Cases

Opinion CROSKEY, J. This is an appeal by Elvira Oviedo (appellant) of an order granting a special motion to strike each cause of action in her complaint pursuant to the anti-SLAPP1 statute, Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16.2 Appellant contends that the trial court’s granting of the special motion to strike was in error as (1) respondents’ alleged il

Opinion of the Court by Corrigan, J. **100 *785 Here the parties to a tort action agreed to settle their lawsuit. Their agreement was reduced to writing and included several provisions purporting

917 A.2d 380 (2007) Irwin A. POPOWSKY, Consumer Advocate, Petitioner v. PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION, Respondent. Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. Argued December 13, 2006. Decided February 20, 2007. *382 Joel H. Cheskis, Asst. Consumer Advocate, Harrisburg, for petitioner. Joseph K. Witmer, Asst. Counsel, Har

Jeffrey Cole, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE In February of 2017, Robert McCarty and his employee, Tristan Parks, went to the Menard's in Antioch, Illinois, to purchase materials for a building renovation project. One of the things they needed was *9773/4″ thick, 4′ by 8′ oriented strand board ("OSB"), similar to particle board. They rented a M

Hon. Catherine J. Furay, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Debtors Todd and Jodi Goldbeck ("Defendant" or "Goldbeck" when referring to Todd Goldbeck and "Debtors" when referred to jointly) filed a chapter 7 petition. Summit Credit Union ("Summit") filed this adversary proceeding seeking to declare a judgment against Goldbeck nondischargeable under

KAYATTA, Circuit Judge. This appeal arises out of a suit by defaulting borrowers who seek to assign fault to the manner in which a creditor foreclosed on its collateral, in this instance a multimillion dollar home located on Martha’s Vineyard. For the following reasons, we reject the borrowers’ fusillade of ehal-lenges to the creditor’s conduct, except that we find that the credi

Filed 6/6/16 Certified for Publication 6/27/16 (order attached) IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION EIGHT PAUL BRODEUR, B263379 Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BC

Opinion IKOLA, J. Dennis D’Alessio and D’Alessio Investments, LLC (collectively, D’Alessio), own commercial real property at 440 Fair Drive in Costa Mesa, California (the Property). In April 2011, the City of Costa Mesa (the City) sued D’Alessio and various tenants at the Property to abate a public nuisance—namely, alleged acts of prostitution at several massage establishments and the operation of medical marij

Filed 10/17/14; pub. order 11/14/14 (see end of opn.) IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION TWO FLOYD E. SQUIRES et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, A138768; A139849 v. CITY OF EUREKA et al., (Humboldt County

Opinion RUSHING, P. J. Plaintiff Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) brought this action against Oracle Corporation (Oracle) alleging that Oracle breached contractual and other duties by announcing that it would no longer make its software products compatible with certain HP hardware products. After the trial court found in a bifurcated trial that Oracle was indeed o

Opinion PERLUSS, P. J. — Gabriel L. Roman and his live-in caregiver and former wife, Luminita Roman, representing themselves in this court as they did in the trial court, appeal from the judgment entered after the court granted summary judgment in favor of BRE Properties, Inc., and BRE Villa Azure, LLC (collectively BRE), terminating the Romans’ lawsuit alle

July 2, 2019 Supreme Court No. 2016-77-Appeal. No. 2016-78-Appeal. (PC 13-3287) Glen Hebert et al. : v. : The City of Woonsocket, by and through :

Thomas S. Zilly, United States District Judge THIS MATTER came on for trial on January 9, 2018, before the Court, sitting without a jury. Seattle Times Company ("Seattle Times") was represented by Jeff Kray and Jessica Ferrell of Marten Law PLLC. LeatherCare, Inc. ("LeatherCare"), Steven Ritt, and the marital community composed of Steven Ritt and Laurie Rosen-Ritt were represented by Jo Flannery and Kristin Meier of Ryan, Swanson &a;

937 A.2d 1040 (2007) Irwin A. POPOWSKY, Consumer Advocate, Appellee v. PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION, Appellant Verizon Communications, Inc., Intervenor. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Argued October 16, 2007. Decided December 27, 2007. *1042 Joseph Kevin Witmer, Bohdan R. Pankiw, Frank B. Wilmarth, PA Public Utiliti

Filed 6/1/17 (unmodified opn. attached) CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGANS FOR OPEN D069189 GOVERNMENT, Plaintiff and Appellant, (Super. Ct. No. 37-2015-00011951- v.

NARES, J. *82A free press is a foundation of citizen participation in government because the press informs people about issues of public concern and provides a place for debate about public issues. A lawsuit filed primarily to chill the valid exercise of free speech is called a SLAPP suit and, if without merit, such an action may be dismissed ear

25 A.3d 482 (2011) In re Review of PROPOSED TOWN OF NEW SHOREHAM PROJECT. No. 2010-273-M.P. Supreme Court of Rhode Island. July 1, 2011. *485 Michael R. McElroy, Esq., Providence, for Petitioners, Toray Plastics (America), Inc. and Polytop Corporation. Gerald J. Petros, Esq., Providence, for Respondents, The Narragansett Electric

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JOHN A. WOODCOCK, JR., UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE A pipeline operator challenges a local ordinance prohibiting loading crude oil onto tankers and new structures for that purpose on the grounds that it is preempted under numerous federal and state laws, that it violates the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution, that it violates the business's civil rights, its due process rights, its right to avoid improper delegation,

271 F.3d 491 (3rd Cir. 2001) MCI TELECOMMUNICATION CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION; MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION; AT&T COMMUNICATION OF PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (INTERVENORS-PLAINTIFFS IN DISTRICT COURT)v.BELL ATLANTIC-PENNSYLVANIA; PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION; JOHN M. QUAIN; ROBERT K. BLOOM; JOHN HANGER; DAVID W. ROLKA; NORA M. BROWNELL, IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITIES AS