all - Opinion Summaries

Stone v. Ctr. Trust Retail Props., Inc.

Commercial Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A six-figure damage award to plaintiff for physical injuries she suffered at a restaurant in defendant-commercial landlord's mall is reversed and...

Shisler v. Sanfer Sports Cars, Inc.

Civil Procedure
Grant of defendant's motion to quash service of summons for lack of personal jurisdiction, in case involving purchase by plaintiff California resident...

Retail Indus. Leaders Ass'ns v. Fielder

Administrative Law, ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for plaintiffs, declaring that ERISA preempts Maryland's Fair Share Health Care Fund Act, which requires employers with 10,000 or...

Gen. Motors Corp. v. State of Illinois Motor Vehicle Review Bd.

Administrative Law, Commercial Law
In an appeal from a decision of the Motor Vehicle Review Board to not allow two new General Motors dealerships in the Chicago area, the decision is...

Bed, Bath & Beyond, Inc. v. Urista

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In an action brought by a shopper at Bed, Bath & Beyond (BBB) who claimed he was injured by falling merchandise at a store, a court of appeals'...

Castural Thompson v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Commercial Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1981 action alleging race discrimination against Wal-Mart, denial of Wal-Mart's claim for attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. section...

Galeno v. Blockbuster, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law
Denial of motion to remand a class action -- involving disgruntled customers of Blockbuster alleging that the "no late fee" program is a decptive...

Galeno v. Blockbuster, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law
Denial of motion to remand a class action -- involving disgruntled customers of Blockbuster alleging that the "no late fee" program is a decptive...

Galeno v. Blockbuster, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law
Denial of motion to remand a class action -- involving disgruntled customers of Blockbuster alleging that the "no late fee" program is a decptive...

Galeno v. Blockbuster, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law
Denial of motion to remand class action -- involving disgruntled customers of Blockbuster alleging that the "no late fee" program is a decptive forced...