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WAL-MART STORES, INC. v. JOHNSON

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions
Defendant in a personal injury action arising from falling merchandise had no duty to preserve certain missing evidence, and the trial court abused...

DIXON v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

Injury & Tort Law
Where plaintiff has not established a sufficient evidentiary basis on which a reasonable jury could find that defendant store owner had constructive...

ADAMS v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
A Title VII race discrimination in employment claim was not actionable where claimant showed no racial animus or disparate treatment. A false...

WAL-MART STORES, INC. v. RODRIGUEZ

Civil Procedure
Vacatur of a district court's preliminary injunction and related orders is required when the parties settled a case on appeal and joined in requesting...

GEN. TRADING INT'L, INC. v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Cyberspace Law
Both the terms of parties' agreement for goods sold and the statute of frauds barred enforcement of an alleged oral agreement to reduce the amount...

MAZOUREK v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

Commercial Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In an assessment of tangible personal property within stores, an appraiser may include sales tax in the original cost paid on the property, where the...

CARR v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Injury & Tort Law
Plaintiff proved the elements necessary to sustain a "falling merchandise" claim under Louisiana law, and the trial court abused its discretion in...

CARR v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

Commercial Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Plaintiff proved the elements necessary to sustain a "falling merchandise" cause of action under Louisiana law. (Revised opinion)

WAL-MART STORES, INC. v. RODRIGUEZ

Commercial Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A store owner cannot be held liable for false imprisonment where there is no evidence that it knowingly provided the district attorney with false...

MAZOUREK v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

Commercial Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In an assessment of tangible personal property within stores, an appraiser may include sales tax in the original cost paid on the property, where the...