit brought by a physician under contract with a health insurance company, alleging nonpayment, the Third Circuit's...

Interdigital Communications, LLC v. International Trade Commission

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Intellectual Property, Patent, International Trade
Appeal from an ITC order terminating an investigation of LG Electronics, in favor of arbitration on the basis of a prior patent license agreement that...

Vargas v. SAI Monrovia B, Inc.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
The trial court's order granting defendants' motion to compel arbitration and to strike the class action allegations is reversed, where: 1) the...

Brown v. Superior Court (Morgan Tire & Auto, LLC)

Class Actions, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
The trial court erred in granting defendant's motion to compel individual arbitration as to plaintiff's claims under the Labor Code Private Attorneys...

SG Homes Associates, LP v. Marinucci

Bankruptcy Law, Construction, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
The district court's order affirming the bankruptcy court's finding of fraud and entry of a non-dischargeable judgment for plaintiff is affirmed,...

Harris v. Amgen, Inc.

Class Actions, Contracts, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of an ERISA class action brought by current and former employees of defendants is reversed, where: 1) a presumption of prudence did not...

Brisbane Lodging L.P. v. Webcor Builders, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts
Summary judgment for defendants in action involving a latent construction defect is affirmed, where: 1) public policy principles applicable to the...

McAllister v. LA Unified School District

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Judgment dismissing plaintiff's suit alleging wrongful termination, violation of 42 U.S.C. section 1983 for deprivation of rights under the First...

Weiss v. DHL Express, Inc.

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In dispute in which plaintiff-employee sought to recover a bonus due to him, alleging that defendant-employer terminated him without good cause: 1)...

VRG Linhas Aereas S.A. v. MatlinPatterson Global Opportunities Partners II

Commercial Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, International Law, M&A
The district court's judgment denying the petition to confirm a Brazilian arbitral award is vacated and remanded, where the district court decided...