all - Opinion Summaries

Ramos v. Brenntag Specialties, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Product Liability
Dismissal of an action for negligence, negligence per se, strict liability, and loss of consortium, alleging that plaintiff's exposure to defendant's...

Candelario-Del-Moral v. Efron

Civil Procedure, Family Law, Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions
The district court's denial of former husband's motion to intervene in plaintiff-former wife's action against defendant-bank for negligently releasing...

Ellis v. U.S. Security Associates

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's employment discrimination action alleging three claims under the Fair Employment and Housing Act and two nonstatutory claims...

Casas v. Carmax Auto Superstores

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging wrongful termination against defendant, the trial court's denial of defendant's motion to compel arbitration is reversed, where...

Narayanan v. British Airways

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Transportation
The district court's dismissal of an action for damages under the Montreal Convention, alleging that the denial of oxygen aboard an international...

Grand Wireless, Inc. v. Verizon Wireless, Inc.

Communications Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law
In an action brought by plaintiff against defendant and its employee alleging a violation of the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt...

Romine v. Johnson Controls, Inc.

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In an strict products liability action alleging that plaintiff suffered injuries when her seat collapsed in a rear-end collision rendering her a...

North Counties Engineering, Inc. v. State Farm General Insurance Co.

Construction, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
A directed verdict for defendant-insurer in an action brought by plaintiff-insured against defendant seeking unreimbursed expenses for defendant's...

Rivera v. County of Los Angeles

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment for defendants in an action in which plaintiff alleged multiple constitutional and state law violations arising out of his mistaken...

Warren v. Colvin

Administrative Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's action alleging that the failure of the Social Security Administration (SSA) to provide requested records related to his late...