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Business Law Case Summaries
- Taizhou Yuanda Investment Group Co., Ltd. v. Z Outdoor Living, LLC Taizhou, a Chinese manufacturer, entered into a Cooperation Agreement with Z Outdoor, a Wisconsin
- MSPA Claims 1, LLC. v. Tower Hill Prime Insurance Co. MSPA Claims 1 LLC—the assignee of a now-defunct Medicare Advantage Organization—sued
- Norman International, Inc. v. Admiral Insurance Company The issue this appeal presented for the New Jersey Supreme Court's review centered on an
California Supreme Court Case Summaries
- People v. Strong The Supreme Court reversed the decision of the court of appeal affirming the judgment of the trial
- Brennon B. v. Superior Court The Supreme Court held that liability under the Unruh Civil Rights Act, Cal. Civ. Code 51, was not
- County of Butte v. Dep't of Water Resources In this lawsuit challenging the sufficiency of an environmental impact report (EIR) prepared by
Class Actions Case Summaries
- Philip Petrone v. Werner Enterprises, Inc. This class action arises out of claims by commercial truck drivers who assert that they were not
- Police and Fire Retirement System of the City of Detroit v. Axogen, Inc., et al The Police and Fire Retirement System of the City of Detroit lost money when a short seller's
- Sanofi-Aventis U.S. v. Mylan, et al. Plaintiff Sanofi-Aventis U.S., LLC ("Sanofi") sued Defendants Mylan, Inc. and Mylan Specialty, LP
Commercial Law Case Summaries
- Taizhou Yuanda Investment Group Co., Ltd. v. Z Outdoor Living, LLC Taizhou, a Chinese manufacturer, entered into a Cooperation Agreement with Z Outdoor, a Wisconsin
- Bridgecrest Acceptance Corp. v. Donaldson The Supreme Court reversed the rulings of the circuit court denying Bridgecrest Acceptance
- Turo v. Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco Turo, an Internet-based platform, allows vehicle owners to list, and customers to rent, specific
Construction Law Case Summaries
- Alaska Dept. of Revenue v. Nabors International Finance, Inc. et al. The Alaska Department of Revenue audited a non-resident corporation doing business in Alaska. The
- Christenson v. Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC The Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC)
- Golf Village North, LLC v. City of Powell, Ohio The Sixth Circuit affirmed the order of the district court granting summary judgment in favor of
Consumer Law Case Summaries
- Levy v. West Coast Life Insurance Co. In 2001, Levy, a 37-year-old single mother of two, purchased a 20-year term life insurance policy
- Hurst v. Caliber Home Loans, Inc. Hurst sought a loan modification in 2018. Caliber notified Hurst that her application was complete
- Stockton v. Milwaukee County, Wisconsin The Seventh Circuit affirmed in part and reversed and remanded in part the decision of the district
Contracts Case Summaries
- Taizhou Yuanda Investment Group Co., Ltd. v. Z Outdoor Living, LLC Taizhou, a Chinese manufacturer, entered into a Cooperation Agreement with Z Outdoor, a Wisconsin
- Levy v. West Coast Life Insurance Co. In 2001, Levy, a 37-year-old single mother of two, purchased a 20-year term life insurance policy
- Carol H. Stewart v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company Plaintiff sued to obtain two insurance benefits that she believes Hartford Insurance Company owes
Injury Law Case Summaries
- US v. Dereck McClellan The United States Government seized $69,940.50 in cash from Plaintiff's car. Plaintiff and his
- Espinoza v. Humphries Plaintiff sued Defendant in a Texas federal court to recover unpaid legal fees. The federal rules
- Norman International, Inc. v. Admiral Insurance Company The issue this appeal presented for the New Jersey Supreme Court's review centered on an
Insurance Law Case Summaries
- MSPA Claims 1, LLC. v. Tower Hill Prime Insurance Co. MSPA Claims 1 LLC—the assignee of a now-defunct Medicare Advantage Organization—sued
- Levy v. West Coast Life Insurance Co. In 2001, Levy, a 37-year-old single mother of two, purchased a 20-year term life insurance policy
- Carol H. Stewart v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company Plaintiff sued to obtain two insurance benefits that she believes Hartford Insurance Company owes
Intellectual Property Case Summaries
- In Re McDonald In 2008, McDonald filed a patent application for methods and systems related to the display of
- Thaler v. Vidal The Federal Circuit affirmed the judgment of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)
- Seife v. FDA, et al. After the district court granted summary judgment in favor of two government agencies and a
Labor & Employment Law Case Summaries
- State ex rel. Swoboda v. Missouri Commission on Human Rights The Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the circuit court issuing a permanent writ of mandamus in
- Brousil v. U.S. Dep't of Labor, Administrative Review Board The Seventh Circuit denied Petitioner's petition for review of the judgment of the Department of
- Constellium Rolled Products Ravenswood, LLC v. NLRB The National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB" or "Board") decided that Constellium Rolled Products had
Professional Malpractice & Ethics Case Summaries
- Mills v. Arizona Bd. of Technical Registration The Supreme Court affirmed in part and reversed in part the judgment of the superior court
- Arkansas Judicial Discipline & Disability Commission v. Bourne The Supreme Court granted a petition sought by the Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability
- Duro, Inc. v. Walton The Seventh Circuit affirmed the judgment of the district court concluding that the terms of a
Real Estate & Property Law Case Summaries
- Hurst v. Caliber Home Loans, Inc. Hurst sought a loan modification in 2018. Caliber notified Hurst that her application was complete
- City of Ririe v. Gilgen The Jefferson County, Idaho Board of Commissioners ("the County") granted Appellant Tina Gilgen a
- TFLTC, LLC v. Ford In this case arising from five separate tax lien foreclosure actions the Supreme Court held that
Securities Law Case Summaries
- Thant v. Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. The First Circuit affirmed the judgment of the district court dismissing this complaint against
- Murray v. UBS Securities Plaintiff claimed that UBS Securities, LLC and UBS AG (together "UBS") fired him in retaliation for
- SEC v. World Tree This appeal arises from an enforcement action brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission
U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Summaries
- STEVEN HARTPENCE V. KINETIC CONCEPTS, INC. Plaintiff alleged that Defendants Kinetic Concepts, Inc., and its indirect subsidiary KCI USA, Inc.
- CAREMARK, LLC V. CHICKASAW NATION The Chickasaw Nation, a sovereign and federally recognized Indian tribe, operates its own healthcare
- TYRONE WHITE V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI An Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") denied Plaintiff benefits based on the testimony of a vocational
U.S. Supreme Court Case Summaries
- Biden v. Texas In 2019, the Department of Homeland Security implemented the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP):
- West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency In 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated the Clean Power Plan rule, which
- Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta Castro-Huerta was convicted of child neglect in Oklahoma state court. The Supreme Court subsequently