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Espana v. Am. Bureau of Shipping, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Water Law
In a suit against one of the world's leading classification societies (engaged in inspecting thousands of marine vessels worldwide) for the sinking of...

Doe v. Doe 1

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In plaintiff's suit against four Catholic Church entitles for childhood sexual abuse by a parish priest in the 1980's, trial court's order sustaining...

Leung v. Verdugo Hills Hospital

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In plaintiff's suit against a hospital for negligence, the judgment of the Court of Appeal, reversing the portion of the trial court's judgment...

Diepenbrock v. Brown

Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions
In plaintiff's negligent suit for serious personal injuries she suffered when struck on her bicycle by a car driven by the defendant, trial court's...

Lefiell Mfg. Co. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County (Watrous)

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In an employee's suit against his employer for injuries sustained while operating a power press without a point of operation guard, seeking relief for...

Westmoreland Coal Co. Inc. v. Sharpe

Administrative Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
An employer's petition for review of the Benefits Review Board's judgment in favor of the wife of a deceased coal miner on her living miner's and...

Nuveen Mun. Trust v. Withumsmith Brown, P.C.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure
In a suit alleging fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and malpractice against an accounting firm, arising from a loan transaction, district court's...

Fabrikant v. French

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit against the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and others, alleging various federal constitutional violations, arising...

Silk v. Feldman

Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit for defamation and libel per se, trial court's denial of a motion to dismiss under the anti-SLAPP statute is affirmed, as assuming the...

Monge v. Maya Magazines, Inc.

Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law, Copyright, Media Law
In a suit brought by Latin American celebrities for copyright infringement, arising from the defendants' publication of previously unpublished photos...