Defendants moved to dismiss plaintiffs' complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

Court found that a commission's actions by and through the state of California to take over the operation of an oil facility that plaintiff intended to abandon was a reasonable exercise of its police power and did not constitute a taking violation of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution or the Constitution of California because without such intervention, the threat posed to the public's safety was great.

Shifting of contingency fee in litigation to recover breakup fee in merger agreement was reasonable where agreement only limited shifted fees to be "reasonable" and contingency fee percentage and supporting lodestar figures were reasonable under the circumstances of the case.

'Harm' From Being Paid Biweekly Inadequately Alleged for Article III Standing Purposes

Allegations of alter ego identify sufficient to survive demurrer

Court reversed the chancery court's decision approving a litigation settlement which included forward-looking statements that bound absent interested parties from bringing claims in the future, in violation of the Due Process Clause.

Preliminary hearing finding of insufficient evidence to support special circumstance allegation no bar to contrary finding at post-trial hearing on petition for resentencing

County violated mother's due process rights by failing to provide notice of dependency proceedings

Infrequent and Untimely Payments Considered Breach of Repayment Agreement

Respondent appealed from an order of the Board of Public Utilities.