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Singh v. Lipworth

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Judgement Enforcement, Sanctions
In an action in which plaintiff alleges that defendant used fraudulent representations to persuade the trial court in a prior case that plaintiff was...

Beacon Residential Community Assoc. v. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
An architect owes a duty of care to future homeowners in the design of a residential building where, as here, the architect is a principal architect...

Vega v. 103 Thayer Street, LLC

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Defendant-city was entitled to judgment as a matter of law, where the markings on the Big Apple Map failed to raise an issue of fact as to whether...

Reis v. Volvo Cars of North America

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In an action alleging defective design of a product, the trial court erred in giving a jury charge that a defendant who has or claims to have "special...

Sandoval v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept.

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Civil Rights
Summary judgment in favor of defendant police department and officers in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging that defendant-officers violated...

Al Shimari v. CACI Premier Technology, Inc.

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs' claims seeking damages against defendant-American corporation for the torture and mistreatment of foreign nationals at the...

Nasser v. Lakeridge Athletic Club

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendant on plaintiff's claim for personal injury damages arising out of her fall in defendant's locker room, and the...

Old Republic Construction Program Group v. Boccardo Law Firm

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Workers' Compensation
The trial court's order denying defendants' motion under the anti-SLAPP law, to strike three causes of action asserted against them by plaintiff,...

Maslo v. Ameriprise Auto & Home Ins.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Dismissal of plaintiff-insured's complaint alleging that defendant-insurer breached the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing by forcing...

Norex Petroleum Limited v. Blavatnik

International Law, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Oil and Gas Law
In a long-running contest over control of a lucrative oil field in Western Siberia, the Appellate Division erred in concluding that plaintiff's...