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Business Law Case Summaries
- Sapa Extrusions, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. Sapa manufactures aluminum extruded profiles, pre-treats the metal and coats it with primer and…
- Parke Bancorp Inc., et al. v. 659 Chestnut LLC Parke Bancorp ("Parke") made a loan to 659 Chestnut LLC ("659 Chestnut") in 2016 to finance the…
- Swanigan v. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles U.S., LLC The UAW negotiates collective-bargaining agreements (CBAs) with automotive manufacturers including…
California Supreme Court Case Summaries
- ZB, N.A. v. Superior Court In this Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), Cal. Lab. Code 2698 et seq., action seeking civil…
- OTO, L.L.C. v. Kho The Supreme Court held that a definitive resolution of the question of whether an arbitral scheme…
- Pitzer College v. Indian Harbor Insurance Co. The Supreme Court considered two questions from the federal court of appeals regarding California's…
Class Actions Case Summaries
- AA Suncoast Chiropractic Clinic, P.A. v. Progressive American Insurance Co. Three healthcare providers filed a class action against Progressive over a claims-handling process…
- North Sound Capital LLC v. Merck & Co., Inc Plaintiffs alleged pharmaceutical manufacturers stalled the release of clinical trial results for…
- Sampson v. Knight Transp., Inc. The federal district court in Washington State certified a question of law to the Washington…
Commercial Law Case Summaries
- Sapa Extrusions, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. Sapa manufactures aluminum extruded profiles, pre-treats the metal and coats it with primer and…
- First Midwest Bank v. Reinbold The debtor obtained a commercial loan from Bank. The agreement dated March 9, 2015, granted Bank a…
- Greif v. Independent Fabrication, Inc. The Supreme Judicial Court vacated the judgment of the district court dismissing Appellant's…
Construction Law Case Summaries
- Parke Bancorp Inc., et al. v. 659 Chestnut LLC Parke Bancorp ("Parke") made a loan to 659 Chestnut LLC ("659 Chestnut") in 2016 to finance the…
- Serv. Emps. Int'l Union Local 925 v. Univ. of Wash. Petitioner Freedom Foundation filed a public records request for documents relating to union…
- Precision Framing Systems Inc. v. Luzuriaga Henry and Deborah Luzuriaga contracted with a general contractor for the construction of a…
Consumer Law Case Summaries
- Blanks et al. v. TDS Telecommunications LLC Jason Blanks, Peggy Manley, Kimberly Lee, Nancy Watkins, Randall Smith, Trenton Norton, Earl Kelly,…
- Hamann v. Carpenter The First Circuit reversed in part and affirmed in part the decision of the district court…
- Scott v. First Southern National Bank Plaintiffs own two dental practices, several properties that generate rental income, a sports bar,…
Contracts Case Summaries
- Sapa Extrusions, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. Sapa manufactures aluminum extruded profiles, pre-treats the metal and coats it with primer and…
- Rainbow Realty Group, Inc. v. Carter The Supreme Court affirmed in part and reversed in part the judgment of the trial court in this…
- Rich v. Fox News Network, LLC Plaintiffs appealed the district court's dismissal of their state tort claims against defendants,…
Injury Law Case Summaries
- Connecticut Interlocal Risk Management Agency v. Jackson The Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the trial court granting Defendants' motions for summary…
- Crouch v. Trinity Christian Center of Santa Ana, Inc. Plaintiff-respondent Carra Crouch was 13 years old when she was drugged and raped by a 30-year-old…
- Ex parte KKE, LLC Ronny Sanders and his employer KKE, LLC, sought to transfer a wrongful-death case filed against…
Insurance Law Case Summaries
- Sapa Extrusions, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. Sapa manufactures aluminum extruded profiles, pre-treats the metal and coats it with primer and…
- Lexington Insurance Co. v. Hotai Insurance Co., Ltd. Trek, a Wisconsin bicycle manufacturer, had agreements with Taiwanese companies. Trek purchases…
- Blanchard v. Mid-Century Insurance Co. The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court granting summary judgment in favor of…
Intellectual Property Case Summaries
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research v. Iancu The patent term length is 20 years from the effective filing date of the application, 35 U.S.C.…
- Henny Penny Corp. v. Frymaster LLC During frying, cooking oil gradually degrades and loses its cooking capacity, generating impurities…
- Curver Luxembourg, SARL v. Home Expressions Inc. Curver's 946 patent, filed in 2011, entitled "Pattern for a Chair" claims an "ornamental design for…
Labor & Employment Law Case Summaries
- Skelton v. Workers Compensation Appeals Board Skelton sustained an ankle injury in 2012, and a shoulder injury in 2014, while working for the DMV.…
- Morehouse v. Steak N Shake Rebecca, employed by SNS, enrolled herself and her husband in SNS's health-benefits coverage. In…
- Lowe v. STME, LLC This consolidated appeal arose after Massage Envy's stated reason for the termination of intervenor…
Professional Malpractice & Ethics Case Summaries
- Belle v. Goldasich, Jr., et al. Antoinette Belle, as personal representative of the estate of Edith Mitchell, deceased, sued…
- Parkinson v. Bevis Rebecca Parkinson appealed a district court's dismissal of her claim for breach of fiduciary duty…
- Gulfport OB-GYN, P.A. v. Dukes, Dukes, Keating & Faneca, P.A. Gulfport OB-GYN was a professional association of physicians specializing in obstetrical and…
Real Estate & Property Law Case Summaries
- Marchese v. Boston Redevelopment Authority The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the judgment of the superior court challenging the legality of…
- Reynolds v. Lau Tenants alleged that their former landlord, Lau, violated the owner move-in provisions of the San…
- Larson, et al. v. Tonneson, et al. Jon Tonneson and Mary Issendorf, in her personal capacity and as personal representative of the…
Securities Law Case Summaries
- North Sound Capital LLC v. Merck & Co., Inc Plaintiffs alleged pharmaceutical manufacturers stalled the release of clinical trial results for…
- Edwards v. Sequoia Fund, Inc. Plaintiffs appealed the district court's dismissal of their claims against Sequoia Fund, alleging…
- In re: Willis Towers Watson A putative class of former shareholders in Towers, Watson & Co. filed suit alleging that several…
U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Summaries
- United States v. Schopp The Ninth Circuit vacated defendant's life sentence imposed after he pleaded guilty to producing…
- United States v. Hong The Ninth Circuit affirmed defendant's convictions for health care fraud where the evidence of…
- Engima Software Group USA, LLC v. Malwarebytes, Inc. Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (DCA) immunizes software providers from liability for…
U.S. Supreme Court Case Summaries
- Department of Commerce v. New York Under the Census Act, authorized by the Enumeration Clause, the Secretary of Commerce conducts the…
- Mitchell v. Wisconsin Mitchell was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated after a preliminary breath test…
- Rucho v. Common Cause North Carolina plaintiffs claimed that the state's congressional districting plan discriminated…
