all - Opinion Summaries

Drager v. PLIVA USA, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law
The district court's denial of plaintiff's request to amend her complaint and its dismissal of her state common law tort claims against defendant for...

Pierce v. Cotuit Fire District

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendants on plaintiff-former fire captain's complaint alleging political discrimination in violation of the First Amendment and...

Coleman v. Medtronic, Inc.

Constitutional Law, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Dismissal of plaintiff's complaint alleging he suffered painful complications after a spinal surgery in which defendants' federally-approved bone...

American States Insurance Co. v. Travelers Property Casualty Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Product Liability
In a dispute between insurers over coverage for an injury incurred by an operator of a leased food truck when she was burned inside the truck by oil...

Elsheref v. Applied Materials, Inc.

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Product Liability
Judgment entered in favor of defendant-employer on plaintiffs' preconception tort claims alleging that plaintiff-minor was born with a number of birth...

Doe v. Guthrie Clinic Ltd.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Health Law
Judgment dismissing, among other things, a claim for breach of the fiduciary duty of confidentiality arising from a non-physician employee's...

Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp. v. Hoeper

Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a defamation action brought by plaintiff-terminated employee against defendant-airline for statements made to the Transportation Security...

Los Defensores, Inc. v. Gomez

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions
The trial court properly ordered the entry of a default against defendants as a sanction for discovery abuse, and issued a default judgment awarding...

Fujifilm Corp. v. Yang

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Judgment for plaintiff in its claims for fraudulent transfers against defendant is affirmed, where: 1) plaintiff did not split its cause of action...

Gonzalez v. Seal Methods, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Summary judgment for defendant-employer on plaintiff's claims for injuries while loading material onto a die in a power press is affirmed, where the...