all - Opinion Summaries

Viegas v. Shinseki

Government Benefits, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Judgment denying claim for disability compensation following claimant's fall when grab bar broke in a Veterans Affairs facility restroom, is reversed...

San Mateo Union High School Dist. v. County of San Mateo

Education Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Judgment dismissing plaintiffs' complaint alleging liability for losses to plaintiffs' investment fund that defendant managed is affirmed, where: 1)...

Kramer v. Toyota Motor Corporation

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, False Advertising, Injury & Tort Law
District court's denial of defendant's motion to compel arbitration is affirmed, where: 1) the district court had the authority to decide whether...

Secrest v. Merck, Sharp & Dohme Corp.

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment was properly granted to defendant on plaintiff's product liability claim alleging defendant's failure to provide an adequate warning...

Gregory v. Cott

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Elder Law
The primary assumption of risk doctrine bars plaintiff from recovering on her claims for battery, negligence and premises liability against...

Silas v. Arden

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Legal Malpractice
Jury verdict for plaintiff on her malicious prosecution claim against defendant-attorney who sued her for legal malpractice is affirmed, where: 1)...

Dichter-Mad Family Partners v. US

Administrative Law, Banking Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
District court properly dismissed plaintiffs' claims of negligence against the SEC and the US for their losses in the Madoff Ponzi scheme, where: 1)...

Miller v. Bank of America

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law
Proposed class fails to satisfy the requirements for class action certification where: 1) plaintiff failed to define an identifiable class of bank...

Hall v. Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.

Commercial Law, False Advertising, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In design patent infringement action by designer of Tote Towel against defendant, judgment dismissing all claims and counterclaims is: 1) reversed in...

Reichert v. State Farm General Insurance Co.

Construction, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In suit against defendant-insurer, who denied coverage when plaintiffs' property was ordered demolished after city building inspectors discovered...