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Business Law Case Summaries
- Credos Industrial v. Targa Pipeline In 2017, KP Engineering entered into a contract with Appellee to engineer and build a natural gas
- Pacira Biosciences Inc v. American Society of Anesthesiologists Inc Liposomal bupivacaine is a nonopioid pain medication that Pacira manufactures under the name
- Brown, et al. v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation, et al. The United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire certified two questions of law
California Supreme Court Case Summaries
- People v. Brown The Supreme Court reversed Defendant's conviction of the first-degree murder of her newborn daughter
- In re Cabrera The Supreme Court remanded this case to the circuit court after the court found that Defendant
- People v. McWilliams The Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the court of appeal in this criminal case, holding that
Class Actions Case Summaries
- State of Minnesota v. American Petroleum Institute Minnesota sued a litany of fossil fuel producers1 (together, the Energy Companies) in state court
- Matthew Nagel v. United Food and Com. Workers Plaintiff opposed a new collective-bargaining agreement that passed by a 119-vote margin. Plaintiff
- Lowell Lundstrom, Jr. v. Watts Guerra LLP Plaintiff filed suit against Homolka, Homolka P.A., Watts Guerra, and Watts, alleging he is owed
Commercial Law Case Summaries
- Pacira Biosciences Inc v. American Society of Anesthesiologists Inc Liposomal bupivacaine is a nonopioid pain medication that Pacira manufactures under the name
- MGG Investment Group LP v. Bemak N.V., Ltd. The Supreme Court held that the federal Food Security Act of 1985 (FSA) was preemptive of Kentucky's
- Electronic Merchant Systems LLC v. Gaal In 2014, EMS entered into a payment processing agreement with Procom, a business owned by Gaal that
Construction Law Case Summaries
- BrunoBuilt, Inc. v. Erstad Architects, PA The issue this case presented for the Idaho Supreme Court's review centered on a residence in the
- Hamilton and High, LLC v. City of Palo Alto In 1985, Palo Alto established the Commercial Downtown zoning district with parking regulations
- Ruegg & Ellsworth v. City of Berkeley Government Code 65913.4 provides for streamlined, ministerial approval of affordable housing
Consumer Law Case Summaries
- State of Minnesota v. American Petroleum Institute Minnesota sued a litany of fossil fuel producers1 (together, the Energy Companies) in state court
- sWard v. NPAS, Inc. Ward twice received medical treatment at Stonecrest after signing agreements, stating that Ward was
- State v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. The Supreme Court affirmed in part, reversed in part and vacated in part the judgment of the circuit
Contracts Case Summaries
- Credos Industrial v. Targa Pipeline In 2017, KP Engineering entered into a contract with Appellee to engineer and build a natural gas
- Gregg v. Uber Technologies, Inc. Plaintiff sued Uber under the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA), claiming Uber willfully
- Lowell Lundstrom, Jr. v. Watts Guerra LLP Plaintiff filed suit against Homolka, Homolka P.A., Watts Guerra, and Watts, alleging he is owed
Injury Law Case Summaries
- Meeks v. Stop & Shop Supermarket Co., LLC The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the superior court granting summary judgment in favor of
- Hanson v. Carmona This case arose from a car accident in which respondenr Miriam Gonzalez Carmona ran a red light and
- Lowell Lundstrom, Jr. v. Watts Guerra LLP Plaintiff filed suit against Homolka, Homolka P.A., Watts Guerra, and Watts, alleging he is owed
Insurance Law Case Summaries
- Savage v. Co-Part of Connecticut, Inc. In this case arising the death of James Savage after he was thrown from his motorcycle and run over
- Meier v. Pacific Life Insurance Co. Ron and Lorrie Meier investigated the purchase of a life insurance policy for Ron through Monarch
- Covington Specialty Ins. Co. v. Indian Lookout Country Club, Inc. Insureds – who operate an annual motorcycle rally in Pattersonville, New York (the "Harley
Intellectual Property Case Summaries
- AlterWAN, Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc. AlterWAN sued Amazon for infringement of two patents concerning improvements to implementing wide
- Intel Corp. v. PACT XPP Schweiz AG PACT's 908 patent relates to multiprocessor systems and how processors in those systems access
- Apple Inc. v. Vidal Plaintiffs, Apple and four other companies, have repeatedly been sued for patent infringement and
Labor & Employment Law Case Summaries
- Cunningham v. Circle 8 Crane Services Plaintiff was employed by Defendant for three years between 2017 and 2020. Initially, he was paid
- Gregg v. Uber Technologies, Inc. Plaintiff sued Uber under the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA), claiming Uber willfully
- Matthew Nagel v. United Food and Com. Workers Plaintiff opposed a new collective-bargaining agreement that passed by a 119-vote margin. Plaintiff
Professional Malpractice & Ethics Case Summaries
- BrunoBuilt, Inc. v. Erstad Architects, PA The issue this case presented for the Idaho Supreme Court's review centered on a residence in the
- Morgan v. Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee In 2019, Morgan began employment as Disciplinary Counsel for the Board of Professional
- Moss v. Miniard Moss purchased cocaine from a DEA informant and was charged with possession with intent to deliver
Real Estate & Property Law Case Summaries
- Nordgaarden v. Kiebert This case concerned a partition action: the district court determined that a physical partition of
- Terrell v. Paradis de Golf Holding, LLC Appellants Brett and Jenny Terrell appealed a district court's decision to grant Respondent Paradis
- Cole v. Davis, et al. Plaintiffs were owners of different lots in a subdivision. They sought an injunction to prevent
Securities Law Case Summaries
- Divane v. Northwestern University Participating employees can contribute a portion of their salary to their Retirement Plan account
- GLAZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P, ET AL V. FORESCOUT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., ET AL Plaintiffs alleged that during the class period, Defendants made false or misleading statements
- Weinberg v. Waystar, Inc. Plaintiff-appellant Tracey Weinberg ("Weinberg") was the former Chief Marketing Officer of
U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Summaries
- HONEY BUM, LLC V. FASHION NOVA, INC., ET AL Honey Bum, a rival fast-fashion retailer, alleged that Fashion Nova organized a per se unlawful
- CHONG YIM, ET AL V. CITY OF SEATTLE Plaintiffs are landlords who filed an action against the City, alleging violations of their federal
- LYDIA OLSON, ET AL V. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ET AL Individuals Plaintiffs, Uber, Inc. (Uber) and Postmates, Inc. (Postmates, and collectively
U.S. Supreme Court Case Summaries
- Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. 1400, includes administrative
- Delaware v. Pennsylvania The Disputed Instruments, prepaid financial instruments used to transfer funds to a named payee, are
- Bittner v. United States The Bank Secrecy Act requires U.S. persons with financial interests in foreign accounts to file an