Feb 24, 2009
Underlying case involved alleged toxic tort based on alleged pesticide use at banana plantations in Costa Rica.This hearing was for a forum non conveniens motion, from which defendant Dole had withdrawn at the last minute. Dow, Shell, Chiquita, D...
Feb 19, 2009
Order to Show Cause re: dismissal hearing in Vioxx litigation.
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Feb 18, 2009
Oral arguments on district court decision to grant injunction blocking 10% across the board cuts to Medi-Cal state health care system. Being heard with:08-56551, 08-57016
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Feb 11, 2009
Appeal of California district court's granting of defendant's motion to dismiss. Plaintiffs (body shop owners) dispute the methods used to determine the "prevailing auto body rate" - a metric required by the state legislature to give uniformity to...
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Feb 11, 2009
Appeal of injunction granted by AZ district court in case brought by flight attendant union to halt changes to working conditions made by employer under the Railway Labor Act.
Feb 5, 2009
California's governor was authorized to reduce the workweek through a furlough of represented state employees, and the reduction in pay corresponding to the hours not worked did not amount to a modification of established salary ranges in violatio...
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Jan 29, 2009
The Professional Engineers in California Government and the California Association of Professional Scientists claim the governor needs legislative approval to force furloughs for state workers.
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Jan 21, 2009
The plaintiffs were Nicaraguan banana plantation workers who allegedly were exposed to dangerous levels of the pesticide 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane ("DBCP") by dermal contact, inhalation, and by drinking water contaminated with DBCP. As a result...
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Jan 15, 2009
This oral argument concerns the dispute between Plaintiff, U-Haul and Defendant, Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company (LMC). U-Haul intended to be covered by a comprehensive insurance scheme that would involve four different insurance policies, one ...
Jan 15, 2009
Plaintiff brought suit for wrongful and retaliatory termination, after he was terminated for bringing charges against defendant, his employer, under Equal Employment Opportunity regulations.
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Jan 14, 2009
Order to Show Cause re: dismissal hearing in Vioxx litigation.
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Jan 14, 2009
Welder Butch Thomas allegedly suffered irreversible neurological damage (Parkinson's Disease or Parkinsonism) from Manganese poisoning, which would ultimately result in his death, as a result of toxic Manganese gas emitted by welding rods during t...
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