This is a dispute between a bar, Pro’s Sports Bar & Grill (“Pro’s”), and the City of Country Club Hills (the “City”) over a liquor license. Pro’s claims

On appeal, Pro’s does not rely on its 1 equal protection claim. that it was given the standard liquor license for bars in Country Club Hills. The City claims that the bar was given a license that allows it to operate only wi... More...   $0 (12-16-2009 - IL)

This is a dispute between a bar, Pro’s Sports Bar & Grill (“Pro’s”), and the City of Country Club Hills (the “City”) over a liquor license. Pro’s claims

On appeal, Pro’s does not rely on its 1 equal protection claim. that it was given the standard liquor license for bars in Country Club Hills. The City claims that the bar was given a license that allows it to operate only wi... More...   $0 (12-17-2009 - IL)

Proposition 8 amended the California Constitution to provide that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California. Two same-sex couples filed this action in the district court alleging that Proposition 8 violates the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. The official proponents of Proposition 8 (“Proponents”) intervened to defend the... More...   $0 (12-11-2009 - CA)

Golden Drugs Co., Inc., doing business as Golden Drugs Pharmacy (Pharmacy), appeals from a judgment denying its petition for a writ of mandamus (Code Civ. Proc., § 1085), which challenged the termination of Pharmacy‟s Medi-Cal provisional provider license by defendant Sandra Shewry, as then director of the Department of Health Care Services (the Department). (Health & Saf. Code, § 20 [name cha... More...   $0 (12-09-2009 - CA)

It is probably a truism that since adoption of the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.1 (CEQA)) in 1970, every developer has at some point before construction starts ground his teeth or clenched her fists in frustration while enduring the often lengthy process leading to certification of an environmental impact report (EIR) for the proposed project. This app... More...   $0 (12-02-2009 - CA)

Martel Investment Group, LLC (Martel) appeals from a Superior Court decision granting summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Town of Richmond (Richmond or town).1 This case came before the Supreme Court for oral argument on September 29, 2009, pursuant to an order directing both parties to appear and show cause why the issues raised by this appeal should not summarily be decided. After hearin... More...   $0 (11-09-2009 - RI)

¶1 Logan City (the City), Logan City Board of Adjustment (the Board), and members of the Board appeal the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Conley J. Thompson and its determination that the Board's land use decision, which granted an application to establish a legal nonconforming use, was illegal. The City claims that the district court erred in concluding that the Board's de... More...   $0 (11-19-2009 - UT)

The False Claims Act (“FCA”) was designed to encourage reporting of false or fraudulent claims that are submitted to the federal government for approval or payment. Typically a relator—a whistle-blowing employee, a business partner or competitor—brings suit “for the benefit of the United States.” Mortgages, Inc. v. U.S. Dist. Ct., 934 F.2d 209, 210 (9th Cir. 1991) (per curiam). The gov... More...   $0 (11-19-2009 - WA)

¶1 The dispositive issue presented is whether Monsi Kassa Tafari L'ggrke (appellant) should be granted leave to file his petition for certiorari out of time because he did not receive actual notice of the opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals (COCA) until after the mandate had been issued. Because actual notice of an appealable event triggers the time to file, the mandate is recalled and the appe... More...   $0 (11-03-2009 - OK)

In this case, we must address whether Section 12-303(3)(ix) of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, Maryland Code (1974, 2006 Repl. Vol.),1 permits an appeal of an order denying a motion to compel arbitration, in a case in which the circuit court judge also expressly denied a motion to certify the denial as a final judgment. We will answer that question in the negative, shall vacate the ju... More...   $0 (11-13-2009 - MD)

In these two consolidated cases, plaintiffs Nader Automotive Group, LLC, and its general manager, Nader Eghtesad, (collectively Nader) protested Nader‟s termination as franchised dealers of Volkswagen of America, Inc., and Audi of America, Inc., the real parties in interest. The New Motor Vehicle Board (board) dismissed the protests based on Nader‟s failure to comply with authorized discovery ... More...   $0 (11-09-2009 - CA)

John and Sarah Shumaker, appellees,1 filed a class action complaint in the Circuit Court for Howard County against Ford Motor Credit Company (“FMC”), appellant, for alleged violations of the following statutes: 1) Maryland’s Credit Grantor Closed End Provisions (“CLEC”), Md. Code (1975, 2005 Repl. Vol.), Commercial Law Article (“CL”) §§ 12-1001 et seq.; 2) Maryland’s Consumer Pro... More...   $0 (11-02-2009 - MD)

Nancy Kessling sued appellees, Friendswood Independent School District (AF.I.S.D.@) and its superintendent, Patricia Hanks, for various alleged violations of the Texas Open Meetings Act (ATOMA@), Texas Public Information Act (ATPIA@), and Texas Education Code. In two issues on appeal, Kessling contends that the trial court erred in (1) granting summary judgment against her TOMA and TPIA claims, a... More...   $0 (11-03-2009 - TX)

In this appeal, we examine whether citizens have standing to challenge a land annexation if they do not own the property subject to annexation. Consistent with our prior holdings granting citizens the right to challenge land-use decisions and the language of NRS 268.668, we conclude that citizens may challenge an annexation even if the annexation does not include their property. In this, we exp... More...   $0 (10-15-2009 - NV)

Nancy Sachs and Richard Sachs were allegedly killed by carbon monoxide poisoning after Omaha Gas Appliance Co., doing business as Rybin Plumbing and Heating (Rybin), failed to properly repair and maintain a gas boiler in their home. Victoria M. Beck is the personal representative of the estate of Nancy Sachs and special administrator of the estate of Richard Sachs, and in those capacities, she bro... More...   $0 (09-18-2009 - NE)

This is an appeal from a judgment on the pleadings in an action against the City of Los Angeles (City)1 brought by two former Los Angeles police officers, Andrew Buesa and Michael Cardenas. Plaintiffs seek damages for a violation of their rights under the Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act (Gov. Code, § 3300 et seq. (POBRA)).2 The gravamen of their complaint is that a perjured d... More...   $0 (10-02-2009 - CA)

This suit was brought by former clients, Bob Chambers and 182 others (“appellants”), against John O’Quinn, John M. O’Quinn, P.C., and John M. O’Quinn D/B/A O’Quinn & Laminack (“appellees”), for legal malpractice. Appellants appeal from the trial court’s orders dismissing their suit for want of prosecution and overruling their motion for reinstatement and new trial. In t... More...   $0 (10-02-2009 - TX)

The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (“Stanford”) appeals a final judgment that the asserted claims of U.S. Patents No. 5,968,730 (“’730 patent”), No. 6,503,705 (“’705 patent”), and No. 7,129,041 (“’041 patent”) are invalid for obviousness. Bd. of Trs. v. Roche Molecular Sys., Inc., 563 F. Supp. 2d 1016 (N.D. Cal. 2008) (“Invalidity Opinion”). Ro... More...   $0 (10-05-2009 - CA)

Defendants and appellants Darrell Kruse (Kruse) and Claremont All Natural Nutrition Aids Buyers Information Service (also known as CANNABIS)1 appeal from the judgment entered in favor of plaintiff and respondent City of Claremont (the City) after the trial court issued a permanent injunction preventing defendants from operating a medical marijuana dispensary anywhere within the City. We affirm the... More...   $0 (09-22-2009 - )

Civil Code section 2941(section 2941) imposes certain obligations on the parties to a secured real estate loan transaction to promptly clear title to the encumbered property after satisfaction of the loan. As part of this process, section 2941, subdivision (c), requires a county recorder to “stamp and record” within two business days from the day of receipt in proper form and with all required... More...   $0 (09-24-2009 - CA)

This case arises out of a brawl between two biker gangs, the Hell’s Angels and the Mongols. The gangs brawled at Harrah’s casino in Laughlin, Nevada, during its annual River Run event in 2002. Several people were killed, and many were injured. As a result, several groups of plaintiffs, who were not directly involved in the brawl, sued Harrah’s under various negligence theories. These sui... More...   $0 (09-10-2009 - NV)

Appellant Kimme Putman sued respondents for negligently failing

to diagnose her ovarian cancer. The trial judge dismissed her lawsuit because she

failed to file a certificate of merit from a medical expert, as required for medical

malpractice lawsuits under RCW 7.70.150. Putman challenges the constitutionality of

the certificate of merit requirement on a number o... More...   $0 (09-17-2009 - WA)

Appellant Aslam Virani brings this interlocutory appeal challenging the trial court=s order denying his plea in abatement and motion to compel arbitration in his breach of contract suit against appellee Pat Cunningham. We affirm.



I. BACKGROUND

The Marina Del Sol Subdivision Homeowners Association (Athe Association@) sued Virani in 2003 for alleged deed restriction vi... More...   $0 (08-20-2009 - TX)

Maritz Holdings Inc. ("Maritz") appeals the trial court's judgment granting summary judgment in favor of Federal Insurance Company ("Federal"). We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

I. BACKGROUND

This litigation arises from a dispute over the scope of coverage afforded by a director's and officer's (D & O) liability insurance policy issued by Federal to Maritz. Maritz has ob... More...   $0 (09-08-2009 - MO)

This is an arbitration case. The primary issue before us is whether a trial court may review and confirm a Apartial final@ arbitration award that does not dispose of all matters submitted to arbitration or a separate independent claim of the parties. We hold, as a matter of first impression, that it may not. We, therefore, reverse and vacate the trial court=s orders and remand the case for furt... More...   $0 (08-20-2009 - TX)